Author: halo@bungie.org

Greenskull put together a vlog about the Halo community – it’s called ‘Then, Now, and the Future’. He reminisces a bit about HaloFest, and takes a look at what he feels both Bungie and 343 Industries have done right in regards to community involvement …

If you are looking for some pretty awesome feel-good Halo stories, you should check out the Age of Gratitude site, which has just been updated with 9 new submissions from fans across the globe recounting what Halo has meant to them. Some really great r…

A few days ago, Halo Waypoint announced their new January Halo Avatar Collection. This time you can sport a Cortana costume, or – my personal favorite – grab yourself a Pillar of Autumn Avatar Prop. Sweet!(GrimBrother One 17:53:23 UTC)

Looks like Marcus Lehto has kicked off a new blog – METTLEshop. The latest post discusses his return to Bungie – and his teaming-up with Joe Tung on a brand-new project. The two leaders of the Halo: Reach project are building something new! Thanks to …

Your Arby ‘n’ the Chief content this weekend is another short – Arby’s playing Skyward Sword, the Chief provides pointed commentary. Thanks, Ogan Panavo.(Louis Wu 17:40:37 UTC)

Another match from the Stride Championship Series is live on Halo Waypoint right now – Ogre 2 and iGotUrPistola team up against Flamesword and Enable to see who goes home with the 3rd place title. Really close game! (Louis Wu 17:39:50 UTC)

Also up on Waypoint this morning is the second installment of their video series “The Halo Conflict. This week’s edition looks at the conflict around and upon the Truth and Reconciliation from Halo: Combat Evolved. These fiction-focused videos are alwa…

Yesterday we mentioned a Halo Waypoint announcement regarding the new XBOX Live Avatar-based Halo collectibles coming from McFarlane Toys, but we forgot to mention the add the additional news that McFarlane Toys also announced yet another type of Halo …

pete the duck just doesn’t let up. He stopped in today to let us know that Episodes 1 & 2 of his new Forge-based reality show are now live! The first episode introduces the audience both to the overall concept of the show as well as to the contestants …

Three days, three new comics from pete_the_duck. Four, actually. His anti-SOPA entry made me put my thumbs up, I AM HAVING SO MUCH FUN gives you his view of Armor Lock, and The oldest question, answered made me laugh out loud. Start your weekend with …

HavokSage has put together a fan trailer for a live-action fan film – this is getting too meta for me! Halo: Helljumper is a fan film whose first episode is due out next week – HavokSage is not part of their team, but likes their work. He created a tr…

According to Halo Waypoint, McFarlane will be introducing a new line of figures this fall – based on Xbox LIVE Avatars? Weird! Go read about ’em.(Louis Wu 17:18:58 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, VivaciousJazzy pointed out a new montage from Synister, edited by SillyGoose. VERY edited – but some killer gameplay between the sharp cuts. Take a look!(Louis Wu 16:52:26 UTC)

Vengeance417 stopped in with word of Serenity, a ‘beauty of Halo’ music vid – loved it! Go watch.(Louis Wu 13:49:18 UTC)

OXM Online has a short interview with Frank O’Connor – it’s not really new information about Halo 4, but for folks getting nervous about how quiet the studio has been up until this point, it should assuage some fears! Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 13:45:26 …

Justin Bryce sent word that Drunken Halo Episode 35 is now online – go listen! (Louis Wu 13:44:33 UTC)

It’s been a few weeks since we’ve had any submissions in our Fan Fiction section… but there are two new pieces today! Go look.(Louis Wu 13:43:32 UTC)

The Halo content is so slim as to be invisible (it consists of a couple of video screens in a single photo), but the Bungie Pentathlon is an annual event of great importance to Bungie employees (and Bungie fans) – and we’re pretty big Bungie fans here…

We really shouldn’t need to tell you this – but 343’s David Ellis wants you to know that there’s currently no Halo 4 Beta signup, so if you see one, it’s not real. Thanks to Moorpheusl9 for the heads-up (he found it at CVG). (Louis Wu 17:35:31 UTC)

Robowski sent word that Post Game Carnage Report Episode 101 is live – they spent a lot of time discussing the nine lives of Sgt. Johnson. Go listen! (Louis Wu 17:31:07 UTC)