Author: halo@bungie.org

Fails of the Weak Volume 46 went live yesterday – Joel adds a nice touch of cluelessness to the Achievement Hunter treatment. Thanks, SNIPE 316. (Also available on AH.com, if you’d rather – thanks, hezekiah.) (Louis Wu 18:08:11 UTC)

Another bit from Paul Shelley – Halo Legacy: Cielo Negro tells the story of an ODST on Madrigal. Check out the trailer!(Louis Wu 18:47:25 UTC)

Laird stopped by yesterday with an interview with 343’s Frank and Kevin Grace, recorded at SDCC recently. Info about Halo Fest, and why you want to be there. Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:45:20 UTC)

Eurogamer sat down with urk to talk about the recent retrospective, and the discussion touches on Halo, the studio in general, and where Bungie’s going from here. Thanks to GAF’s Sikamikanico for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 17:30:50 UTC)

Forbes has an article discussing how Major League Gaming is thriving, while pro sports are struggling – interesting stuff! (Louis Wu 17:29:49 UTC)

Grumpy let us know that jumprs.org is going after Halo 2 SLASO – a task that’s never actually been documented. Check out the thread for progress to date – and jump in if you want to play along! (Louis Wu 17:28:51 UTC)

NOWGamer has a short interview with Frank O’Connor, discussing Halo: Anniversary, 343 Industries, and the future. Check it out! (Louis Wu 17:27:44 UTC)

TheSparbiter put together a new Halo music video, setting Halo footage to Linkin Park’s Burning In the Skies. Nice connections between visuals and lyrics!(Louis Wu 17:26:56 UTC)

Lee Georgeton has rejiggered the difficulty levels in his Cubeskew2 map-based obstacle course – if you couldn’t finish the ‘Skewed Harder’ variant, try the Skewed Easier one! (Louis Wu 17:25:40 UTC)

Treeskunk Productions’ Paul Shelley sent word that the 3rd Annual Machinicast Awards are gearing up – nominations are now being accepted at DaemonPro.net and CommunityGamer.com. Swing by and make your voice heard! (Schedule is here.)(Louis Wu 17:25:11…

CruelLEGACEY posted Part 1 of his Playtime Season 2 development blog – if you’re curious about how he works, go watch. (Louis Wu 17:24:46 UTC)

There are four new pieces up for you in our Fan Fiction section this week – go read!(Louis Wu 17:23:56 UTC)

The long-awaited Bungie ViDoc, O Brave New World, is now online. It’s 55 minutes long, and it tells the story of Bungie, from the earliest days when it was just Alex and Jason, to the present, where the studio is poised to reveal their Next Big Thing. …

Robowski let us know that the latest Post Game Carnage Report is now up – they’re getting faster!(Louis Wu 16:11:32 UTC)

CaneCutter noticed that there’s a new update at Kooberz Studios – apparently, their ‘Battle of the Brick’ video is finished, but release is being coordinated ‘behind the scenes’. When we know more, we’ll let you know! (If you don’t know anything about…

This week’s Halo Bulletin is now online at Halo Waypoint – lots of comparisons between Halo: Anniversary and the original game, along with plenty of other tidbits. Go read! (It’s in our Halo Bulletin Archive, as well.)(Louis Wu 15:46:25 UTC)

QuickTactical stopped in with word of Soldiers of War, Episode 8, Part 1 – it’s a 10 minute long, Halo 3-based continuation of a long-running series… go check it out!