2004 in machinima explained

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 – of Rooster Teeth Productions' Red vs. Blue began with the premiere of episode 20 at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
• 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]

References

• Web site: 3rd Annual "Rockets on Prisoner" Awards: History. Rockets on Prisoner. That Weasel Television. November 5, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718162918/http://rop2005.thatweasel.tv/index.php?site=O&pg=H. July 18, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
• Web site: GameSpy: Halo 2. GameSpy. September 28, 2006.
• Web site: GameSpy: Half-Life 2. GameSpy. September 29, 2006.
• Web site: October 18, 2004. Go Here. The Strangerhood. Rooster Teeth Productions. January 3, 2007. https://archive.today/20130201135007/http://sh.roosterteeth.com/viewEntry.php?id=9. February 1, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
• Book: Marino, Paul. Paul Marino

. Paul Marino. 3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima. 2004. Paraglyph Press. Scottsdale, Arizona. 1-932111-85-9. registration.

• Web site: July 11, 2004. Red vs. Blue: Episode 38. Machinima.com. September 29, 2006.
• Web site: Unreal Tournament 2004 for PC Review. GameSpot. January 3, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070101124328/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/ut2004/review.html. January 1, 2007 . live.
• Web site: CS-Nation.net: ClanWars Released . May 3, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060726183340/http://www.csnation.net/comments.php?id=7652 . July 26, 2006 .

Notes and References

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.