Author: halo@bungie.org

SikDailyMags has another interview with Halo: Faith personnel – this time, it’s composer Daniel Ciurlizza that’s talking about inspiration, Halo geekery, and more. Check it out! Thanks, Gabo’s Palace.(Louis Wu 14:42:11 UTC)

Red vs Blue Season 9, Episode 5, “Realignment”, was released last night – the Gulchers continue to morph, while the Freelancers adjust to the results of the most recent mission. As always, top-notch production quality and some classic humor! Thanks, D…

Tor Books today released new information about the next book in Greg Bear’s Forerunner Saga. Information can be found over at Waypoint, including the cover and new title, Primordium. Can’t wait for this! Thanks to hotshot revan for catching it.(GrimBro…

Folks have been telling our forum (and other forums) about the contents of their swag bags purchased from the Bungie Store a couple of weeks ago – tons and tons of cool stuff. rowboat stopped in last night with something really cool – his bag containe…

TCKaos let our forum know that Toys ‘R’ Us is currently hosting a Halo Megabloks sale – buy one, get one half off. If you’d been eyeing any of their products, now’s a good time to buy!(Louis Wu 14:28:07 UTC)

Elzarthebam pointed out a post at OXM UK’s website – they’re hosting a contest for “the UK’s most dedicated fan”, with the winner being sent, all expenses paid, to Halo Fest at PAX in Seattle next month. Not too shabby! You’ve only got a couple of day…

Ooh, noice deal. Snag a copy of Halo 3: ODST… AND Forza Motorsport 3… for under $10 (pre-owned). Sound good? Swing by Best Buy.(Louis Wu 22:02:10 UTC)

Edge sent word that HaloTracker’s put out another community montage – footage all comes from their community, with enditng by Ativan. It’s a mix of Halo 3 and Reach, full of multikills and exterms. It also contains the worst batch of spawns I’ve ever …

This went up the end of last week – but we missed it. Rooster Teeth edited together the animated portions of the first four episodes of Red vs Blue Season 9, and ended up with a 5 minute preview that gives you a great idea of what you’re missing if yo…

Jillybean commissioned a pair of Hunter sculpts from Antithesis for her sister – check out the joy upon receipt! You can see some additional closeup pictures of each Hunter in Anti’s gallery here (first one is here, just keep hitting ‘next’). Cuteness…

Gamespot AU wrote up an article about playtesting – they talked to people at Valve, Bungie, and Epic to find out how user feedback is incorporated into the design process. Interesting article! Thanks, Dani.(Louis Wu 16:35:45 UTC)

If you’ve ever considered jumping into HBO customs games – there are a couple of writeups today that might help you decide to go for it. CortanaVII has a ton of pictures (and a pretty nice montage) from this past Friday’s Community Customs game… and…

CruelLEGACEY is totally into the sets he’s building for his Playtime series – you can check out The Ascendant Tower on his site. Looks like it took a while!(Louis Wu 16:29:10 UTC)

Dark Helmet came by the forum to show off a little something he worked on. Very nice results! Go give it a look!(GrimBrother One 15:10:21 UTC)

Speaking of Hedgemony, Postmortem stopped by to show off something special that the awesome aussie whipped up for him. So cool… Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 15:06:59 UTC)

If there’s anything you can count on, it’s for Hedgemony to bring the goods. Don’t miss out on his latest offering of amazing pics and panos. They just keep getting better… Go look!(GrimBrother One 15:01:58 UTC)

MrWezzle dropped in to let us know that the latest Arby ‘N the Chief Episode, Tosers, is now available. Never fails to make you smile. Or cringe. Sometimes both. Anyway, go watch it!(GrimBrother One 14:55:02 UTC)

Bry whipped up another small batch of very high resolution panoramas – this batch is even half land-based. Take a look!(Louis Wu 20:29:56 UTC)

A couple of interesting eBay-related posts hit our forum this weekend – check out PFG’s prototype Halo figures (lots of ’em – just click the Grunt), and a pretty rare Elite sculpture created back in 2002 (thanks, Joshua Allen). Summertime – the perfec…