Author: halo@bungie.org

ReadyUpLive is starting a Halo Hockey League. Four- to five-men teams are being accepted for the initial sign-ups. The league will use a modified version of MEN1CEtoSOC1ETY’s Hockey variant. If you’d rather watch than play, spectator seating for up to …

RedBubble has another Halo T-shirt up for sale. Courtesy of JamesyBrown92, this one features a Brute wielding a Gravity Hammer and those three classic words from MC Hammer. You can touch this!(Hitmonchan 22:06:52 UTC)

IGN’s “T-shirt of the Day” is a Noble Team Logo top from GamerPrint.co.uk. The shirt goes from small to XX-large for men, and from small to large for women. Go check it out!(Hitmonchan 21:48:20 UTC)

Zeouterlimits was first with the news of an overview article at Wired – Chris Kohler took a look at the handling of the Defiant Map Pack, and what this might mean for the future of the Halo franchise. Worth a read (and not just because it has quotes f…

GhaleonEB has written up a new piece for Forward Unto Dawn – Full Spectrum Firefight is a critical analysis of the current Firefight offerings in Reach’s Matchmaking system. While it outlines some of the biggest problems the current playlists have, it…

Some goodies for you in today’s Comm Chatter offerings at Bungie.net: IGN’s Top 10 Reach Kills for the week of May 4 is live – some very nice moments. Raaascal offers you a chance to have your Forge creation spotlighted – read the guidelines to get…

overdoziz stopped in with a video entitled ‘Portal: Reach’. It is what it sounds like. (He’s got links to how it was accomplished, as well – congrats to x 7revorBlack x for the very cool end product.)(Louis Wu 18:44:39 UTC)

The Smithsonian Institution has announced the winners for its upcoming exhibition, The Art of Video Games – the website seems a little broken right now, but the full breakdown of the winners is available in PDF format from this page. Congratulations, …

Rockslider’s been playing on Silent Cartographer. With big, nasty creatures. Go see.(Louis Wu 16:44:47 UTC)

If you want a good sense of how big Halo vehicles are, in relation to craft you might be more familiar with, check out Bry’s latest post. Very, very cool stuff.(Louis Wu 16:44:25 UTC)

kornman00 dropped by to announce that Halomods is reopening – and they’re looking for folks who want to be a part! Check it out. (Louis Wu 16:42:39 UTC)

For your daily dose of gorgeous, Hedgemony brings you a BOB in a pond. Wow.(Louis Wu 14:57:29 UTC)

Ever wish you could play some of the fun gametypes Bungie’s put into Matchmaking, but that don’t have easily reproducible features? FyreWulff has kicked off the MM Maps/Gametypes Repository Project – you can find links to stuff like Hot Potato, Alpha Z…

DMFanella picked up where Bones153 left off – and wrote up his experience with his and Bones’ Endure Challenge, set forth last week. Enormous numbers of pictures… it’s an entertaining read. Check it out! (Louis Wu 14:55:24 UTC)

Rampancy.net has posted Episode 22 of their Anger, Sadness, and Envy podcast – this one goes through ONI Sword Base, the second campaign level of Halo: Reach. Blackstar and Narcogen run through the level and discuss gameplay, similarities to older gam…

Chris101b noticed a video showing off videogame play (including Reach) on a huge (56 foot) screen in a bowling alley. Sounds like fun! (Louis Wu 14:47:47 UTC)

Heh – General Vagueness went looking for a clip of the Colbert Report we mentioned yesterday; he didn’t find it… but he did find this. It’s been a while since I saw a Tek Jansen episode… this brings back memories. (Louis Wu 14:45:39 UTC)

Goosechecka sent word that Grifball Hub’s GRUNTS (Grifball in Reach Neighborhood Tournaments) are kicking off again, in preparation of league signups (which will start next week). Three tournaments, the first on Saturday May 7, will get you in tip-top …

IGN has a piece called dealing with the human male brain, and the attraction to first-person shooters. Some interesting points raised. Go see if you agree! Thanks to Nosolee for catching it.(GrimBrother One 04:31:17 UTC)