Author: halo@bungie.org

Timgie’s back with a new machinima tutorial; this one will show you how to create an artificial depth of field with After Effects, for use in Halo machinima.(Louis Wu 13:34:33 UTC)

The fifty-second Achievement HORSE shows off the finals of the office HORSE tournament – Kerry faces off against Michael. Nicely done – watch on AchievementHunter.com or YouTube.com. Thanks, hezekiah. (Louis Wu 13:33:28 UTC)

Dennis Powers sent word that Fearless Part Two Chapter Fourteen has been released. The rescue plan is in progress!(Louis Wu 13:32:39 UTC)

Hot diggity. Zeouterlimits posted a promotional code for Sumthing Digital – use it, and you can pick up any Halo soundtrack for half-off! A deal, it’s really a deal.(Louis Wu 22:41:46 UTC)

Whoa. 343’s Alison Stroll tweeted that she’d been able to get a Sparth-created Halo 4 concept piece for donation to the Child’s Play auction tomorrow. I’m sad sad sad I won’t be there! (Thanks to Hypertrooper for noticing.)(Louis Wu 22:35:14 UTC)

A new book from Nicolas “Sparth” Bouvier, who currently works for 343 Industries, will be coming out in late January – you can preorder now. (Thanks, Hypertrooper.) Looks to have some amazing Halo artwork (among other subjects) in it!(Louis Wu 15:24:2…

Women of Xbox 3 has been released – Goosechecka provides a solution to the “HaloCharts is gone!” problem. Thanks, Tyrant!(Louis Wu 15:23:07 UTC)

CyReN let us know about a 2v2 Reach LAN tournament to be held near Detroit, Michigan on December 20th – there’s money on the line! (Louis Wu 15:22:24 UTC)

The Waypoint moderators are back with Episode 5 of the Waypoint Community Modcast. In it, we discuss our thoughts on Halo: Anniversary, good, bad, and disturbing. Throw in a new addition to the crew and some oddly-amusing banter, and you’ve got yoursel…

1UP is hosting a charity sketch auction, with some killer artwork from some cool game developers. Amongst the gems is hidden a sketch of Mister Chief; if you’re intrigued, you’ve got 6 more days to bid! Proceeds will support the American Red Cross. Th…

Rooster Teeth has posted a Behind the Scenes video showing how they did some of the face modeling in the recent Season 9 of Red vs Blue – pretty fun watch!(Louis Wu 19:08:24 UTC)

Cox let us know that the Halo Anniversary Terminals are now available in French. (Louis Wu 16:43:52 UTC)

Jimmy Jangles decided to put together his own list of “Halo blogs” – if you’re looking for Halo content, check this out!(Louis Wu 16:42:47 UTC)

Den of Geek has built their list of the Top 10 Most Iconic War Machines in Videogame History – and Halo’s Scorpion Tank made the list. Thanks, mc_leprechaun.(Louis Wu 16:39:50 UTC)

Halo: Homefront is a Total Conversion mod in development for Homeworld 2 – they’ve now had their first official Beta release, so swing by and check it out! Thanks, 880ZERO.(Louis Wu 16:38:00 UTC)

Timgie stopped in to announce a new video release – it’s a tutorial showing how to build a Reach machinima-based battle using Theater mode, a couple of characters, and After Effects. Pretty useful!(Louis Wu 16:35:46 UTC)

The December Matchmaking Playlist Update went live last night – if you haven’t been following the changes as described in the Halo Bulletins, the Waypoint page will give you a nice summary of the changes.(Louis Wu 15:08:39 UTC)

Yuri Walkiw let us know about a Halo site roundup he put together for his blog, Hex19 – he calls it ‘Five Halo Community Sites You Should Know About’. No, we’re not just telling you about this because we’re on the list (though we are 😉 ). Go see who …