Author: halo@bungie.org

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)

gameSniped has a shot of a pretty cool Halo 3 faceplate for a 360 – take a look! Currently at $100, with 4 and a half days to go… hmm. Steep!(Louis Wu 16:26:42 UTC)

Warbow continues in his recently revived production of Calvin and Halo strips – this one’s even topical!(Louis Wu 16:16:24 UTC)

Narcogen’s latest blog entry looks at replayability – and what Halo 3 brings to the party. Interesting read! Go visit Rampancy.net.(Louis Wu 15:57:14 UTC)

Yesterday’s Bungie Podcast makes you wonder if today’s One One Se7en shouldn’t be titled… oh, never mind. I’m not good enough at puns to come up with a word that sounds like ‘Behemoth’ but means ‘unimportant’. Just go read the flippin’ joke.(Louis Wu 14:54:33 UTC)