Author: halo@bungie.org

In a pretty awesome piece of news, 343 Industries announced today that McFarlane Toys will be manufacturing a line of Halo 4 toys, as well as continuing the Halo Universe line (I know personally that GrimBrother IV will be ecstatic to see a Fred-104 fi…

bs angel dropped another new Halo Bulletin on us last night. Don’t worry, everyone’s fine. The focus of the new edition is an excellent interview with Tinkerbell himself, Tim Dadabo. Check it out for some awesome insight into not just how he feels abo…

SpearheadWarrior, the man behind “Life of the Grunts” and “Lives of the Elite” (and a video we totally missed when it came out in September, “The Lives of the Moa”), is back with an opening preview for “The Lives of the Brutes”. A mockumentacular! Tha…

There’s a new Achievement PIG up (YouTube | AH.com) for folks who enjoy watching Geoff trying to beat Jack. The maps this time around look fantastic. Go see! Thanks, SEspider (and hezekiah).(Louis Wu 22:55:48 UTC)

Dani stopped by with word of a new ‘Behind the Frontlines’ editorial at Forward Unto Dawn. This one was written by Postmortem, and suggests that a more realistic Halo might be fun. (I think I’m with Dani on this one; I wouldn’t really want to see it. …

TDSpiral let us know that there’s another fan-created video projects in the works – Halo: Archetype has just released a teaser trailer. Go see what you think! (Louis Wu 16:49:27 UTC)

ncsuDuncan continues to be the go-to source of compiled Destiny information (what little there is of it) – if you want to keep up on what Bungie fans are scrounging up, swing by and read his article! (Louis Wu 16:48:41 UTC)

kornman00 let us know that OpenSauce v3.0 has now been released – it’s a project to extend the HaloCE game engine and tools. The announcement article contains screenshots and a video to show you just what this powerful package can do – and get you sta…

Anoj has posted Episode 38 of his Reach Top 10 series – this one focuses on Multikills. Amazingly, there’s nothing over Killtastrophe… but there are still plenty of impressive moments! Check it out. Thanks, Jordan Bell. (Louis Wu 14:50:09 UTC)

Omnivoracious has an interview, of sorts, with Greg Bear about Primordium – go read what he had to say! Thanks, Hypertrooper.(Louis Wu 17:22:13 UTC)

A little bit ago, OboeCrazy decided to set fun Reach clips to music – music played by her. Thus was born Oboe Scores. Episode #1 has some great Grenade Launcher action set to a mellow oboe score. Episode #2 was called ‘The Friendly Elite’ – it’s a hea…

Hoovaloov decided to look more closely into how bloom affects the DMR’s effectiveness (or, more specifically, how the change due to the Title Update affects the winning chances of folks who pace their shots vs folks who pull the trigger as fast as they…

Ross Mills noticed a new set of Halo-themed soaps from Digitalsoaps (we mentioned them back in 2009) – I love the design, but I’m not sure I want to smell like carbonated corn syrup. (The original link was via Sprite Stitch.)(Louis Wu 15:08:44 UTC)

We’ve mentioned THORSSOLI before – he made some cool Halloween armor a couple of years ago. (He’s made a lot more than that – but it’s what we noticed.) He put up a post this weekend that’s quite cool – he documented the creation of a Halo health pack…

Another day, another comic from pete_the_duck – I gotta say, I’m a little curious about what might have happened last night. (Louis Wu 15:03:37 UTC)

A little late to help you with yesterday’s Daily Challenge, but still a pretty impressive run – RC Master passed along word of a no-deaths run on The Package on High Speed Halo. It sets a new record time for The Package on Legendary (16:37), and has j…

The Tyrant has kicked off his Halo 3 Legendary Guide on YouTube, with a half-hour commentated run through Sierra-117. Skips, tricks, tips for staying alive – this video will help you survive your way through the start of the Halo 3 campaign! The video …

Longtime HBO member The Lionheart unveiled today a new community-driven project that looks to hit the ground running strong. Called Venerance, the project is a Halo mod using CryEngine 3, and focuses on Blue Team’s exploits on Sigma Octanus IV. The pro…

Tex stopped in with word from a friend who attended the UCSD Winter Games Fest last weekend – looks like the Halo matches were played on GAEMS G155s. Nice! Worth a read – a long-time fan remembers where he came from!(Louis Wu 18:59:26 UTC)

pete_the_duck made it easy to read the latest comics on his site, by posting direct links on our forum. Each one is funnier than the last! (Louis Wu 18:58:05 UTC)