Author: halo@bungie.org

Apologies for the lack of news – I’ve been sick all day. Let’s see what I can get out of the queue. First up: Paul Shelley sent word that Halo Legacy: Cielo Negro Episode 1 is live – Nuevo Seville is under attack, and one ODST has a chance to make a d…

RVideo found a pretty cool Halo 2 montage from Dutchy, Slater, and Deathenator. Awesomely appropriate title! Go watch.(Louis Wu 18:13:37 UTC)

Joseph “Maniac” Cirillo III decided to look back on how Halo has impacted his life in the past 10 years – great read, interspersed with lots of video footage from Bungie’s past. Check it out! (Louis Wu 18:13:08 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY is hosting a Halo Waypoint Community Race Night next Friday – details can be found on his site. (Louis Wu 18:12:44 UTC)

Bry put together a monster (one hour long) video showing off his sixteen favorite music-related moments in gaming. Halo made three of these. Check it out! (Louis Wu 18:12:08 UTC)

NsU Soldier is unhappy with the current implementation of the Living Dead playlist – and gets really specific about why. This is pretty good reading if you’re interested in seeing how it might be improved! (Louis Wu 18:11:27 UTC)

Over at Halo Waypoint, the 10th part of Mona Lisa is now live. We’re getting near the end… this is one epic motion comic. Thanks, Stephen. (Louis Wu 18:09:37 UTC)

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)