Author: halo@bungie.org

DXL540 pointed out a cool new bike from Yamaha – he thinks it seems an awful lot like a real-life Mongoose.(Louis Wu 13:50:42 UTC)

Z let us know that StatsReloaded has been updated for Halo 3; faster updating, new signatures, leaderboards, and more. Go check it out – and sign up!(Louis Wu 13:48:18 UTC)

Last year, Halo wasn’t part of the World Cyber Games lineup – this year, they’re asking for fan input on the games that will be used. Halo 3’s one of the candidates; go vote. Thanks, LegendaryMark. (Louis Wu 13:45:35 UTC)

Elnea has posted Halo Action Figure Theater 91… along with a video parody of the Believe ads. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 13:42:51 UTC)

DiscipleN2k noticed a new Pixelated Pupils – as he points out, they’ve done the same joke RvB did yesterday, but not quite as funny.(Louis Wu 13:40:11 UTC)

I am really, really loving saved films. Check out this vid at MLG’s Gameroom; when I first watched it, I thought the guy must have twitched over and shot the wall right in front of him – but the saved film showed it was no such thing. Amazing. Thanks, corjello.(Louis Wu 13:38:02 UTC)

The most recent episode of Two Sides Wide is Halo-related, and shows how misunderstandings can start – thanks, Ross Mills. (Louis Wu 13:35:11 UTC)

Onebitrocket found a listing for a hardcover version of Halo: Uprising – it’s listed in the US version of Amazon, too. Release date is January 9, 2008, which seems unlikely, since Uprising #4 has been pushed back to February already. Still – if you can’t get your hands on the comic book forms, this might…

A few reviews for you from around the web:Lancaster Online says Halo 3 is a good reason to buy an Xbox 360.Something Awful gave it a 26/50, campaign was a moldy potato to go with the multiplayer steak (thanks, Ross Mills)Talk Xbox did a video review, and gave it an ‘enjoyable’ – the highest category…

David Leggett let us know that Halo 3 Planet is giving away a bunch of goodies for folks who come up with the best maps/custom gametypes in Forge. Go read the giveaway page for full details; you’ve got until mid-November to work. Get going! (Louis Wu 18:55:48 UTC)

Sigafoos let us know that The Riot 68 is up – they’ve got an interview with trigger119 (of GamingTV and MLG), they’ve got information about Gaming4Others, a group that runs tournaments for charity, and they’ve got their standard community news/tourney info. 37 minutes, 15 mb. Go listen! (Louis Wu 18:51:43 UTC)

GameDaily interviewed three of the Rooster Teeth guys about the dialogue they’ve added to Halo 3 – great stuff. Thanks, Joystiq (that article also points out a podcast at Xbox 360 Fanboy with RT’s Geoff Ramsey, who talks about a lot of stuff, including Halo 3).(Louis Wu 18:11:30 UTC)

UGO posted an article looking at a series of upcoming games, and rating them as “Halo 3 Killers”. Top contenders seem to be Call of Duty 4 (threat rating: 75%) and The Orange Box (Valve’s massive 5-game release – threat rating: 90%).(Louis Wu 18:07:19 UTC)

Getty Ritter put together a cute little cutscene in Flash – I wonder if Marty had problems like this? (Warning: language.) Thanks, Empress Cortana.(Louis Wu 18:05:07 UTC)

The New York Times looks at churches around the country that are using Halo as a ‘recruiting’ technique for teenagers (setting up lans, for example) – and how some in the community feel this is inappropriate. An interesting read. (Louis Wu 18:03:10 UTC)

EvanVolm wrote to point out that he’d combined all three Neil Blomkamp Halo shorts into a single piece, which is available on YouTube. I suppose if you haven’t seen them all, this isn’t a bad way to take them in. (Another option is FrAnK SiXeR’s Halo Tribute, which is higher-resolution than the YouTube flick; it…

Alekat pointed out that yesterday’s Red vs Blue comic (no registration needed to view) is a great take on the Bungie/MS situation – go laugh.(Louis Wu 17:52:26 UTC)

Ryan Pearson wrote a piece about how well the Halo 3 matchmaking system works; how it’s still fun for beginners, right from the start. If you’ve been tentative about jumping into Live… read this.(Louis Wu 17:49:47 UTC)

Heh – there’s a blog post from someone who recently joined Animation Mentor, an online animation school – he was amazed to find out that one of his fellow students was none other than CJ Cowan, Halo 3’s Cinematic Director. It’s a fun read – check it out. Thanks, elite89.(Louis Wu 17:41:46 UTC)