Month: May 2009

The comic crowd wasn’t too busy this weekend:Elnea posted Halo Action Figure Theater #177 – The Last Straw; some very nice setup work went into this. (A photo is included.)Bloogyo let us know about Rat’s Nest Episode 14 – it started here, and the most recent segment is here. It’s a story of the Chief…

CaptainRaspberry let us know that the Fan Fic Pick of the Week is up for submissions in by May 15. kr-1426 wrote it. Go see what he thought!(Louis Wu 23:11:15 UTC)

zofinda told us (sort of) that Arby ‘n’ the Chief S3E12 is up – I had a little trouble finding it at YouTube, but here’s a link. Chief and Arby play some Resident Evil 5. I guess it’s fun, but not scary. Or maybe racist and insensitive. I’m not sure.(Louis Wu 23:03:32 UTC)

GameTrailer’s Bonus Round Episode 304 contains some discussion about the showing of Halo 3: ODST at E3’s Microsoft Press Conference from three big industry insiders – worth a look if you want some informed speculation about what’s going to show up this year! Thanks, The More Deluded.(Louis Wu 21:33:52 UTC)

Phatcorns and The Lintendo are back with a new montage – Take the Offensive has a much wider overview than your average montage. Nice camerawork! Thanks, Insaniac. (Louis Wu 13:56:24 UTC)

RageGummy and PMS Legend have banded together to form the core of Team Sleepers, a group that plans to play Halo 3 for 24 hours straight on Bungie Day to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. You can read more about this project (and donate) over at JustGiving.com. Halo for charity – help out!(Louis…

Hawty McBloggy pointed out a series of themes from Halo 3, performed by the WACO (Wayland/Crawfordsville/Olds, Iowa) Junior/Senior High Orchestra… and wonders how many more kids would have played instruments if video game themes had been common in past years.(Louis Wu 20:13:41 UTC)

Spartanx5 has finished up his render of a Recon helmet – the end result is strangely moving. Check it out!(Louis Wu 19:29:45 UTC)

Bungie wants to help you get Recon armor now, rather than waiting for the release of Halo 3: ODST. You need to complete the Vidmaster Annual Achievement tomorrow, May 17 (even if you’ve completed it before) – and take a picture of something cool. One screenshot per person, winning shots get Recon for the entire…

CE United is closing its doors soon – but before it goes, it’s hosting one last contest. Swing by the site to read why, and the details on the contest. Thanks, Willy.(Louis Wu 18:36:50 UTC)

It was Friday night last night, so Bungie posted another Weekly Update – heavy focus on this week’s big news, the Render to Video service. Tips, FAQs, a demo video… lots of good info. Plus a few other tidbits – fun stuff. As always, you can read it in our Weekly Update Archive if you’d…

Goodies at the BungLog™ this afternoon… challenges and montages: The Forge Cafe, a group on Bungie.net, wants you to build a cool Sandbox Crypt map – prizes will be served. HaloTracks wants you to drive their Mongoose course as fast as you can – prizes will be served. I like pie 727 put together a…