Author: halo@bungie.org

Paul Tassi, of the Michigan Daily (the paper of the University of Michigan) has written up a list of six things he’s learned from Halo 3. Agree or disagree, some are pretty funny. (Louis Wu 14:14:06 UTC)

iN00B told us that Podtacular Episode 137 is now online. Tsavo Highway is discussed. Just under an hour long, 25.7 mb. Grab a copy! (Louis Wu 13:53:08 UTC)

oriol pointed out that the Armor Permutation Guide at Grunts R Us is now the most complete one online. (Apparently that’s because they’ve added information about Bungie’s chestplate, used by employees showing off the flaming helmet.) I don’t know where this information comes from… but you’re welcome to judge its value for yourself. (Louis Wu…

TrueDarkFusion let us know that The Forge Hub, a home for Halo 3 map modifiers, is now community-driven; there’s a forum, and lots of ways to interact. Go see! If you have your own Forged creations… join them. (Louis Wu 13:49:16 UTC)

It’s Sunday, so it must be time for The Riot – this time it’s #76, 13 mb, 33 minutes of community/clan/chocolate milk discussion. The live video show is being replayed continuously all week. Thanks, Sigafoos.(Louis Wu 21:35:37 UTC)

A week or so ago, we posted a tip for getting through one of the tougher areas of Tsavo Highway – it involved bringing a Warthog across the broken highway, and required a gravity lift to work properly. Today, YaYap the Great sent us a trick that gets you a Chopper in the same area…

Day Two of Stuntmutt’s One One Se7en Advent calendar is now up. I’m guessing that by the time you get to Twenty Five, you’re going to be begging for mercy.(Louis Wu 17:15:33 UTC)

Because Bungie likes BOLL better than you, they sent him a really, really cool present. Take a look: (front | left | back | right) Yes, it’s okay to be jealous. (I am.)(Louis Wu 15:45:57 UTC)

Hmm… when I saw this in my email this morning, I figured there was no way I was front-paging it. But then I read Hawty McBloggy’s intro, and watched the film in question… and I changed my mind. Joshua Garrison has used the Halo 3 engine to make a video about the Virginia Tech Massacre…

ZZoMBiE13 takes a look at the secret life of plasma grenades in today’s episode of Another Halo Comic Strip. The things you never knew…(Louis Wu 19:08:19 UTC)

trigger119 let us know that there’s a new interview with blackouTT up at GamingTV. Get a sense for where he came from, what he’s been up to, and what’s coming next!(Louis Wu 19:06:16 UTC)

IGN reviewed the Halo 3 Official Soundtrack – they weren’t very impressed. They found it repetitive:Without a doubt the best elements of the album are delivered early on as part of Disc 1 and with each passing movement and section the music begins to lose a sense of wonder, the album itself running out of…

Ross Mills found a very cool speed painting of the Master Chief, created by Nico di Mattia. If you like Nico’s work, check out his website!(Louis Wu 18:36:25 UTC)

Dustbunny27 pointed out a bunch of Halo-related artwork he’s done over the past few months – they’re all hosted at DeviantART, and they’re pretty cool!(Louis Wu 18:34:17 UTC)

Stuntmutt has decided to do something very special this holiday season; he’s created a One One Se7en Advent calendar. Every day this December (until Christmas), there’ll be a new ornament on the tree, corresponding to that day’s comic. These comics will go live at a fixed time – probably noon, Eastern time (5pm UTC, 9am…

It seems that there was a problem with the Puzzleball 03 map c0ld vengeance released yesterday; a bug which pretty much killed the competition. He’s fixed it, and asks that everyone re-download the map if they want to participate. (If you used the old map, but didn’t exploit the bug – see his post -…

trigger119 let us know that the MLG Halo 3 Film Festival winners have been announced – congrats to GuN SmOk3d, zbsh0gun, Peridious, and the underdogg!(Louis Wu 15:08:42 UTC)

Heh – a safe holiday message, from QuickTactical. Nice!(Louis Wu 15:06:53 UTC)

Bungie Weekly Update is up – Frankie lets you know why you shouldn’t worry about the downloadable content coming next week. And what’s coming after that. And when the next podcast is coming. And how to make REALLY awful motivational posters. You can, of course, read it in our Weekly Update Archive.(Louis Wu 00:05:05 UTC)

c0ld vengeance continues his creation of Forged puzzle maps; Puzzleball 03 has been released. This one even has a prize for the fastest finisher – a copy of Crackdown, courtesy of Simpsons rule. Go read the rules, and get to practicing!(Louis Wu 19:37:19 UTC)