Author: halo@bungie.org

QuickTactical pointed out a trailer for ‘The Voices’, a machinima series coming out in a few months. It’s… odd.(Louis Wu 11:18:44 UTC)

XiT Woundz is one of the pro squads that did some major rearranging with their roster after the end of last season – they’re back, and rarin’ to go for Charlotte with two new players, and you can see what they’re thinking in a new interview at MLGPro.com. Thanks, Tyger.(Louis Wu 11:14:44 UTC)

Mister Froggy has posted Halo, Articulated #26 – methinks he had some bad experiences in MatchMaking recently.(Louis Wu 11:10:50 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is up way early this week – it’s mostly about the new Halo 2 maps announced today, but there’s also a bit about a comic convention in Seattle this weekend, if you’re nearby. Be very, very happy that Bungie found a way for all Halo 2 players – Xbox and 360…

Alexander ‘Nerrolken’ Winn, the leader of the Edgeworks Entertainment crew, has put together a very nicely laid-out tutorial entitled ‘How To Make Halo Machinima’. Give it a read; there’s lots to learn! (Louis Wu 20:05:36 UTC)

Wow. This one’s pretty interesting. Several sites (Engadget, Techdirt) are quoting a Reuters article about a new program from the Mexican government, an attempt to get guns off the streets; turn in a gun, get tech stuff. High-caliber weapons net you a computer, while handguns get you an Xbox. As Davidgojr (who sent in this…

Last week, Kotaku mentioned a marketing program that involved Halo-branded Mountain Dew. Stuntmutt gets down to what it REALLY means in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:59:51 UTC)

Over at Bungie.net, you’ll find a new Top Story – it’s a look at two new maps soon to be available for download ($4 for the pair). Tombstone and Desolation are remakes of Hang ‘Em High and Derelict, respectively, and there are screenshots in the Halo 2 Gallery. It’ll be really interesting to see if…

trigger119, over at GamingTV, pointed out a new video from the Machine Enema crew – it’s called ‘The Five O’Clock Guru Episode 1’, and it’s… out there. REALLY out there. It’s hilarious – but it’s not what you expect. Pesto might turn out to be the best Halo machinima character since RvB’s Tex. The episode…

In early April, Guitar Hero II will be released for the Xbox 360, and speculation has it that the Halo theme will be available for play (possibly as an unlockable). Someone didn’t want to wait – over at GameTrailers, you can see a custom version of the song done on the PS2 version of the…

Over at Rampancy.net, Narcogen has finished up his comparison of Gears of War and Halo 2 (apparently, it’s my fault he’s stopping at three segments) – this one looks at story and music. While earlier versions had Narcogen pointing out things that Gears might have done better than Halo, this one is pretty negative about…

3Suns pointed out a raft of new content over at MLGPro.com – there’s player match commentary from Foulacy, an interview with Legendz, and an interview with FBI Icon (a lesser-known team, but one with high hopes). Go read, go watch! (Louis Wu 14:42:29 UTC)

Over at ThePanicAttacks, NoFXRaven has written up an article on Midship strategies – give it a read if you have trouble figuring out how far Carbine is from Top Pink. Thanks, Jobyn.(Louis Wu 14:23:52 UTC)

Rockslider has written up an article about checkpoint delaying – ways to manipulate WHEN Halo gives you a checkpoint, rather than allowing the game to dictate how this happens. (As with all of his work so far, this information is relevant to Halo, not Halo 2.) Take a look!(Louis Wu 14:19:21 UTC)

BitMaP stopped by with a new, Halo-related episode of Strouperman – here’s hoping the prediction at the end is not true!(Louis Wu 13:33:22 UTC)

Is it becoming a trend? Seven new pieces in the Fan Fiction section again this week. Go read.(Louis Wu 13:28:22 UTC)

Sluty bk stopped by to point out a video he’d posted on YouTube; forum reaction was quite positive. (I’m not sure I ‘got’ it.) See for yourself!(Louis Wu 13:04:02 UTC)

Wow, cool. Bungie’s posted a new Letters to the Webmaster! (Last batch went up in January 2006 – been a while.) I’d say the Webmaster’s been drinking – but that would be uselessly obvious information. Thanks, Brodingo.(Louis Wu 22:35:39 UTC)

Over at GameSetWatch, you’ll find a short review of a new Halo book called ‘The Halo Effect’ – it was posted last week, but I’ve held off mentioning it because I wanted to post my OWN review. (The book includes significant amounts of work from two of the three Halo Story Page editors – Finn…

Over at GamingTV, you’ll find an interview with machinima creator MMaster, conducted by GTV moderator Soupa. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:55:23 UTC)