Author: halo@bungie.org

AytonHunter let us know about Space Wars, a new skit-based machinima – the Pilot Episode is now live on YouTube. Funny bits abound!(Louis Wu 11:48:10 UTC)

nomis78 stopped by with content from Community Customs – a summary of new content at the site, and a new Community Spotlight, focused on Shadow of the Void. Go see!(Louis Wu 11:47:52 UTC)

Cursed Lemon ranted for nearly an hour about how Halo is going down the toilet – if you listen to him, he knows EXACTLY what’s wrong with the franchise, and even better, how to fix it. You might find him a bit too arrogant to listen to, unfortunately….

Tyler Garner is preparing himself for Halo 4 – he’s reading a lot of books, he’s playing a lot of games. If you want to see the entire list, swing by his blog! (Louis Wu 11:46:34 UTC)

Scott Kankelborg has been a Test Engineer at Bungie since 2008, and has seen a lot of bugs in his day. He seems to love his job, though – and it’s clear he’s pretty good at it! If you want to know how he got where he is (and what he thinks you could d…

Last week, we mentioned a Halo marathon for Child’s Play – Ph1LzA got back to us to let us know the event was a great success! 26 hours of total gameplay (to finish all the Halo games), and they exceeeded their target – $1027.17 was raised! Nice going…

T00LBOX posted a tutorial showing how a pair of Spartans can get out of the Ship Yard section of the Pillar of Autumn map – looks pretty easy! Go explore.(Louis Wu 15:21:35 UTC)

Quirel made a funny comic today in response to a discussion about Halo fiction. I giggled.(Louis Wu 15:20:24 UTC)

Tenacious Tricking is back with Episode 1 of their Project Phase series – they show off some fun glitches on Winter Contingency. It’s just 3 minutes long – nice camera work, and fun situations! Thanks, The SuperWaffle.(Louis Wu 15:19:13 UTC)

Bravo and BesT MaN sat down with questions from Halo Council fans about Halo 4 – go watch for more impressions! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 15:18:20 UTC)

MaxRealflugel has some thoughts for folks who aren’t happy with the direction 343 is going with the Halo franchise. (Doesn’t seem like a really big group, at the moment… but hey, everyone needs someone to talk to.) He’s also set up a memorial to Ave…

Kal, from GrifballHub.com, let us know that signups are now open for the Summer Grifball League – gameplay will take place during July and August, and teams can play either Classic or Dash variants of the game. All experience levels are welcome – go s…

Arby ‘n’ the Chief posted a new Bytes yesterday – Chief’s views on splitscreen are rather… neanderthal. Thanks, Ogan Pavano. (Louis Wu 15:14:21 UTC)

Tyrant’s Legendary Walkthrough for Halo Anniversary continues – Assault on the Control Room went live yesterday. Superfast sub-15-minute runthrough… so if you’re looking for fighting techniques, you might be unhappy. If you’re trying to beat the gam…

Lethul and Formal put together a Halo Reach dualtage – 20 minutes of heavily edited pro-level gameplay. go watch! Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 18:50:22 UTC)

Interesting – a group called BVG Studios is making Halo: Galaxy of Combat using CryEngine 3 (we mentioned them last November, then again in April) – they’ve posted a Pre-Alpha Teaser Trailer showing where they stand. Pretty cool looking stuff! Thanks,…

DTA MoonDawg stopped by to announce Pokálo: Pocket Spartans – a really nicely-done mashup of Halo: Reach and Pokémon. Go watch!(Louis Wu 15:41:04 UTC)

The Tyrant has taken a bunch of friends into Team Objective, in his continuing effort to improve his multiplayer skills and amuse his audience. Go watch the results!(Louis Wu 15:36:55 UTC)

The latest episode of HaloGAF Radio went live last night – regulars Tashi0106, Domino Theory, and ncsuDuncan were joined by mastrbiggy and some dinosaur to talk about E3 and what was shown there. Go listen! (Louis Wu 13:51:02 UTC)

Fails of the Weak 92 (AH.com | YouTube) went live yesterday – bunch of repeats, but there’s a cool Zombies trick play, and the final clip was fantastic. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:49:44 UTC)