Author: halo@bungie.org

XerxdeeJ stopped by to announce that Tied the Leader has awoken from its CoD-induced slumber (okay, I don’t know WHAT they were playing recently, but it warn’t Halo) – they have words of praise for Certain Affinity, and words of warning for players fa…

Back in January, we mentioned a mobile app called Reach Service Record, that at the time was available for iPhones. It was made available for Android soon after, but with a limited featureset, compared to the iOS version. It’s just gotten a big update…

Over at NeoGAF, Tashi0106 pointed out some walkthroughs of the two player-created maps that will be included in the 2011 MLG Pro Circuit. Interesting watch! (Louis Wu 14:01:25 UTC)

The Halo Waypoint team has put together some pretty useful info on the Defiant maps; swing by if you’re looking for overviews, weapon locations, layout discussions, and more! (Louis Wu 14:00:23 UTC)

Missed this when it went up on Monday, but… ReadyUpLive’s Greenskull previewed the Defiant Map Pack, with commentary. Give it a watch! (Louis Wu 13:58:07 UTC)

Cody Miller made me laugh. (Louis Wu 13:57:46 UTC)

On Friday, at PAX East, during the Grifball panel, a very cool Grifball highlights reel was shown. It contained some truly amazing moves. Bungie.net highlighted this in the Friday news roundup, but I managed to miss it… if you missed it too, go read…

Rockslider’s back, with a page of Grunt abuse and two new movies for you. He tortures some poor shade gunners… it’s almost as if he tied cans to their tails! All the links you’ll need are in his forum post. (Louis Wu 13:54:55 UTC)

GhaleonEB wrote a paean to Unearthed, the Firefight map included with the Defiant Map Pack. Go read why it’s so good. (Louis Wu 13:54:05 UTC)

Bungie’s got a Defiant Map Pack FAQ written up – you got questions, they got answers. Go read.(Louis Wu 19:11:04 UTC)

Bry whipped up a few really gorgeous (and really, really big) Defiant panos – go see!(Louis Wu 19:09:32 UTC)

MaxRealflugel would love to know more about Fred, SPARTAN-104. Go read The Secrets Within to find out why.(Louis Wu 18:46:29 UTC)

ElzarTheBam found a Reach machinima that mimicked the Dead Island trailer – pretty nicely done!(Louis Wu 14:26:41 UTC)

FyreWulff pointed out that Reach is now available for download from Games on Demand – it’s $50, which is $10 more than you’ll find it for in Gamestop, Wal-Mart, or Amazon right now, but it also removes the need for a disc in your disc tray. Amazing th…

BlueNinja whipped up 4 new panoramas from the Defiant maps – you can view them at Views from the Edge. So pretty…(Louis Wu 14:15:31 UTC)

spawn.com is giving away some Halo: Reach figures – just answer a few questions correctly, and you’re entered! Thanks, Mr.Sci-Fi. (Louis Wu 14:15:05 UTC)

Stephen Loftus managed to get out of Condemned… looks like the outside of the station was built by an Art Deco fan! (Louis Wu 14:14:40 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue stopped in with word of the latest Reclaimer – and an explanation of the oddness that took place over the weekend. (Louis Wu 14:14:15 UTC)