Author: halo@bungie.org

Phan7om noticed that Certain Affinity’s website is hosting very high resolution versions of the two new screenshots – 3480×2106 pixels apiece, to be exact. Nice!(Louis Wu 19:45:03 UTC)

Red vs Episode 93 has now been posted for sponsors. (As always, it’ll be up for the general public in a few days.) This won’t make a lot of sense if you’ve never watched the Out of Mind series they posted on Marketplace last year; all 5 episodes are available in their video archive, if…

NeuroKoNeza had been working on a remake of Hang ‘Em High for Halo2Vista – he was shooting for a Colossus-type environment. You can see a couple of shots of his work in progress over on the Gearbox forums – looks like he’s not sure whether to continue work, or simply let the Bungie version step…

A high school student in Michigan spent 9 months organizing a Halo tournament to be held on school grounds. He did everything right; he talked to school officials, he organized parents and teachers to act as chaperones, he advertised both in school and out. All was copacetic – until 4 days before the event, His…

Teen Ink has reviewed the Halo 2 Original Soundtrack, Volume 1. At least, it LOOKS like a new review… (Louis Wu 11:29:47 UTC)

Last weekend, we posted a link to an article at Unconfirmed Sources – it was clearly parody, but at the time I thought it was a one-off. I was wrong. They’ve got a followup.(Louis Wu 11:25:58 UTC)

GotFrag posted an article looking at the changes in the MLG rules and gametypes, and how those might affect the standings in the upcoming season. Go read!(Louis Wu 11:23:02 UTC)

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)