Year: 2011

Cox sent word that Halo Creation (a French site) has posted a nearly complete list of BOBs – the pages are all in French, but Google does a tolerable job of translating, and the pictures are universal. Check it out!(Louis Wu 17:19:55 UTC)

While we’re on the topic of Black Six – he let us know that he’s hosting a LAN in Maryland the weekend after Halo Anniversary is released. He posted this on our forum a few weeks ago – but they’re still looking for more participants. If you’re in the …

Black Six noticed some new concept art from Isaac Hannaford – Falcony goodness! Go look.(Louis Wu 17:18:55 UTC)

Nak3d Eli posted some highlights of his recent Community Night, as backdrop to a series of announcements. Go watch the video for all the details. (Louis Wu 17:18:19 UTC)

This week’s Halo Bulletin is packed with some appropriate spooky goods, including some awesome Halo-ween pumpkins and some skulls with names. Go and check it out! [Local, too. sigh. -lwu](GrimBrother One 23:45:24 UTC)

The latest Achievement HORSE pits Chris against Jack – hezekiah has links to both AchievementHunter.com and YouTube.(Louis Wu 21:21:22 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, GhaleonEB wrote a pretty intense critique of Firefight, as it’s currently implemented in Reach. It’s a solid read, and contains not only criticism, but suggestions for future directions. If you play Firefight, it’s worth checking out. …

Cracked.com has a feature showing off 26 ads for products that must exist in video games. One of these hits close to home. Thanks, Revenant1988. (Louis Wu 16:10:24 UTC)

Dennis Powers sent word that Chapter Nine of Fearless is now online. Regrouping, replanning – it’s all about alternate approaches. (Louis Wu 16:10:09 UTC)

Looks like Microsoft is planning to host launch parties for Halo Anniversary at its brick-and-mortar stores. There aren’t very many of them (14, actually, spread out across 8 states) – but if there’s one near you, you might want to check it out – mult…

GrimBrother One found what might just be the oddest promotional tie-in I’ve seen with the Halo franchise – a Halo pizza. Only in the UK, unfortunately. Check GamePro for details.(Louis Wu 10:47:47 UTC)

smiichy came by yesterday with a picture he’d finished – situation looks dire! (Louis Wu 10:42:46 UTC)

Leo S. sent us a pic of his friend in a Master Chief costume… with a rather odd accessory. (Louis Wu 10:40:55 UTC)

Firestorm12 let us know about the next issue of War (or War) – “On The Topic Of Killing People”. Need advice on this subject? Maybe the Officer can help.(Louis Wu 10:36:59 UTC)

…it makes for such a quiet office. HBO HQ went offline again for a few hours this afternoon – the main site (and, in fact, most web-based assets) remained up, but email and the forum were inaccessible. It’s not clear that the problem is actually fixe…

Lord Friendship it putting together a BOB Video Guide – Part 1 answers the questions “What is a BOB?” The information is well-presented, and pretty extensive – go watch and be educated!(Louis Wu 16:56:05 UTC)

nairB noticed a Maker Faire video about Shawn Thorsson, a propmaker who builds a lot of Halo armor. We’ve mentioned him before (actually, we accidentally mentioned a single blog post twice – once in July, once last November) – but this is footage from…