Author: halo@bungie.org

We have two stories in the pipeline for you today on another Fan Fiction Friday. HWPD continues their amazing ‘LORC: Beginnings’ story arch with parts 10 and 11 of Act 1 following Nick/Ryau, and a new story about ‘The Last ODST’ comes from Thel Vadam.(…

Wu’s adopted son, GrimBrother One, spent some time explaining the new hotness that is the HaloWaypoint file sharing system. You can read how it works at the link! The Waypoint File Browser is here! Find and share your favorite maps, modes, & bookma…

General Vagueness brought to our attention some cool new stuff with Halo 5! You can now search through the Halo 5 fileshare on HaloWaypoint. With this API, it probably means it’s coming in-game soon as ChrisTheeCrappy pointed out. Also, REQ Weapons are…

The SuperWaffle stopped in with a new, never-done-before trick for Halo Reach! With their two new tutorials, you can get out of the very end of the level Pillar of Autumn! Cool Stuff!(MacGyver10 22:08:45 UTC)

With the recent announcement of Microsoft to discontinue manufacturing of the Xbox 360, a lot of people are looking back on the games that defined the console. Halo 3 is by far the game that meant the most for Microsoft during that time, and really cha…

Adv Jones on our site, or DilDev on The Halo Archive, posted her latest piece on the lore of our ringworld universe. Check out ‘Halo’s Place In Science Fiction – Cryptum’ for her thoughts on the book by Greg Bear. (MacGyver10 22:01:50 UTC)

Back to the grind, and Quirel let us know that the first in a series of ‘Halo Heroes’ stop-motion episodes from Mega Bloks is up! Go check it out to see more about our ODST buddy, Buck!(MacGyver10 21:59:41 UTC)

After Sligfantry’s new banshee grab method, ColdGrunter used it to set a new record of 4:50 for AoTCR on Legendary just before beating his own new world record with a 4:42 run! You can check the records page for AoTCR to see if anyone beats this new re…

Earlier this year we let you know how DrBizz finally made it below the bottom of the Cairo Station elevator, well he’s back with a cool trick that follows that up thanks to the MCC on Xbox One! Check out what he had to say about this new gameplay magic…

There’s something for everyone in last week’s update, and I don’t even think that’s hyperbole! Whether you want info on the Arena refresh, Warzone Firefight’s beta, the new Infection gametype, new Forge pieces, returning spartan armors or a campaign up…

GrimBrother One swung by his old haunts last Friday to let us know about the latest Canon Fodder! It’s a fairly juicy one too as it spends a lot of time on the upcoming ground-expansion for Halo: Fleet Battles called Halo: Ground Command. In a surprisi…

Due to a wonky start with dedicated servers and the REQ system, 343 Industries has extended the Warzone Firefight beta an extra day! The Warzone Firefight Beta is all systems go. To thank you for your patience, we’re extending the Beta an extra day! pic.twitter.com/yrMOR80N1K— Halo (@Halo) April 14, 2016 (MacGyver10 23:33:30 UTC)

Our most infamous HBO poster has put together some fancy words to commemorate the Warzone Firefight beta available now in Halo 5. Support the old man and check out his piece and interview with the forefathers of Warzone Firefight!(MacGyver10 23:30:40 UTC)

Masterz1337 found what looks to be an alternate introductory cutscene to Attack On the Control Room in Halo: Combat Evolved! Check out his post to see how he restored it, and what else he believes to have found!(MacGyver10 23:28:31 UTC)

Don’t forget that tomorrow starts the weekend beta for Warzone: Firefight! Get those fireteams of 8 together to take on hordes of covenant and prometheans! 8 players, waves of enemies, and your arsenal of weapons and vehicles. The Warzone Firefight Bet…

You know that AoTCR trick that provided a new opportunity to speedrunners? Well both Sligfantry and Rockslider have new methods for you to shave precious time off that level’s total! Check out Rockslider’s post for his new controlled method of grabbing…

TeamBeyond has put up a great summation of the upcoming HCS Pro League for Halo 5. ESPN and 343 Industries released a lot of information on the structure and timeline of how this inaugural season will play out. (Original ESPN article)(MacGyver10 16:15:…

Dildev over at The Halo Archive has put together a piece on ‘The Problem with Halo 5’s Cutscenes’. Go give her article a read to see if you agree with her conclusions on the game’s cinematic scenes. (Thanks Adv Jones!)(MacGyver10 16:08:33 UTC)

Tomorrow at 3pm PST, you’ll be able to catch the first look at live gameplay of Halo 5’s Warzone Firefight mode. Watch on Twitch, YouTube or the Halo Channel tomorrow! Get your first look at live gameplay of the Warzone Firefight Beta tomorrow @ 3PM PT…

ChrisTheeCrappy posted a link to IGN where they spend some time with the new Warzone Firefight mode. Check out their article and videos for a preview of the new mode coming next week in an early beta version!(MacGyver10 14:22:20 UTC)