Author: halo@bungie.org

Lord Zedd found another unused weapon in the new Spartan Ops mission – he calls it the “Burst Pistol.” It looks like the Boltshot, but the firing mechanic is completely different. Cool find! Thanks, Nowise10.(mastrbiggy 11:09:02 UTC)

John Battle let us know that episode 3 of ‘MLG’ is now live – Secrets, secrets, are no fun.(mastrbiggy 10:57:52 UTC)

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Anoj released episode 12 of his Top 10 series – this time focusing on funny Halo moments. Number three gave me a good laugh! Thanks, Jordan Bell. (mastrbiggy 10:47:03 UTC)

343 posted some details regarding a competitive playlist – a lot of classic features are returning. Some of the early details include pre-set loadouts, no instant respawn, no Join-in-progress and friendly fire enabled. Pretty exciting news! Check out t…

kornman00 recorded some footage of Halo Wars with the camera limits turned off – it is pretty neat to be able to see all the units up close and in detail. Awesome!(mastrbiggy 10:29:53 UTC)

Nikko B201 pointed out this really awesome Master Chief stained glass lamp made by Michael McLane – it’s freaking beautiful! You can check out more pics of the Chief lamp on his deviantART page.(mastrbiggy 10:24:57 UTC)

Gentleman and host of Bungie Community Theater, DeeJ, addresses dear Timothy’s Halo 4 disc read error quandary. I’ve always admired a man with a pipe and an additional appendage.(mastrbiggy 22:20:01 UTC)

Halo Waypoint just released new screenshots from the upcoming 7th Episode of Spartan Ops. Go and check out some of the new hotness!(GrimBrother One 21:05:46 UTC)

The guys over at Achievement Hunter (AH & YouTube) are back with another Fails of the Weak – Shotgun-Flood arm should be a real thing! Thanks, Nikko B201.(mastrbiggy 19:19:19 UTC)

The Tyrant let us know that the second chapter of his ‘Let’s Play Spartan Ops’ series is now online – again, he films his very first run-through of each Spartan Ops chapter, on Legendary, and uploads them with commentary. This one covers Episode 1, Cha…

Reactive Bias let us know of a new entry in his Cold Cartography series – this one focuses on Lockout. Go give it a read! (The site’s gotten a slick new banner, as well, courtesy of Stosedemnásť’s Hemlax – love those eyes!)(Louis Wu 16:14…

Forbes contributor Paul Tassi takes a look at why Halo 4 was dropped from the MLG Circuit and the state of competitive Halo. Tassi doesn’t think Halo 4 is a bad game, but with the added mechanics he doesn’t see Halo 4 as a viable eSport anymore. Inter…

PaulB goes into detail as to why he is so frustrated with Halo 4’s multiplayer and provides he thoughts on how the game can be improved. Go read! Thanks, CyReN.(mastrbiggy 07:16:18 UTC)

bs angel posted a mock-up of CSR and commented on why CSR will not be visible in-game. Please not that the mock-up ISN’T final (that is probably why it is called a mock-up.) Thanks, Tawpgun.(mastrbiggy 07:07:11 UTC)

Robert Hays informed us that episode 146 of Post Game Carnage Report is live – they talk about the latest in Halo news as well as some adult talk (probably not work friendly). Go listen!(mastrbiggy 06:32:31 UTC)

DeeJ provided an update on the, uh, update – a lot of things have been changed and added. Specific forum categories have been introduced adding some more structure to the forums. Another neat update is the ability to change back to the classic dark aes…

Press Paws, a charity art show dedicated to saving animals with art and video games, commissioned artists to create works of art – Master Chief found his way into two of the pieces. Jeff Delgado created a collage of video game characters turned man’s …

Tex posted her writeup of the HBO Mountain Bash – all I can say is wonga. Sounds like anyone who wasn’t there missed a killer weekend! Go read, look at the pictures. (The ice tree shot is astounding.)(Louis Wu 22:22:23 UTC)

Bungie pointed out an article at Polygon which covers the full day the Polygon team spent at Bungie’s studio – there’s a ton of info an a short video, so if you’re fans of the company (and you’re reading a website that was BUILT by fans of the company)…