Author: halo@bungie.org

Back in February, we mentioned The Art of Video Games, an exhibition coming next year to the Smithsonian Institution – Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo Wars are all up for voting. This is a reminder that the voting was SUPPOSED to have ended tomorrow – but ha…

Today is the last day that High Impact Halo will have new content; as planned, content will be frozen and the site will be archived here for posterity. Anakade stopped by with a farewell vid from DWT Productions. Glitchin’ forever!(Louis Wu 14:29:34 UTC)

In case you didn’t notice yesterday, the Community BTB playlist went live as planned – some great maps in there! In the games I played, Tank/Banshee domination was NOT a problem (as it is in standard BTB). Check ’em out. (The full list of maps can be …

shadow8p put together ‘Planko’, a Pachinko-type game built in the Halo engine. You can watch a video showing how it works; the download links are in the description. It’s set up for team play, even! Has a couple of issues – but even so, it’s pretty co…

munky-058 posted a few video clips yesterday, as part of a farewell to the HBO community for the coming month (real life intrudes, apparently) – they’re all fun, but it’s the last one I’m calling attention to. In a quiet moment after the battle on the …

A fan sent in an interesting article on Dorkly.com charting Villians who eventually became heroes. One of our favorite split-lips made the list. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 12:56:28 UTC)

Halo Waypoint has a couple of cool bits for you today – a Legendary tattoo (that’s an arm it’s on), and some Halo goodies (a pistol and a mongoose) lovingly crafted in… Minecraft. Check ’em out! (Thanks, angel.)(Louis Wu 19:32:33 UTC)

Rockslider stopped in with word of his newest AotCR video – Shade Riding off the bridge, in a LOT of variations. Is there anyone who’s spent more time on that bridge than Rockslider? I doubt it.(Louis Wu 19:28:26 UTC)

Bungie.net’s got word of a Halo: Reach montage from ASiKK – a lot of work went into the syncing. Heavy on the sniping, heavy on the multikills. Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:29:14 UTC)

Check out the latest in CruelLEGACEY Productions’ new Community Spotlight series, focusing on Fear for Your Underwear Productions. It makes sense, I promise. Kinda. Go read!(GrimBrother One 15:34:53 UTC)

wwm0nkey noticed an article at DeviceMAG, with new pics from the Halo: Faith shoot last weekend. Cool stuff! Update: wow, in a surprising bit of news, Steve Downes (the voice of Master Chief) has joined the cast of Halo: Faith! Thanks, padraig08. Updat…

Jimbothy stopped by with word of a teaser for ‘Alone’, a new machinima series coming from Finitum Productions – definitely takes some inspiration from ODST’s early stuff, and looks pretty exciting! Looking forward to more.(Louis Wu 15:06:33 UTC)

Shotgunchief and her buddies started with similar helmets. They’re something more, now…(Louis Wu 15:05:34 UTC)

Daniel ‘The Tyrant’ Morris has gone back to New Mombasa – the promo video for his Legendary walkthrough of Halo 3: ODST is now online. It’s an interview with the man himself, and should give you an idea of what to expect in the coming weeks! Go watch….

ShawtyHullstineFilms did a little run-through of the three flavors of Blood Gulch: the original, from the first Halo, then Coagulation, from Halo 2, and finally Hemorrhage, from Halo: Reach. The evolution of a classic!(Louis Wu 15:03:28 UTC)

AceForge pointed out a set of Halo: Reach cards created by DeviantART’s Shadowbeast-638 – nice work!(Louis Wu 15:02:36 UTC)

The Operation Chastity team updated their photo collection from the set of their teaser shoot. Great stuff in there, really looking forward to this. Go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 12:28:45 UTC)

Halo fan Dogiojoe let us know about a Gamepro article discussing their take on the Top 32 Xbox 360 games. Halo Reach made a very respectable podium spot, though I can’t say I agree with almost any of their other placements. At any rate, it’s an interes…

NeoGAF’s Hitmonchan107 found a couple of cool news tidbits – the next batch of McFarlane Halo Reach figures has been announced, and Scott Metzger, VFX artist on the “Deliver Hope” video, talked to Chaos Group about the project. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 19…

Annnnd… it’s time for another shot at a Star nameplate. Bungie’s All-Stars Contest is up to Week 13 – and this time around, they’re looking for cool Campaign screenshots. Go read all the rules at B.net!(Louis Wu 17:51:31 UTC)