Author: halo@bungie.org

ANUBIS x MT let us know that a clan member of his wrote up an article about movement – why it’s important in competitive games, how that applies to several games (including Halo 2, Halo 3, and Reach). Give it a read!(Louis Wu 17:34:45 UTC)

Hedgemony created a couple of ginormous panoramas from Reach – flavored by his own special brand of image manipulation. Really, really nice work. Go see.(Louis Wu 16:55:33 UTC)

Taco Power filmed an all-night gaming session, and produced a surprisingly watchable timelapse video of the event. Since Halo: Reach played a large part over the course of the night, we considered this to be Halo-relevant. Go see!(Louis Wu 16:53:04 UTC)

I went through some old Google alerts (yes, yes, I’m still catching up), and found a few articles that may tickle your fancy. Todd McFarlane talked to the G4 crew about the future of his company’s Halo toys. Fanboys vs Haters is a conversation on an…

Apologies – in the chaos of the last couple of weeks, the Fan Fiction section has languished unforgotten. (Thanks to CaptainRaspberry for the heads-up about this.) I’ve just gone through and cleared out the queue – there were three poems that had been …

This came in last week… but slipped through the cracks. Shawn Jenkins is a huge Halo fan, and recently decked out his snowboard with the universe’s greatest supersoldier. Check it out!(Louis Wu 23:16:42 UTC)

Sometimes, fans show that ‘fanatic’ was the right word to shorten… Elnea was watching a fan-made tribute to Minecraft, The Last Minecart, and noticed a split-second view of the Master Chief about halfway through. MAN that’s watching carefully! (Pret…

Hyokin highlighted a machinima from BlueNova Studios, called ‘We’re Not So Different’ – pretty nicely done! Just two and a half minutes… go watch.(Louis Wu 22:46:19 UTC)

Lance Alexander let us know that the National Gaming League has partnered up with Justin.tv to produce a free live stream for the 2011 season – and the season opener, in Orlando, kicks off on March 12. Swing by to read the details! (Press release also …

Fyrefulff posted an OUSTANDING writeup about his thoughts on the evolution of the Ranking systems throughout Halo 2-Reach. He talks about what went right, what went wrong, and the black market. No really. It’s a long read, but well worth it. Go look a…

Black Six passes along word that there has been another recent update to the Issac Hannaford blog. This time showcasing some concept aret of Sword base and Halsey’s Hideaway. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 22:35:39 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is online at Bungie.net (and in our Weekly Update Archive) – full of bizarre speculation, GDC info, and more than a few awesome screenshots. Definitely worth a visit – but if you’re on a slow connection, you’re gonna be waitin…

AchievementHunter has posted Fails of the Weak Volume 23 – and once again, lots and lots of people die in embarrassing ways. Great fun! Thanks, munky-058.(Louis Wu 20:35:18 UTC)

According to NowGamer, Frank O’Connor talked about the potential interactions between the Halo universe and Kinect – don’t worry, he’s not looking to make you play full-contact Halo. They’ve been looking at ways to make it work with Halo: Waypoint, fo…

You may have your hands full with a LASO run through ONI Sword Base – but Tyrant has his sights set on bigger things. This week, his guide for The Pillar of Autumn will help you defeat what is definitely one of the most convoluted Reach level out ther…

Make sure you stop by the Reclaimer website today and check out the latest issue. No, not later. Go do it now!(GrimBrother One 16:56:59 UTC)

FyreWulff sent word of the latest Fire Team Zulu challenge: ThunderKat will have you whipping your way through ONI Sword Base with a lot of skulls, but a handful of unusable weapons. Best entry before March 6 gets 3 months of Xbox LIVE – so what are y…

Brian Gilmore let us know that the Teabag Prevention Team is back on the job – this week, they’re covering the map Reflection. It’s a pretty in-depth look at what’s on the map, what can help you beat your opponents, and what you need to watch out for …

Looks like we missed an Arby ‘n’ the Chief last week – Hypernews I went live on the 19th. Our heroes go back in time and check out Zelda. Chief might be my favorite game reviewer…(Louis Wu 15:17:51 UTC)