Author: halo@bungie.org

Two new articles on MSN.com this morning – a listing of the top 5 games that should be movies (thanks, Mariachi), which includes Halo, of course (would we be mentioning it if it didn’t?), and a beta writeup (thanks, JeSteR 343) that suggests that sinc…

MLGPro.com has a new Player Commentary vid – Strongside looks at a couple of games from Charlotte – really interesting discussion. Check it out! Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 15:54:08 UTC)

Whee doggies. Jack Thompson, the self-aggrandizing lawyer bent on shutting down the violent video game industry (or at least making a decent profit off suing it) has fired his next shot across the bow of the SS Microsoft. According to GameAlmighty.com …

Nice… if you read the description of the new Halo 3 Zune at Gamestop, you’ll see it comes preloaded with “collection of music, videos and artwork” – and the artwork is described as “Over 120 different images, including game concept art, storyboards,…

Two new tantalizing tidbits on the Marvel Comics website – a short summary of the second episode of Halo: Uprising (the 4-part series coming this summer), and a description of an episode of ‘Marvel Spotlight’ that focuses on the Halo universe. Thanks, …

Gamepro.com has put up a short vid they call a ‘Weapons Showcase’ – it’s designed to show you some of the Halo 3 Beta guns in action. I suppose if you haven’t looked at any of the OTHER beta footage that’s been released… thanks, demus.(Louis Wu 12:2…

We got word from NecroDragonX, who works at a Circuit City in Pennsylvania, that his store received a recall notice for Halo 2 Vista:Halo 2 for the PC has been recalled due to manufacturer issues with the discs, please pull all product from the shelve…

This Spartan Life has posted Module 6 of Episode 4 – the Epilogue (plus end credits). 3 minutes long, a wrapup of the Mr. Poopy Doo situation. (If you don’t understand – go watch.)(Louis Wu 21:40:36 UTC)

Paul Maestri has updated Halo Heads – Episode 58 continues the Star Wars crossover… with a twist. Of the arm. To the face.(Louis Wu 20:08:23 UTC)

Tomorrow, Bungie’s running some special error-checking stuff for a 3-hour window – they’re not LOOKING for you to crash your Xbox in that timeframe, but if it DOES crash, they want you to let the data upload that follows finish. Read more details (wel…

Jamie98s has released Episode 5 of his machinima project ‘Halo 2: The Series’ – The Oracle follows the Arbiter’s fight through an infested lab and beyond, on his quest for the Heretic. I think Jamie98s has done a great job with the overall atmosphere o…

Over at Rampancy.net, Narcogen has written up an article that looks at the weapon spawning mechanism of Halo and Halo 2, and discusses the differences between ‘fair’ and ‘fun’. Great read!(Louis Wu 19:30:58 UTC)

Rampancy.net found another couple of Beta articles. (I like the headline.) They’ve also got their OWN ‘quick report’.(Louis Wu 15:51:13 UTC)

Tied the Leader has new content (thanks, XerxdeeJ) – there’s an article from last week, lamenting the end of the Friends & Family ‘exclusive’ period (don’t hate deeJ too much, folks, he just misses the cameraderie), there’s a ‘Map Feedback’ articl…

Rock Opera Jr let us know that his blog, Angry Robot, has quite a bit of Halo 3 content. He’s right, there are a bunch of articles and a podcast. Go check ’em out!(Louis Wu 15:01:38 UTC)

An article at Seeking Alpha suggests that Halo 3 will not make a huge difference in Microsoft’s standings in the console wars, because 1) it’s an M-rated game (meaning it won’t appeal to everyone), and 2) the 360 installed base is only 10 million unit…

MLG has posted the final team rosters for the Meadowlands event, coming up in early June. Those top teams are still doing some rearranging… thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 14:42:22 UTC)

Podtacular Episode 114 is up – 1:15, 63 mb. Guest this week is Talli, from the Cayote Gavegirls (and Gamerchix). Go listen! Thanks, Big Goalie Dan.(Louis Wu 13:44:30 UTC)

Wayward Spleen™ has been working at reproducing the Halo 3 medals in high-res – you can find a few in this post, and a few more here. Nice work!(Louis Wu 13:33:48 UTC)

D. Scott Brown wrote up an interesting article about tuning lightmaps to improve gameplay. Examples from Halo 3, Halo 2, and Gears of War are included. If you’re not interested in the stuff behind the magic of what you see onscreen, this won’t be for y…