Author: halo@bungie.org
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Halo 3: The Movie
The Tyrant has released Halo 3: The Movie (a full runthrough of the game, cutscenes and all, in Heroic difficulty) – it’s not a playthrough guide, it’s a cinematic production. It weighs in at just over 5 hours long, and shows off way more weapons than…
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Clickable Melting Pots
Frank O’Connor talked to VentureBeat about why the Covenant are in Halo 4, why the focus is back on the Master Chief, and what 343 brings to the table. Good read! Thanks, bs angel.(Louis Wu 17:45:23 UTC)
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Recent Halo Titles for Cheap
Morpheus pointed out that the Microsoft Store is currently selling both Halo Anniversary and Halo: Reach for $19.99 each. (Of course, if you don’t want a physical disc, you can pick up Reach for under $15… but that’s a pretty nice price for Anniversa…
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Play Halo 4 at RTX
Rooster Teeth has announced that Halo 4 will be playable (for the first time for general fans) at RTX on July 7 and 8 – and tickets are still available! Are you anywhere near Austin? If so, you shouldn’t miss this! Update: Halo Waypoint has way, way, W…
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Amazing what you find in the attic
Heh – pete_the_duck found a long-lost treasure, and shared.(Louis Wu 14:33:42 UTC)
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Hunger Games – Map Trailer
spartansniper619 stopped by to announce a trailer for Hunger Games, an Infection map forged by his buddy WST Nakira. Nice work!(Louis Wu 14:32:57 UTC)
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Selling Magazines with Drama
The current issue of Games magazine has an article entitled “Is 343 killing Halo 4?” Sounds pretty dire… until you read a summary of the article provided by TheOddOne, who has a copy. Then it just sounds like a typical forum post.(Louis Wu 14:31:52 …
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1v1 Contest Highlights: A Ninja Minitage
Ninja is a master of the 1v1 – a bunch of people tried to beat him in matches to 15, but nobody did. Two got close, though, and Lan-G captured the highlights of those matches. you can watch the 3-minute minitage on YouTube. Thanks, heckfu. (Louis Wu 1…
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Trying to set a world record
Ninja and friends will be attempting to set a world record for Longest Gaming Session (they’re shooting for 60 hours) when Halo 4 comes out. Sounds… dangerous. Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 14:30:35 UTC)
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Make Games, Do Math
Joe Venzon is a graphics engineer at Bungie. That means he helps artists realize their visions. Wanna know how he got to where he is? Go read his Breaking In article. (Louis Wu 14:29:10 UTC)
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Podtacular’s Halo 4 E3 Coverage
Dust Storm and crew were pretty busy during the E3 week and its successor – we’ve already mentioned some of the content they released during that time. Pod TV covered War Games on June 6, and Podtacular 293, 294, 295, and 296 all discussed the reveals….
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Pit Stop
Chapter 4 of Red vs Blue Season 10 was released this evening for Sponsors (should be available to the general public in a couple of hours)… and i’m finally beginning to understand what’s going on. (Yes, I’m slow.) As usual, it’s a mix of Halo 3-base…
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343 Sparkast 013
David Ellis, Frank O’Connor, Josh Holmes, and Kiki Wolfkill (and a couple of special guests later on) recorded the latest 343 Sparkast – 73 minutes, with a focus on E3 (duh). Go listen! Thanks, Hypertrooper.(Louis Wu 23:10:46 UTC)
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Forerunner Light Rifle – already fan-prototyped
Okay, this is silly-fast… but DaFrontlineTrooper has actually created a replica of the Forerunner Light Rifle, first shown to the public a couple of weeks ago. It’s not perfect – but geez, he learned of its existence 2 weeks ago! Go watch. Thanks, bs…
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Stairway to Heaven (on ONI Sword Base)
CMNeir and his friends took a Pelican outside the ONI Sword Base level… and then climbed a stairway to the sky from a gigantic wall. Go watch the video!(Louis Wu 19:21:38 UTC)
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Halo-Thon for Child’s Play
Ph1LzA, from HaloForum.eu, his doing a Halo Marathon for Child’s Play this weeked, and hoping to raise $1000! Swing by HaloForum.edu for details, or check the Events Calendar on the Child’s Play site. Good luck, Phil!(Louis Wu 17:17:25 UTC)
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FUD Podcast Ep 6: Cryptum Battle Mode Engaged
Forward Unto Dawn’s latest podcast has been released – Dave, Isaac, and Dani discuss the E3 reveals and rep the brand. Thanks, Dani.(Louis Wu 17:14:03 UTC)
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A shift in gun views
CyReN put together a couple of images that will show you the evolution of the Halo Sniper Rifle and the Halo Needler, from the original game through Halo 4 – pretty cool! Thanks to gunn3r11 for the bump to post this. (In case those imgur links go bad, …
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Killtastrophe
Joony Joon is working on a Halo score remix project, and has released his first track. Go listen to Killtastrophe – good stuff!(Louis Wu 16:35:17 UTC)
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Chubby Flag Girl
Usually, meme-based photoshops are good for a smile, at best… but I saw one on GAF this morning that made me burst out laughing. That Chubby Bubbles Girl has never been funnier!(Louis Wu 16:29:42 UTC)
