Author: halo@bungie.org

ClearviewPro points out on the forum that SodaGod has released a trailer for Jungle Trigonometry 4. Gah! He asked if I was sure, and I thought I was sure, but then there was the twitching and stuff and now I’m not so sure that I’m sure…(mnemesis 04:27:24 UTC)

Big Goalie Dan noticed on our forum that Luke McKay has a new image of the MC and Cortana on his Red vs. Blue page. You’ll need to be signed in at RvB to see it. Nice!(mnemesis 04:20:55 UTC)

Mister Froggy writes to let us know that Halo, Articulated #15 is now available online. Here’s hoping Cortana has a bit more new dialogue than that.(mnemesis 04:17:30 UTC)

We previously mentioned the Hollywood Arts First Annual Dream Awards, where they’re honoring Tommy Tallarico (one of the guys behind the Video Games Live concerts) and, more topically, where they’re auctioning off some cool Halo-related stuff. Curtis Edmond sends word that the auctions are live now: the Signed Halo Swag Pack, the Tour of Bungie…

Last week, Eurogamer published an interview with Frankie in which it was revealed that in the current Halo 3 build, you leave footprints in the snow. Stuntmutt adds his own two pence on the subject in today’s One One Se7en. Last news post for a bit (unless other admins step in) – I’m getting on…

Got word from Ducain about a new video archive at High Impact Halo; it was compiled by Madrox, and it shows off the trickstering of Vern Shields (long known on our forum as vshields_ash, now semi-retired from Halo). Looking back over some of these films, I got hit with such a wave of nostalgia… go…

Sigafoos pointed out that The Riot 36 is now up for download. 26 minutes, 11 mb – more Risk stuff, video theft, GamingTV. And other stuff. Get to listening!(Louis Wu 21:24:26 UTC)

Rockslider let us know that there’s another Frontline With Suzie up at his site, Bad Cyborg; this time, she’s interviewing a sentinel. Go read!(Louis Wu 21:15:10 UTC)

Urban Reflex has kicked off a new blog, ‘Ordained Insight’, that he’s created to chronicle his experiences with the Halo 3 beta. Gonna be a little shy of content for a bit… but keep an eye on it.(Louis Wu 18:43:08 UTC)

Heh – over at Halo Base (a German site), forum user Johnson has already printed out the Halo 3 Teaser poster from last night’s Weekly Update – looks great on his wall! Thanks, Legend.(Louis Wu 20:57:09 UTC)

Whoa, cool. Nerrolken posted a note over at The Codex Series website; they’ve decided to release The Heretic in high-res! Go by and grab large versions of Episode 1 – Ep 2 will be out next week! (There’s also news of the Heretic Soundtrack, which will begin shipping shortly after the series is finished.)(Louis Wu…

Red vs Blue Episode 90 has been posted for sponsors; Sis gets naked, Sarge tries to abandon Grif, Caboose tries to pick up Sheila, Tucker gets none. Fun all around! Thanks to Psychophan7 for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 03:26:03 UTC)

Mister Froggy points out Halo, Articulated #14 – a summary of the Library, in 3 panels. Except with fewer grenades.(Louis Wu 03:25:03 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is live over at Bungie.net (and, of course, in our Weekly Update Archive) – info about the upcoming advertising blitz, info (sort of) about the Beta launch date, info about the Halo 3 control scheme, info about Frankie’s AWESOME art abilities. Go read!(Louis Wu 01:07:51 UTC)

Halo Heads hits 50 – nice! And a new character… I like ‘im! Thanks, stickygerbils.(Louis Wu 21:25:14 UTC)

GamingTV has put up an interview with Machine Enema’s SodaGoD – go read how he got into Halo machinima in the first place, and what drives him to make great vids. Thanks, trigger119.(Louis Wu 21:00:51 UTC)

Xboxyde has interviewed Phil Wilson, Producer of Crackdown – go read what he has to say about the inclusion of the Halo 3 Beta. (And a ton of other stuff about Crackdown, of course.) Thanks, Coffin Joe.(Louis Wu 20:49:03 UTC)

So last week Jen Taylor was at Bungie, recording dialogue. (And this week, according to Cybrfrk, who heard an interview with Pete Stacker on his local radio station, Stacker was there, doing the same.) Stuntmutt riffed on some of Frankie’s commentary in today’s One One Se7en… poor Jen.(Louis Wu 16:59:20 UTC)

It’s a little later than we thought it would be, because it turned out to need more approval, at more levels, than anyone had expected – but the Halo 3 Beta FAQ that KP promised a couple of days ago went live early this morning (thanks, goatrope). Go read it to get answers to the…

Over at Rampancy.net, Narcogen has taken a long, hard look at the arguments at the halo2sucks.com website, and what, exactly, made them hate Halo 2 with such a passion. It’s a pretty interesting read. (Personally, I think he missed a critical piece of the puzzle – the fact that Halo multiplayer rewarded individual skill far…