2004 in machinima

The following is a list of notable machinima-related events in the year 2004.

Events

• March 11 – The ILL Clan co-hosted the Florida Film Festival using their characters Lenny and Larry Lumberjack.[1]
• March 16 – Epic Games released its first-person shooter (FPS) computer game Unreal Tournament 2004.[2]
• November 9 – Bungie released[3] its FPS video game Halo 2, which is used in multiple machinima series.
• November 16 – Valve released its FPS computer game Half-Life 2.[4]

Notable releases

• January 3 – Season 2 of Rooster Teeth Productions' Red vs. Blue began with the premiere of episode 20 at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.[1]
• July 11 – Season 2 of Red vs. Blue ended with episode 38.[5]
• October 18 – Rooster Teeth Productions released the first episode of its new series, The Strangerhood.[6]
• November 28 – GW Films and Chipmunk Ninjas collaborated to make the popular film ClanWars.[7]

Active series

• Fire Team Charlie (2003–2005)
• Decisive Battles (2004)
• Lenny & Larry on the Campaign Trail (2004)
• Neverending Nights (premiered 2004)
• Red vs. Blue (2003–2007)
• The Strangerhood (2004–2006)
• Time Commanders (2003–2005)

Awards

Rockets on Prisoner

• Best Movie: Fire Team Charlie episode 13[8]

Notes

1. Marino, 23.
2. Unreal Tournament 2004 for PC review.
3. GameSpy: Halo 2.
4. GameSpy: Half-Life 2.
5. Red vs. Blue: Episode 38.
6. Go Here.
7. CS-Nation: Clanwars Released
8. 3rd Annual "Rockets on Prisoner" Awards: History.

References

• "3rd Annual "Rockets on Prisoner" Awards: History". Rockets on Prisoner. That Weasel Television. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2006.
• "GameSpy: Halo 2". GameSpy. Retrieved September 28, 2006.
• "GameSpy: Half-Life 2". GameSpy. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
• "Go Here". The Strangerhood. Rooster Teeth Productions. October 18, 2004. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
• Marino, Paul (2004). 3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima. Scottsdale, Arizona: Paraglyph Press. ISBN 1-932111-85-9.
• "Red vs. Blue: Episode 38". Machinima.com. July 11, 2004. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
• "Unreal Tournament 2004 for PC Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
• "CS-Nation.net: ClanWars Released". Archived from the original on July 26, 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2007.