Author: halo@bungie.org

Stephen Loftus is back with a few dozen new signs from the Halo in-game universe – samples from Halo 2’s Turf, plus multiplayer logos, plus some UNSC imagery. First new image can be found on the bottom of this page, with more in the MISC and UNSC coll…

Nak3d Eli continues his investigation into the odd health behavior manifesting itself in the post-Title Update Reach. Check out his latest video, which narrows down some of the causes. (The biggest surprise for me was the fact that after at least 5 me…

ScottJackson117 put together a tribute video saying goodbye to Bungie’s contribution to the Halo franchise, and wishing 343 the best with the transfer. Mostly live-action footage, but a bit of nicely-integrated in-game stuff. Thanks, dogiojoe.(Louis W…

ElzarTheBam noticed a short bit on Xbox360Achievements – Frank O’Connor talks about the passing of the Halo baton. He remembers the transition in August as being ‘pretty seamless’ (I’d say ‘relatively smooth’, myself; I remember some glitches), and he…

It’s time for another dip into the mailbag for Arby ‘n’ the Chief. Highbrow humor at its most sophisticated! Thanks again, robofin117. (Louis Wu 20:16:07 UTC)

Elliott Fitzgerald sent word that the Flashover Gaming League has been launched; it’s a gaming center in Kathleen, GA, that’s expanded into online tournaments. What it offers that MLG and the NGL don’t are extra game modes like Racing and Big Team Bat…

CruelLEGACEY wrote up his impressions of the TU Beta playlist – go see what he likes and doesn’t like. (Louis Wu 20:15:04 UTC)

Postmortem has written a new article for the Forward Unto Dawn series called ‘Beyond the Frontlines’ – you can read it on our forum, or read it on the FUD website. It’s a discussion of time travel, and its potential use in Halo – go see what you think…

Kevin D. stopped in to say that he’d taken the audio from the Halo movie parody script read by Nathan Fillion and Clare Grant (we mentioned it last week) and filmed a machinima with it. Go watch.(Louis Wu 14:05:03 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, Epyon MX pointed out some cool pixel art from JUNKBOY – makes a nice wallpaper for your smartphone!(Louis Wu 14:02:54 UTC)

Fails of the Weak continues its spotlight on silly in-game choices – it’s all about Geoff’s laughter. Watch it on YouTube or AH.com. Thanks, BWO Lone Wolf. (Louis Wu 14:01:42 UTC)

Another Data Drop is live at Halo Waypoint – go read Red Flag (and Bravado) intel from ONI! Thanks, CaneCutter.(Louis Wu 20:04:31 UTC)

Remember that story we mentioned a couple of days ago, about a MS press kit talking of a Halo movie coming soon? Yeah, well, as you might have guessed… it wasn’t accurate. Thanks, Beckx.(Louis Wu 14:58:02 UTC)

Leviathan dropped off another piece for the Fistful of Arrows Adjunct – this is backstory about Emile, and his out-of-the-ordinary helmet. That Levi is thinking about ways to explain some of the more confusing parts of Halo canon speaks strongly to hi…

Paul Ference sent us a link to Skulls for Tots – from what I can understand, they’re planning to raise money for Child’s Play by playing Halo marathons (co-op, Legendary) – and to keep things interesting, the more money they get, the more skulls are a…

Shadow8P dropped in to announce an update to his Halo: Reach Stat Checker – now it shows Grifball stats, and lets you look at more stats at once. Windows-only. Go grab a copy! Update: dang, it’s already up to 1.2! Now it has a new screen that doesn’t r…

OXM UK has put together an article about what was cut from Halo Wars during development – one of the big things was splitscreen gameplay. Unfortunately, the actual article is behind a paywall (you can download it for a fee – if you’ve got a credit car…