Author: halo@bungie.org

Okay, this one’s messy. Last week, we posted a note that said that a tournament that was originally scheduled to be hosted by Xbox.com and the US Army had been cancelled, and that you should ignore all the press releases that were appearing around the net on other gaming sites, because they were being posted…

A couple of days ago, we mentioned a helmet being put together by DoC ByTeS – he went and sent us the final pics that same day. Pretty gorgeous work… (Louis Wu 13:51:57 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13 has been making some changes in the way his characters appear in Another Halo Comic Strip. Today’s offering gets explicit about that.(Louis Wu 13:02:33 UTC)

Over at Rampancy.net, OldNick continues to draw lessons from the pool of wisdom that is Bungie Development. Can you build a game that’s polished AND on-time? Now THAT’S a tough question.(Louis Wu 12:39:43 UTC)

TheShadyGnome let us know that the second Forging 101 Video Tutorial, ‘Instant Respawn’, is now available on YouTube. Watch it for tips on making your Forge creations the best they can be! This is the second in Flem Productions’ series of video remakes of the text tutorials at ForgeHub.com.(Louis Wu 12:37:14 UTC)

Halownage is putting together a 1v1 Halo 3 tourney – takes place on January 24 and 25, it’s free to register, and there’s a small cash pot. Check out the details on their forum. Thanks, Laniphoria.(Louis Wu 12:29:05 UTC)

IGN’s Hilary Goldstein and Nate Ahearn posted their Favorites for 2007 – Halo 3 made both lists. (Goldstein placed it at #8, while Ahearn ranked it second, behind CoD4.) Thanks again, Planet Halo.(Louis Wu 12:27:15 UTC)

Gamespy’s put up a Most Wanted Games of 2008 page – and like TXB and Game Informer before them, they’ve placed Halo Wars on the list. Thanks, Planet Halo.(Louis Wu 12:24:09 UTC)

Elnea’s posted Episode 113 of her Halo Action Figure Theater – sometimes, you have to wonder about the honor of your average Spartan. On the plus side, it looks like O’Hara might actually be rescued.(Louis Wu 12:17:45 UTC)

Mariachi turned up a video called ‘Martin Van Buren plays Halo’ – wins points for creative use of absurdity. Swing by YouTube to watch.(Louis Wu 12:15:33 UTC)

Raptree stopped by with links to a trailer and Part 1 of a machinima project entitled ‘Montage Man’. (It has nothing to do with montages.) Pretty nice work! Go watch. (Louis Wu 23:30:37 UTC)

Whoa – Major League Gaming has signed a deal with ESPN – it’s the big leagues, baby! Thanks, BuckHijo.(Louis Wu 22:20:35 UTC)

Wow, very nice. thebruce found a full overview of the IRIS campaign, as set up by AKQA, the agency tasked by Microsoft with its creation. Very slick – a fantastic way to get a handle on how this campaign went, if you missed it last summer!(Louis Wu 21:50:42 UTC)

Over on the Epic Games forum, Zubren posted screenshots (and a download link) for a new mod he’s created for Unreal Tournament 3 – Halo’s Wizard has been ported to the PS3. Nice!(Louis Wu 21:39:08 UTC)

Last Friday, Bungie mentioned that they’d be unlocking the Commando shoulders for all LIVE users – trust Stuntmutt to find a tasteless way to riff on this in today’s One One Se7en. Honestly…(Louis Wu 20:48:01 UTC)

retinence has put together one last Elite Bionicle – a Spec Ops version. Check out the links in his forum post!(Louis Wu 20:40:04 UTC)

mrsmiley points out a new episode of Larry The Marine – he really isn’t very bright, is he?(Louis Wu 14:39:45 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has put together the Definitive Guide to Recognizing if Bunige Hates You. I think… I think I’m in trouble.(Louis Wu 14:25:55 UTC)

Pretty cool – The Progn0sticator, aka Lethal Casua1ty, pointed out a thread on Bungie.net which contains a link to a vid he created showing off a pretty entertaining suicide. His teammate tossed a frag grenade just as he fired his Spartan Laser – and the laser blast bounced off the flying grenade and killed him.…

Miguel Chavez ran across an interview with the Director of Exterior Design of the Hummer HX concept (we mentioned the car a few days ago) – Hummer says they’ve heard the comparisons, but any resemblance to the Halo Warthog is completely coincidental. Funny to hear it asked, though!(Louis Wu 14:15:46 UTC)