Year: 2011

Gravemind found a new version of ‘Blow Me Away’, being released for a Breaking Benjamin retrospective. It’s similar, but not the same, as the version from Halo 2 – if you want to hear a version with some great vocals from Valora’s Sydnee Duran, take a…

Artem Volchik was a vehicle and weapon artist for Halo: Reach, and recently posted some of his work on Polycount.com. Awesome views of the Focus Rifle, the Concussion Rifle, and more! Thanks to Vladimir Kuksenko for the first heads-up, and to Hedgemony…

ElzarTheBam put together a video tribute to Bungie, using scenery shots from Reach. Reminding me of Jamie98’s Oh So Beautiful series, this takes a gentle look at the charm that is Reach. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:42:46 UTC)

Over at Halo Waypoint, Headhunters 2 has been posted (thanks, CaptainTony). Amazing how much damage a single pair of Spartans can do… but things are set up nicely for Episode 3!(Louis Wu 16:19:58 UTC)

Jmacz + The Rev provided the gameplay for a montage called “Structure”, while Envious provided the editing. I’m not usually a huge fan of heavily-edited montages – but this one’s got some interesting techniques, and isn’t overly long. Go watch! (Louis…

Oops – forgot about yesterday’s Fan Fiction update – sorry, folks! The five new pieces in the queue are up now. Go read!(Louis Wu 14:36:49 UTC)

Achievement Hunter’s Fails of the Weak Volume 40 (amazingly spelled wrong in the preview picture) – funny gameplay fails, and failed commentary. (That’s Nightfall, guys, not Long Night of Solace. Twice.) Thanks, ZZoMBiE13.(Louis Wu 23:26:07 UTC)

Make sure you check out a very cool piece up on Forward Unto Dawn from GhaleonEB looking at his hopes for the upcoming Firefight map included in Halo: CE Anniversary. Some really nice ideas and a great dose of nostaligia. Check it out! Thanks to Hypert…

katancik stopped in to let us know that the BTB All-Stars playlist is live! If you got in your 5 games of Invasion last week, you’re eligible. (I didn’t – so I’m not.) Go play – and grab yourself a star!(Louis Wu 18:45:35 UTC)

Some very cool news from an unexpected source today, as we learn that there will be another Halo Universe Panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con! The odd thing is not that it came from Twitter, or from Frankie, but because it came from Frankie’s Twit…

The folks over at Teabag Prevention are back, this time with a look at Boardwalk. Always great information, even if you think you know it all already. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 15:20:39 UTC)

The lovely Goosechecka sent us word that Chapter 2 of Griffball Hub’s Respect Your Roots series is now live. Take a look back at this very cool historical account of their Spring League ’08!(GrimBrother One 15:16:30 UTC)

HaloGAF’s A27 Tawpgun pointed out a really fascinating post on Bungie.net – tie-ins between ODST, Reach’s datapads, hidden areas in Exodus, and more. Go check it out!(Louis Wu 15:14:02 UTC)

munky-058 posted a monster writeup of his visit to the recent All’s Well that Ends-OUCH LAN that took place here at HBO HQ in late May. We’ve seen most of the pics before – but now there’s a story behind them. Great read. Check it out.(Louis Wu 14:49:…

Hedgemony noticed that Marty O’Donnell and Mike Salvatori took the ‘Top Video Game Award’ for their work on Halo: Reach during the 26th Annual ASCAP Awards Celebration. Not too shabby!(Louis Wu 14:46:47 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, dc89 was the first to point out ‘Till I Get There’, a montage from SaLaYa. It’s not like other montages you’ve watched; SaLaYa does some amazing trick-jumping within Matchmaking, and makes plays that will simply drop your jaw. RVideo p…

ChrisTheeCrappy pointed out a nearly information-free post at IGN – the one bit it DOES have is a comment from Frank that there’s a reason for the changes in Master Chief’s behaviors in the Halo 4 trailer. (I’m not sure what that actually means – but I…

ZZoMBiE13 doesn’t often point out art he finds – but he particularly liked this Forerunner study he ran across on DeviantART. I’ll back him up on that, even though I don’t have his eye; it’s really cool! (Louis Wu 14:29:19 UTC)

PyroSporker16 told us about an updated wallpaper from Sam Spratt – the originals were released last September, but this Tumblr post has a link to a newly-updated version. Check it out – grab yourself the 1080p version! (Louis Wu 14:23:20 UTC)