Year: 2011

From “The Cortana Letters” to New York Times bestselling books, the world of transmedia storytelling has been as much a part of the Halo series as the games. Aaron Linde, former community manager for “Gears of War” at Microsoft, will present “The New W…

Yesterday was a federal holiday here in the US – but that didn’t stop Rooster Teeth from releasing Red vs Blue Season 9 Episode 4. North and South head back to base (with help), while in the canyon, weird things are happening. Yet again, these guys pr…

Avateur found a pretty cool custom action figure – someone took a Halo: Reach Skirmisher, some armor from an Elite, and some random gun parts and put together a Mass Effect Geth Trooper. The final product is amazing.(Louis Wu 12:46:36 UTC)

Elzarthebam found a small article on Gamerzines in which the Saber Interactive CEO suggests that a PC port of the Halo: Anniversary edition isn’t an unreasonable idea. Given that the PC platform already has Halo: Custom Edition, this seems… well, ma…

CruelLEGACEY sent word that Playtime Episode 3 (The Grif Cannon) is now live – when someone tells you they’re just going to shoot you a SHORT way… don’t buy it.(Louis Wu 12:34:04 UTC)

Elliott Fitzgerald sent us word about Ox Planet’s recent machinima efforts, centered around ‘Recon 7’, a comedy series about a team of soldiers in the Halo: Reach universe. (They started in Halo 3 last summer, but switched over to Reach during the win…

Dogiojoe let us know about a new Bungie Day tribute, created by CarnageA51 – it’s a Rube Goldberg machine built in Reach… and the end is pretty amazing. (Well, large swaths of it are pretty amazing. Loved the Golf Ball section.) Go watch!(Louis Wu 1…

Kaidon’s back with more custom figures – this time, it’s the Prophet of Truth (pretty cool!) and a white Spec-Ops Elite. Go follow the links!(Louis Wu 23:25:16 UTC)

DEEP NNN pointed out a very cool swag bag received by a gamer at 2old2play – it contains pencil sketches of potential cover art for the first game. NICE! (Louis Wu 21:14:23 UTC)

xExOp91x created a tribute vid, as well – go check out Love, Bungie.(Louis Wu 21:13:49 UTC)

MLG is hosting a 10-hour live Fourth of July broadcast, and at 7:15 p.m. EST, you can catch Status Quo vs. Dynasty in a best of five “Reach” showmatch. As with all live broadcasts, the time is tentative, so be sure to check in 15 to 30 minutes beforeha…

Grifball Hub wants to wish you a Happy 4th of July – even if you’re not in the US, explosions are fun. Thanks, Goosechecka!(Louis Wu 14:49:42 UTC)

General Battuta looked at how various sci-fi franchises (including Halo) treat humans in terms of their necessity in wartime. Very interesting read!(Louis Wu 14:47:13 UTC)

Futur Life let us know that his buddy Ace Party released a farewell tribute to Bungie called ‘We say goodbye but we also say Halo’. Give it a watch!(Louis Wu 14:45:12 UTC)

What is it that makes one a hero? Swing by Halo: Waypoint and learn about courage. (thanks, CaptainTony.)(Louis Wu 18:41:53 UTC)

Sqorck snagged some cool artwork in his Swag Bag he purchased last week from the Bungie Store – so he framed it and put it on his wall. Check out the links in his post! (Louis Wu 18:39:00 UTC)

The latest Arby ‘n’ the Chief (“Hard End”) is now live – it’s TOSER training time. Well… for some. (Arby’s better at this stuff than he looks.) Thanks, hotshot revan. (Louis Wu 18:32:19 UTC)

Want to buy an original Xbox 360 Kiosk Retail Display, with a built-in LCD screen and a Halo Xbox 360? Swing by eBay now, then. Thanks, Joshua Allen. (Louis Wu 18:31:36 UTC)