My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Author: halo@bungie.org

  • E3 2007 Halo 3 Trailer

    As expected, Bungie is making a splash at E3 2007 – one of the videos they’re releasing will give you a fantastic two-minute taste of Halo 3 campaign… without really giving anything away about the story. (If you’re adamant about NO spoilers, do NOT d…

  • Good Things Coming

    As you may or may not have known, E3 kicks off this evening, with a gigantic press conference from Microsoft happening at 8:30 Pacific time (that’s 4:30 am for you folks in the UK). It’ll be streamed live on Xbox.com, as well as via G4TV (both on TV an…

  • GT’s Top Ten E3 Offerings

    Gametrailers.com has put up a GT Countdown – a video detailing their picks for the Top Ten Most Anticipated Games of E3 2007, which kicks off this evening. Halo 3 comes in at number 7 – because, according to GT, there’s “a feeling of sameness surround…

  • Wait – what’s wrong with a used handgun?

    Tied the Leader, absent these past three weeks, is back with a new update – a couple of new articles for your reading pleasure. ‘Geekery Unyielding’ discusses XerxdeeJ’s MASSIVE role in the recent ‘Halo Unyielding’ machinima (what the heck does ‘beari…

  • Leather Stuff – now viewable

    eddie m noticed that Enmon Accessories, a company that makes leather products (we mentioned them in May) has put up an info page with pictures of the Halo 3 products they’ll be making – shots of wallets, bags, patches, and the like. Some of it looks g…

  • Hello, Needler (Redux)

    BitMaP stopped by to point out that a DeviantARTist colored an older black-and-white comic he did this spring – the end result is quite nice.(Louis Wu 11:05:05 UTC)

  • Stuff to see at SDCC

    If you’re going to be in San Diego for the Comic Convention later this month, you’re certainly going to want to swing by the WizKids’ booth – they’ll be giving away an exclusive Halo 3 figure that holds the distinction of being the largest miniature W…

  • HoC 2v2 Tournament

    HeisTeR let us know about a Halo 2 2v2 Tournament, sponsored by Halownage. (You have to be logged in to see the thread.) Entry is free, cash prizes (to be determined) will be available.(Louis Wu 10:37:34 UTC)

  • The Glass is Half Full

    The Master Chief looks on the bright side in the most recent episode of Halo, Articulated (#55).(Louis Wu 10:34:38 UTC)

  • Top o’ the Charts

    Wow. Gamermetrics is predicting that Halo 3 is going to be the top-selling game in 2007 – even though it comes out when 75% of the year is gone. That’s some serious selling power…(Louis Wu 10:27:39 UTC)

  • Halo Unyielding Part 2

    Late in the evening on Saturday night (still before midnight on North America’s west coast, and therefore still Bungie Day), Laird and crew released Halo: Unyielding Part 2. An impressive piece of work blending Halo machinima, beautiful CGI, and lots …

  • Girls Suk.

    bs angel has played a lot of Halo matches on Xbox Live. And she’s heard a lot of comments in that time. Unfortunately… many of them are the same. Loved the sandwich comeback. (And extra points for the Mom joke.)(Louis Wu 17:18:42 UTC)

  • No Change There, Then.

    Stuntmutt’s back from his break as new daddy, but today’s One One Se7en shows that he might just have a little left to learn…(Louis Wu 16:02:31 UTC)

  • tastybread’s outfit – finished

    A couple of days ago, tastybread updated the Half-Life Fallout thread about his cardboard armor with some finalized pictures (including his MA5, held on his back Halo 3-style, by magnets); we’ve added the last two shots (and his commentary) to the mirr…

  • Lego Elite

    Fragclone found a very cool Lego Elite on Brickshelf, created by Lego-Wigello. I wish this shot were less blurry!(Louis Wu 15:04:10 UTC)

  • Lost Cause Teaser

    Haloplayer stopped by to point out a teaser for Lost: Halostyle Season 2; it’s called Lost Cause, and it looks to continue the fine work the crew did in Season 1. There are multiple versions (and sources) listed in his forum post – go grab one!(Louis …

  • Kurt’s Theme – in MP3

    Last week, Sean Mortensen released a MIDI file of a new piece he’d created to honor Ghosts of Onyx. Today, we received an MP3 version of the work – it sounds a bit different, according to Sean. 5.3 mb – give it a listen!(Louis Wu 14:58:50 UTC)

  • The Riot 55

    Sigafoos let us know that The Riot 55 is up – 38 minutes and 15 mb of community news, audio from an international gathering, and an announcement of their 2007 Community Awards forum (still plenty of time to nominate people). Go listen!(Louis Wu 21:00:…

  • Containment.

    One last Guest One One Se7en strip before Stuntmutt comes back tomorrow – this one’s from c0ld vengeance (again), and brought a smile to my face.(Louis Wu 11:49:34 UTC)

  • Platformers.net Contest

    FyreWulff pointed out a series of tournaments at Platformers.net – Halo 2 is one of the games that will be played, and there’s schwag on the line. Go read his post for more details!(Louis Wu 11:47:29 UTC)