Author: halo@bungie.org

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…

Monstermaker13 has been hard at work on a Hunter costume, built from wood and cardboard; so far, he’s got the legs, a shield, and a Fuel Rod Cannon. The torso comes next – but in the meantime, check out the work he’s done so far!(Louis Wu 15:39:19 UTC)

Stuntmutt is a man of few words. Sometimes not even words… just letters. LOL at today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 15:12:49 UTC)

Jamie98s let us know about his latest music video – this one’s set to the Killers’ “Why do I keep counting?” Great filming, as usual; awesome shots, cool effects, and (something a lot of Halo music vids seem to forget to do) action that’s actually synched to both the music and the lyrics. Check it…

Nabsuh is learning Lightwave; what better way to check his skillz than by rendering a Halo space scene? Check out this animation short – A Covenant Assault Carrier chases a Halcyon-class Cruiser. Vids are about 2.2 mb each.(Louis Wu 15:01:31 UTC)

Kiaffex let us know that Podtacular 107 was released yesterday – Customs and Callins, with Paul Maestri, of Halo Heads, guest-hosting. 1:14 long, 68.4 mb. Go listen!(Louis Wu 12:58:07 UTC)

Devrous has posted another weekly update of FS2H, his Freespace 2 Halo mod. There’s a big Q&A about the project, plus a whole passel of screenshots. Take a look!(Louis Wu 12:46:26 UTC)

GameSpy has an interview with Jeremy Statz, of Hired Gun (the guys putting together Halo 2 Vista), looking at Uplift, one of the two new maps coming to H2V. (The other is called District.) There are 6 screenshots, as well; you can get a good sense for the strategies that will be needed on this…

Gamepro’s got a short interview with Frank O’Connor – there’s almost no real info there; Frankie’s a master at talking without giving away ANYTHING – but I’m sure a few of his answers will be picked apart and gnawed on while we wait for more substantial fare…(Louis Wu 12:18:00 UTC)

ManKitten posted a link (sort of) to a bunch of pictures of a really cool coffee table he modified; to make it easier for YOU to see, we put up local copies. Check it out!(Louis Wu 05:52:40 UTC)

Over at Bungie.net, you’ll find an interesting interview with Max Hoberman, head of Certain Affinity (the company that built the two new Halo 2 maps being released later this month) – there’s a lot of discussion about the maps themselves (and the changes that needed to be made to make them fun again), and there’s…

MLG’s posted prize money for the 2007 Pro Circuit; there’s more than a million bucks on the line for participants! They’re also boosting the number of teams eligible for travel stipend cash; pretty cool! Thanks, Tyger.(Louis Wu 21:49:08 UTC)

Machinima.com is running a contest called ‘GameBox 1.0 Machinimaker Award’ – three entries (out of 10) will get a nice NVIDIA card. Machine Enema’s Pie Chapter 2 (which, for the record, we loved) is in the running – go vote! Thanks, Adam Kovic.(Louis Wu 20:27:01 UTC)

Kiaffex dropped in to point out Podtacular’s ‘Pod TV Episode 9: Superjumps and Glitching’; I’m not sure it makes a lot of sense to actually DEMONSTRATE how to do something that Bungie’s identified as cheating… but as long as you’re not doing it in MatchMaking, I guess we’re fine. Available in iPod-compatible .mp4 and YouTube…

XerxdeeJ stopped by a bit after midnight – the standard Tuesday Tied the Leader update was a bit earlier than usual. Along with the now-regular 22 Questions interview (Robert Summa, the Executive Editor of Destructoid – terse, but telling), you’ll also find a TTL Salute to the Ghostbuster (I can just hear this being read…