Author: halo@bungie.org

Rockslider has updated his Spotlight with Suzie series – the latest installment has Suzie talking to some shield clowns. Wait… shield clowns? Go read.(Louis Wu 18:38:34 UTC)

Kooberz is building a stop-motion movie based in Zanzibar – check out the trailer at Gametrailers. This should be fun!(Louis Wu 18:27:56 UTC)

Took us a little longer than we’d hoped, but the finalists for the HBO Zune Giveaway are now online for your downloading pleasure – including original names and creators. If you heard or saw something you wanted to see again – here’s your chance!(Louis…

trigger119 has put together ‘This Place is a Prison’, a music video set to the song by The Postal Service. Downloadable in WMP9 or QuickTime formats (the QT is a bit larger, but the quality is WAY better) – interesting visuals. Give it a look!(Louis W…

Dracothius is selling a large collection of Halo action figures on eBay right now; there are 4 days left on the auction, so if you’re looking for a 29-figure lot… check this out!(Louis Wu 15:31:03 UTC)

Hot Topic has new Halo goodies for you – a new propaganda shirt (thanks, ODSTAdrianFii, for the pic, since it’s not on their site yet), and new pins – a UNSCDF pin and a Spartan Helmet pin (thanks, DHalo). These last two are also available as stickers…

The Dallas Morning News has a tongue-in-cheek editorial about video game pros; while it pokes fun at the whole idea, there’s a grain of truth running through the article. However much the mother in question would like to ridicule the kids who are maki…

Dan Baker created a really slick display for his Halo action figures – it’s an (almost) scale model of the Pillar of Autumn, all set up for battle! Take a look.(Louis Wu 01:39:54 UTC)

Wow, nice. Hit the beaches in s7yle, with your new Master Chief beach towel. The only downside? The $35 pricetag. Thanks, x1zero.(Louis Wu 19:12:13 UTC)

IGN talked to Frank O’Connor about what Bungie got back from the Halo 3 Beta; it’s a decent read. Thanks, boesman.(Louis Wu 12:09:16 UTC)

Heh – a fun take on an overdone concept. Thanks, Major.Dump.(Louis Wu 12:05:06 UTC)

Thunder has posted a new Halo Wars Update – there’s not a lot of new info there, but there IS a promise of more to come in a week or two. Thanks to Mike Smith for letting us know.(Louis Wu 12:03:50 UTC)

The iPhone was available to the public yesterday – Mister Froggy took a look at the economics of the phenomenon in Halo, Articulated #51.(Louis Wu 11:54:00 UTC)

Sane Intolerant pointed out another pair of Halo Toy Box strips (1 | 2) – humor seems to be going downhill.(Louis Wu 11:51:02 UTC)

Frankie’s written up the latest Bungie Weekly Update, and it’s a combination of tantalizing tidbits and facets of frustration. TELL US MORE, you’ll scream. OMG IS IT SEPTEMBER YET? you’ll demand. And WOWZERS YOU HAVE A 71 TERABYTE DRIVE CAN I HAVE IT?…

BOLL’s third guest One One Se7en goes up today… all I can say is, give it a few seconds to sink in.(Louis Wu 12:00:17 UTC)

We’ll be posting the full collection of Zune Giveaway finalists in the not-too-distant future… but Jamie98s has released a high-res version of his ‘Multiverse’ vid over at GamingTV – check it out!(Louis Wu 11:55:38 UTC)

Just a small batch of Fan Fiction this week – only 6 pieces. Get ’em read!(Louis Wu 11:53:16 UTC)

Zerowind117 took a lot of inspiration from Halo this past year in his Practical Design class – check out this forum post for some of his projects!(Louis Wu 11:36:16 UTC)

The most recent ‘Humpday’ Challenge at Bungie was played against a pair of guys who work on the TrueSkill ranking system – it was sort of a pickup match, and Bungie won it handily. (I think they like this “we can only play Humpday matches against inte…