Author: halo@bungie.org

padraig08 found an RC Warthog commercial that could have been aired in the 90s – I laughed in a few places.(Louis Wu 13:25:36 UTC)

The latest Arby ‘n’ the Chief went live yesterday – the wedding gets closer. A little scary to wonder how badly the Chief’s gonna screw things up… Thanks, Moorpheusl9. (Louis Wu 13:24:58 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update went live last night, as expected, and even made it into our Weekly Update Archive, though there was no front-page post here. It contains a Q&A with Max Hoberman (always good to hear from Max), a playlist update from Jerem…

Dust Storm let us know that Podtacular is giving away a bunch of Defiant Map Pack codes – if you’re interested in getting in on the action, swing by their site!(Louis Wu 20:09:48 UTC)

Pepsi let us know that he’d created a Master Chief sprite in Minecraft… gotta put in the Halo love to every game possible!(Louis Wu 20:04:58 UTC)

Brian Gilmore sent word of a new Teabag Prevention Presentation – this one gives you the rundown on Sword Base. Locations, tips, tricks… lots of info in here!(Louis Wu 20:00:00 UTC)

Mr.Sci-Fi grabbed some footage from the Defiant Map Pack Preview Event – if you couldn’t be there, you can get a sense for what was shown! (Louis Wu 19:57:58 UTC)

Stuff we missed while at PAX – looks like some pretty funky goings-on at the Reclaimer website!(Louis Wu 19:55:40 UTC)

sqorck found the latest Fails of the Weak on YouTube in the middle of the night… and with that, I bid you adieu. (See below for details.)(Louis Wu 11:02:36 UTC)

Cody Moore pointed out a mod for Star Wars: Empire at War that brings in UNSC and Covenant ships – it’s not new, but it’s the first I’m seeing it. (Louis Wu 11:02:10 UTC)

Just one new story in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read!(Louis Wu 11:01:33 UTC)

Eep, I lied – time for a few quick updates before I leave. Lessee… I missed this one last night: Crudeoyle posted a bunch of Halo goodies on eBay, if you’re in the UK. In-the-box Halo 2 Joyride figures, and a couple of Halo-themed controllers… tak…

And… that’s it for a bit. I’m headed up to PAX at nothing in the morning tomorrow, and GrimBrother One is already there. That leaves the store untended… if you need something, just leave the money on the counter. We trust you. Normal news coverage…

Another dozen and a half signs went live this evening in Stephen Loftus’ Signs of Halo collection (the collection is onto its second page already!). Take a look – I bet there’s stuff you never noticed before! (Louis Wu 04:06:13 UTC)

joerhyno sent a link to a custom-painted pink spartan he created to raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. Pretty nice work – and a great cause! Check it out; you’ve got almost 10 days to bid. (Louis Wu 04:05:43 UTC)

jo’s done a nice job of summarizing what we know so far about the Theseus, and the AIs and ONI agents we’ve met in a series of odd posts. (Things started here.) If you’re interested, use this post to catch up! (Louis Wu 04:04:45 UTC)

Raaascal’s latest Map Spotlight covers Crysis Hero’s map, New Elysium. Go read the interview, watch the fly-through, download the map!(Louis Wu 21:10:41 UTC)