Author: halo@bungie.org

Interesting mainstream writeup of Halo in Time magazine this week – it still talks about Halo as though it’s an underground obsession and gamers are still geeks who live in their parents’ basements… but they’re STARTING to see the power of the brand. (Louis Wu 11:36:04 UTC)

Wow. Sometimes it pays to ask. Ironlion got in contact with the artist behind the Halo: Uprising comic series – and now he’s the proud owner of a very cool print. Check it out!(Louis Wu 22:27:16 UTC)

Entertaining read about Halo 3, and the team that made it, in Sydney’s The Age newspaper. It’s harder to get into Bungie Studios than it is to get into the White House! Thanks, Anton P. Nym.(Louis Wu 21:15:02 UTC)

JeSteR 343 reminded us that the second phase of the Halo 3 for 3 Sweepstakes kicks off today. (US-only, sorry world.) I’d forgotten about this until Ender sent a note.(Louis Wu 19:48:52 UTC)

Hugh Hancock has been in the pantheon of machinima gods for as long as there’s BEEN a pantheon. (Wait… IS there a pantheon?) Don’t worry about it – Hugh’s been around since the beginning, and he’s looking out for machinima makers. He just got off a conference call with some Microsoft folks about the recently…

Rockslider continues to refine his megabattle techniques in Halo 1 – this time, he’s figured out how to have 11 marines help you out against 34 Covenant troops – with no slowdown. Go read!(Louis Wu 19:24:58 UTC)

Wolverine Monkey noticed that the second (of 6) Korean Halo 3 promo pieces is now out (thanks to Kotaku for the original heads-up) – it’s truly surreal, but very worth watching. Go look.(Louis Wu 19:23:18 UTC)

Over at GamingTV, you can download Just Play, a Halo 1 montage. Its premise is simple – don’t take yourself too seriously, just play. Great footage, lots of grin moments (I loved the ‘pro timing in 3… 2…’ clip) – it’s just fun. When I saw it was fifteen minutes long, I figured I’d watch…

MsValentine has been cosplaying as Cortana for a few years now – but the latest iteration of her outfit simply ROCKS. She sent along a bunch of pics – you gotta see these. (She’s got a profile over at Red vs Blue, if you want to say hi… but remember, she’s married.)(Louis Wu 12:13:14 UTC)

Sean Mortensen has sent in a new score – this one’s called ‘Master Chief Suite’, and is an homage to the Chief. Sean believes he might sacrifice himself in Halo 3, and has written this to honor this sacrifice. 2.5 mb, MP3 format.(Louis Wu 11:42:16 UTC)

There’s another life-sized Master Chief sculpture for sale on eBay (thanks, Red Breast) – from the writing on the box, I’m pretty sure that it’s the style shown in pictures 2,3,4, and NOT the style shown in picture 1. It’s sealed in a box, though, so I COULD be wrong. (I don’t think so.) Current…

Another hands-on writeup, this time from GamingExcellence, based on what THEY saw in Toronto this week. The writer didn’t get the saved games feature. (Louis Wu 11:02:11 UTC)

Pro-G wrote up a first-look article about Halo 3, based on what they saw at Leipzig last week. Someone should compile a list of these.(Louis Wu 11:00:12 UTC)

IGN has updated their Halo 3 FAQ with new pages devoted to weapons and equipment. Thanks, FuzzyWhisper.(Louis Wu 10:58:25 UTC)

Altfan113 pointed out a new article about the Halo: Uprising comic series at halo3.msn.com – we haven’t posted a full article list, and these aren’t dated, so it’s actually possible it’s not that new, but I don’t remember reading it before. Go see!(Louis Wu 10:54:40 UTC)

Maxim has put up a ‘Greatest Video Game Heroes of All Time’ – seems a bit dodgy to me. (I mean, they include the kid from Bully, but leave out Link?) Regardless, Master Chief is there. Thanks, Devin Olsen.(Louis Wu 22:51:25 UTC)

1Up continues their flood of Halo 3 coverage – today’s entries are up. There’s a preview of Forge, an official announcement of Part 2 of Revisiting Halo (which actually went live yesterday), and then Part 3 of that same blog series, which finishes the recap of the first game. Thanks to failedparachute, who pointed it…

New at the Bungie Store – a 32oz Master Chief cup. Because what would you do if you didn’t have a quart of your favorite beverage in front of you? Thanks, rkwlnvrdy13.(Louis Wu 17:47:37 UTC)

It’s been strongly believed by the community for a few days now – but today it becomes official. Xbox.com has a news item about Halo 3 being relelased to manufacturing. Less than 27 days! Thanks to User, who saw it at The Man Room, and RT, who pointed out the Xbox.com note.(Louis Wu 16:56:40 UTC)

The fifth (and final) RvB Exclusive Retail Video is now up at Gamestop/EBGames – both teams are finishing up their packing and moving, on their way to Halo 3! Poor Grif. Thanks, rkwlnvrdy13.(Louis Wu 16:33:37 UTC)