Author: halo@bungie.org

CruelLEGACEY Productions is back at it again, this time with a Defiant Map Pack Achievement Guide. Having trouble with those 3 new Achievements? Definitely give this a watch to see if there is something new you can do!(GrimBrother One 15:18:20 UTC)

Justin Kolberg sent word that there’s been a new update for the Android version of his Reach Service Record mobile app – many bugs fixed. Swing by and grab a copy if you’ve got an Android phone! (They can’t easily troubleshoot via the Android Market co…

Avcracy let us know that Firelight Studios is hosting a machinima contest – simple guidelines, nice prizes. Swing by the post for full details! (Louis Wu 13:57:25 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13 watched Anoj’s Firefight-based Top Ten, saw the teabagging Jackal… and couldn’t help himself. (Louis Wu 13:53:35 UTC)

Jack and Geoff are back together with Achievement HORSE 15 – some really awesome looking maps in this round. (Just queued up the Half Pipe for download…) Lots of fun – go watch! Thanks, trappeddark1. (Louis Wu 13:53:02 UTC)

BlueNinja has kicked off a Community Spotlight feature on his panorama-drenched blog, Views from the Edge – HaloGAF’s MrBig is the first under the glow. Gorgeous shots! (Louis Wu 13:52:12 UTC)

Yeah, so remember when we mentioned that Bungie cares? Check their front page right now – they’re selling wristbands to raise money for Japanese tsunami victims. All of the proceeds from their sale, plus all of the profits from the whole Bungie Store u…

We heard from Joshua Stark, the manager of Frags Out Of Love – this group is currently running a Halo marathon for charity. They started this morning, 8 am MST, with Halo – and they’re going to continue through Halo 2, Halo 3, ODST, and Reach. They’re…

More awesome panos from BlueNinja – go see.(Louis Wu 21:04:07 UTC)

It’s cold and rainy outside, so ElzarTheBam continues to trawl the internet, scooping up tasty Halo morsels for your dinner plate. EvilAvatar has 5 Defiant codes – post in this thread on their forum, and Friday they’ll pick 5 winners at random.(Louis …

Frankie noticed that Toys R Us has a bit of a typo going on the page selling a pair of adorable Halo Minimates… but MAN I’d buy a Mister Chief if someone made one. In fact, I’d buy a dozen. Update: That Grim… always makin’ me look bad! (I’d feel le…

In news not noticed by ElzarTheBam, Frankie found something over at the Toys R Us website that made me inappropriately excited. An ad for a Mister Chief MiniMates figure. Unfortunately, it was just a typo, but a cool little addition to any Halo collec…

NowGamer also published a review of the Defiant Maps – their biggestripe was cost. Thanks (again), ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 18:32:04 UTC)

ElzarTheBam wants to dominate the news page today. To that end, he’s dug up yet ANOTHER opportunity to snag a free Defiant Map Pack code – follow TheHDRoom on Twitter, or Like them on Facebook. (The first code has been posted already, but there are 4 l…

Those of us who’ve followed Bungie for a while know that they care a lot about people outside their studio – looks like the world’s gonna know that, too. NowGamer noticed that Bungie has filed a new trademark registration – ‘Bungie Foundation’, with th…

Heh – nice. McFarlane will be releasing a 10th Anniversary Master Chief this fall – and it looks like the in-game (blocky) model. Pretty cool! Thanks, ElzarTheBam (who found it at Kotaku).(Louis Wu 16:08:28 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue let us know about the newest Reclaimer… definitely getting philosophical.(Louis Wu 14:02:53 UTC)