Author: halo@bungie.org

Higuy let us know that work on Lumoria: Episode Two is underway – swing by the HaloMaps thread for screenshots and discussion! (Louis Wu 16:14:18 UTC)

Blue Ninja let us know that he’s updated Views from the Edge, his panorama showcase, with a whole passel of new shots. Go see!(Louis Wu 19:41:51 UTC)

Pepsi let us know that he’s whipped up a pretty cool Halo-themed YouTube background – classy! If you like it, you’re welcome to use it!(Louis Wu 15:45:47 UTC)

MGS VP Phil Spencer talked to IGN about what’s coming – including a bunch of discussion about Halo. Two interesting tidbits: a HD version of Halo 2 MIGHT be in the works… and the Halo 4 engine started life as Reach code. Go read the rest! Thanks, Av…

According to Rooster Teeth’s Twitter, “Red vs. Blue” Season 9 Episode 1 is now available for sponsors. If you haven’t been following along, here’s a quick refresher on why you should keep a pair of pants handy. The new episode should be available to ev…

So yesterday, Bungie went live with Bungie Mobile, an App for your iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch). It’s free. It displays your stats, your commendations, Bungie news, and more. And it offers you some pretty cool bonuses – you can get the All-Star n…

2011 is a huge year for Bungie. It’s the 20th year of their formation as a game company. It’s the 10th anniversary of their most powerful creation – the Halo franchise. It is also the year that they are turning over that franchise to the 343 Industrie…

Want a Star nameplate in matchmaking? A new playlist, kicking off on June 24 for a limited time, seems like the easiest way to get one! According to Jeremiah, if you play in the BTB ALL STARS list when it’s live, you’ll be rewarded with a Star namepl…

Pete Cooper stopped in with updates about Operation Chastity – there’s a preview of a big spread in the UK Official Xbox Mag, and a new t-shirt design. Go check it out! (Louis Wu 17:59:00 UTC)

Colin Carlisle is a gamer who spent most of his time at E3 with a camera on his shoulder, filming hours and hours and HOURS of material from the show floor. It was streamed on Gamespot’s site (here’s the 7 hours of Day 3 footage, for example) – but Ha…

FyreWulff let us know that he plans to hold a 12-hour Bungiedayathon, a couple of weeks before Bungie Day, to raise money for the Brian Morden Foundation. Swing by his post for an itinerary, and more info! (Louis Wu 17:57:24 UTC)

Arithmomaniac updated a couple of his GreaseMonkey scripts to make your HBO browsing more betterer. His HBO Forum Enhancer now closes run-on broken tags in Guestbook mode (this will keep an entire thread from turning bold if someone forgets to close t…

Post Game Carnage Report released Episode 79 (their E3 show) at the end of last week – plenty of Halo coverage, mixed in with the profanity. Go listen! (Louis Wu 17:35:21 UTC)

RVideo thought you might enjoy LaCoz3’s Vicious Traditions, a Halo 3 montage. It was released last week… but I’m still a bit behind on email notifications. Sorry! Nice intro, heavy editing and a desaturated look. Pretty nice work! (Louis Wu 17:35:05…

Andy Deck is a Halo fan who lives in Cincinnati, OH – and he will be hosting a Halo REACH LAN party on the weekend of June 24th and 25th. It’s the 7th event he’s hosted like this – but some of his regulars can’t make it, so he’d like to open it to folk…

FyreWulff sent us word a few days ago about a new Fire Team Zulu challenge – ‘Hotel Reservation’ has you beating Halo 2’s Outskirts with the Sputnik skull on (and without a Warthog). You have to kill every single enemy to complete this challenge. You …

Among the things we missed in the last week – Morpheus provided a couple of links (here and here) for lists that include Halo. Dorkly.com put together their 10 Most Depressing Endings in Videogame History, and Reach made the top 3. (I’m not sure I’d a…