Author: halo@bungie.org

Jamie98s has put up a lot of machinima over the years. We’ve got a new one for you – it’s a monster. It’s called “kill.switch”, and it reproduces the plotline (and gets all of its audio from) the Namco Bandai game of the same name. It works very well i…

nubpwner91 wrote to point out a teaser for >H (or Posthuman, if you’d prefer). It’s short (a minute long), and pretty small (just over 5 mb in WMP9 or QuickTime formats). Give it a look – it’s promising!(Louis Wu 22:09:23 UTC)

The fourth episode of Red vs Blue’s Halo 3 preparedness series is now available for viewing at Gamestop.com. Church helps the Red team pick some prime real estate. Did you know that High Ground is in a great school district? Thanks, PrideofWV and Acti…

Fragclone found another cool set of Legos at Brickshelf – including a Spartan III (from Ghosts of Onyx). (Louis Wu 20:25:40 UTC)

A blog at MMOABC has listed what the author considers to be the five best single-player improvements shown by Halo 3. You might find… erm, one or two inconsistencies in the text. Thanks, Pedro the Penguin.(Louis Wu 15:51:05 UTC)

Igni Atroque noticed another item for sale at the Bungie Store – a lined Workwear Jacket, just in time for fall. Not inexpensive – but not schlock; if you need a new jacket, this might be your baby.(Louis Wu 15:46:09 UTC)

This week’s Tied the Leader update covers a single article – but it’s a doozy. XerxdeeJ has calculated what Halo costs him – and what he’s gotten for that cost. He’s calculated a price-per-game, or a price-per-hour, if you’d rather. I fear that my own…

IGN has kicked off a huge Halo 3 FAQ – General Info is up today, with more content coming each weekday for the next couple of weeks (they’re skipping WEdnesday the 29th, for some reason). Nice summary of available info.(Louis Wu 13:18:32 UTC)

There’s another Q&A with Frankie, this time at CNET.au – he really discourages you from playing on Normal. (This also contains the ‘not a twinkle in Bungie’s eye’ quote that CVG used last week to speculate about Halo 3 PC.)(Louis Wu 13:00:23 UTC)

Over at Wired.com, there’s an amazing collection of new content – the cover article from the most recent issue is online, along with a whole bunch of extras. A few new unwatermarked screens are there (we’ve seen these in magazines, but not yet in digi…

Over at the Unfiction forum, an article that was originally posted on an internal Microsoft webpage has been put up (with permission) – it makes it clear that the Iris ARG came to an official end last week, and it also explains a few of the odder aspe…

trigger119 wrote up his impressions of his first MLG tournament – an interesting read for folks who haven’t been yet. Comments can go on his forum thread.(Louis Wu 12:33:39 UTC)

I’m not sure I’d look very good in it – but there are definitely some Halo fans that could pull it off. Check out the new Cortana Tank Top in the Bungie Store. Thanks, aklay47.(Louis Wu 22:08:33 UTC)

Wow. This is… odd. A Halo 3 Ferris Wheel at the Leipzig Games Convention? Each car is closed, it looks like – what goes on inside? Thanks, Zeouterlimits.(Louis Wu 21:52:57 UTC)

if you live near Seattle, you might want to look into the Halo 3 IMAX Preview event – it’s tomorrow night, at the Seattle Pacific Science Center, and seats are first-come, first-served, RSVP only. Go read!(Louis Wu 21:42:20 UTC)

Adam Kovic let us know that Machinima.com is running another contest – this one requires that you put together a machinima version of the official “Invasion” movie trailer using supplied audio and graphics, mixed with your own game footage. As of right…

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)