Author: halo@bungie.org

If you dont have a copy of Halo 4, now would be a pretty good time to buy it – Newegg has a deal for $35 (with free shipping). Unfortunately… it’s currently out of stock. Follow Tol_Eressea9119’s link (in this forum post) for the code you need (good …

Greenskull worked on a bunch of specific commendations to build out his perfect armor set… and Hedgemony took a bunch of pictures of the final product. That’s one slick looking outfit! (I’m pretty sure Hedgemony could make a burlap sack look good.) (…

Darknesshasfallen stopped in with a great Holiday card for the community. I feel warm! (And not just from the plasma…)(Louis Wu 18:38:21 UTC)

Wow, very cool – The Psycho Duck, from TheHaloForgeEpidemic, can show you how to set up a 1-Flag CTF match in Halo 4 – pretty cool! Thanks, stktt.(Louis Wu 22:39:52 UTC)

If you bought a season pass for the Crimson Map Pack, you might have already noticed that you cannot download your maps yet. Xbox LIVE Marketplace is working on the problem – keep an eye on the Service Status page for updates. Update: 2pm EST – problem…

DefendTheHouse released Episode 3 of their Halo 4 Mythbusters series – as always, fantastic info! Go watch. (Louis Wu 17:21:41 UTC)

An extended view of the Spartan Ops Season 1 (second half) trailer went live on Halo Waypoint (and YouTube) this morning – check it out for brand-new views of upcoming environments!(Louis Wu 17:20:05 UTC)

uberfoop got a good look at Haven’s skybox. The whole thing.(Louis Wu 17:18:18 UTC)

MoltenSlowa told us about the fifth episode of his Spartan Ops-centric podcast – go listen in!(Louis Wu 17:17:26 UTC)

Postmortem wrapped up the fourth round of his Visualizing the Halo Universe last night – go check out the Precursor entries, and his feedback on them! Amazing stuff. (Louis Wu 17:15:10 UTC)

Rockslider let us know about a brand-new bridge descent method for Assault on the Control Room – it’s PAL-specific, but it shaves several seconds off the record speed for getting off that first bridge. Amazing – we first saw that descent 11 years ago, …

Halo 4 won Game of the Year at the Inside Gaming Awards – you can check out the award (and an interview with Frank O’Connor and Kiki Wolfkill) on machinima’s channel. (They also took home Best Competitive Multiplayer – not too bad at all!) Thanks, TheO…

NobleGundam found a pretty cool Halo-themed tryptich created by a fan – love it!(Louis Wu 17:25:57 UTC)

NobleGundam found a pretty cool Halo-themed tryptich created by a fan – love it!(Louis Wu 17:25:57 UTC)

I’ve seen my share of tournament Halo matches… but I’ve NEVER seen a 0-0 tournament game before. (And we’re not just talking no flag scores – it was a CTF match – we’re talking ZERO KILLS.) Really entertaining commentary by Ninja_MLG and Ninja_Invict…

Tex found a really cool animation on YouTube – great artwork, great stop-motion animation. Five stars! (Louis Wu 17:18:13 UTC)

Ars Technica wrote up their list of most overrated games – and Halo (the original) made the list. I have a little trouble recognizing the game I’ve been playing for more than ten years in the description they posted… thanks, Arithmomaniac. (Louis Wu …