Author: halo@bungie.org

Kal stopped in with a link to Beyond Entertainment, who’ve confirmed that the Master Chief Collection will support LAN gaming. (You still need an internet connection – but it doesn’t have to be very big at all.) Yay!(Louis Wu 22:21:00 UTC)

Well, Okay, maybe not YOURS – I don’t even know if you voted. But a bunch of people did, over the course of the past week, and one map came out on top. Go check out which one! (Louis Wu 22:18:05 UTC)

The latest Weekly Halo Bulletin is filled with info about Halo goings-on at Gamescom, starting next Tuesday. Go read the full schedule – there’s a lot of good stuff! (The Bulletin also has some Race-related eye candy, for you screenshot fanatics.) You …

Kermit stopped in last night to mention that Halo 2 makes an appearance in the recently released movie ‘Boyhood’ – a nice nod to a cultural touchstone!(Louis Wu 17:14:32 UTC)

Well, GameVGame has polled you on each individual Halo title, and they’ve combined the top 3 vote-getters in each in a final shoot-out! Go pick your favorite map – from ANY title!(Louis Wu 22:49:17 UTC)

Xbox UK has tweeted pics of a Limited Edition Master Chief Collection – I’m not sure what a Grunt Funeral Digital Skull is, but I’m intrigued! Thanks, Kal. (Louis Wu 18:35:20 UTC)

Rooster Teeth released a new PSA yesterday – looks like the canyon dudes are as good at finding dates as they are at fighting. Hrm. (Louis Wu 18:28:47 UTC)

SEspider put up another segment of his ‘Speed Art’ video, in which he’s drawing Cortana. Take a look!(Louis Wu 18:21:15 UTC)

Mator came by to let us know that his Ultimate Stunting Tutorial website now has 400 stunts online – go check it out!(Louis Wu 18:18:15 UTC)

And the polls go on – today’s query involves Halo 4’s multiplayer. What’s your favorite field of battle? GameVGame wants to know!(Louis Wu 18:16:09 UTC)

A few days ago, RVideo sent us a link for Puba’s latest (and maybe last) Halo 3 montage – it’s called Threshold, gameplay is by Dkahre and Dutchy, and editing is off the charts. (It’s not long at all, so don’t let that bother you.) Pretty amazing shoot…

David Carpenter built a Didact cosplay outfit – and it’s amazing. Swing by Make to see photos and a video. My jaw’s STILL on the floor. (Louis Wu 18:40:56 UTC)

Lluís SD let us know that there are some Halo fans in Spain that are unhappy with the lack of Castilian Spanish localization for Halo 2 Anniversary (Halo 2 was supposed to have it, but was released with ‘neutral spanish’ – focused more on Latin …

Interesting – Microsoft is selling a Master-Chief-branded mouse… that’s not for gaming. Dat marketing!(Louis Wu 18:34:28 UTC)

Heh – Alan Tudyk discussed a classic Halo moment at a Fan Q&A during NerdHQ 2014 – he couldn’t remember (during the telling of the story) when it took place, but longtime readers of the Bungie Weekly Update will remember Urk’s telling of the same s…

GameVGame’s poll series continues – today the question is, what’s your favorite Reach multiplayer map? Go vote!(Louis Wu 18:23:18 UTC)

ViralSyris needs some extra money, so he’s selling his collection of Halo stuff. Highlights include a Halo 3 Gamestop employee-only metal wristband – never seen one of these before! It was just a 3-day auction, and it’s already been going for a day… …

I did it again. Rooster Teeth released Episode 12 of Red vs. Blue last Monday… but I completely forgot to mention it. This is bad, because Episode 12 helps a lot in understanding how Project Freelancer ties together with the current storylines. (It a…

GamesBeat has decided to take a 10-year look back at memorable games from 2004. In a not-so-surprising twist, Halo 2 makes their list.(Louis Wu 22:54:03 UTC)

Postmortem stopped in to announce Writing Round 2 of his Visualizing the Halo Universe project – this one focuses on Doarmir, a small animal native to Sangheilios. Fun! Go see what you can come up with.(Louis Wu 22:52:02 UTC)