Author: halo@bungie.org

padraig08 showed off a pretty cool scoring technique he and Dielectric pulled off recently – go watch! (I really miss the in-game announcements.)(Louis Wu 19:39:59 UTC)

Chromium let us know that Seekers Episode 3 is live – they’re keeping with their one-ep-every-six-months-or-so schedule. (Ep 1 was here, last November, and Ep 2 was here, in June.) I was confused… but there are new answers. Go watch!(Louis Wu 19:38:…

We’ve run a pumpkin-carving contest for 7 of the past 8 years… and we’ve always let the fans decide which pumpkins win prizes. This year, the turnout is low – way low. Not sure if that’s due to the fact that we skipped last year, or if folks just do…

Goosechecka wanted to let us know that signups for Grifball Hub’s first ever Halo 4 Grifball League are now open! You can check out all the details here. If you’re into slashing, swinging, and scoring, go get your Grif on!(GrimBrother One 20:11:33 UTC)

Hoovaloov decided to take a really close look at strafing in Halo games – what’s different, what’s the same? Great read! Swing by Tied the Leader to read it.(Louis Wu 17:43:59 UTC)

Bungie’s Harold Ryan was interviewed by Greg Miller on a recent Up At Noon – it’s a great discussion of Bungie’s side of the birth of Xbox LIVE (along with other fun stuff). Go watch! Thanks, Tashi.(Louis Wu 17:41:02 UTC)

If you’ve been a fan of Halo 4’s awesome Spartan Ops series, then don’t miss the trailer for Episode 3! What are you still here for? Go watch!(GrimBrother One 17:31:45 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY spotlighted pete_the_duck in the latest Waypoint Community Spotlight (now up on Halo Waypoint) – go give it a read to get more insight on our favorite avian Forger! (Louis Wu 17:30:42 UTC)

HT Edge submitted Halotracker’s first Halo 4 Weekly Montage to Halo Waypoint – some great Infinity Slayer gameplay! (The video highlights one of the odder oversights in Halo 4’s theater – the lack of in-game Announcer audio. Hopefully, this will be add…

8 years ago, we heard from Tony Albert, also known as Black Powder Legend – at that time, he told us about a Halo-inspired tune he’d created. Yesterday, we heard from him again – turns out 3 of the songs on his recently released album (including ‘I Al…

We got an email from Tom Garrett, who collects statues. BIG statues. His latest Facebook cover photo shows off his collection – but if you don’t have a facebook account, you can see it here. He’s currently looking to complete this amazing collection -…

Pete Cooper found a pretty cool Halo jersey – and is looking for folks who might want to go in on a group purchase (to decrease costs). Nice piece of clothing! (Louis Wu 17:04:06 UTC)

A couple of geeks at Cracked.com argue about the merits of Halo vs Metroid… fun watch! Thanks, Revenant1988.(Louis Wu 17:02:03 UTC)

Halo Council’s Clicked occasionally tries user-suggested challenges in Matchmaking; he calls the series ‘UrDoingItWrong!’ The latest installment (and first Halo 4 episode) is called ‘Worst Loadout Ever’. Clicked tries a Regicide match with a Suppressor…

I’m not sure this is the best use of government resources… but I applaud the optimism. Thanks, Justin Inman.(Louis Wu 16:55:04 UTC)

Cody Miller is known on our forum for his… controversial style. However, I give him props for calling it like he sees it – and his latest critique, looking at Halo 4, highlights the good AND the bad. I enjoyed it!(Louis Wu 16:52:31 UTC)