Author: halo@bungie.org

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…

Bungie writer and design director Joe Staten and art director Christopher Barrett will be discussing Bungie’s next game at this years GDC. The discussion, titled “Brave New World: New Bungie IP,” will focus on Bungie’s world-building techniques, all th…

Robowski let us know that the newest Post Game Carnage Report takes a look at the insanity of the Infinity Challenge – sounds like fun! Go listen. Update: Oops, the actual audio file didn’t get posted until quite a bit later. If you visited when this p…

This article in the LA Times is a fascinating look at the Warthog that 343 commissioned from marketing company Antenna. Stop by for behind-the-scenes details, a great photogallery, and the tantalizing tidbit that “buyers with deep pockets may even be a…

We’ve run across The Drunken Moogle before, with respect to Halo… a website helping geeks connect with booze? Sign us up. The Tyrant sent us a link that pointed to the Cortana – a Halo cocktail containing Blue Curaçao, Alizé Bleu Passio…

Sparth released another pair of concept pieces created during Halo 4’s development – swing by his Tumblr to see ’em. Thanks, TheOddOne. (Louis Wu 20:01:58 UTC)

FyreWulff continues to snap useful screens from the Halo 4 campaign – swing by this post to see galleries of various in-game characters, useful as reference shots. (Louis Wu 19:59:50 UTC)

Woaf sent word that the Dust and Echoes podcast has risen from its slumber with a new episode – this one looks forward to the future of Halo (at least this year’s worth). Go listen!(Louis Wu 19:55:18 UTC)

Dust Storm sent word that Podtacular 337 is available for your listening pleasure. Discussion ranges from the first Halo Bulletin of 2013 to upcoming Matchmaking changes. Fill your aural cavities! (Louis Wu 20:37:54 UTC)

ScOuRgE3 stopped in to announce a new pic of Requiem – gorgeous!(Louis Wu 17:56:27 UTC)

Wired posted a fun little piece on the making of the Master Chief Bobblehead – who knew so much went into one of these? Thanks, ShortBizzle.(Louis Wu 16:52:57 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, Computron pointed out a pretty nice high-polygon Halo 4-style helmet you can study from any angle, at Sketchfab. Shiny! (Louis Wu 16:51:12 UTC)

Firestream was inspired by some pics of the Didact posted recently by FyreWulff – the result was a pretty slick piece of Wallpaper for your computer! Grab a copy. (Louis Wu 16:50:48 UTC)

Nak3d Eli continues his video series of ‘Halo 4 Hiding Spots’ – Episode 2 shows off some pretty disturbing problems with Ragnarok. I’m front-paging this for the same reason Eli compiled his list – because until these holes are fixed, it’s pretty import…

Sparth recently posted a piece of concept art, showing off a UNSC ship design originally created in 2010 as part of Halo 4’s pre-production buildup. Funky! Thanks, Moa.(Louis Wu 16:44:13 UTC)