Author: halo@bungie.org

Stuntmutt pointed out an interview with Brian Jarrard and Frank O’Connor at Toyfare – not a ton of new info, but apparently, the current issue of the mag has several pages of pictures of toys, including a Hammer-weilding Master Chief HaloClix figure. Go look for it!(Louis Wu 16:54:20 UTC)

Veegie sent us a pretty interesting pamphlet this week; he received it in the course of his job at Target, and while it doesn’t hold any company secrets, I found it really interesting, in terms of how a large retail outlet approaches a marketing campaign like Halo 3’s. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:39:02 UTC)

IGN has posted an article, with several streaming vids, about a demonstration at the Tokyo Game Show this week. Jay Weinland and Jonty Barnes walked the IGN folks through some campaign coop stuff, as seen through saved films – there are definitely some minor spoilers in here, so if you’re looking for a pristine campaign…

Wow, lots of stuff slipping through the cracks. I took a look at this Reuters article yesterday, and passed over it because it seemed to be yet another “Halo is making a lot of money” piece. Xbox 360 Fanboy read it a little more carefully, and noticed, buried in the second-to-last paragraph, a short list…

Warbow’s thinking about what would happen if real life acquired some of Halo 3’s enhancements… check out the newest Calvin and Halo.(Louis Wu 13:29:29 UTC)

Yesterday, GryphonOsiris sent us a link to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle. I took a quick look at it, saw that it was about 49rs quarterback Alex Smith, and sent him a link to this article (Alex Smith and Shawne Merriman playing Halo 3 in Bungie’s studios) – I figured the Chronicle was…

Piggyback has put up an article explaining their Halo 3 Strategy Guide – it sounds like it’s going to be a pretty impressive piece of work! They do their best not to spoil you… in a strategy guide. That’s a first.(Louis Wu 12:15:53 UTC)

PROPH37 pointed out that you can now download a wallpaper created from yesterday’s Ctrl+Alt+Del (Spartan vs Spartan). Nice!(Louis Wu 11:54:48 UTC)

For folks who read Elnea’s Halo Action Figure Theater, but might be a little confused about the plot (because, you know, her mind is a little warped)… she’s put together an ‘Extras’ page which contains plot synopses for both series, as well as character bios. I’m STILL confused, but now it’s more about how she…

Hmm… this is the sort of thing I’m not sure if I should be mentioning. Someone has created a reasonably high-quality film of a walkthrough, in Forge, of the multiplayer level Bungie announced yesterday, Construct. There are no spoilers in the film – it’s just a guy running around the map, no voiceover at all…

nash–housewares noticed an interview with Mike Zak, Halo 3’s environment art lead, over at Digital Journal. It’s a great look at the process of map development, with some cool tidbits about other things (skulls, for example) tossed in. No spoilers. (Louis Wu 10:26:45 UTC)

Joerhyno wrote with some news about an auction a friend has set up. It’s a custom figure – he started with a mini figure that was enlarged with Hydrospan, then cast in resin and cut up to fit on a Microman body, and painted. A lot of work! Current bid is $50, with a week…

Pixelated Pupils is now back online, and their first comic deals with the Halo 3 Beta/Crackdown situation. Nice poem! Thanks, Angelic Lionheart.(Louis Wu 10:02:23 UTC)

We got word from Haloplayer that Lost Cause Episode 15 is now online (in a bunch of downloadable and streaming flavors) at Injured Knee Productions – and this is probably the last Halo 2 episode they’ll make. It’s called ‘Achingly Familiar’, and the Elites have finally found our squad. Uh oh… (Louis Wu 09:57:49 UTC)

Creativity Online has an interview with Scott Duchon and Mike Harris, of the McCann Group, the folks behind the Believe material. It’s a pretty interesting read – see what went into these videos!(Louis Wu 02:19:09 UTC)

The newest big thing from Bungie? Tyson Green talks to Gamespot about a multiplayer level we havent seen yet – Construct, an industrial multilevel map. Looks gorgeous! Thanks to Flamechu for the first heads-up.(Louis Wu 02:03:49 UTC)

Haven’t had enough Forge yet? The third part of Bungie’s Halo 3 How-To on the tool is now up – go read Advanced Forge Editing for the lowdown on special objects. Thanks to all who wrote – Alekat was first.(Louis Wu 22:15:20 UTC)

NOKYARD wrote to let us know that two High Speed Halo/High Impact Halo regulars, djDAP and Riptor, will be headed to Los Angeles next Monday to speedrun Halo 1, Legendary Co-op… on live TV. They’ll be part of G4TV’s pre-launch extravaganza. An HIH forum thread about this already up and running. Congrats, guys!(Louis Wu 22:13:21…

DHalo points out a post on NeoGAF’s forum from Luke Smith, in which he outlines all the new Halo 3 content coming to Bungie.net in the next few days. (The link brings you to the single post; you will see nothing but Luke’s note if you follow it, there are no chances for spoilers unless…

MffnMn finds himself with a ticket to the London Launch Party – but cannot go. There were apparently 150 pairs of tickets given away – this is a full pair. (It says “non-transferable”, but he hasn’t sent his name in yet, so it shouldn’t be a problem.) If you’re interested, adn you’re over 18 and…