Author: halo@bungie.org

Firestorm12 told us about the 8th issue of Halopen’s ‘War (or War)’ – there’s a fine line between level-headed fear and cowardice, and I think it’s crossed here.(Louis Wu 19:36:54 UTC)

Stephen Loftus finished the writeup of his experience at Halo Fest last month – and in typical Loftus style, it’s chock-full of details. Go relive with him.(Louis Wu 17:41:39 UTC)

Stephen Loftus whipped up some simple-but-cool wallpapers for his cell phone – check ’em out (and grab ’em, if you like ’em!). (Louis Wu 15:56:00 UTC)

Frank O’Connor spoke to Computer and Video Games about the departure of Ryan Payton from the Halo 4 team. (The story broke a few weeks ago, and while Microsoft has already released an official statement, this discussion gives you a bit more context.) …

Tommy92L is back with Waging Wars – he’s expanding on the techniques he was playing with in Scourge. Great cinematography! Go watch.(Louis Wu 15:00:18 UTC)

Dust Storm sent word that this week on Podtacular, they’ll be recording with some of the staff of GrifballHub, along with Rukizzel from the Waypoint forums – the topic of discussion will be how Halo has helped to build a variety of different communiti…

CruelLEGACEY let us know that the ramp-up to Season 2 of his Playtime series is in full swing – the website has new features (detailed here), and the release schedule is outlined here. (Louis Wu 14:56:03 UTC)

Kermit’s hosting another Co-op night tomorrow – if you’re interested in running through ODST’s Uplift Reserve (with no vehicles), you should stop by and read the details! Good stuff.(Louis Wu 14:50:51 UTC)

Leviathan has added some very cool ancillary art to his Fistful of Arrows website – new divider pages, new title page, and what he calls ‘slightly Lucas-ed covers’ – not sure what that means. And, as a bonus, a really gorgeous set piece in this forum…

Postmortem let us know about a new, in-depth piece on the Precursors, posted over at Forward Unto Dawn. A fantastic read – check it out! (Louis Wu 14:49:36 UTC)

Rooster Teeth’s latest Red vs Blue release is a PSA, as a break from the Season 9 storyline – and watching it might just make you want to lobby 343 to add new Firefight voices to Reach. (MoltenSlowa has already begun.) Go watch ‘Drafted’ – and laugh. …

pete_the_duck tells really good stories. Lots of pics and video, too, for when words are hard. Go check it out. (Louis Wu 14:48:36 UTC)

Hypertrooper ordered a copy of the Limited Edition of Titan’s ‘The Art of Building Worlds’ – seems to be available only from Titan’s website. He took pictures. It’s gorgeous. If you’ve got the $100 or so (including shipping) to grab a copy from the UK…

Kampy, a frequent montage creator, whipped up a video showing off zero bloom gameplay, recorded in customs games the night the gametype was released. If you want to see how fast Halo becomes when accurate shooting combines with zero bloom… watch thi…

Unique Name noticed a fairly amusing cameo by our favorite artificially intelligent steward of New Mombassa in a recent ad for a Nerf Gun. I think you’ll be able to spot what we mean. Funny though, they should have just gone ahead and called it the “Vi…

Cox from HaloCreation sent along a couple of helpful videos to assist in better understanding the recent Title Update gametype released for Halo: Reach. The first is a gameplay comparison video to show the differences pre and post-TU. The second is a h…

If you get a chance today, make sure you check out the long-awaited second episode of the machinima “Believer” from IESUproductions. They’ve gone through quite a bit to bring you this latest piece, and I think it’s well worth a look. Go and give it a s…

Xbox360Achievements.org ran a short feature this weekend where they discussed the Halo 4 inclusion in Forza 4 with Turn 10 Studios. The main thrust of the piece is the explanation on why the Warthog will only see “action” in the upcoming racer’s Autovi…

The fine folks at the International Grifball League want to remind everyone that they are holding another Fiesta Night, this Friday, September 30, 2011. More details can be found here. Lobbies will be available at both 6pm GMT and 6pm EST to try and ac…