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Hired Gun, the Microsoft team responsible for bringing Halo 2 over to Windows Vista, posted a blog update at IGN today. In this latest post you can read about the work they’re doing on the new Live achievements being added to the game.

The Bungie Store is experiencing technical difficulties, no doubt caused by overhwelming demand for our ridiculously awesome Bungie merch. We’ll update you as soon as the dear old thing is back on its feet. Feel free to send arbitrary amounts of cash directly to me in the interim.

The Bungie Store is experiencing technical difficulties, no doubt caused by overhwelming demand for our ridiculously awesome Bungie merch. We’ll update you as soon as the dear old thing is back on its feet. Feel free to send arbitrary amounts of cash directly to me in the interim.

Welcome to another Bungie Weekly Update, where we keep you apprised of stuff happening in the creation of Halo 3. This week, animation, grass, water, weather, weapons and more. And Sketch pops in with a little hot dish of Halo 2 mappery.

Another in our continuing and in-depth looks at the weapons of Halo 3. This time we expose a dual wieldable weapon, designed exclusively for Halo 3. The Brute Spiker. A nasty, vicious, shredding horror used primarily by Brutes. Learn to love it now. And make sure you have QuickTime installed…

We just put a highly invasive and nosy poll in the Forums – asking if you bought your Xbox console just for Halo, or for some other reason. Which would be stupid, obviously. Anyway, go rock the vote in the polls HERE!

We just put a highly invasive and nosy poll in the Forums – asking if you bought your Xbox console just for Halo, or for some other reason. Which would be stupid, obviously. Anyway, go rock the vote in the polls HERE!

Halo 2 stats are offline for quick maintenance

Halo 2 stats are offline for quick maintenance

Our good friends at Marvel made a couple of nifty announcements regarding the upcoming (and as-yet, untitled) Halo comic series, and although they haven’t set a date yet, they did reveal that the artist and writer paired for the project are Alex Maleev and Brian Bendis, respectively.

Our good friends at Marvel made a couple of nifty announcements regarding the upcoming (and as-yet, untitled) Halo comic series, and although they haven’t set a date yet, they did reveal that the artist and writer paired for the project are Alex Maleev and Brian Bendis, respectively.

This weeks update is basically me frothing about graphics and features that loads of you don’t care about. But I love graphics. There’s plenty of audio stuff in here too, and shock, a new Halo 3 screenshot. Although it’s not what you think it is…

Bungie has donated a cameo voice role to Hollywood Arts, a charity that reaches young homeless people through the arts, including video games, film, TV and more. The charity is a very practical one that teaches young people valuable skills and directly attempts to get them off the streets and into productive employment.

Bungie has donated a cameo voice role to Hollywood Arts, a charity that reaches young homeless people through the arts, including video games, film, TV and more. The charity is a very practical one that teaches young people valuable skills and directly attempts to get them off the streets and into productive employment.

Interesting update this week, with the first ever look at the new imagery designed to tease and promote Halo 3 and a quick once-over of the current multiplayer control scheme. Forum speculation meltdown, imminent.

It’s been a long time but there are finally a few new polls to vote on in the Voting Booth forum. Stop by and rock the vote!

It’s been a long time but there are finally a few new polls to vote on in the Voting Booth forum. Stop by and rock the vote!

Phases one and two of the Halo 3 beta registration are now closed. However, many questions remain about the beta itself as well as further chances to get in. Here, we do our best to answer those questions.

Bungie entered the Rumble Pit this week to play a Humpday against a bunch of Microsoft employees with demanding jobs and busy lives, thereby avoiding our biggest pet peeve: Humpday opponents who are good.

Lionhead Studios’ Sam Van Tilburgh has published an article on Lionhead’s site detailing his visit to MGS and Bungie Studios. It’s a great read. Unfortunately, Jerome threatened to go Van Damme on Van Tilburgh, so he only got so far as the lobby.