Author: halo@bungie.org

Nikko B201 let us know that the latest Fails of the Weak was online yesterday from the AH crew – you can watch it at AH.com or on YouTube. The focus this week is on funny names, more than on funny fails.(Louis Wu 13:42:07 UTC)

GunRunner48 let us know that the Oni Section 3 crowd from Halo Waypoint has unlocked yet ANOTHER code, this time related to the Champions Bundle. Once entered (either on Waypoint on XBL, or on the website), you’ll earn 30,000 XP and some new concept ar…

This week’s Halo HORSE is, again, a PIG – it’s Miles vs Martinizer for third place in the office tournament. Miles was busy, so Jack filled in with commentary – go see who won! (As always, you can watch on AH.com or YouTube.)(Louis Wu 21:25:10 UTC)

Last night, the latest Halo Bulletin was posted – it reminds people about the Halo 4 Ricochet Forge Contest, gives you details about the changes to Halo 4 Matchmaking that will go live this coming week, and presents a Halo 4 Global Championship Competi…

We’ve mentioned the Volpin Props Needler before, in passing – but Revenant1988 pointed out a time-lapse video showing it being built. Awesome! A really amazing piece of work. (Louis Wu 21:28:14 UTC)

JoshuaKane visited DragonCon this year, fully kitted out as a Spartan with a really cool energy sword (created by our old friend Sean Bradley, no less) – you can read about it at Adafruit, or watch a short video of the sword, in all its colorful glory….

gamerguy2002 stumbled across some Halo Wars concept art I haven’t seen before – high-res renders of a Spartan. Pretty interesting armor variations! Take a look.(Louis Wu 21:21:11 UTC)

Halo Waypoint has pulled some information on Fireteam Majestic out of the Halo 4 Essential Visual Guide – go learn about the soldiers who play alongside you in Spartan Ops!(Louis Wu 22:48:35 UTC)

The Wall Street Journal has a short interview with Microsoft’s Phil Spencer – it’s mostly about the Xbox One, but Halo (and Microsoft’s grand plan for the franchise) play a role. It’s a pretty interesting read!(Louis Wu 22:46:04 UTC)

Beyond Entertainment is back with another Top 5 Plays of the Week episode, narrated by Clicked and edited by Jazzy. The gameplay is… scary good. Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 18:42:22 UTC)

Over at Rampancy.net, Narcogen and Blackstar took a look at 7 things that found their way into both Halo and Marathon… that Narcogen thinks might have been better in Marathon. Entertaining watch! (And for those who’ve never seen it, that’s really Bla…

Rockslider packaged up a bunch of fun clips from a variety of campaign levels for his latest video – it’s a smorgasbord of Covenant carnage! Go watch.(Louis Wu 21:24:50 UTC)

The Halo 4 Essential Visual Guide is hitting stores this week – but some people got their hands on it a little early. You can read some of the new tidbits over at the Halo Waypoint forums – thanks, zofinda.(Louis Wu 21:24:19 UTC)

ForgeWorldMaps stopped in with word of a video showing off ‘hidden skins’ for certain weapons… they look to be more like color glitches due to Champion Bundle assets, but either way, they’re fun!(Louis Wu 21:23:33 UTC)

Forward Unto Dawn is celebrating Reach’s 3rd birthday with a look back of their own – they’ve kicked off ‘Hindsight: Reach’, a retrospective analysis of the game. The first two chapters, Noble Actual and Winter Contingency, are online already. Thanks, …