Author: halo@bungie.org

RC Master wanted to make sure folks knew that there are seven new runs (and a speedrunning trick/tutorial vid) up at High Speed Halo, all posted in the past month. Here’s a quick rundown: Halo 3: ODST Data Hive SLASO (mythic) in 21:00 by VincentKura…

TDSpiral was inspired by a Forge World experience to create ‘Pow Pow’, a very cool Mongoose piece. Check it out!(Louis Wu 15:33:52 UTC)

In addition to the Spike VGA’s, there was a second ceremony that took place yesterday – Machinima.com’s 2010 Inside Gaming Awards. Marcus Lehto and Marty O’Donnell were on hand, and they took home ‘Best Innovation in Game Design’ (for Forge 2.0), beat…

In case you missed it last night, Halo: reach went home with the award for the Best Multiplayer Game at the annual VGA’s. Congrats to all the nominees and winners of the night (whether or not we agree with the selections!).(GrimBrother One 15:24:10 UTC)

Bones153 wants to share his Forgetacular entry with the HBO community – and as a thank-you for all the testing help and feedback he’s gotten, he’s gonna make it worth your while. Download the map, take a screenshot of yourself playing on it, and upload…

Bryan Simon has re-recorded his “Master Chief Under My Christmas Tree” ode to Christmas and Halo in honor of Halo: Reach – go check out the new version!(Louis Wu 15:14:53 UTC)

Last night, urk posted what might be the last Bungie Weekly Update of 2010 – holidays are family time, after all! It contains news about the Forgetacular contest (judging is delayed), playlist updates if you missed them earlier this week, and a bunch …

Fails of the Weak Volume 12 is now online at Achievementhunter.com – the only thing worse than having your clip highlighted on this series is getting ridiculed by Jack and Geoff while you fail. Good stuff. Thanks, Mid7night.(Louis Wu 19:37:27 UTC)

Congrats to Twen7yOz Slayer – his entry in our recent “I’m an Armor-Locking Fool” contest was chosen by Hypertrooper as the winner! (There were actually several top contenders, so Hypertrooper picked one of THOSE at random.) A Reach shirt and cap will …

FyreWulff reminded us that even though there haven’t been updates on HBO (or B.net), there HAVE been new challenges posted at Fire Team Zulu – both Reach and Halo 3 challenges, culled from community suggestions. Good stuff! Read the summary in his for…

Wow… I knew Emile could be crass, but… Thanks to T07WRX5 for the find.(Louis Wu 15:43:58 UTC)

Long Night of Solace may be the most diverse level in Halo’s campaign – it’s got outdoor combat, space combat, indoor combat… it’s a veritable cornucopia of Covenant carnage. And now you’ve got a guide that can help you through it at its roughest! Ty…

Orange Chikin stenciled an Elite on his Xbox – a fine way to show his Halo love!(Louis Wu 13:56:50 UTC)

Three new pieces are live in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read!(Louis Wu 13:55:12 UTC)

lostguru pointed out that the sixth episode of Funny Halo Reach Fails and Laughs went live a couple of days ago – some interesting clips, but maybe not enough to flesh out a 9 minute video. Go see for yourself!(Louis Wu 13:53:56 UTC)