Author: halo@bungie.org

The Woaf let us know that Episode 7 of the Dust and Echoes podcast is out – maybe a bit late, but it’s out. As you might expect, it’s full of Halo discussions (including some preaching about the Arena playlist). Go listen! (Louis Wu 14:03:16 UTC)

Zeouterlimits dug up the portfolio website of Jon Liberto, the artist behind the Game Informer Halo 4 cover art; there are no other Halo shots in there (yet), but it’s a great look at some of the other stuff he’s done!(Louis Wu 13:58:19 UTC)

nomis78 decided to clean up the heatmap of Warhorse that we got in last week’s Bulletin – he’s posted a view of what the geometry might look like. Take a gander!(Louis Wu 13:55:13 UTC)

David Fuchs met a HaloGAF challenge to envision a Steampunk Halo – it’s not fully fleshed out, but it’s pretty cool! (Ken sketched up a quick vision, as well – rougher, but also cool!) (Louis Wu 13:49:39 UTC)

Xbox360Achievements.org interviewed Josh Holmes at the Spring Showcase a few weeks ago – for some reason, the interview was released yesterday. Go listen to hear what Josh had to say about what 343 is trying to do with Halo 4! Thanks, ElzarTheBam. (Lo…

Fails of the Weak 81 is live (AH.com | YouTube) – along with a comment that they’re no longer taking submissions for future episodes. (They have enough clips to keep releasing episodes until about the heat death of the universe – they just can’t accep…

MixMaker1 wants your clips from tomorrow’s Populate Halo 3 event – read his post for details, and a promo video! (And make sure your Halo 3 disc is available tomorrow!)(Louis Wu 18:18:27 UTC)

Blackpool, UK is hosting EGL5, a European tournament that includes Reach gameplay (among other games). There’s a trailer, and once things kick off tomorrow, there’ll be a live stream, as well. Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 18:06:03 UTC)

Wired’s GeekDad has a nice little review of Halo: The Art of Building Worlds – if you don’t have a copy, give it a read! (If you do have a copy, be happy it’s getting covered in Wired!) Thanks, mc_leprechaun.(Louis Wu 18:00:50 UTC)

Blueprint is a Bungie.net group devoted to mapmaking. Recently, DeeJ went on a Ride-along with some of their members. Go read the interview, and check out the pretty pictures!(Louis Wu 23:09:44 UTC)

Stumbled on a pretty cool Halo 4 Master Chief speed painting by Jordan Conlin – six hours boiled down to 3 minutes. Go watch! Update: ooh, another one, this time from Sean McCoy! Same release date… odd.(Louis Wu 22:10:57 UTC)

The Halo Bulletin is live at Halo Waypoint (and in our Halo Bulletin Archive) – as you might have guessed, the Game Informer reveal is mentioned. There’s more, though – there’s also some great stuff about a Halo 4 network test conducted recently, and …

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)