Author: halo@bungie.org

Fails of the Weak 170 is a combination of frustrating and great – there are some awesome clips in there (stuff not seen before), but the Rob Zombie discussion that sits over the top of most of it makes it hard to appreciate. Ah, well. Watch on AH.com o…

Layne Thomas let us know about another episode of Marlin the Elite – this is episode 85! If you aren’t keeping up, you’ve got a LOT to catch up with.(Louis Wu 14:54:31 UTC)

RvB fan Elnea has decorated her tree with Halo action figures – because she can. And it’s awesome! Take a look.(Louis Wu 23:12:54 UTC)

Sliding Ghost has been putting together speedruns from various Halo titles – you can see his whole playlist on YouTube. Step it up!(Louis Wu 20:05:04 UTC)

kreativekill is back with a Halo 1 Banshee Launch Funtage… he’s exploring what you can do with that Spirit flip he pointed out last week. Nice bouncing!(Louis Wu 20:02:05 UTC)

Swing by Halo Waypoint for a reminder of the Forge Fundamentals series, created by the folks at Halo Evolved. It will not only help you build better maps with Forge – it’ll help you understand what makes good maps good!(Louis Wu 19:58:29 UTC)

Yesterday’s Halo Bulletin, the final Bulletin of 2013, went live on time – and it’s a fun read. Frankie agreed to an AMA-styled Q&A… and he does mean ANYTHING. There are also some pretty nice Holiday-themed screenshots. Go read it! (You can, as u…

ZoxinTV is back – it’s been a little while, but he’s back on the horse! Swing by Chariots of Halo for a short animation that is worth your time. (Louis Wu 19:01:41 UTC)

Robowski sent word of Post Game Carnage Report 190 – the crew is joined by Eagleman (see Operation Eagleman if you don’t know who he is) for some adventurous tales. They also had the chance to interview the Vigilantes Clan, a group that’s just starting…

I came home to a pretty sweet (geddit?) box yesterday – click on the strip below to see larger pics. These were whipped up by Bellevue’s Cookies in Bloom, and I gotta say… they’re yummy. Two thumbs up to 343!(Louis Wu 18:56:01 UTC)

CARDO 8 ATL pointed out today’s episode of Sifting Reality, a webcomic with a Christian worldview. Halo makes an appearance (leading to its mention here), but the gist of the comic can be applied to any aggressively competitive endeavor. Update: CARDO…

Over at the A.V. Club, there’s a new article looking at the characters in Halo: Reach (both the ones you play with and the one you play AS). It’s an intriguing look at how Reach’s campaign differed from the Halo titles that came before, and the titles …

Bizargh stopped by with information about the soundtracks for a number of motion comics published by Halo Waypoint – his post contains a link to the original material on Soundcloud, plus a few repackagings he’s done himself. Go take a look – these have…

DrummDragon let us know about a live-action comedy sketch focusing on a bad morning for the Master Chief. Man, if he could just take off his helmet…(Louis Wu 19:25:01 UTC)

Remember Ed Fries’ Atari-fied Halo? (We mentioned it about three and a half years ago. You can still play the Flash version in that link!) Apparently, it’s been immortalized in the Smithsonian American Art Musem – one of two games, in total. Very cool!…

Arithmomaniac pointed out an article at Variety that talks about upcoming television-style content on the Xbox platform – and Stephen Spielberg’s Halo project is apparently still in the works! Nice. (Louis Wu 23:28:51 UTC)

GabotronES has provided a modded gametype that recreates Reach’s Stockpile in the Halo 4 engine – Beyond Entertainment has all the details (and a download link). Remember – playing with modded gametypes can put you in violation of your XBL terms of ser…

Heh – you ever seen a barrel wanna be a bird? uberfoop has.(Louis Wu 21:08:28 UTC)