Author: halo@bungie.org

(mastrbiggy 08:12:21 UTC)

Greg O’Connor-Read sent word that Halo: Spartan Assault won best original soundtrack at the Game Audio Network Guild Awards during GDC (tied with Beyond Two Souls). Composer Tom Salta will also be attending the ‘Maestros of Video Games’ panel during Pa…

If you missed the livestream of the 343 Pro team vs the Community Pro Team, it’s up in its entirety on the official Xbox Twitch channel – all 2 hours of it. A recap of the players can be found on Waypoint’s website – and without spoiling anything, let …

Michael and Geoff look at people doing dumb things – we’re back to really early fail types, so if you haven’t watched for a while, it might feel familiar. (The guy who tried to save the hog on Settler was my favorite.) Watch it on AH.com or YouTube – t…

Cody Miller pointed out a new Halo speedrun that beats his last remaining record – The Maw, on Legendary. A tip of the hat from an early runner to a new leader! (It’s a killer run. Watch it.)(Louis Wu 18:02:17 UTC)

Leviathan ran into ONE, the artist behind some of Halo Waypoint’s early motion comics – and was treated so some early sketches of a UNSC Destroyer. Awesome!(Louis Wu 17:56:22 UTC)

SEspider has updated his Project Spark recreation of the Silent Cartographer – it’s pretty impressive! Go look at the latest vid.(Louis Wu 17:53:09 UTC)

What… I… this is hard to explain. The Master Chief faces off against a bunch of Call of Duty guys… in a dance off. (Pretty impressive dancing… but I don’t really understand the premise.) Take a look. Thanks, Dust Storm.(Louis Wu 19:45:04 UTC)

One more round of B.org’s March Madness tournament with CHa0s and friends – not only is this fun to watch from a gameplay standpoint, but anyone who hasn’t played their third round matches yet can use this to get a feel for the maps! Check it out. (Lou…

Dust Storm sent word that there have been quite a number of Podtacular podcasts we’ve neglected to inform you about – here are some of the more prominent ones, with discussion topics: Episode 406: I Love Bees, the possibility of Halo 2 Anniversary E…

DOH! I went to all the effort to localize the latest Halo Bulletin (looks like a pretty major CMS upgrade at 343!), and forgot to post a note about it! Go give it a read – the focus is Jessica ‘bs angel’ Shea, who just moved from Community Manager to ‘…

Bat in the Sun, the guys behind the recent Captain America vs Master Chief vid, have put out a Behind the Scenes vid – take a look to see how this live-action piece came together! (And for folks who were unhappy with the ending… there’s an alternate …

CHa0s continues her filming of the B.org March Madness games she plays in – check out Week 2! (Fewer ‘You killed Louis Wu’s in there this time.)(Louis Wu 18:25:16 UTC)

Leviathan ran into an adorable Kat at Planet Comicon recently… check out the pic!(Louis Wu 18:23:02 UTC)

A thought-provoking article at Ars Technica looks at gender expectations, and discusses ways that games like Halo could help disrupt some of the less healthy ones. Intriguing! Thanks, Arithmomaniac.(Louis Wu 18:09:41 UTC)

Have you tried Proving Ground yet? It’s the latest Halo 4 Matchmaking Playlist, having kicked off yesterday – BR starts, power weapons, and a motion tracker, but no personal ordnance or armor abilities. Go shoot someone! (Louis Wu 22:47:51 UTC)

jay mee noticed a game on the Windows Phone marketplace that places the Master Chief in a race for… sometehing. Looks like fun! (Plus, it’s free.) If you have the right phone, check it out! (Louis Wu 16:50:00 UTC)

Black Six pointed out some Halo-themed Bionicle creations from Shadrahk – I want ’em!(Louis Wu 19:17:53 UTC)

Morpheus noticed a pretty impressive minitage from Hyena – he says it’s his final montage, and he says it’s not as great as it could have been if he hadn’t lost some clips to a hard drive failure, but geez. It’s pretty insane as it stands. 5 minutes of…

Oh, bummer. Evike has cancelled their ‘Chrono Blaster CB-88’ – we mentioned it back in December, but Revenant1988, who ordered one, just got a notice that licensing issues will keep them from actually selling them. Awww…(Louis Wu 17:32:39 UTC)