Author: halo@bungie.org
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Halo Documentary
Huh. There’s a passionate group of gamers turned filmmakers who want to show you how Halo has changed the world of gaming, and our culture – and they’ve turned to Kickstarter as a way to make it happen. They need $80,000, and they’ve given themselves …
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Halo Legends ‘Prototype’ Custom
Megabloks has posted a pretty cool prototype of a custom figure from Halo Legends – go see! Thanks, ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 16:37:09 UTC)
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The Tyrant Documentaries: Episode 12
Daniel ‘Tyrant’ Morris let us know that his capture equipment is finally back on track, so he’s ready to start releasing the Halo 3 Legendary guide again – you can hear the details in The Tyrant Documentaries Episode 12.(Louis Wu 16:34:24 UTC)
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Halo 2 and its Relation to Halo 4
MaxRealflugel has taken a look at how Halo 4 could benefit from its ancestor, Halo 2. Go give it a read! (Louis Wu 16:29:21 UTC)
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Winter Contingency LASO – ‘easy’ style
RC Master also released a new Mythic run (with commentary) of Winter Contingency – this is not a speed run, it’s set up to show you the ‘easiest’ way to complete the level without dying. If you’re in the habit of collecting tricks for beating campaign…
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Playtime Season 3 – Release Details and Trailer
CruelLEGACEY let us know that Playtime Season 3 will begin airing next Tuesday, March 27 – there’s a new trailer to get you pumped up. It’s called Enemy Territory – go watch!(Louis Wu 16:11:54 UTC)
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A continued look at Reach multiplayer
RC Master posted another pair of segments in his overall critique of Reach’s Multiplayer offerings – last night, he examined the Living Dead playlist (‘Broken, but still fun’), and this morning, he posted a look at the Invasion gametype and ways it mi…
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Halo Waypoint – A Home for Halo Happiness
It’s been a while since we reported the goodies you can find at Halo Waypoint (other than top stories) – but you shouldn’t miss the cornucopia of Halo gems they turn up. Just on the front page, you’ll find these entries: Remnants is a Halo 3/Reach mo…
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Explains some of the smack-talk, I think…
I… I don’t know what to say. UK’s The Sun has an article about how terrorists are using first-person shooter online lobbies (including Halo lobbies!) to organize their nefarious plots… I think the take-home message is, if you play Halo, the terror…
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Concept Art for Venerance
The Lionheart stopped by with some concept art for the Halo-themed Crysis mod Venerance – done by HBO regular TDSpiral. Very cool – take a look!(Louis Wu 17:53:17 UTC)
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Podtacular 287
Dust Storm let us know that Podtacular 287 is live – in addition to Halo 4 info, there’s a discussion with director Robert Imbs about Imbs’ new film, Game Changers (featuring MLG Halo players). Go listen!(Louis Wu 16:28:14 UTC)
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Objective Difficulties, Part 2
The second part of RC Master’s look at the problems with Halo’s objective gametypes is now online. I have to say, I disagree with a whole bunch of his points… but that doesn’t mean they’re not solidly presented. Discussion can occur on his blog, or i…
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Shooting Aliens in the Face – for Money
The latest Breaking In article at Bungie.net focuses on Nate Hawbacker (who posted for quite some time around these parts as Veegie – he’s still got a Gallery page here); go read it for tips on how HE got a job at Bungie, and what that might mean for …
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Friends FTW!
GatchamanUK stopped in to let us know that the Halo: Reach Project we mentioned a couple of times last summer has been finished, and published! You can find a summary of the most interesting bits on the professor’s website, or the full paper at arXiv….
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Halo 4 Armor Customization
Greenskull sent word of a new video – he talks about armor customization across the Halo games. If you’re interested, swing by and watch!(Louis Wu 18:49:38 UTC)
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AGLA Signups Now Open
TrueFlyingCow let us know about the opening of the 16th Season for the American Grifball League of America (AGLA) – signups don’t close until this Saturday, March 24, at midnight. Swing by their website for full details – including how to sign up with…
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Cold Cash for Hot Controllers
MLG Columbus kicks off this Friday – there’s $56,000 on the line for Reach players! The full press release can be seen on MarketWatch.(Louis Wu 17:21:43 UTC)
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LEGO Chief
Gary Whitta, former Editor-in-Chief of PC Gamer Magazine, visited the Bricks by the Bay 2012 exhibition… and found a very cool Master Chief construction! (Of course, the non-Halo stuff is amazing in its own right.) Thanks, Hypertrooper.(Louis Wu 13:5…
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Panoramic Monday
So, the weekend’s over and you’ve got to be back to work or school. Got something important you should be doing on the computer? Well why don’t you ignore it and check out some awesome panoramas from the Community Customs group instead! Some great shot…
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RC Offers an Objective View
RC Master was excited to let us know about a new article series he is writing on his less-than-stellar opinions of Halo’s Objective gametypes. Part 1 is up now, go and take a look at his reasonings – which are very well-thought out and detailed – and s…
