Author: halo@bungie.org

Laird convinced Sean Bradley to put together a Dutch ODST helmet for his (Laird’s) Child’s Play fundraiser coming up in May – Sean not only complied, he documented the process. Awesome pics, awesome-looking helmet – it can be yours for the right price…

Black Six pointed out a new update on Isaac Hannaford’s blog – he was at Emerald City Comic Con last weekend, and you can see him at work (along with the McLees!), as well as some of the sketching he did. Awesome MC! Go look.(Louis Wu 17:27:51 UTC)

Robowski told us about Post Game Carnage Report 110 – the PGCR crew is joined by Drunken Halo! Go listen. (Louis Wu 17:23:38 UTC)

RC Master let us know that he has posted Part 9 of his gameplay critique – this one provides alternatives for Assault gametypes. Give it a read! (Louis Wu 17:22:33 UTC)

Wow – Hypertrooper noticed something cool for folks on the left side of the Atlantic; on the GB page, the Halo: Reach Anniversary Map Pack is currently 600 MSP. (That’s $7.50, in US dollars.) Not too shabby! Unfortunately, the US page shows the standa…

Nice – MixMaker1 has mashed up the soundtrack from the Prometheus trailer with Halo footage… works really well! Go watch.(Louis Wu 17:49:50 UTC)

Lord Friendship continues his amazingly complete BOB Video Guide – he’s up to Part 6, covering Long Night of Solace. This video will show you all the possible BOB spawns on the level, and what you need to do to capitalize on them. If you’ve missed any…

Longtime contributer Dark Helmet dropped back in to share a very cool render he created – he calls it ‘The Island’. You’ll figure out why pretty quickly! (Louis Wu 13:13:50 UTC)

OXM UK speculates about a bunch of new domain names registered recently – there’s no proof that these were registered by Microsoft, and not, say, some fan looking to capitalize on the upcoming game… but it’s a decent bet. Thanks, ElzarTheBam. (Louis…

Alco, over at Haloite, has an article looking at what 343’s got on the line with their choices for Halo 4 multiplayer – it’s written from the standpoint of a competitive gamer, but is an interesting read no matter WHAT your focus. Thanks, CyReN.(Louis…

If you liked that cool ‘Goodbye, Sweetheart’ image that’s currently gracing Bungie’s front page, but wanted a larger version… GrimBrother One pointed out a 1080p version. Very cool!(Louis Wu 13:07:30 UTC)

Tyrant has posted the next chapter of his Halo 3 Legendary Walkthrough – this one covers Floodgate. There’s also a cameo appearance from Adam Grumbo, from the 405th – go watch!(Louis Wu 13:06:12 UTC)

Nikko B201 stopped in to point out a small weapon cameo in the latest Rock Paper Cynic – it’s not NECESSARILY Halo… but it sure seems like it. (Louis Wu 13:05:46 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY sent word that Playtime Season 3 Episode 2 is now online (both at the Playtime site and on Halo Waypoint) – what could be better than bloom jokes?(Louis Wu 13:01:46 UTC)

If you’ve been waiting on the Halo Anniversary Series 2 figures from McFarlane, they were due in March, but are only just now beginning to appear in stores. Paula sent word that eBay’s got auctions (many from the UK) with these figures. (She can’t fin…