Author: halo@bungie.org

DrummDragon stopped in to let us know that there’s a live-action film being put together by the folks of the 405th – check out the trailer for a look at some amazing costume work! (Louis Wu 23:40:22 UTC)

Isaac Hannaford posted some work-in-progress shots of a Halo-related commission he’s been doing for Kevin Hurd – check out the pencil sketches, then the ink pass, and finally the marker pass. Gorgeous triptych! Thanks, Black Six.(Louis Wu 21:48:52 UTC)

Rockslider has set up one of his most explosive megabattles to date – 16 soldiers (including himself) vs 49 Covenant, all in a trough. Boom!(Louis Wu 21:44:35 UTC)

The Silent Cartologist posted some fun panoramas that didn’t make the first cut – they’re still a fascinating set of images! Check ’em out. Thanks, uberfoop.(Louis Wu 21:42:53 UTC)

Here’s an interesting tidbit – it looks like Halo 5 will be the first Halo title fully localized in China (well, assuming you speak Mandarin). Awesome!(Louis Wu 21:41:06 UTC)

So… Treesicle published ‘Master Chief: The Story You Never Knew’ back in May – but the first I heard about it was today, when ChrisTheeCrappy mentioned it on our forum. It’s an analysis of the Halo storyline… with special care shown to our friendly…

Gamecheat13 has turned Club Errera (and, indeed, almost all of New Alexandria) into multiplayer space, by modding. What a fantastic choice of venues for getting together with your friends for some friendly fragging! Happy Happy Carnage Carnage!(Louis W…

Feeling like you don’t have enough action figures? McFarlane has you covered – they’ve announced their Series 3 for Halo 4 figures. Jul ‘Mdama, Spartan Thorne, and Commander Palmer are all on deck. Check ’em out! Thanks, Action Figure Fury.(Louis Wu 23…

Whoa. Yesterday, we mentioned the latest PSA from Rooster Teeth – looks like we missed two whole episodes! Episode 15 (‘Accentuate the Interrogative’) and Episode 16 (‘Out of the Frying Pan’) reveal some intriguing twists… and leave the crew wonderin…

Rooster Teeth has posted a new PSA – it’s called ‘Getting Away From it All’, and it extolls the benefits of camping. Go enjoy the vacation! (Louis Wu 22:20:56 UTC)

FyreWulff has reopened Fire Team Zulu – swing by for new challenges. Cool stuff!(Louis Wu 22:19:57 UTC)

We heard about a couple of podcasts today on our forum – Mixmasterchief stopped in with word of Reclaimer Radio Episode 2, recapping RTX this year, while davidfuchs let us know about FUDcast Adjunct 2, the PAX 2014 Debrief. Get your pod on!(Louis Wu 20…

Did you miss this week’s Halo Bulletin? (It wasn’t posted until Friday night, so maybe it got by you.) There’s a recap of PAX, and all the Halo goodness that was found there, as well as a summary of what’s coming in Halo 2 Anniversary Forge Mode. (Ther…

Eurogamer has an interesting article about how Halo 3’s story was ultimately forgettable… but its multiplayer geometry was not. Go read! (Louis Wu 01:44:19 UTC)

Wanna quick preview of Escalation #10? Laird found one at Comic Book Resources.(Louis Wu 01:41:44 UTC)

AfroRyan stopped by with two separate montages (well, three if you count his repost of his Reach Beta montage) – one by his buddy RYZ3R, covering Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo Reach, and Halo 4, and one by himself, covering Halo 3, Reach, and 4. Go watch – ther…

Arnold ‘Dogma5150’ Ayala was a Bungie artist during the Halo 3 days – and The Lionheart just discovered some hi-res models he posted on his blog. Fantastic work! (Louis Wu 01:36:34 UTC)

uberfoop took a very close look at raindrops in Halo: Reach… and discovered something pretty cool. Go watch! (Louis Wu 01:34:23 UTC)

Oh, my goodness – we did it again! This has been a crazy week; here’s hoping it’s unique. Catch-up time: let’s start with a really fantastic article which delineates just what’s so cool about Silent Cartographer, and how that applies to the rest of Hal…

Marty O’Donnell posted a copy of the original 1999 MacWorld New York Halo trailer last night – and beyond the powerful nostalgia of this iconic video, this is worth watching because you haven’t really seen it before. It’s a slightly different cut than …