Author: halo@bungie.org

So last night, it was reported that the IWHBYD skull was ‘found’, after ‘countless hours’. (Never mind that the game’s been out for well under a week.) In Halo 2, this was the toughest skull to crack; in fact, because there’s probably an element of randomness in the triggering, nobody’s EVER figured out a consistent…

Heh – Sane Intolerant found an unused skull in Halo 3. (Louis Wu 13:44:55 UTC)

Geek.com reviewed Halo 3 – they believe that if someone remade Halo with Live functionality, this game would be instantly overshadowed. (Louis Wu 13:36:30 UTC)

Well, yesterday was Friday, so it was time for another Bungie Weekly Update – Luke used it as a way to address a number of issues that have come up over the past few days, from achievement glitches to tempest-in-a-teapot scandals. Worth a read – either at B.net, or in our Weekly Update Archive. (Louis…

Jared Rea pointed out some Warhol-like Halo art, done by the same person who created a set of Mister Chief cupcakes a few months ago. If you want to make your own, she’s even supplied the stencil. Coolness!(Louis Wu 13:08:29 UTC)

A bucketful of Halo 3 content made its way onto Xbox Live Marketplace today. First, Morpheus pointed out a Campaign demonstration video, which can be found in the Game Videos category (check new arrivals). Weighing in at 224 megs, Jonty Barnes and Jay Weinland demonstrate one of the large battles from the game. Next, the…

Whoa. So you know we post MLG news when we find it (or when it’s sent to us)… but did you know we were looking to make your lives a little better, tournament-wise? MLG Las Vegas kicks off on October 12 – and if you’re not a pro (or even if you are), participating can…

So it’s been a little while since I looked – some of the other participants in the Community Lock-In have now posted writeups. (Mine, if you missed it, was mentioned on Wednesday.) In alphabetical order: Aeropause | Gamertag Radio | Grunts R Us | Podtacular | XBL10kClub I’m sure more are coming. (Louis Wu 21:26:43…

Heh – cool. Noticed at Xbox 360 Fanboy that someone’s discovered what happens on Isolation after you’ve been playing for a while. (Ferrex hinted that there was a change a little while back… now we know what he meant.) (Louis Wu 21:26:03 UTC)

Stuntmutt (fast becoming PostWhore) pointed out that all the blacked-out boxes on halo3.com (in the Characters and Vehicles & Weapons pages) are now filled out. Not surprising – but finished.(Louis Wu 21:05:44 UTC)

Poor Stuntmutt – Halo 3’s been out for 2 days in the UK, and he ALREADY don’t get no respect. Check today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 17:34:29 UTC)

Penny Arcade looks at the lengths people go to nail down achievements – thanks to many, but Stuntmutt was first.(Louis Wu 17:23:56 UTC)

A couple more reviews popped up – Gamestyle gave Halo 3 a 10/10 (thanks, Garry Webber), and TotalVideoGames says it’s only worth 8/10. Update: Stuntmutt (triple post!) noticed a review at Game Revolution (A-). (Louis Wu 17:21:04 UTC)

Online Journalism Review has posted an interview with our own Louis Wu, talking about online communities in general and HBO in particular. It offers a peek behind the curtain at some of the hows whys of HBO. Thanks to the author, Noah Barron, for letting us know it was up. (GhaleonEB 15:03:38 UTC)

Yesterday, we described what you need to do in order to lower your weapon in Halo 3. We got a note from Burnie, over at Red vs Blue, with some followup info; a similar combo (swapping only DPad-Down for DPad-Up) will give you camera global coordinates and look vectors; this info should help you reproduce…

Last Friday’s Bungie Weekly Update contained a section called ‘Sketch’s Build-Your-Own-Halo-Comic’ – it showed off a series of screenshots, with some basic Photoshop filters applied, and suggested that they could easily be turned into a comic. Apparently, V10L3N7 JAY and friends did exactly that – Section 3 is a comic composed of screenshots taken in…

Only three new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week – could it be that everyone’s playing a new game or something? (See if you can figure out who ‘Angel at the Tomb’ is – here’s a hint, he’s been around for a while.)(Louis Wu 13:26:21 UTC)

TM22 edited a Halo 2 tribute video – 15 minutes long, 170 mb, WMP9 format. You can grab a copy (or watch it streaming) over at Halo3Forum.com… tons of trick moves and grenade bounces – some really nice clips. Thanks, Z. (Louis Wu 12:53:27 UTC)

Wow. Joseph Ryan pointed us to this one-of-a-kind hand-sculpted Halo statue on eBay; polymer clay, almost 12 inches to the top of the sniper rifle. 10% of the sale price goes to the American Breast Cancer Foundation. Opening bid is $200, you’ve got just under a week. (Louis Wu 10:47:51 UTC)

The Emory Wheel reviewed Halo 3 – they found parts repetitive, and some gameplay gripes, but in general liked it a lot. (Louis Wu 10:43:54 UTC)