Author: halo@bungie.org

Almost forgot to post last week’s community update, but ChrisTheeCrappy didn’t forget! There are the usual community spotlights, but most of this update focuses on this month’s Hammer Storm update. We get more map info (and our first screenshot), previ…

We now can see a little more action than before from the Arbiter character that will be in the upcoming season 3 DLC for Killer Instinct. There’s also some clarification from Frankie (via NeoGaf) in Nikko B201’s post in our forums that this is not Thel…

Spartan armor from the Halo games would be quite handy in many other video games, but specifically in the notoriously difficult ‘Super Ghosts N Ghouls’. The Hat-Loving Gamer took it upon himself to translate that armor and many of the weapons from Halo…

Lord Zedd was playing around in the code of Halo 3 again, and managed to restore what was called the Assassin Skull. With a little creative thought, he was able to give the AI in-game invisibility as the skull might have done. (Thanks gamerguy2002!)(Ma…

Comic books have long used it to explain different looks, unintended consequences and jumps in their story, but I had never thought of the possibility of Halo having a multiverse as well. A post at the Halo Archive gives thought to how this might be po…

After snatching a banshee from it’s owner, Rockslider has a little fun with his red baron around the roof of the Autumn. Check out his post for your preferred video flavor!(MacGyver10 16:37:53 UTC)

With the final leg of the Halo World Championship going on this weekend, 343 Industries has announced the pool for the winners is now $2,500,000! Follow the action on the Halo Twitch stream this entire weekend to see who gets one step closer to claiming that large prize! We’re excited to announce that the Halo…

It’s fun to reminisce, and Masterz1337 is definitely taking us back with his recent YouTube upload. For all we know, it might be archived somewhere on HBO already, but if you want to see some cool developer commentary from the early days of Halo on the…

Tuckerscreator shared a pretty cool GIF that Marcus Lehto added to his Twitter feed last night showing the Chief in his old school, third-person glory of the VERY early days. Here’s a simple gif of the early Halo build pic.twitter.com/8ByF8yHAQY— Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator) February 19, 2016 (MacGyver10 16:45:23 UTC)

GrimBrother One surprised us with an early Canon Fodder last night going over some of the bits of last week’s Community Update. We now have lore explanations for the new space station-themed map, Torque, the Decimator and Marauder armors and the brutis…

When 343 Industries released the Mark V Alpha armor, there were those that were excited about Halo CE’s iconic armor returning to the game, and those that wished they dropped the alpha and gave us the classic Chief armor just updated for Halo 5. The Li…

There’s been much said on the effect Halo: Combat Evolved has had on the gaming industry as a whole, but the Halo Archive is going back and reliving the impact of Halo: CE’s music by giving you the sheet music for piano. (Thanks Adv Jones!)(MacGyver10 …

We all know people make pretty amazing things in Forge, but Metalingus627 pointed out a really cool map called ‘Andy’s Dorm’. According to those that have played it, the sense of scale is pretty mesmerizing. Add ‘o CUJ0 o’ to your Xbox Live crew to get…

Last week it was flapjacks, this week it’s crackerjacks! Check out the ole ball-game played in Halo 5 thanks to cool scripting and Forge via Halo Reddit. Aim for the fences and download this early prototype from ‘Its PJ BIAAAAAA’ by following him on Xb…

While we all patiently wait for a proper file share, the folks at 343 have put together a gamertag for you to follow on Xbox to access their favorite maps, mini-games and gametypes! I first saw the news on Halo 5, but this post on Halo Reddit gives you…

From posting news here, to posting news of Halo toys from a giant toy fair full of toys of all kinds…a little bit of an upgrade for our GrimBrother One, but it’s not all fun and games. There’s plenty of info on new props, figures and toys coming our …

If you like buying boxes of mystery items, LootCrate is now running a ‘Gaming’ crate that will ship monthly starting in April. The first one has Street Fighter, Mario and of course, Halo, among other gaming properties that will have items represented i…

As is similar to the Warzone Bundle, the ‘Arena Bundle’ is now available in Halo 5 that nets you better chances at legendary and mythic REQ cards with the two you’ll receive every week for seven weeks! Also has a guaranteed unlock of the Mark V Alpha s…

We said a little bit last week, but our illustrious leader is way too excited to let that dog lie. Along with the many new toy reveals, BoomCo is releasing a dart-blaster in the style of the iconic MA5 Assault Rifle from Halo! I have a feeling this guy…

Rockslider is hanging around in Halo CE again, starting megabattles and getting up to general shenanigans. Check out his latest videos where he needles and snipes the Covenant by choosing your video flavor in his forum post!(MacGyver10 19:36:43 UTC)