Author: halo@bungie.org

Kotaku decided to take a shot at shooter montages – and Tashi’s Halo 4 inaugural montage is held up as a ‘sincere’ example. (In the context of this article, that might not be a good thing.) Agree or not, it’s a thought-provoking read. Thanks, Zeouterli…

The Forward Unto Dawn crew has released another podcast – it’s a discussion of the first five episodes of Spartan Ops, with special guest Kete from The Running Riot. Dani’s… salty. Thanks, Fuchsdh. (Louis Wu 18:41:10 UTC)

Goosechecka sent word of a new Top 5 list – this one was compiled by TacoPizzaHunter, and contains the best Grifball videos of 2012. Nice! (Louis Wu 18:39:01 UTC)

Tommy92l sent us a link to a video showing some trolling in Halo 4… and some reverse trolling. Always fun when you get surprised! (Louis Wu 18:36:54 UTC)

One new piece is up in the Fan Fiction section today – go read!(Louis Wu 18:33:40 UTC)

The Achievement Hunter guys are back with another episode of Halo HORSE (well, it’s still PIG, and will be until the Fileshare issue is resolved) – Jack and Geoff square off in a battle that’s reminiscent of the early days. Watch it on AH.com or on You…

Robowski sent word that the latest Post Game Carnage Report has an interview with MLG player Dewbron (with info about cheaters in the Infinity Challenge) – and discussion about an upcoming contest. Go listen!(Louis Wu 21:14:33 UTC)

Tyrant has released the seventh chapter of his Halo 4 Legendary Walkthrough – this one will help you get through Composer. It’s pretty straightforward gameplay all the way through… but but he found a pretty nice position to play out the Mantis fight …

Just noticed that pete_the_duck posted a new Forge Quacks last week – did you know that two one-way shields placed back-to-back can be passed through in either direction? Weird; I’d have guessed they’d turn into a wall! (Louis Wu 17:24:31 UTC)

MoltenSlowa and crew got together for another Ops-Cast – there’s no new Spartan Ops content yet, so they decided to discuss the first three terminals they found in Halo 4. Go listen! (Louis Wu 17:22:52 UTC)

Chappified stopped back in with some more messing around on Halo 2’s Outskirts – mostly using a spazzing Phantom to shoot him around the map, but there’s other stuff too. Take a look!(Louis Wu 17:21:34 UTC)

The Halo Council has posted the third episode of their second season of their Top 5 list (whew!) – commentary by u4iX. Thanks, VivaciousJazzy.(Louis Wu 20:04:17 UTC)

Angry Joe released his Top 10 Gaming Controversies of 2012… and Doritogate (and its commentary on gaming journalism in general) made #3. He’s angry… but it’s a cool list! Thanks, SonGoharotto.(Louis Wu 20:02:29 UTC)

Paula found a Didact sighting in El Yunque, Puerto Rico. Love the pic!(Louis Wu 19:59:34 UTC)

A couple of new fan-created pieces of art came to light on our forum – CrunchbiteNuva pointed out his ‘Hold the Line’, a Mass Effect 3/Halo 4 mashup… while Scourge3 showed off his take on Halo 4’s opening, ‘Forward Unto Dawn’. Awesome! (Louis Wu 19:5…

On this first day of 2013, we have tricks from a wide range of Halo titles, all coming from different tricksters! Amazing. Chappified showed off a new way to corner ride to the bottom of the huge first wall in Halo 2’s Sacred Icon – an amazingly long…

Big thanks to The Lionheart for bringing to my attention this absolutely sick render of the awesome MJOLNIR GEN 2 LOCUS helmet worn by great-looking Spartan IV’s in Halo 4. The render comes from the Deviant Art gallery of Rhythem02, and is well worth t…

Over at Halo Waypoint, Bravo posted an update on the Halo 4 Infinity Challenge – the playlist this week is Regicide. (To clarify, it’s the FFA list, not the team one.) Play to earn points, and rise (or fall, I suppose) on the Leaderboard!(Louis Wu 21:0…