Author: halo@bungie.org

A couple of weeks ago, we pointed out a trailer for Church, a Halo CE map that looked pretty impressive. It’s been released – swing by HaloMaps.org to download it. (While you’re there, take some time and look around; over 100 maps and almost 70 modifi…

Big Goalie Dan let us know about Podtacular 125 – guest-hosted by DoodiRock, from 2old2play, this one contains lots of Halo 3 discussion. 51 mb – go download. (While you’re there, check out the latest Pod TV – they’re showing off the Assassin’s Skull,…

Fragclone noticed a couple of Lego custom minifigures on eBay right now – an ODST Helljumper and Sgt. Johnson in his dress whites. They’re pretty cool, though they DO seem to be pretty expensive for minifigures.(Louis Wu 20:00:35 UTC)

J&R Music World got a chance to ask Frankie a few questions about Halo 3 – most of them have been asked elsewhere, but it’s a nice mix and contains a few tidbits that I don’t rememer seeing before.(Louis Wu 19:14:12 UTC)

Warbow assures us that this pace will NOT keep up too much longer, but you can still enjoy Calvin and Halo while he remains inspired.(Louis Wu 19:08:52 UTC)

If you live in the UK, and you’re sad that you’ve never gotten a chance to see the Video Games Live show, be sad no more. They’ll be at the London Games Festival on October 22, performing with the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall. (Th…

Not bad – if you need an Xbox Live subscription, you can’t do a lot better than Buy.com’s deal right now – 13 month Gold subscription, on a Halo 3 card, for $39, shipped. Thanks to Gaming Dealz for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 18:29:18 UTC)

Stuntmutt felt that there was a problem with the recently noticed Mountain Dew Game Fuel Ad. (If you haven’t seen the ad, we mentioned it a couple of days ago.) But Stuntmutt isn’t one to complain without suggestions – he had his own idea of how the ad…

failedparachute noticed a new Halo 3 Sling Bag at EBGames. $50, but you’ll probably want a better look than the dinky screenshot available before you spend your dough.(Louis Wu 14:42:48 UTC)

Time Glitch pointed out Stay Young, from Flem Productions – available in downloadable and streaming formats from the forum post; I’m not sure i understand what was happening in the film, but the effects were pretty cool.(Louis Wu 14:36:56 UTC)

Simply Greg stopped by to point out Energy Episode 7 – the final installment of Fantasy Cubed’s machinima series. Just under 13 minutes, 100 mb. Go watch!(Louis Wu 14:34:27 UTC)

There’s a pretty interesting interview with Lars Bakken, done by the IGN AU team last week but published yesterday. Mostly multiplayer stuff, with a few random questions tossed in. Thanks, PsychoRaven.(Louis Wu 14:02:40 UTC)

Black Six points out that you can get Halo PC for $7.90 and Halo 2 for Vista for $19.90, through tomorrow at 6 am Eastern, at GoGamer.com.(Louis Wu 13:20:36 UTC)

Sigafoos sent in word yesterday about The Riot 61, but it got overlooked in the airport news search. Go download it now! 24 minutes, 10 mb. (They’ve got two new Sean Mortensen compositions, along with the standard community talk, tournament discussion…

Gamespot has posted a new retrospective video – clips from the three Halo games, interspersed with interviews of Gamespot personnel about the games. Nitro288 pointed to a new portal Gamespot’s set up for Halo 3 as a download location, but for some rea…

PC Authority (an Australian PC mag) got a chance to play Halo 3 at the Sydney event last week, as well. They seemed to enjoy it. (The claim in the last line – that a PC version is coming, at an undisclosed date – is speculation, as far as I can tell; …

Huge shakeups in Chicago – Final Boss beat Str8 Rippin in the Championship Match, leaving FBI the Agency in third place, and Carbon all the way down in fourth. Thanks to DrazenX, who was first on our forum with the news.(Louis Wu 23:17:31 UTC)

A long layover in the Detroit airport means time for Halo updates. Some tidbits from our forum… looks like Microsoft has released a free 360 theme based on Mountain Dew Gamer Fuel (along with Gamerpics) – thanks, Darknesshasfallen and KP. Yes, I thi…

The next 36 hours will be spent either traveling or sleeping (or, if I’m lucky, both simultaneously). No Halo news from me! See you all on Monday.(Louis Wu 04:51:39 UTC)

Daijitsu is working on a Hunter cosplay costume. Awesome start!(Louis Wu 04:48:49 UTC)