Author: halo@bungie.org

Gamespot has posted a hi-res version of the Halo Anniversary opening cinematic – if you can’t wait to see this in all its glory on your Xbox, go watch it on YouTube. Thanks, ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 16:32:19 UTC)

ElzarTheBam pointed out a hands-on from DailyJoyPad, and Hypertrooper mentioned content from Halo.Fr (it’s in French, but the interview with Dennis Reis is in English, and they’ve posted B-Roll footage from campaign (most levels, a visual comparison) …

Quick update on some info in the Xbox360Achievements preview: they mention that their location changes with difficulty level, but Frank clarified on NeoGAF this morning that while that USED to be true, it was changed during testing. Location is identi…

Two new Behind-The-Scenes videos are up at Halo Waypoint (in Silverlight format only; nothing yet on the Waypoint YouTube channel): a look at the Anniversary Terminals has devs discussing how (and why) the Terminals will work in the new game, and the A…

Frankie tells IGN that Anniversary doesn’t pull a Lucas – no rewriting of history here! Thanks, ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 13:21:33 UTC)

Another deviantART update from CaptainTony – a Mark V helmet in Garry’s Mod… and a pony that should never be. You can’t win ’em all!(Louis Wu 13:21:10 UTC)

Over at Forward Unto Dawn, Beyond the Frontline has a new post – GhaleonEB looks at how health has been handled in Halo games, and looks forward to future titles. Interesting analysis! Thanks, Dani. (Louis Wu 13:20:47 UTC)

Dust Storm let us know that the Podtacular Halo Decade Show, Round 3 is now up – 4 hours of Halo discussion by Halo community luminaries. If it’s not enough for you, Round 4 is coming up on November 12!(Louis Wu 13:20:17 UTC)

Paris Games Week has kicked off, and 343 is there showing off Halo: Anniversary. uberfoop linked to some gameplay from Truth & Reconciliation (pretty mediocre video, but the first meaty stuff we’ve seen of the level), and over at NeoGAF, TheOddOne …

We got word from HaloNorge’s Stian Øby Johansen that the Norwegian Halo Community contributed clips to a montage called Norway, put together by Stiqz. It’s 7 minutes long, and gameplay takes precedence over editing – nice work! Go watch. (Louis…

SIX min WHISTLE came across a video showing off a Doom WAD containing all the Halo weapons. Pretty nice work! (Louis Wu 10:32:55 UTC)

Leviathan posted another piece to the Fistful of Arrows Adjunct – this one is a look back by Kalmiya. Beautiful. (Louis Wu 10:32:23 UTC)

The second Halo Waypoint Community Leader podcast has gone live – go listen to 7 Waypoint CLs discuss Halo for 90 minutes. Our own GrimBrother One is part of the crew! Thanks, rukizzel. (Louis Wu 10:31:28 UTC)

Yazool was at a Tampa Bay Lightning game last night – and was surprised when the organist kicked into the Halo theme during the pregame show. The early part isn’t recorded (he didn’t have his phone out at the start), but there’s a pretty good chunk do…

Nak3d Eli put together a five minute video that nails down some of the critical components to successful multiplay (if you define ‘killing the other guy’ as success). Many of these things you probably already know – some you might not. ALL of them are…

CaptainTony posted a couple of new deviantART finds he came across – Spartans for a fan fiction, and a gorgeous render of the Yanme’e homeworld. Go see! (Louis Wu 10:29:39 UTC)

Daniel ‘Tyrant’ Morris has the next LASO Challenge guide up and active for you on his YouTube channel. Tip of the Spear is always a fun run – go check out the hints and tricks that will get you through with the least headache! (Louis Wu 21:11:37 UTC)

HC Redemption continues building challenges for the Halo community – his latest offering is Flawless Firefight. It’s 81 separate challenges, packaged together – can you play enough Score Attack to conquer this puppy? Go read about it and see what you’…