Author: halo@bungie.org

A game called Sins of a Solar Empire (a PC-based real-time strategy space sim) just got a Halo mod – Sins of the Prophets has a new trailer online. Looks pretty amazing! This beta release is UNSC-only, but apparently Covenant ships are coming. Check it…

Sparth continues to post Halo 4 concept art on his Tumblr blog – yesterday he put up both environment concepts and some ideas for the Broadsword. Very cool! Thanks, TheOddOne.(Louis Wu 17:41:30 UTC)

Hypertrooper found a nice little piece of fanart at MagicalGameTime.com – oh, the fun of ridin’ a warthog with your buddies!(Louis Wu 17:35:52 UTC)

Galpin Auto Sports has posted Part 2 of their ‘Making of the UNSC Raptor’ series (Part 1 came out a couple of weeks ago, if you missed it). It’s a pretty cool look at pimping out a monster truck! Thanks, Deadly Paw.(Louis Wu 17:33:56 UTC)

RC Master has yet ANOTHER Legendary All Skulls On speedrun for you – this one is on Requiem, and it contains some tricks I WISH I’d known for easier difficulties than this one! It’s 18 minutes long, and it makes me want to jump into Campaign to try thi…

Zylon 0217 stopped by yesterday with a video showing off a pretty cool behavior that can be generated in Forge – I’m not sure whether to call it a glitch or simply logical behavior from unexpected specific situations… but either way, it’s awesome, an…

As mentioned in the Halo Bulletin a couple of days ago, a press event took place at 343’s offices this week to give gaming sites a chance to see a little of the upcoming Spartan Ops episodes. The first few reviews have begun popping up around the net -…

After a somewhat long hiatus, HaloGAF Radio is back! This episode covers what everyone would like to see in the upcoming Halo 4 title update. Go listen!

Anoj release his latest Top 10 video – this time showing off betrayals and suicides. This video taught me that I enjoy laughing at other people’s Halo misfortune – I’m a terrible person. Funny stuff! Thanks, Jordan Bell.(mastrbiggy 10:12:21 UTC)

XClicked from The Halo Council shares his thoughts on the Halo 4 Pulse Grenade and what changes he would like to see in the upcoming title update. Go watch and share your thoughts! Thanks, CyReN.(mastrbiggy 09:52:07 UTC)

RC Master shared this video made by Austin Hilliard of Master Chief pushing buttons – sounds pretty boring, but the added audio makes it pretty funny! Even after a total 62 button presses someone on YouTube commented about how the video missed a couple…

kornman00 informed our forum of the impending arrival of OpenSauce 3.1 – his suite of tools for Halo Custom Edition is getting a buff in just a few days! Go watch the trailer, go read the announcement.(Louis Wu 19:16:59 UTC)

The latest Halo Bulletin went live on Halo Waypoint (and in our Halo Bulletin Archive) last night – it’s not all sweetness and light. There’s some information about the upcoming second half of the Spartan Ops first season, and a bit of info about next …

Ross Mills let us know about an article on Artem.com (the folks who created the Master Chief armor that was used in several European launch events) discussing the work that went into getting that armor on the Chief each day. Nice pics!(Louis Wu 19:12:0…

Vico shared this never before seen promotional Spartan Ops film by Planet Jump Productions. This is actually the animatic that was shown when 343 demoed Spartan Ops at E3 2012 – I never thought it would see the light of day. Really cool stuff! (mastrbi…

Forward Unto Dawn director Stewart Hendler and producer Joshua Feldman divulge about how they approached crafting a Halo story, from canonical considerations to fans’ expectations. Neat read! Thanks, thebruce0.(mastrbiggy 23:33:43 UTC)

The new-media and video game nominees for outstanding achievement in video game writing were announced – Halo 4 is among the nominees. Winners will be announced on February 17th. Nice! Thanks, TheOddOne.(mastrbiggy 23:11:02 UTC)

If news of a Bungie GDC talk wasn’t exciting enough, 343 have their fair share of discussions planned for GDC as well – five to be exact… Bringing the Game to Life – Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (Postmortem) Halo Reborn: A Postmortem on the Creatio…