Author: halo@bungie.org

Brad, from Soundproof.com, let us know that he’s created a screensaver that “scrapes the user submitted screen shots from bungie.net and shows them as a slide show.” It’s a Windows-only app, and there are two versions – one that just shows you the pics, the other that “takes your gamertag and uses that to gather…

Larry Larson (of Microsoft’s Channel Ten) recently blogged about a bunch of tips that went out over an internal Xbox distribution list, which might help you become a better Halo 3 player. It also answers some basic questions that might have you puzzled. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 00:09:52 UTC)

Weird – this site has created a bunch of “Halo 3 high resolution Photoshop brushes” – I guess for more quickly whipping up that cool wallpaper you’re working on. Check it out! (Louis Wu 00:09:34 UTC)

Jack Thompson got himself on a TV morning show, decrying the church-using-Halo-to-recruit issue; Kotaku decided to break his claims down and look at how accurate they are. Not surprisingly, Jack’s made a few untenable declarations. You could have knocked me over with a feather – I never would have guessed it. Thanks, GryphonOsiris.(Louis Wu 22:39:55…

Laird points out that Combat Part 2 (Neil Blomkamp’s 3rd short) is finally downloadable in HD – head over to GameTrailers.(Louis Wu 22:02:51 UTC)

Heh – G4’s Adam Sessler has some choice words for Halo haters out there… they’re not polite, but they’re choice. Thanks, PHANTOMFIRE X.(Louis Wu 21:58:07 UTC)

Wow, amazing. Over on Bungie.net, MC187 noticed that one of Gilbert Arenas’ gamertags was climbing funny in experience points. (Read the post for the details on the scam; they’re pretty unimportant to the story.) Arenas is a pro NBA player, and the sponsor of pro MLG team Final Boss; he’s high-profile, and big in the…

The latest Bungie podcast has been posted – in it, Jonty Barnes talks about what it’s like being a producer at Bungie. This was recorded well before the split announcement, so don’t be looking for juicy details about that here. About an hour long, 73 mb.(Louis Wu 21:18:31 UTC)

Interesting – over at 24/7 Wall St., there’s an article about Electronic Arts buying BioWare and Pandemic – the article interprets this move as “EA wants its own Halo”. In contrast to what happened to Microsoft’s stock recently (it rose when Halo 3 was released, and rose again when Bungie split away), EA’s stock has…

Hawty McBloggy found a pretty nice Master Chief costume on eBay – ready to wear! Opening bid is $900, Buy it Now price is $2000 – if you’re in the market, you’ve got a week!(Louis Wu 17:57:32 UTC)

ScrewAttack posted a video showing the 10 best games available this holiday – that aren’t Halo 3. (Halo 3: so overmarketed, you can even use it to sell OTHER stuff.) Thanks, Linkmaxwell.(Louis Wu 17:29:56 UTC)

GameDaily has a photo montage of a bunch of ways Master Chief can enjoy his retirement, now that the current Halo arc is finished. Thanks, John McGovern.(Louis Wu 17:26:05 UTC)

RefinedSolid pointed out a clip at MLG’s Gameroom showing a pretty funny betrayal. You couldn’t make that shot if you TRIED.(Louis Wu 16:53:04 UTC)

op_ivy noticed a couple of characters playing through part of the first campaign level of Halo 3 on last night’s Sarah Silverman Program. (Louis Wu 16:51:30 UTC)

B!OHAZARD announced a new vid by Biohazard Producitons – it’s called Last Man Standing, and it shows a fun mongoose race on Sandtrap. He’s got some comments about the film itself in the post – and I made some in a followup post. Go read – and watch. (Louis Wu 16:50:06 UTC)

Ross Mills again points out a Two Sides Wide episode that uses Halo – this time to comment on the church recruiting issue we mentioned recently. (Louis Wu 16:48:04 UTC)

Been a while since there was a Game with Fame event – but there’s one coming up tomorrow. Check this page on Xbox.com for details.(Louis Wu 16:47:02 UTC)

J C told us about some Halo 3 bundles available in the US; Costco has a $500 package that includes the Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360, a Limited Edition of Halo 3, and a McFarlane Halo 3 controller (they’d cost you about $530 individually), and Sam’s Club has a set of bundles that I…

cchapman updated his ‘Open Letter to Halo 3 Players’ (released yesterday) – the new version is significantly more polished. It’s also available streaming, from his MySpace page. (Louis Wu 16:02:42 UTC)

GamesBond007 pointed out a YouTube vid of a boy getting the present of his dreams. Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy.(Louis Wu 16:02:14 UTC)