Author: halo@bungie.org

The Bungie Weekly Update is now available at Bungie.net – a nice look at the Halo 3 fusion core, some critical information about Halo 2 Matchmaking (be sure you read this before next week!), and some tidbits we’ve come to expect about the Halo 3 dev process. Go read! (As usual, it’s also available in…

The title of today’s One One Se7en tells me that not only is Stuntmutt willing to recycle old jokes, but that he’s unsure enough about your quickness, as readers, that he feels the need to EXPLAIN the joke to you. If I were you, I’d feel offended. Maybe even boycott the strip. That’ll teach ‘im.…

In what seems to be becoming a pattern, there are 7 new entries in the Fan Fiction section this week. Go read ’em!(Louis Wu 13:30:51 UTC)

This Spartan Life has posted Module 5 of Episode 4 – Body Count. This time around, it’s a debate between Ann Coulter, queen of neocons, and Tom Anderson, founder of MySpace, over the validity (and usefulness) of the Patriot Act. (The actual topic description is ‘Homeland Security Vs. Civil Liberties’.) We try to stay out…

Archie Gates, the guy behind the Needler songs, has kicked off a new project; he’s writing songs about games, and the first one out of the box is called ‘Achievement Unlocked’. It’s not really Halo-related, but most Halo players will be able to relate – it’s pretty darned funny! It’s available for free, streaming off…

Bungie’s latest Halo Humpday didn’t go so well for them on the virtual battlefield… but they made up for it in the writeup. (This picture is priceless. Priceless, I tell you.) They played Certain Affinity, and they played on new Certain Affinity-built maps, and they got OWNED. Such is life. (And death. Quite a lot…

Omegga stopped by to point out iMega, a new tool he’s developed for HaloPC dedicated servers. Gives you a lot of the control you get with the HaloCE dedicated server.(Louis Wu 05:09:47 UTC)

Gamerscore Blog has a story about an exclusive sneak peek at a Halo 2 Vista trailer; sign up for Microsoft’s Games for Windows newsletter, get on the 24 hour sneak preview list for the trailer. (You’ll get an email when the trailer is available – no word on when that will be. I didn’t even…

Eric Nylund will be a guest on tonight’s ‘On the Spot’, a ‘live interactive weekly show featuring the latest in gaming’ put on by Gamespot. Episode airs less than an hour from when this is being posted – go listen to him discuss Ghosts of Onyx! Thanks, LaSelva Factor.(Louis Wu 22:05:46 UTC)

Andz pointed out an article he’s written for Amped eSports – it can help you pick some of the best pro content to watch, now that MLG has made their VoD service free. (Louis Wu 22:00:47 UTC)

PsychoRaven noticed a new Hired Gun blog – it’s a look at the ‘Tray and Play’ feature of Halo 2 Vista; the ability to play during install. HBO’s take? It’s an interesting feature – and really cool for getting you RIGHT INTO THE GAME as soon as you take the disc out of the box…

If you’ve held off buying Ghosts of Onyx because of the form factor (and the $12.95 cover price), TOR has just released the (standard-sized) mass-market paperback. Price differential, at least at Amazon, is miniscule at this point (the original trade paperback is $9.71, while the new mass-market version is $7.99) – but it’ll fit better…

Music4Games has a really interesting interview with Marty O’Donnell – it’s a postmortem of the Halo 3 announcement trailer music recording session. Lots of pictures, lots of great tidbits. Go read!(Louis Wu 15:25:27 UTC)

Mid7night continues his Halo-to-X-Plane portage (we’ve already commented on his Longsword (1|2), the Pillar of Autumn, a Covenant Assault Carrier (1|2), and a Phantom) – his newest craft is a Pelican. Check it out! (Videos, too.)(Louis Wu 10:30:17 UTC)

Oh, my goodness. ODSTAdrianFii stopped by our forum last night to announce that 1) she and LazarusCayde have gotten engaged, 2) the engagement is due in large part to their mutual love of Halo (she said we helped! I’m tearing up!), and 3) they’re going to try and make it a Halo wedding. I demand…

James Falcon sent us a few pictures of the armor he’s building – we’ve added it to his rifle page. First up – boots and gloves! Next in line – shin guards. Stay tuned!(Louis Wu 09:58:38 UTC)

Lyca let us know that the Halo 3 Data Archive has finished a pretty monumental task; they’ve categorized and documented all released info about Halo 3 to date. Every tidbit is attributed to its source – if you ever need to figure out whether what your buddy is telling you is actually released info, or…

MLGPro.com has a story about a ridiculously long (and large) montage from one of its pro gamers – Legolas has released ‘My Side of the Story’, a 24 minutes, 373 mb vid. It’s not ALL gameplay – there are movie clips, commentary screens, and other tidbits interspersed – but it does seem a bit… excessive.…

Laird sent this along yesterday, but I forgot to post it; he found an interesting piece of Halo machinima on YouTube. It’s called ‘Shadows of the Ancients: Episode 1- Two Arrivals’, and it was created by SpartanJedi360. Nice effects, decent storyline – give it a watch!(Louis Wu 19:21:59 UTC)

Nathan Gibson, of Games in Action, let us know about a new contest they’re running – come up with a fun NPC one-liner for Halo 3, win stuff. (This contest is just for fun; the lines will NOT actually be used in Halo 3. But you can still win stuff.) More details in the contest…