Author: halo@bungie.org

Todd McFarlane tweeted that today is the last day to enter to win the Master Chief resin statue. All you have to do to enter is follow and retweet his tweet – I know of one old and wise individual who won’t be able to enter.(mastrbiggy 19:47:28 UTC)

Chappified has been refining his speed runs of ODST levels – go see! (Louis Wu 19:15:30 UTC)

We got email from Layne Thomas that the 83rd (!!) episode of Marlin the Elite has been released – Lemon Man and Marlin are looking to beat the Black Friday crowds. Will they make it? You’ll have to watch.(Louis Wu 19:11:54 UTC)

Somehow, I completely missed the Halo Bulletin this week – it’s a shame, because it would have given you info about today’s Black Friday sale, about the upcoming playlist updates, and more. Go give it a read now! (You can, as always, read it in our Hal…

Rockslider set up four Grunts against a pretty much infinite swarm of Flood… then sat back and watched the fireworks. Check the details in his forum post, then go watch the vid.(Louis Wu 22:14:45 UTC)

Moorpheusl9 noticed that the Halo 4 Champions Bundle is on sale today – half price ($4.99), today only. If you haven’t grabbed this, now’s the time!(Louis Wu 22:08:31 UTC)

Black Six let us know that Acme Archives is holding a Black Friday sale – that runs all the way through Monday. 25% all their prints, including their Halo offerings! Awesome stuff. (Louis Wu 21:58:49 UTC)

Robowski let us know about the latest news from the Post Game Carnage Report crew – they’ve always held a pre-show gaming session, but now they’re recording them, and sharing the results with their audience. Swing by to see a Halo 3 Throwback FFA, wher…

Dust Storm sent word that in celebration of their 400th episode, Podtacular is holding a giveaway – swing by their site for full details! Create a tribute to a Halo community, maybe get cool swag in return! (Louis Wu 21:51:54 UTC)

Fraidy-Cat created a simple (but well-done) stop-motion animation using Mega-Bloks and the Gary Jules’ version of Mad World. I liked it! Go watch. (And if you’re in the US, enjoy your turkey day!)(Louis Wu 19:49:20 UTC)

DeathMcGunz is back with a song celebrating the love he’s got for Machinima – go listen!(Louis Wu 21:26:27 UTC)

gamecheat13 let us know about a video made by JJIJR – it shows off some civilian vehicles inserted into Halo Reach’s Forge World. (You can’t do this stuff without a modded Xbox – but it’s still pretty cool to look at!)(Louis Wu 21:23:38 UTC)

Kotaku has a story about the planning that went into the software offerings for the Xbox One launch – and Halo, as you might expect, played a sizeable part. Go give it a read! Thanks, serpx.(Louis Wu 19:48:53 UTC)

Urban Reflex has created a film he calls ‘An Introduction to the Halo Universe’ – it’s a quick (6-minute) overview of the backstory to the game fiction. Nice work!(Louis Wu 22:27:17 UTC)

Cha0s is back with word of a trailer for an upcoming Race season – looks like fun! Go watch. (Louis Wu 23:19:47 UTC)

2good4u2 stopped in with a bunch of random clips from Halo 3, Halo 4, and (mostly) Halo Reach – funny moments, wtf moments, shaking-my-head moments. Entertaining! (Louis Wu 23:18:05 UTC)

Chappified put together a few fun tidbits from Halo 1 – launches, a cool popcorn floodie, and so on. Go look – it’s cute and it’s short! (Louis Wu 23:16:40 UTC)

The Halo Mole Team has released information about their fourth contestant, Lollygagger1. Go see what his strengths (and weaknesses) are – and place your bets! (Louis Wu 22:37:26 UTC)