Author: halo@bungie.org

GrimBrother One slid into our forum with another Canon Fodder during the turmoil that is ‘Forge Release Day’. You can read about what might be the closest we plebeians come to the ‘Halo Bible’, a few VERY quick answers to community questions and see th…

Looks like the December update for Halo 5: Guardians is live! Go check out the ‘Cartographer’s Gift’ for new REQs, maps and of course, FORGE! (Which legendary Grifball-forger, Nokyard, and ‘Entombed’ level designer Ducain23 seem to be streaming by the …

Speaking of concept art, Darren Bacon, one of the concept artists for Halo 5: Guardians, has been featured at Concept Art World. Go check out some of the work he’s done for Halo 5 there, and follow the link to his website while you’re at it for more!(M…

There has always been plenty of beautiful concept art for Halo games, but it’s never been the easiest to get your hands on nice prints of these. 343 has teamed up with Acme Archives Direct though to provide many of these gorgeous shots in giclee, metal…

One of the updates coming with ‘Cartographer’s Gift’ that I missed until recently is a new batch of features for Spartan Companies. You can check it out in the Cartographer’s Gift info article, but the quick breakdown is a company-wide service record, …

The Sandbox Team posted a quick look at the Advanced Controller Settings coming with the update for December. They also let drop that the ‘Cartopgrapher’s Gift’ update hits next week!(MacGyver10 22:49:50 UTC)

Unfortunately, I sometimes read an email and file it away before doing something about it. Flugelmeister sent me just such an email three days ago with a great interview I forgot to post. Check out BestGameEver for an interview with Matt Forbeck, the w…

After I accidentally deleted the content the first time, HWPD was gracious enough to resubmit his fan fiction. Go check out parts 6 and 7 of his ‘LORC: Beginnings’ saga in our main Fan Fiction section of HBO to follow the development of Ryau.(MacGyver1…

A new story was added to the Fan Fiction section of HBO today. Go read ‘Only Hope…’ by Nighfall that made it through the queue!(MacGyver10 21:22:08 UTC)

No voting on a special playlist for the weekend this week, 343 Industries needs your help in fine-tuning a new Arena Breakout mode. Check it out starting today and rolling through the weekend! This weekend, we’re looking for your feedback on a new twist on Breakout. Details here! https://t.co/PVjIjSZihF pic.twitter.com/vMKUZkaTSu— Halo (@Halo) December 11, 2015…

Sometimes songs sound familiar when you hear them because they might share a rhythm, melody or certain characteristics that stand out. Other times, songs sound familiar because they are the songs you think they sound like. Chrunchbitenuva heard the For…

As he is likely to do this time of week, GrimBrother One also stopped in with the latest Canon Fodder. He goes into detail with the lore behind the new maps as well as the new armors coming with the December REQs. You can also find out more about Timmy…

GrimBrother One dropped in with a link to Gamespot’s preview of the upcoming Halo 5 Forge update this month. There’s not too much new in here, but there is confirmation of the SPNKr in custom games and you get to see the controls in action a bit. Check…

We haven’t heard from Pinkuh in 6 years… but if you were around then, you probably remember her great artwork. (Some of it is gathered in our gallery.) A couple of days ago, she posted a couple of shots of a tattoo she did for a client – fantastic! I…

With the livestream set for tomorrow to show the ‘Cartographer’s Gift’ December DLC Update in action, it was definitely nice of 343 to give us a sneak peek at the new REQ items coming to Halo 5 later this month a little early! Can’t wait to get my hand…

343 Industries just let us know that Joe Staten himself will be joining them for their livestream tomorrow afternoon! Be sure to check it out on Twitch or the Halo Channel at 6p est/3p pst! I’m going to be a guest on the @Halo livestream this week, talking about Shadow of Intent. Any burning questions…

This Friday, 343 Industries will be live-streaming an early look at the ‘Cartographer’s Gift’ free December update for Halo 5: Guardians at 6 est/3 pst. I’ve heard we’ll get a release date for the update as well! Join us this Friday at 3PM PT for an early look at Cartographer’s Gift gameplay, live on Halo…

Looks like the fine fellas and ladies of 343 Industries have a REQ pack gift for your stocking in Halo 5: Guardians! This year we’re giving the gift of REQs. Jump into Halo 5 to unwrap your present! Happy holidays to you & yours, from us at 343 Industries.— Halo (@Halo) December 9, 2015 (MacGyver10…

Kotaku posted a great trick-jump video today for Halo 5: Guardians. It’s cool to see how Termacious Trickocity use the thrusters to aid in some otherwise impossible moves, and the editing on this one is outstanding (the transition at 1:35 is particular…

There’s plenty of promise to the augmented reality of Microsoft’s HoloLens, but it’s pretty cool to see the day-to-day application of using it as a screen for your existing 2D viewing purposes. Check out this video of someone using their HoloLens to pl…