Author: halo@bungie.org
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Previewing Anniversary
G4TV talked to Frank O’Connor about the Anniversary edition – worth listening to! Go watch. Thanks, ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 15:44:23 UTC)
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IGN’s Top 10 Reach Kills – 08.03.11
IGN’s posted a new Top 10 Kills – nothing really special, but some fun stuff nonetheless. Thanks, ElzarTheBam. (Louis Wu 15:43:06 UTC)
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He Who Shall Not Be Teabagged
Kotaku showed a video that I’d love to think is an awesome alternate ending to the latest Harry Potter film (yes, it could be considered an HP spoiler). I laughed. Go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 21:24:04 UTC)
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Ask the Chief
Tex found a pretty cool Tumblr site – unfortunately, right before she posted it, it went on hiatus for a few days, but check out the existing content, and keep an eye on it! (And while you’re waiting, if you haven’t given us feedback on our new shirt …
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Keeping an eye on Bungie
ncsuDuncan stopped in with word of some recent updates on his site – mostly Destiny related, but also including photos of his Swag Bag contents (which include, unsurprisingly, Halo items). Go check it all out! (Louis Wu 18:20:27 UTC)
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Post your news one word at a time
ElzarTheBam pointed out another OXM UK article – it seems they’re meting out tidbits from their print issue 76, and the latest one has a quote from Phil Spencer about how important Halo is to Microsoft. Yeah, cause you didn’t know that. (Louis Wu 18:1…
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It’s Shirt Time Again!
We’ve sold shirts before – we sold a Bungie.org shirt in 2001, and an HBO shirt in 2006. Neither of these are available any more, however… and until recently, we had no real intention of changing that fact. A little while ago, though, kanbo contacte…
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Project Aftershock Update
We’ve mentioned Project Aftershock a few times – it’s a Crysis Halo mod – today, =SW=warlord is back with a new video update showing off a bunch of cool changes – go watch!(Louis Wu 14:42:51 UTC)
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Boneyard Concept Art
Isaac Hannaford is back to posting Reach concept art on his blog – check out some awesome shots of Boneyard! Thanks, Black Six.(Louis Wu 14:04:29 UTC)
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Projet Alpha: Winter Contingency Teaser
Projet Alpha is a series of videos covering Halo glitches, organized by map. French gamer Cox and Team CRéA have been making these since 2008 – and are coming back now for Reach. The teaser for the series’ return is live now; the first episode s…
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Fine Art – in videogames
Nicolas Bouvier is an artist currently working on Halo 4 for 343 Industries. He also created the cover art for Halo: Cryptum. Kotaku has a nice little retrospective of some of his work (including a Halo sketch I’ve never seen before). Thanks to PooBon…
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Free PAX Badges from Waypoint
Yesterday, Halo Waypoint gave away 4 3-day PAX badges on Twitter (folks just had to tweet back a pic of themselves holding a sign reading “I want to go to Halo Fest!”, winners chosen at random). They’re doing it again today (and tomorrow, and Friday)….
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More on Halo: CEA and Kinect
Elzarthebam noticed a short article at Eurogamer that hints at the Kinect features that will be available in Halo: Anniversary. Key points: they’re optional, they’re cool, they’ll enhance your overall experience but will not affect your core game exper…
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10 Years of Halo in 10 Minutes
Stewie2552 and the Funny Halo 3 Productions crew put together 10 Years of Halo in 10 Minutes – a tribute to Bungie’s games, shown in the order they were made and compiled from cutscene footage with a soundtrack that’s made from various Halo pieces (so…
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Reach Matchmaking Playlist Changelogs Backed Up
FyreWulff collected all the posts Jeremiah made in the Bungie.net Optimatch forum concerning changes to the Matchmaking playlists – and now that the Optimatch forum is offline, he’s made the collection publicly available. Nice!(Louis Wu 13:57:37 UTC)
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Of AIs and their Features
OXM UK speculates about Cortana, and her importance in Halo 4, in a recent article on their website. Thanks, INSANEdrive. (Louis Wu 13:56:45 UTC)
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Bungie.net overhaul, new news
If you visit Bungie.net, you’ll notice a new layout, for the first time in a month. And new news, even – a reminder that the upcoming ViDoc will hit the interwebz on Thursday, and a small note about the facelift itself. Go explore! (I like the new Hal…
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Iridescent
IESUproductions stopped by with a link to ‘Iridescent’ – a Halo retrospective, set to Linkin Park’s Iridescent. Cutscene footage from all Halo games is matched to the song’s lyrics in a tribute to the official passing of the Halo torch from Bungie to …
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Tyrant’s ODST Legendary Walkthrough – Coastal Highway
Daniel ‘Tyrant’ Morris sent word that the last chapter of his Legendary ODST saga, covering Coastal Highway, is now online – the most difficult mission on Halo 3 or ODST has now been beaten – with no deaths! (Can you find the easter egg?)(Louis Wu 18:…
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Alien Horizons
Sniper94 painted a Halo screenshot. With paint. He wanted you to see it.(Louis Wu 17:58:49 UTC)
