Author: halo@bungie.org

Swedish gaming magazine Gamereactor caught up with Frank O’Connor at the GDC – the discussion centers around how the Defiant maps fit into the Halo campaign fiction, how the transfer of control is going, and how philosophies compare between Bungie and…

Xbox360Achievements attended Marty O’Donnell’s talk at the Game Developer’s Conference this week, and put up a summary of what was said (chock-full of quotes). Marty tried to make it clear that creativity and corporations don’t often play well togethe…

BlueNinja continues to experiment with putting together epic photo montages across huge swaths of FOV territory. Check out his latest three at Views from the Edge.(Louis Wu 14:11:55 UTC)

Mid7night was the first to let us know about Fails of the Weak 24, from the Achievement Hunter crew – funny things happen to people playing Halo, things that might not be so funny if you didn’t respawn a few seconds later. Go watch! (Louis Wu 14:11:28…

You’ve got to check out SPU7N1K’s newest fan art creation. Very clean, and VERY cool!(GrimBrother One 13:54:58 UTC)

This week’s Bungie Weekly Update is full of clarification of statement information, IP transition affirmation, and fowl experimentation. Also, there’s a funny Blame Stosh. For the chromatically inverted, you can also find it locally here in our colle…

Whoa – if you’re in the market for a killer faceplate collection for your Xbox 360 (non-Slim), swing by eBay in the next day or so. spaceghost2k is selling off 7 Halo faceplates as a batch (including one signed by Bungie, and some other really rare on…

bs angel sent word of a couple of worthy bits over at Halo Waypoint’s website (now Silverlight-free!). Anoj’s Top 10 Reach Kills series is up to Episode 16 – Amazing Kills shows off some jawdropping carnage… and Master Chief Stained Glass is a reall…

It wouldn’t be Comm Chatter without a montage, now would it? Today’s roundup includes Precious Times, a nicely timed piece from Just Mad. Go watch.(Louis Wu 19:01:13 UTC)

If you’re going to PAX East next week, GrifballHub wants to make your visit more productive – check out their guide. (There’s actually a Grifball panel taking place on Friday morning – RT’s Burnie Burns, 343i’s bs angel, and pros from GrifballHub will…

More custom work from Kaidon – this time, it’s an Elite officer. (It’s just a repaint, not a full sculpt – but it’s still pretty cool!)(Louis Wu 18:47:46 UTC)

FyreWulff sent word of the latest Fire Team Zulu challenge – Seasons of Change is set on Reach’s Pillar of Autumn, and has prizes available (worldwide). Go read about it. You’ve got until March 13 to enter!(Louis Wu 18:02:15 UTC)

The final chapter of Tyrant’s Mythic Difficulty Guide for Halo: Reach is now online – and it’s definitely worth your time. Lone Wolf is a pretty special level, for a lot of reasons – and Tyrant’s treatment honors the spirit quite nicely. To Tyrant, I s…

AssaultGodzilla is back with another Halo HMV – this one is set to Shinedown’s Diamond Eyes. As always, timing and clip choices rock.(Louis Wu 15:59:29 UTC)

Pierre Tartaix sent word of Super Space Gordon and the Robot-Ninjas, a pretty awesome Halo 3-based machinima created by TGO GMBH. Fantastic combination of in-game footage and special effects… and an entertaining story, to boot. This was created for …

Two new poems have been posted for your reading enjoyment in the Fan Fiction section… go check ’em out!(Louis Wu 12:27:36 UTC)

TCKaos pointed out Part 4 of Modern Warfare 2 meets Metal Gear Solid, a pretty well-done live-action film that’s relevant here because of the presence of Master Chief. Nice coreography! (Louis Wu 12:25:53 UTC)

Sparkypinball put together a very nice Guide to Reach Vehicle Handling – read it for tips on how to make your games even better! (Louis Wu 12:25:04 UTC)