Author: halo@bungie.org

Halopen has chosen this weekend to release Threshold Part 2, a new machinima. They’re very excited about it – so much so that they really want me to post a description of the movie that they wrote. We don’t usually do this, but I’ll make an exception this time: A lone general known as Hypnos,…

DHalo was the first to point out the new Bungie Online section of Bungie.net – on the one hand, it might make you sad, because there are currently 1,325 Halo 3 players online, and the kill counts for the UNSC Campaign are already absurdly high… but on the other hand, most of us will be…

The Orlando Sentinel has an article on the PMS Clan, as they prepare for MLG Orlando. (The headline for this news post came from the PMS team captain, before I get accused of anything.)(Louis Wu 12:08:50 UTC)

The formatting is awful, but a new article in the Vancouver Sun has some new quotes from Bungie and Microsoft folks. (Louis Wu 12:06:13 UTC)

Ouch. Destructoid, among other sites, are reporting that folks on the NeoGAF forum are having major troubles with the Limited Edition of Halo 3; the clip that holds the discs in place inside the box is too small, and the discs are moving around… which leads to scratching. (I’m really surprised by this, because scratching…

XBOX 360 Wire has an article on how to have the best Halo 2 lan party/sendoff. If you’re planning on getting some friends together this weekend for a big Halo 2 bash, in preparation for Halo 3… you might wanna read this.(Louis Wu 11:10:35 UTC)

The UK’s Daily Telegraph is giving away a pair of tickets to the IMAX gala on launch night in London; if you’re interested in winning, check this page.(Louis Wu 11:09:46 UTC)

Yahoo Games has another ‘looking back’ movie; this one is called ‘Halo So Far’, and is a retrospective of the plots of Halo and Halo 2, using the same voiceover guy that was used for the Weapons overviews. If you’ve forgotten stuff, go watch.(Louis Wu 11:09:12 UTC)

Grable pointed out a new hoody for sale at the Bungie Store – it’s called the ‘Weapon Bolt Full Zip Hoody’, and contains a weapons montage on the front, and a lightning burst on the back. Interesting! (Louis Wu 11:07:01 UTC)

Heh – interesting. MthdDirector points us to a blog post which looks back at J. Allard’s GDC 2005 keynote speech… and compares what he said then (and what developers then weren’t all thrilled to hear) with what’s happening now, especially with Halo 3. J. Allard – ahead of his time?(Louis Wu 11:04:39 UTC)

Lots and lots of people noticed the new Believe trailer, titled ‘Enemy Weapon’, which was released last night. You can find a high-res version of it at halo.msn.com (thanks, The Cancers) – Silverlight is required. If you want to pass on Silverlight, it’s also available at Yahoo Games (thanks, mhuber33) and YouTube (thanks, S043). Haven’t…

And now for something quite different – YouTube user wronginc hacked up the footage from the Halo Wars trailer and put his own music to it. Hard rock – but it fits nicely. Take a look! (Louis Wu 10:52:14 UTC)

RVideo pointed out another fanmade suit for sale on eBay – starting price is $2000, with four and a half days left to go. (Louis Wu 10:49:27 UTC)

Over at Rampancy.net, Narcogen uncovered a few interviews we missed – that man is busy sometimes. Dean Takahashi talks to Harold Ryan and Brian Jarrard about what went wrong in Halo 2 – and how those things were fixed in Halo 3. It’s amazingly uplifting.Next Generation talked to Jay Weinland and Jonty Barnes about how…

The Daily Telegraph has a general-interest article that includes a ton of interesting tidbits about the Halo crew. A fun read.(Louis Wu 03:10:11 UTC)

P_40E found a… strange video at Kotaku. (Louis Wu 02:20:46 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is online – and it’s a pretty nice look at what Bungie.net is gonna be giving you, come next week. You can’t imagine the wealth of information. Knowledge… so much… so fast. It’s glorious! Go read. (And if you’re blocked from Bungie.net, as some of you tell us you are, it’s…

Microsoft has put up an interactive Halo 3 manual – it requires Silverlight (yeah, they’re really pushing that technology, aren’t they?), but it’s worth installing… this is a nice piece of work. (It’s not the WHOLE Halo 3 manual – but it’s a nice subset.) spec_ops_grunt was first with this, though he was far from…

Wow. Jack Thompson is back in court – this time, he’s trying to have Halo 3 declared a ‘public nuisance’ so as to block its release in Florida. Yeah, good luck with that, Jack. Thanks to Ben Ritter for today’s dose of surrealism.(Louis Wu 00:36:30 UTC)

Stargate fans (and McGuyver fans, for that matter) will wish they were in Dublin next week – Richard Dean Anderson will be on hand at the Halo 3 Launch event there. (Louis Wu 00:33:04 UTC)