Author: halo@bungie.org
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SDCC Spartan Ops Impressions
Geekscape’s jake108 let us know that the team’s posted a new article discussing Spartan Ops, as shown at SDCC. Go give it a read!(Louis Wu 12:19:47 UTC)
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Koala Stuff
FulRoro stopped in with word of a Reach Funtage – I really enjoyed it!(Louis Wu 12:07:29 UTC)
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mastrbiggy’s goodies – sorted
mastrbiggy’s SDCC giveaway received nearly 200 entries in the two days it was open, and now has five lucky winners: Das Kalk CortanaVII Menacentiment allanion Dogiojoe Congratulations to all five!(Louis Wu 11:57:49 UTC)
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Arby ‘n’ The Chief Bytes S01E12: Armor Deep
The latest Arby ‘n’ the Chief Bytes episode shows off a new Chief problem… pretty odd for a plastic action figure! (Louis Wu 21:25:48 UTC)
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Valve’s Source Filmmaker… for Halo machinima
ZoxinTV has put together an advanced tutorial for importing Halo models into Source Filmmaker – and there are some animation tests showing what it looks like. Pretty promising! Thanks, wwm0nkey.(Louis Wu 21:23:02 UTC)
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When real life intrudes…
Whoa. Looks like Drunken Halo has gone on indefinite hiatus… because Justin has been diagnosed with cancer. Our hopes go out to you, Justin! Go listen to Justin and Travis discussing the uncertainty of the future.(Louis Wu 18:09:37 UTC)
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Pointing out the folly of man
A few days ago, Demoncarnotaur grabbed a few shots from some SDCC footage, showing off the new Halo 4 Jackal design. This led to some discussion on NeoGAF about how these puppies look a lot like Godzilla. Last night, he grabbed a few more – they’re def…
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FotW 96
Fails of the Weak 96 went live – Jack and Joel look at some bad choices and luck. You can watch it on AH.com, or YouTube. Thanks, Nikko B201.(Louis Wu 15:40:57 UTC)
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Halo pops up in lots of places
Anthony Vaccaro, who worked as an environment artist on Halo: Reach (and now works at Naughty Dog) started a thread on Polycount about a workshop he’s going to be teaching, showing how to create game environments using modular assets. The fun part? He…
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Halo 4 LE Console Custom Sounds, from Major Nelson
If you watched all the 343 panels from SDCC, you saw Kiki Wolfkill turn on the Halo 4 LE Console, and you MIGHT have heard the sounds that the console makes when you turn on the console, and when you eject a disc. (Adding these custom sounds to console…
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Forward Unto Dawn Preview, from G4
G4TV put up another video filmed during the after-hours Halo 4 event at San Diego Comic-Con – this one focuses on Forward Unto Dawn, and includes interviews with Stewart Hendler (the director) and Anna Popplewell (who plays Chyler Silva). Thanks, Ogan…
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Nightfall LASO – Variants
The Tyrant has posted yet another LASO run – two, even. The first, with RC Master, shows you easy ways of doing this run on Co-op (including getting through the gate even with a second player), and the second shows how and what to clear to give yourse…
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An Ancient Evil Awakens…
DeviantART’s GRANDBigBird put together a picture that will make it hard for you to look at Prometheans the same way, come November 6. Thanks to NeoGAF’s Boomwood for pointing it out. (Louis Wu 13:55:00 UTC)
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Operation Resurrect Part 1
Phat M0nk3y let us know that he and his crew have released Operation Resurrect Part 1, a new Reach-based machinima. This section is monstrous – just under an hour long. In his words, ” follow a squad as they try to save Earth and bring peace back to a…
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mastrbiggy gives good schwag
A few days ago, we mentioned a series of poster auctions from mastrbiggy – the money he was raising was all going to Child’s Play. These auctions finished yesterday, and once again, Halo fans prove how hard they rock – he raised just under $1000 with …
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Last Hazard
FullRoro stopped in with a link to Last Hazard, a Halo 4-based recreation of the Metro: Last Light Announcement Trailer. It works surprisingly well – check it out!(Louis Wu 19:20:43 UTC)
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The Tyrant Documentaries – Building a Shrine
The Tyrant has posted a new episode of The Tyrant Documentaries – it explains how Halo is referenced in his upcoming ‘Shrine’ project, and how you can help get that project off the ground. He will be publishing personal Halo guides (dedicated to speci…
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Nak3d Eli discusses SpOps
Nak3d Eli put up a video commentating about a Spartan-Ops playthrough from SDCC (interspersed with plenty of tidbits of his own experience at the show) – thanks, StalkerUKCG.(Louis Wu 16:51:36 UTC)
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SDCC Halo 4 MP Preview, from G4TV
Kevin Franklin gave a short tour of Halo 4’s multiplayer to G4TV – thanks, mastrbiggy.(Louis Wu 16:49:17 UTC)
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A New Journey – 8-Bit
NeoGAF’s NobleGundam pointed out an 8-bit version of ‘A New Journey’, created by his friend. Go listen!(Louis Wu 16:43:26 UTC)
