Author: halo@bungie.org

Stephen Loftus dropped off a whole bunch of ODST signs for his Signs of Halo collection – they start at the bottom of this page, and continue to the next. I never really paid attention in the NMPD building… but I guess he did!(Louis Wu 22:51:31 UTC)

Goodies available on Bungie.net’s Comm Chatter today range from impressive feats of endurance, to cool Rube Goldberg creations, to calls for group night signups, to recaps of entertaining weekends. Go see!(Louis Wu 20:29:33 UTC)

Still hankerin’ for a star? For Week 16, urk and his ragtag crew want you to showcase an existing or unique helmet, either in-game, drawn or modeled. Helmets can be either Spartan or Elite. In-game screenshots will be judged separately from handcrafted…

PC Advisor released its list of the top 28 first-person shooters of all time. Guess what game didn’t make the cut? Borderlands. That list is dead to me. But don’t worry, Halo 3 made it in at No. 8. Give it a read!(Hitmonchan107 17:12:06 UTC)

In the latest HipHopGamerShow, Gerard Williams talked about the rumors around Bungie’s next game. Among them was one I hadn’t heard before: the possibility of an NGP version. He stressed several times that it “could” happen, but he said if it did happe…

Over at Rampancy.net, spartan182 posted a video of his transcription of Ashes being played on the piano. Great job!(Louis Wu 16:27:32 UTC)

FyreWulff’s Fire Team Zulu expands yet again – the latest challenge is “Keyes to the Past”, based on Halo: Combat Evolved. Beat Pillar of Autumn without any pistols (Human or Covenant) – fastest win gets you a brand new FTC achievement and a Defiant M…

Willy’s back with his 20 Questions series – first interview up is JoeSki73, a prolific Forger. Go read!(Louis Wu 13:41:22 UTC)

In 2009, Final Fantasy XIII was released – and one of the enemies was the Myrmidon. Cody Miller noticed a resemblance to a Halo baddie.(Louis Wu 13:39:31 UTC)

SonGoharotto decided to see what would happen if canon elements introduced in later games/books were folded back in to Halo: Combat Evolved. Go see how Pillar of Autumn changed!(Louis Wu 13:38:22 UTC)

TheSpec.com wrote a preview article for a Video Games Live performance. Embedded in the article is the “Halo Montage” song from “Video Games Live Level 2,” and it’s free to download! Check it out.(Hitmonchan107 20:32:53 UTC)

Minecraft Forums user Garified built two UNSC frigates, one small and one large-scale, in Minecraft. Judging by the picture he provided for reference, he modeled them after the UNSC Savannah from Reach. Pretty neat!(Hitmonchan107 20:22:16 UTC)

The next episode of the Reach-based game show is now online. Thanks itsmyyard for stopping by the forum and letting us know!(Hitmonchan107 20:17:13 UTC)

Learn the history of the M319 Grenade Launcher in this handy write-up from Halo Waypoint. As an added bonus, the team provided six shots showcasing its sleek design from several angles. Try saying that five times fast!(Hitmonchan107 18:22:28 UTC)

Horrors! All of the bombs from Grifball Hub have gone missing! Swing by and see if you can help find them.(Louis Wu 13:48:55 UTC)

We’re down to the very bottom of the barrel at this point; we’ve given away all of the female armor we had to give (except for a handful of Grif outfits). Thanks for all who participated – and once again, thanks to 343 for the codes in the first place…

If you have a female avatar on Xbox LIVE, and you’d like some armor for her… drop me a line. I’ve got 4 Emile shirts, 5 sets of red Spartan armor, 4 sets of green or blue Spartan armor, 2 sets of pink Spartan armor, and 20 sets of the RvB Grif Outfit…

Dart3rocks sent us word about a promo vid for Think Twice, a map we mentioned last week. One thing’s for sure – the creators sure are working the marketing angles!(Louis Wu 19:02:34 UTC)

Moorpheusl9 noticed that Arby ‘n’ the Chief’s Season 5 finale is now up. It’s over half an hour long, and wraps up a whole bunch of the dangling threads from the last dozen or so episodes. (No, that wasn’t a Greg pun. Mostly.) Go watch.(Louis Wu 18:56…