Author: halo@bungie.org

Um, I was asked by Grim to handle the next news post. But instead, I just want to encourage eveyone to hug more. That is all!(Molten Slowa 14:50:12 UTC)

In an unprecedented move, Jessica Shea (bs angel) of 343 Industries has been moved from her post as Community Manager and will instead serve as Lead Designer on Halo 5. Some of the already-rumored feature changes include Spartans’ canonical height bein…

The folks over at Gears of Halo have stumbled upon some incredible news: apparently Jason Jones has left Bungie. Details are scarce at the moment, with various reasons being cited but not confirmed. Either way, we wish him luck as he chases a different…

Well it looks like it’s official; Sarah Palmer will serve as Cortana’s replacement in Halo 5. This will include roles both as combat companion and awkward love-interest. In an interesting twist, we’re hearing rumors that Halo 5 will never see Chief wit…

I’s like to introduce you to the next revolution in the Halo Custom Game experience. Raise a hand for The People’s Republic of Customs, where you don’t don’t just vote for the map and gametype, you vote for change. I’d also like to draw your attention …

ZaneZevin let know know about the latest feat achieved by the crack them at Section 3: the decoding of another set of Silentium glyphs, which not only grants you 50,000 xp for Halo 4(!), but even better, unlocks the full “Rebirth” Terminal on Halo Wayp…

The Lionheart let us know about a tweet from David Ellis he ran across regarding a recent scientific journal article about the “Top animals scientists want to bring back from extinction.” On their list? Halo’s favorite flightless bird, the Moa. An inte…

The Lionheart let us know about a tweet from David Ellis he ran across regarding a recent scientific journal article about the “Top animals scientists want to bring back from extinction.” On their list? Halo’s favorite flightless bird, the Moa. An inte…

We mentioned recently SEspider’s excellent Grunt-themed Halo parody t-shirt design up for voting on Threadless. SEspider stopped in today to remind us that there are only two days left to vote! If you haven’t already, follow the link in the post and to…

MacGyver10 brought to our attention an article by Joystiq regarding “What went wrong with the Prometheans”, citing some of 343i’s own laments at the recent GDC talk. Certainly an interesting read, go and check it out for yourself!(GrimBrother One 23:19…

MacGyver10 brought to our attention an article by Joystiq regarding “What went wrong with the Prometheans”, citing some of 343i’s own laments at the recent GDC talk. Certainly an interesting read, go and check it out for yourself!(GrimBrother One 23:19…

Isaac Hannaford posted another batch of artwork he created at ECCC – there’s even some Halo 4 art in there! Amazing as always. Thanks, Black Six.(Louis Wu 20:58:20 UTC)

The Halo Fix is working on their Top 5 series again – and they need your clips. Stop by this post to read the details! (Louis Wu 20:56:32 UTC)

Beyond Entertainment’s aPK has a review of Forge Island – it doesn’t cost anything, so you can just try it out yourself… but if you like to see what others think before downloading (even when downloading doesn’t cost anything), this is a nice summary…

MacGyver10 wanted to point out that Big Lots (a closeout chain) has a pretty large collection of Halo remote controlled vehicles – now might be the time to grab something at a great price!(Louis Wu 20:46:48 UTC)

TDSpiral showed us a fantastic piece of fan-art he found at CGHub – that mantis looks AWESOME. (Louis Wu 20:45:09 UTC)

Crudeoyle stopped by with an unusual (and generous!) offer: buy something from one of his current eBay (UK) auctions, mention that you saw this on HBO, and he’ll knock 15% off the final price. Wow! (Some cool Halo stuff, too – posters, Legendary goodie…

There’s a new Top 10 video from Anoj – it’s called ‘Unusual Kills’, and it has some fun kills. Go watch! Thanks, Jordan Bell.(Louis Wu 20:39:38 UTC)

t00lbox stopped by to let us know that he has found a way to access a large, foggy, open room hidden in the bowels of Requiem in Halo 4. Check out his video on YouTube to see how to do it for yourself. That man is an explorer, I tell you!(GrimBrother O…