Author: halo@bungie.org

TDSpiral stopped in with some concept art he created for the Venerance project (a Crysis 2 total mod). It shows Côte d’Azur… on fire. It’s amazing! If you sign up for the Venerance forums (free, of course), you can see a couple of other version…

Spec ops Grunt let us know about a Halo 2 recap that… made me laugh. It ain’t Downton Abbey… it’s closer to South Park. But it’s funny. (I’m pretty sure I’ve NEVER heard someone sing a medley of Titanic and The Little Mermaid before…) (Louis Wu 2…

Also from the Podtacular crew, don’t miss Podtac 308, which has the crew discussing non-Halo stuff from the show floor. It’s a cool look at the “rest of the world” from Halo-focused minds. Go listen!(Louis Wu 19:58:54 UTC)

Shuya Takaoka created a very cool Promethean concept on Tumblr – thanks, TheOddOne. (Louis Wu 19:53:19 UTC)

Quirel pointed out an article at Gamasutra – it looks at the concept of regenerating health in videogames, and why it can be a problem. Halo examples play a pretty big role. Really interesting read!(Louis Wu 19:50:57 UTC)

We got some goodies for giveaway at PAX. Unfortunately, I packed them up for shipping before I had a chance to take pictures, or even a solid inventory. (A handle of Captain Morgan’s might or might not have had something to do with the thought process…

Inside Gaming’s Adam Kovic and APL Fisher released a video of E3 gameplay (it had been hiding in their archives, unreleased) – the commentary is new, but the gameplay (and engine build) is from June. Worth a watch! Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 18:55:25 UTC)

DeeJ, the man with a moral core that’s too big for its own good, has posted another Mail Sack on Bungie.net. Philosophy, silly memes, and a new puzzle will all vie for your attention – go read!(Louis Wu 17:55:11 UTC)

Normally, I don’t like posting links to articles with titles like “Top 5 Reasons Why HALO 4 Could Be Awesome Or Could Disappoint” – they’re usually written for pageviews alone, and are a waste of your time and mine. But I sort of enjoyed this one – it…

Nevin ‘CruelLEGACEY’ Douglas sent word of two new videos for your aural and visual enjoyment – GrimBrother One (wearing his Waypoint Community Modcast hat, not his HBO beret) interviewed Kevin Grace about Halo 4’s CTF and Regicide modes… and CruelLE…

pete_the_duck wrote up his thoughts (and included a couple of videos) recapping his experience of a Reach playdate in which they tried to simulate Halo 4’s CTF settings. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 17:52:40 UTC)

Somehow missed this yesterday – but Jordan Bell reminded us that Anoj had released a new Top 10, this time focusing on Epic Fails. Definitely some fun ones! (Louis Wu 17:51:46 UTC)

Mid7night spent some time modeling and planning so that he could have Shapeways create him a Marathon Logo frisbee… with its offcenter hole intact! Check his post for pictures, a video, and a link to buy your own, if you want one! (It ain’t cheap……

Urban Reflex snagged the announcement kudos for the latest episode of Fails of the Weak – you can watch it at AchievementHunter.com or on YouTube. They’re not all fails, but it’s a pretty good collection of clips, no matter what they are!(Louis Wu 17:…

Urban Reflex snagged the announcement kudos for the latest episode of Fails of the Weak – you can watch it at AchievementHunter.com or on YouTube. They’re not all fails, but it’s a pretty good collection of clips, no matter what they are!(Louis Wu 17:…

Bravo put together a great vid showing off the changes to the Promethean Vision ability between the E3 and PAX builds of Halo 4. For folks who were worried that it was too powerful… worry no longer. Thanks, Heckfu. (Louis Wu 17:47:02 UTC)

Bravo put together a great vid showing off the changes to the Promethean Vision ability between the E3 and PAX builds of Halo 4. For folks who were worried that it was too powerful… worry no longer. Thanks, Heckfu. (Louis Wu 17:47:02 UTC)

Gametrailers have gotten into the offscreen-Exile-footage-from-PAX game – pretty nice camera placement! (I feel a little sorry for whoever was actually playing; I’m guessing there was equipment in the way.) Thanks, DancingJesus. (Louis Wu 17:45:10 UTC)