Author: halo@bungie.org

A whole mess of Bungie.Net updates, here on the big day. First, a how-to for Halo networking. Anything and everything you might want to know to fine-tune your network for Halo 3 (thanks, Schedonnardus). Next, Bungie Pro. Luke and Roger give you the low-down on this upgrade to the existing file-share solution for Halo 3…

Today’s Crtl+Alt+Del is all about what YOU want to do with the annoying people in game shops. Thanks, Alekat.(Louis Wu 08:46:33 UTC)

MthdDirector did an interview with Sketch and Frankie; go read what he’s found!(Louis Wu 08:43:32 UTC)

GamingBits.com point out that Halo 3 Achievements are locked util Launch Day.(Louis Wu 08:41:40 UTC)

dtweaponx has built yet another Halo 3 stats section – can you use it?(Louis Wu 08:40:04 UTC)

Nick Smith has put together a script that will work with Elite models now, and Spartan models soon – it can build them from B.net pieces(Louis Wu 08:37:51 UTC)

Samir Patel found a really impressive-looking 360 case mod at Maxconsole.net.(Louis Wu 08:34:50 UTC)

oriol zertuche let us know that Grunts R Us has posted a Halo 3 Emblem Gnerator.(Louis Wu 08:31:28 UTC)

Remember the Gentle Giant mini-bust we mentioned a while ago? Brian Curry noticed that ToyWiz.com has it available for pre-order, with a nice pic to check out.(mnemesis 05:39:31 UTC)

MangTru7h found a cool Forerunner Wordpress theme available for download. Check out the sample pic here. Schweet!(mnemesis 05:34:01 UTC)

Ibeechu and DHalo have been extra hard at work, crunching to bring you Perceiving the Dimensions of IRIS: Episode 6. They now think there will be an episode 7, but it won’t be out for a while. In the meantime, check out their latest!(mnemesis 05:33:02 UTC)

The Halo 3-themed NASCAR entry in the Dover 400 didn’t fare so well, apparently. It only completed 287 of the 400 laps, and to add insult to injury, the Nintendo Wii car came in 2nd place. Ouch! Thanks to Manny Valdez for the note.(mnemesis 05:20:49 UTC)

Elnea confirms that she is, indeed, a crazy person, with a reminder that she isn’t taking time off of Halo Action Figures Theater this week, so those who can’t play yet will have something to do. She’s a giver. A crazy giver, but a giver nonetheless. She also sends along this one-shot in sympathy with…

Sane Intolerant did a little Halo 3 promo, and a behind-the-scenes comic on the promo itself. Gah! Bansh… (mnemesis 05:09:37 UTC)

We got your reviews, right here: Kotaku loved the AI, didn’t so much love the cutscenes. He gives it an 87.5 percent in a further piece. Ars Technica gives the single-player aspect of the game a 7 out of 10. Digital Journal likes it a lot. PC World has a few thoughts on both single-…

Eventually, HBO will publish a full review of Halo 3 – but that’s still a little way off, because life has been pretty insane. We do, however, have a full, in-depth review of the extra discs that come with the premium editions of the game; if you want to see what you’d be getting if…

Zeouterlimits has sent us a tidy summary of other reviews around the net, here they are: Eurogamer gives it a 10/10. GamerNode gets all deep n shiz with its 9.5/10. GameSpy provides us with our third IGN-owned review, giving it a 5/5. Gamedaily is offline due to traffic but gave Halo 3 its lowest review…

Alright, the embargo is up and what was considered an onslaught of news in the past week will appear a steady trickle. Gametrailers has their video review, giving it a 9.8/10. Team Xbox has also posted their review, giving it a 9.7/10. Thanks to Zeouterlimits for both of those. Gamespot has also posted their review…

The Bungie Store has been updated today with a few new items. Firstly, there’s a Marathon: Durandal tee to celebrate the launch of the XBLA title. Secondly there’s a Halo mousepad using the image from the cover of EGM’s preview last year. Lastly there’s a set of engravable Halo 3 dogtags, with the chief on…

Venerable HBO news hound Anton P. Nym noticed an