Author: halo@bungie.org

GrifballHub has launched a Kickstarter to fund a Grifball booth at RTX – and their initial goal of $1600 was met in 2 days! They’ve got some great stretch goals set up – swing by to see ’em, and help ’em get there!(Louis Wu 16:25:40 UTC)

Nevin ‘CruelLEGACEY’ Douglas has announced the release date for Playtime Season 4 – you can watch it on Halo Waypoint on April 22. More details at his website! (Louis Wu 16:23:08 UTC)

kornman00 stopped in with some sounds he extracted from Halo Wars – cool stuff! (Louis Wu 16:19:56 UTC)

A couple of new vides popped up recently, with decent multiplayer clips – first up is aPK with a new Clips of the Week episode; many clips from a bunch of games, including Halo 4. The second is from Clipen – he’s got a nice Running Riot on Team Throwdo…

TTL Demag0gue released a new Reclaimer comic – the origins of the Cavalcade are revealed! Go check it out. (Louis Wu 16:05:48 UTC)

Check out the the newest entry in Waypoint’s “Inside 343 Industries” series, highlighting the people behind the scenes who bring our favorite universe to life. Learn about Senior 2D artist Eric Will, and how his talent has been in your face the whole t…

343i Creative Director Josh Holmes talks about building a team from scratch and the challenge of taking over one of the biggest video game franchises in the world. He also provides insight into the development of Halo 4 as well as the studios future. I…

Greenskull sent word of his Forge Island green screen experiment – he captured some pretty amazing visuals. Wow, it has only been a few days and people are already doing awesome things with the green screen! Go watch.(mastrbiggy 09:25:19 UTC)

MixMaker117 dropped by to share his interview with Halo 4 multiplayer designer Kevin Franklin – they discuss the latest map pack as well as some of the sandbox changes included in the upcoming Title Update. Go watch! (mastrbiggy 09:24:15 UTC)

In other news, the Halo Waypoint Forums were recently named the “Friendliest & Most Accessible Online Community in Video Games”, citing an excellent member-to-mod relationship and top marks for fan-based constructive criticism & encouragement. Congrats…

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…