Author: halo@bungie.org

TheOddOne posted a pretty interesting piece of art at NeoGAF yesterday – it came from Justin Gray’s website. (Second down on the ‘Paintings’ page.) Love the variety! (Louis Wu 17:55:28 UTC)

Achievement Hunter has released Halo HORSE 80 (AH.com | YouTube) – Ray takes on Joe (not the cat) for one of the last first-round matches. Go see how they do! Thanks, Nikko B201. (Louis Wu 17:52:08 UTC)

Robowski let us know about Post Game Carnage Report 119 – go listen for speculation about Cortana and a rant about Sword Base! (Louis Wu 17:50:09 UTC)

Grumpy is back with another funky Halo 2 trick – this time, he found a new kind of Gondola pressure launch. There are also Green Door shenanigans. First up: Anakade has a tutorial on how to overload the first canyon, and then pressure launch to the to…

DayandKnightly let us know that he has a new addition to his fantastic ReactiveBias website. The new entry is Part 1 of his look into the book Halo: The Fall of Reach, where he takes a deep dive into the fiction and its connective tissues. Definitely g…

Alex Hinkley at Examiner.com has an interview with MLG Pro Naded about what he saw at E3 recently – lots of good observations. Go read! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 18:52:35 UTC)

John Carmack doesn’t think more horsepower is necessary for better gameplay in Halo-like games – go read his rationale at OXM UK. Thanks, ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 16:49:52 UTC)

Mr.Sci-Fi reviewed the Halo 4 Mega Bloks Warthog Resistance set – looks pretty cool! Go see.(Louis Wu 16:48:39 UTC)

u4iX casted some Halo 4 E3 gameplay, and interspersed game commentary with general impressions. Definitely worth watching (though the mispronunciation of ‘Elamite’ grated by the end). Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 16:46:33 UTC)

HAL0 M4N let us know that Requiem Episode 9 is live – just a couple of minutes long. Go take a look!(Louis Wu 16:44:59 UTC)

The Tyrant got together with some friends and spent an hour in Reach Matchmaking. He calls it Tyrant and the Dream Team vs The World – from watching the first game, I think the name of the team came from the fact that The Tyrant was asleep while playin…

Whoa. They did say summer… but I thought it would be later. David Ellis pointed out the all-new Halo Reach File Browser – hawt. Go play!(Louis Wu 19:57:59 UTC)

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…

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)

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…

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…

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)

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 …