Month: February 2008

ZZoMBiE13 shows what happens when Master Chief starts playing practical jokes in the latest installment of Another Halo Comic Strip.(Louis Wu 18:57:24 UTC)

Over at Rampancy.net, OldNick looks at eye (and ear and mind) candy, and decides that Less is More. See if you agree!(Louis Wu 18:56:59 UTC)

TrueDarkFusion let us know that Forge Hub is hosting a 128 player 1v1 elimination tournament. All maps have been specifically created for the tourney, and prizes range from Xbox 360 games to Microsoft points. Go see!(Louis Wu 18:56:27 UTC)

DHalo pointed out that he’s revamped his repository of IRIS ARG material; take a look!(Louis Wu 18:55:59 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update went up as usual last night (and is available as always in our Weekly Update Archive) – there’s some info about Recon armor won by folks during the Valentines Day playlist, more info about the Auto-Update, a funny playtest of new animation tech, and details about Ghost Town. Go see what…

EliteSniper177 noticed some new Halo 3 merchandise for sale at his local Blockbuster – check his post for pictures!(Louis Wu 18:54:50 UTC)

I4U News has a story about a decommissioned military base that can be rented out by the month – they suggest Halo 3-themed paintball games. Sounds like fun!(Louis Wu 18:54:26 UTC)

Stuntmutt took a look at Ghost Town, as well, for today’s One One Se7en. Topical isn’t always better.(Louis Wu 21:06:19 UTC)

pete_the_duck decided to see if he could map out the floor plan of Ghost Town, based solely on the three screenshots Bungie released yesterday. According to a Bungie employee, he did pretty well! Check it out.(Louis Wu 21:05:25 UTC)

discopete019 pointed out that Arby ‘n’ the Chief #5 is up on machinima.com – it’s not terribly Halo-related (besides the characters, I suppose), but it’s funny nonetheless. about 10 minutes long – go watch! (Louis Wu 21:00:53 UTC)

gunluva pointed out a Halo-inspired remix called ‘Halo: Groove’ – I’m not sure I hear the Halo influence in most of it, but it’s interesting.(Louis Wu 21:00:00 UTC)

Mid7night is putting a Hornet into X-Plane – go check out the details!(Louis Wu 20:32:42 UTC)

Nine new pieces for your perusal in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read!(Louis Wu 20:20:27 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue notes that Reclaimer Chapter Three, Part Nine is available now. Check it out!(mnemesis 20:00:18 UTC)

Gah! Almost let the day go by with no news. A couple of tidbits from the forum is all I’m going to be able to get to today. LackOfKnowledge noted on the forum that the latest Humpday Challenge is posted up on B.net for your perusal.(mnemesis 19:56:16 UTC)

wolfman was first to post on our forum with news of Bungie’s upcoming Ghost Town map – Bungie’s posted screenshots and an interview with the guys who built it. I’m having trouble getting a feel for the layout from the existing shots… but MAN it’s beautiful. Check it out!(Louis Wu 23:16:52 UTC)

PriorMarcus noticed new pics from ToyFair 08 – this time they’re from Master Replicas, and they include models of stuff we’ve never seen before… like Hornets. w00t!(Louis Wu 23:16:28 UTC)