Author: halo@bungie.org

Over at AchievementHunter.com, Jack and Ray face off for another game of PIG – some pretty fun-looking maps this time around! Watch it on AH.com, or YouTube. Thanks, Nikko B201.(Louis Wu 22:11:02 UTC)

Kotaku has the story of a pretty cool little feature that Bungie included in the printed materials that came with the Limited Edition of Halo: Reach. (They call it an easter egg – I’m not sure I agree with that. Looks like an identifying hologram to me…

Tommy Battle let us know about a Kickstarter project that aims to create a hybrid live-action/machinima project – and the pilot is already up for you to see. Go watch it, and read about what they’ve got planned – your money will make it possible for th…

GreyThor pointed out a Halo 4 tourney that will be taking place in Savannah, GA, at Armstrong Atlantic State University, this Friday. $2 to get in – go play some Halo!(Louis Wu 13:14:23 UTC)

The Podtacular crew released episode 348 – they cover the Waypoint walkthrough videos of the Majestic map pack, matchmaking updates, and share their thoughts on the new maps (Note: this was recorded before the maps were released.) (mastrbiggy 09:29:23…

Robowski sent word that Post Game Carnage Report episode 151 is live – the crew interviews Halo enthusiast Th3Rogue. Go listen!(mastrbiggy 09:28:53 UTC)

MixMaker1 put together an Achievement Guide for the new Majestic maps – it contains loadout suggestions and individual techniques for each Achievement. Pretty helpful to knock this set out!(Louis Wu 18:29:42 UTC)

The Xbox LIVE Ultimate Game Sale starts today – and today’s offers are all Halo titles. Games On Demand versions of Halo 3, Halo: Reach, and Halo Wars are each $10, while Halo 4 is $40. Act fast! Thanks, Black Six.(Louis Wu 15:52:09 UTC)

Skywalker DSP dropped in with a fun little commentated game on Landfall – if you haven’t had a chance to check out the new Majestic maps, this will give you a nice overview. (If you have, it’s fun gameplay in any case.)(Louis Wu 15:41:58 UTC)

Cracked.com put together a video called ‘The 7 Deadly Sins of Online Gaming’ – and while these sins are not really game-specific, Halo makes an obvious appearance. How many have YOU been guilty of? Thanks, Revenant1988.(Louis Wu 15:38:54 UTC)

SonGoharotto pointed out a fun little Halo 4 AI fail… it’s all about the lulz. Go try it for yourself!(Louis Wu 15:36:43 UTC)

Another map pack, another glyph code – GunRunner48 informed us that the Section 3 crowd has already decrypted the code buried in the Majestic Map Pack. Swing by the Section 3 Completed Glyph Sequences page for the solution, or the Halo Waypoint forums …

DayandKnightly wrote up a quick summary of the story underpinnings of the new maps – give it a read! (Louis Wu 22:03:42 UTC)

Nevin ‘CruelLEGACEY’ Douglas was given early access to the Majestic Map Pack last week, and discovered that Halo 4 became more fun when he was playing with people who actually wanted to play the game. Go read his thoughts on the dangers of popularity.(…

As a reminder, Majestic Map Pack dropped this morning – the 438 MB download is available now for folks who bought the Season Pass (or received it as part of their Limited purchase of Halo 4), or for folks with 800 MS Points to spare. Don’t miss out! (L…

uberfoop posted a writeup filled with lots of images and video clips from a group run last week through Spartan Ops Episode 10 – pretty fun stuff! Go check it out.(Louis Wu 13:45:05 UTC)

Arithmomaniac pointed out that an outage of the Azure cloud service on Friday affected not only Windows users… but also Halo 4 players. Ouch!(Louis Wu 13:44:14 UTC)

Yesterday morning, 343 Industries live streamed gameplay of the new Majestic maps and showed off some new game types, including Infinity Rumble and Rumble Pro. You can watch the archived version here. (mastrbiggy 09:19:04 UTC)

Clicked shares his thoughts on the three maps included in the upcoming Majestic map pack DLC for Halo 4 – he goes over what game types are best suited for each map. Overall, he thinks the pack is worth your money. While your watching Clicked’s review o…

pete_the_duck shared some videos showing off the Forge options on the new maps included in the Majestic map pack for Halo 4. Go watch!(mastrbiggy 09:14:38 UTC)