Author: halo@bungie.org

Gui_PT shared this image of Master Chief created from dialogue from the various Halo games. NobleGundam found the source of the image as well as a huge collection of Halo fan art. Nice!(mastrbiggy 10:17:21 UTC)

Dust Storm let us know that Podtacular 340 is live – in this episode they talk about the recent Halo Waypoint bulletin news as well the Forge Community Test playlist. Go listen!(mastrbiggy 10:04:16 UTC)

Pok3R Fac3D pointed out that Lord Zedd found a Scarab (leftover Reach asset) on the Spartan Ops mission Switchback – Lord Zedd is on a roll! Moa also shared some screenshots of the Scarab. Nice find!(mastrbiggy 09:53:30 UTC)

OXM has a preview of Spartan Ops Episode 7, if you want to get a sense of what you’ll be playing come Monday. Thanks, bs angel. (Louis Wu 22:15:27 UTC)

Firestream sent word that HaloSphere, the original version, has been polished up and re-released as Halosphere Legacy – go give it a try! (Be careful – it can be habit-forming.)(Louis Wu 22:12:56 UTC)

Greenskull sent word that the Ready Up Live crew has kicked off a new Fails series – Halo 4 Fails and Stuff. Ep 1 is online now. Pratfalls and misfortunes… what more could you want?(Louis Wu 21:58:27 UTC)

Yesterday Bungie posted Act One of Bungie Community Theatre – they also posted an outtake video. That’s not all though, Skittles x found a little Easter egg hidden in the Act One video! Thanks, Spawnling.(All of these great videos might make you forget…

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…