Author: halo@bungie.org

A new title has been announced for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 – Spartan Strike is the followup to Spartan Assault. Looks pretty – and has Prometheans this time around! Go watch the trailer, and read about it at Halo Waypoint. Thanks, gamerguy2002.(L…

Yesterday, IGN posted some 1080p footage of Halo 2 Classic gameplay running at 60fps – go watch! Thanks, Moorpheusl9.(Louis Wu 18:50:18 UTC)

If you choose to buy a copy of The Master Chief Collection from the Microsoft Store, you’ll be getting some nice goodies (as long as you also are an Xbox Live Rewards member). $15 in Rewards credits, plus a super-hard-to-find My Other Car is a Warthog …

Gamecheat13 let us know that he’s uploaded more ‘Scarab Assault’ (multiplayer Assault with a Scarab on one side) gameplay – the editing ins’t great, but the gameplay ROCKS. (It should go without saying, but this is only functional on modded Xboxes.) Go…

IGN released the world’s first look at The Master Chief Collection version of Halo CE. There’s footage of both the campaign and multiplayer running at 1080p 60fps. Looking hot! Thanks, Moorpheusl9. (mastrbiggy 19:47:06 UTC)

It’s Tuesday, so it must be time for a cool update… hmm… looking, looking… dang, nothing. Oh, wait! Check out Halo Waypoint – it’s gotten a complete overhaul! New organization, new layout – works great on computers AND mobile devices! All the gre…

The Halo 2 Anniversary soundtrack is currently available for pre-order on Amazon. As of right now you can only purchase the Audio CD, but I’m sure a digital version will show up soon enough. Neat!(mastrbiggy 20:20:55 UTC)

Moorpheusl9 dropped by to let us know that IGN posted 6 preview tacks from the official H2A soundtrack – I’m loving the new version of Impend! Go listen.(mastrbiggy 20:20:13 UTC)

Halo Waypoint has updated their media library for the Master Chief Collection – lots of new screens! Gorgeous stuff in there – I’m loving that tree on Warlord!(Louis Wu 20:57:12 UTC)

IGN continues to bring the MCC goodness – today’s offering was the complete list of Achievements available in the collection (401 altogether!). LOTS of really cool stuff in there… spend a little time checking the list! Thanks, The BS Police.(Louis Wu…

Yesterday, IGN posted the Launch Day Multiplayer Playlists – if you want to know where you’re going to be spending your multiplayer time a bit early, go peruse! Thanks, Moorpheusl9.(Louis Wu 23:04:46 UTC)

GrimBrother One returned to our forum to announce the latest Halo Bulletin – good to see him around! It contains info about next week’s reboot of Halo Waypoint, pics of the upcoming Halo-themed ASTRO A50s, details about the Halo-related content availab…

IGN continues their month-long coverage of the Master Chief Collection – today’s entry is a look at the Halo Channel, with Kiki Wolfkill providing a developer walkthrough. See what’s coming! Thanks, Moorpheusl9.(Louis Wu 22:41:56 UTC)

Cody Miller attended GameSoundCon this week, and reported back on Marty O’Donnell’s keynote about work for hire, and how audio professionals can make their situation better by working together. It sounds, from the writeup, like a fascinating talk! Chec…

AfroRyan put together a funtage using clips collected on the last day of Halo 2’s matchmaking – great nostalgia! (The very first clip shows a pretty familiar name on the other team… pretty cool!) Check it out.(Louis Wu 22:31:24 UTC)

Back in June, profhalo whipped up a graphic showing all 99 maps available in the Master Chief collection. (He was short a few, due to the fact that they hadn’t been announced yet.) He came back today with an updated version – plus some variations that …

IGN’s got more for you; there’s news of a new medal system added to the original title and Halo 2 in the MCC. You can turn it off if you want the classic experience – but it’s there for folks who have trouble going back without the modern feedback. Tha…

IGN continues its IGN First coverage of the Master Chief collection – ‘The Horse You Rode In On’ contains a 6-minute video looking back at the games that brought us to this point. Oh, the feels! Thanks, Moorpheusl9.(Louis Wu 23:32:06 UTC)

SEspider stopped by to announce that two of his Halo parody designs are available on t-shirts from TeePublic – just $14 each, for the next 3 days. Check ’em out! (Louis Wu 21:04:15 UTC)

Wondering what the Blood Gulch remake is going to look like? A screenshot has made its way out into the interwebs… and Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) has embedded it in our forum for your viewing pleasure. So go pleasure yourself.(Louis Wu 21:01:52 UTC)