Author: halo@bungie.org
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Faith Under the Long Shadow
With 343 at the helm, CVG wonders if “Halo 4” is doomed from the start. Can a studio packed with talent but with no previous titles to its name live up to the standards set by Bungie? The odds are stacked against them, but CVG hopes the team knocks it …
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Get hammered, blow things up!
Grifball Hub wants to wish you a Happy 4th of July – even if you’re not in the US, explosions are fun. Thanks, Goosechecka!(Louis Wu 14:49:42 UTC)
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Who’s running who?
General Battuta looked at how various sci-fi franchises (including Halo) treat humans in terms of their necessity in wartime. Very interesting read!(Louis Wu 14:47:13 UTC)
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Not Quite the Beatles
Futur Life let us know that his buddy Ace Party released a farewell tribute to Bungie called ‘We say goodbye but we also say Halo’. Give it a watch!(Louis Wu 14:45:12 UTC)
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The Love Giver Gives
The final day of Hedgemony’s screenshot tribute to Bungie’s Halo titles is live now. MAN what a collection of art! Go browse. (Be sure to look through the whole thread – there are bonus pics.)(Louis Wu 18:45:32 UTC)
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Hero – Courage
What is it that makes one a hero? Swing by Halo: Waypoint and learn about courage. (thanks, CaptainTony.)(Louis Wu 18:41:53 UTC)
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A proper home
Sqorck snagged some cool artwork in his Swag Bag he purchased last week from the Bungie Store – so he framed it and put it on his wall. Check out the links in his post! (Louis Wu 18:39:00 UTC)
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Arby ‘n’ The Chief: Hard End
The latest Arby ‘n’ the Chief (“Hard End”) is now live – it’s TOSER training time. Well… for some. (Arby’s better at this stuff than he looks.) Thanks, hotshot revan. (Louis Wu 18:32:19 UTC)
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Great piece for a rec room
Want to buy an original Xbox 360 Kiosk Retail Display, with a built-in LCD screen and a Halo Xbox 360? Swing by eBay now, then. Thanks, Joshua Allen. (Louis Wu 18:31:36 UTC)
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Headhunters Character Sketches
Jon Goff created some character sketches of the Spartans he wrote about in Headhunters – and yesterday, he posted those via Twitter. Awesome! Thanks, Leviathan. (Louis Wu 18:30:40 UTC)
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They’re… gargantuan.
Marcelo Vega sent word that he’s got a bnch of new tracks for you to try – but they’re more than racetracks. They’re adventures. Check out Gartantuan Valley, Garganuan Mines, and the latest version of The Gargantuan. (He’s got a trailer so you can see …
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X-Play Staff Memories: Bungie Hawtness
General Vagueness found a video at G4 with some staff members reminiscing about their favorite Bungie memories. (Of course Halo figured in several.) Nice watch! (Louis Wu 18:28:30 UTC)
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Take Forge art screens, save animals
Spencermx14 from Halotracks.org asked us to let you know about their latest screenshot contest – send in a pic of great Forge art, you could win a full donation kit through World Wildlife Fund Canada. Full details are on their site. (Louis Wu 18:27:34…
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More portfolio art from a Bungie artist
Over on NeoGAF, MrBig pointed out the portfolio site of Esequiel Garcia, an artist who worked on Halo Reach (and Halo 3: ODST). Some very cool stuff in there! (I wish we’d seen more of those female civilians in the game…)(Louis Wu 18:46:08 UTC)
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The Beauty of Reach
I sort of expected Hedgemony’s weeklong tribute to Halo to wrap up yesterday – but who am I to argue if someone wants to give me MORE cool stuff? Amazing collection of Reach shots, this.(Louis Wu 15:56:10 UTC)
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A Fan Tribute
Dogiojoe put together a tribute to Bungie in honor of Halo’s 10th anniversary – go see!(Louis Wu 15:32:56 UTC)
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Everything’s better with fire. (and bacon.)
uberfoop’s goose is on fire! And it’s pretty! (Louis Wu 15:31:37 UTC)
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Headhunters 3
The third and final part of Headhunters is up at Halo: Waypoint – some fantastic graphics work! If you haven’t watched any of these – this is a great one to jump in with. It does a fantastic job of bringing Jon Goff’s already great story to life. Thank…
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Marty Feels Left Out
Marty O’Donnell wants to know if you’d be interested in bidding for “old original handwritten (by me) Halo music” as part of the offerings from Bungie for the Child’s Play auctions? (By HIM, not by me.) Seems like a no-brainer – but hey, he asked! (Lou…
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IGN’S Top 100 Modern Games
IGN posted their Top 100 Modern Games – and Reach made #14 on the list. (There is only one game per franchise is on the list, for anyone annoyed that, say, Halo 3 isn’t there.) Thanks, Avateur. (Louis Wu 15:25:38 UTC)