Year: 2009

Blaidd Drwg was the first on our forum to notice an article over at TeamXbox containing some background information about the ODST live-action short released yesterday. If you’re curious about who was behind that work, go read it! It also contains a link to a fascinating page put together by AKQA and TAG (together with…

KP posted two new articles for the Xbox LIVE Community Team blog last night – the first (he told us about it Friday afternoon, Pacific) is an overview of the first day of PAX – only the last couple of pictures are Halo-related… but one of them is priceless. The second (posted a bit later)…

I guess urk wanted to get out of the office… the Bungie Weekly Update is up REALLY early this week. Don’t worry, though – it’s full of news. Go read it! (You can, as always, do so in our Weekly Update Archive.)(Louis Wu 20:11:24 UTC)

Halopedia is giving away a bunch of cool stuff (5 copies of Halo 3: ODST, 10 copies of the LE version of the game, 10 12-month LIVE cards) – all you have to do is sign up and leave a comment. The only real catch is that you have to be a US resident. If…

nam visited Fan Expo in Toronto last weekend, and did a lot of Halo-related stuff. Go read about it… and check out the visuals, too!(Louis Wu 18:23:25 UTC)

Remember yesterday’s ODST teaser image from IGN? They’ve got the teasee up now – it’s a live-action ODST trailer. Unclear who made this – there are no real credits anywhere I can find. (Well, there are Bungie/Microsoft logos at the end… but yesterday’s teaser post specifically said that this didn’t come from either organization.) (Louis…

According to urk, those visiting PAX this weekend will get a chance to play on Citadel and Heretic – both maps will be available at the Astro Gaming booth. (You’ll also get to try out their amazing A40 headsets…)(Louis Wu 17:54:43 UTC)

MLG’s Kyle Magee sent word that their community has put together a map pack featuring twelve maps created on Foundry and Sandbox. All were built with competitive play in mind, all have been extensively playtested. You can find more info about the maps themselves (along with screenshots and descriptions) in this forum thread… and you…