Author: halo@bungie.org

Nomi found some really cool paper recently, and to celebrate, she decided to make a Hunter (it doesn’t use any of this new, rare paper). Right after she finished it, ManKitten showed her a new piece of artwork he’d created (it’ll be in the next Misc Art update), so she decided she needed to make…

Veegie and HawaiianPig have teamed up again – their latest piece of artwork is a scene that could be out of the level Halo. A poignant look at the human side of the Master Chief. It was announced by HP in a forum post, and you can also find it on Veegie’s gallery page here.…

Laird stopped by with some shots of a custom fighter for his upcoming Halo Unyielding Part 2 – a single seater that can operate in space or in an atmosphere. Check it out!(Louis Wu 17:15:24 UTC)

Spartan Erik pointed out a Flash game at Newgrounds – Halo Snake v2. Nice update on a 30 year old game!(Louis Wu 17:01:57 UTC)

DocOctavius announced a new map he’s finished for Halo CE – Hydrolysis. Water-based (as you might guess from the name) – looks pretty! Check it out.(Louis Wu 16:10:09 UTC)

Kiaffex stopped by to point out that Podtacular 106 has been released; they focus on Halo 3 this time around. 1:19 long, 74 mb. Go listen!(Louis Wu 15:27:42 UTC)

Mister Froggy let us know that Halo, Articulated #24 is now available – you gotta wonder if morality can be governed by the same rules as friendly AI…(Louis Wu 14:00:53 UTC)

Rooster Teeth has posted Episode 92 with Director’s Commentary for sponsors – swing by to see how they did some of the trickier shots in that episode! Good stuff. (Heh – how long until some of this pops up in a dozen Halo machinima pieces?)(Louis Wu 02:00:52 UTC)

Bungie Weekly Update is up (Trindacut, in IRC, beat Frankie, on the forum, by at least a minute) – lots and lots of fun stuff, including physics to make your eyes glaze. (I kid – I have an undergraduate degree in physics. But YOU probably don’t – so maybe I don’t kid.) Water Lovin’, even…

Brand-new Hired Gun blog post over at IGN – interesting discussion about bringing Halo 2 to Windows Live. Give it a read! Thanks, PsychoRaven.(Louis Wu 23:51:50 UTC)

Bungie.net has fixed the Windows Live ID login problem – read about it here (and yes, you probably can – w00t!). Thanks, JeBr0nie.(Louis Wu 23:47:44 UTC)

Wow. The marketing blitz has begun. Kotaku has a story about Master Chief-branded Mountain Dew. (They’re calling it ‘Halo 3 Game Fuel’. I suppose that’s better than ‘Cyborg Sweat’, which is the vibe I get from ‘Spartan Dew’…) Thanks, Neo-genesis.(Louis Wu 23:45:22 UTC)

New content up over at MLGPro.com – player commentary from Tsquared, and an interview with Str8 Rippin (and their new hot Tsquared/Foulacy/Legit/Naded lineup). Thanks, Tyger.(Louis Wu 23:42:37 UTC)

Jason Borne has created a couple of fantastic pieces of Halo artwork – you can see them in our Miscellaneous Art section. Yesterday, he sent along a piece (513×792, 92kb) he did for his brother-in-law’s birthday – the title comes from his gamertag. Great stuff! (This will be in the next Misc Art update, whenever…

LazarusCayde stopped by to show off a new Master Chief tattoo – check it out!(Louis Wu 17:13:46 UTC)

In preparation for tonight’s Weekly Update, Stuntmutt takes a shot at Frankie in today’s One One Se7en. (Or maybe it’s just at one of the environment artists… I can’t tell.) Whatta title!(Louis Wu 13:20:20 UTC)

Nomi has continued her Paper Spartan-making madness (This… is… PAPER!) – she’s got new Spartans for mejp44, Blackstar, and TheDonWan… along with a paper Jackal, a dual-wielding Elite, and some cool mini-weapons. Check ’em all out!(Louis Wu 12:54:39 UTC)

Edgeworks Entertainment has released Episode 4 of The Heretic – we’re back to the Spartan side of the story, and things are heating up. An orbital MAC platform is invaded, and the Spartans are needed to save the day. Available, as usual, in hi-res QuickTime and WMP9 from their site, this one will remind you…

Over at Bungie.net, there’s a new Top Story – a look at the making of the Halo 3 Legendary Edition packaging. I know what you’re thinking – ‘wtf, a story about PACKAGING?’ Go read it – it’s pretty interesting. According to Jeff Sanborn, one of the Microsoft guys responsible for the production, they’ll be making…

Not bad – if you live in Canada, you might wanna check this out – trade in 4 games, get Halo 3 for free when it’s released! (And for an extra $10, you get the Limited Edition.) Remember that in Canada, the ERP of the Standard and Limited Editions are $70 and $80, respectively -…