Year: 2006

Frankie stopped by our forum to solicit questions for a Q&A. (Don’t post them in the thread on OUR forum – follow his link and post them at Bungie.net.) No, he’s not saying what it’s for.

William Sullivan-Angulo writes to point out that Freelancer: Combat Evolved, the Halo mod for Freelancer, has released a teaser video showing off some of their progress to date. You can grab a copy (11.7 mb, WMP9 format) from this forum post.

Northwestern Magazine (the magazine put out by Northwestern University to spotlight the goings-on in its community) wrote up an article on Joe Staten, after he came out to speak a couple of months ago. SleeperQ took photos of the three-page article, which details the road Staten’s taken to and within Bungie; you can find links…

As many of you know, we put the Halo Graphic Novel Preview online last week, for anyone who couldn’t get a copy in their local comic store (or who don’t HAVE a local comic store, or who don’t even live in the US). Looks like Marvel’s done the same (though you need to register -…

Dielectric posted a note on our forum with some interesting info about Halo 2 action figures; it looks like the last two series (9 and 10 are going to be cancelled, so 8 (upcoming, available for preorder now) will be the last. There’s also info about upcoming exclusives… and a name on the Heretic Leader…

Last week, in an attempt to help out the folks who really, really wanted a copy of the HD QuickTime version of the Behind The Scenes video, we put up a BitTorrent seed and a bunch of bandwidth; 250 people grabbed copies over the weekend. (That’s a cool hundred gigs.) Thanks to all who left…

I knew we’d reap the benefits of passing off one of our staffers to Bungie.net… the next community spotlight has gone live, and this time around it’s Jillybean. She waxes poetic about her uni experience, her introduction to the Halo community, and her current work on the Halo Story page. Don’t worry – the next…

MLG PwnCast Episode 16 has been released – it focuses on Xena (of the PMS Clan). Thanks, Bluestrike2.

Another update; yesterday, we mentioned a minor controversy in which the cover art for a sci-fi novel incorporated the Halo Battle Rifle… the thread has expanded quite a bit since yesterday, and it’s clear now that the author had nothing at all to do with the cover art, but he has, in fact, stopped by…

We post most of the Halo-related news that goes up on Bungie.net – there was an article on Friday I let pass by. Stuntmutt wasn’t willing to do that – today’s One One Se7en is his shot over the bow. Or the dome, I guess.(Louis Wu 13:27:24 UTC)

Gah. I posted this yesterday… in my mind. (That is: I wrote up the update post, but somehow got distracted before it actually went live.) We mentioned the SCC Music Contest yesterday – later in the day, the actual entries went online over at Bungiefansonline.com. There are lots and lots and lots of them -…

At the end of April, we posted a note about a tabletop RPG in the works; the first version has been released. Read the blog post for details on where to get stuff!(Louis Wu 11:21:07 UTC)

DropShock has posted Episode 18 of their podcast – Halo 3 vehicles, Halo 3 rumor avoidance, Halo 2 playlists, and a review of their earliest online Halo 2 games. 58 mb, 58 minutes. Go listen.(Louis Wu 10:44:27 UTC)

Narcogen warns against overenthusiasm in his latest rant at Rampancy.net; there are some great arguments to help you keep a level head about what was (and wasn’t) revealed in the Halo 3 Behind the Scenes documentary released recently. Go read. (Louis Wu 10:41:39 UTC)