My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Month: October 2007

  • Playlist of the Living Dead

    Last Friday’s Bungie Weekly Update hinted at fun changes to the playlist roster around Halloween. Swing by Bungie.net right now for full details – they’re putting up an Infection-based playlist for 27 hours, starting tonight at midnight (PST). Full details (including ways you can use this information to get some of the harder-to-grab achievements out…

  • Going behind the scenes of the Covenant

    It’s clearly Joe Staten day (not surprising, since it’s the day Contact Harvest is officially released) – we got word that GameTap has an interview with him, as well. Well, Part 1 of an interview, anyway. It’s pretty meaty already – and there is more coming! Thanks, Jared Rea.(Louis Wu 17:46:07 UTC)

  • RT: Boo

    Halo 3 – 995/1000

  • Playlist of the Living Dead

    On All Hallows Eve, when witchery is afoot, so walk the decaying remnants of man. Feast on brains for 27 terrifying hours.

  • Contact Harvest Prologue on B.net

    Bungie has posted the prologue from Contact Harvest – if you didn’t get a chance to read this in the current issue of Official Xbox Magazine, you can read it here, for nothin’. Thanks, Dry Ice.(Louis Wu 16:33:20 UTC)

  • Go right, mess him up.

    Heh – there’s an interesting piece at the Weekly Dig; it originally appeared in Willamette Week, an alternative weekly newspaper in Portland, Oregon (my old stomping grounds). It’s a writeup of a grudge match between Michael Evans (who worked on Halo and Halo 2, but not Halo 3) and a friend of his (who plays…

  • TTL Tuesday

    Hoovaloov stopped by to point out the newest content at Tied the Leader – there’s an article from your favorite Halo General, XerxdeeJ, about the importance of rank, and a vid from Hoovaloov himself, LagtaculaR, a hilarious look at the vagaries of internet connections.(Louis Wu 16:16:22 UTC)

  • Contact Harvest Prologue

    To celebrate Contact Harvest’s release, Bungie’s Joseph Staten has kindly made his Halo novel’s prologue available here on Bungie.net

  • Joe Staten talks about Contact Harvest

    IGN has a podcast called ‘Three Red Lights’ – Episode 12 contains an interview with Joe Staten, about Contact Harvest (which is officially released today, don’t forget!). The interview kicks off about 53 minutes into the podcast, and has a lot of info about the book and how it was written. There are some silly…

  • I guess it could point at the ground…

    Heh – Kotaku points out a Halo billboard that’s… not really pulling its weight, advertising-wise. Thanks, KP.(Louis Wu 15:42:59 UTC)

  • Elite Armor – A Must-See

    We’ve posted a lot of fan-made armor over the years – everything from paper to injection-molded plastic. Spartans, mostly, but also Elites, Grunts, Hunters, Flood. Yesterday we got mail from Frank Carradine, who created an Elite costume for Halloween this year… it’s amazing. You’ve got to see it. I wish we had more pics.(Louis Wu…

  • This ring is yours.

    We got word from Tim ‘343 Guilty Spark’ Dadabo – he’s willing to create, as he has in years past, a recording (using the voice of Spark) for the answering machine/voicemail of the winner of our Guilt O’ Lantern pumpkin-carving contest; if you thought the first-place prize package was just a little too small to…

  • Shut Up and Listen

    TTL Demag0gue has posted the next episode of his Reclaimer comic – Chapter One, Part 2 is called ‘Shut Up and Listen’. I’m already jonesin’ for the next ep! (Louis Wu 13:46:14 UTC)

  • Puzzleball 01

    c0ld vengeance has created a new game called ‘Puzzleball’. He’s built a map (download link in that forum post) which has an oddball… that’s hard to reach. Figure it out, film it, post the film. No prizes – do it for the glory. What are you waiting for?(Louis Wu 13:42:25 UTC)

  • Battle Flow Chart

    This made me smile. Except for the mauler part. Maulers rock.(Louis Wu 13:32:01 UTC)

  • Podtacular 132

    Big Goalie Dan let us know that Podtacular 132 is up – it’s full of tips for Guardian, the map of the month. Just under an hour, 29.2 mb. And a… somewhat unexplainable (but hilarious) video. Go listen!(Louis Wu 13:21:07 UTC)

  • Custom action figure – with a twist

    Hawty “I’ll get back on top of the eBay pile, you know I will” McBloggy found a guy selling a custom Spartan action figure on eBay. What makes this one unique? Well, it’s a model of “‘MASTER CHIEF’ from the hit PlayStation 3 game ‘HALO'” (the seller’s words, not Hawty’s). Beyond that silliness, though, it’s…

  • Injured Knee Productions Interview

    TheShadyGnome, of Flem Productions, did a podcast with a bunch of the folks from Injured Knee Productions – details about the group, as well as tidbits from upcoming episodes of Lost Cause, can be heard. 47 minutes, 21.3 mb. Go listen! (Louis Wu 12:16:45 UTC)

  • HaloTube Opens its Doors

    a32ozSlurpee let us know that HaloTube is now online – it’s a YouTube-like site with a Halo feel. (Higher quality, too, in the live stream and fullscreen versions.) There’s a bunch of stuff there now, with more all the time – go see! (Louis Wu 12:13:50 UTC)

  • More armor pics from James Falcon

    James Falcon let us know that he’s finished up his glove plates and started on the fusion pack for his armor – you can find the new pics on his progress page. He also told us that future pics will be going to his personal blog at the 405th Mjolnir Armor forum – you’ll need…