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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Author: halo@bungie.org

  • McFarlane SDCC Giveaway

    Waypoint’s GLYPH stopped in with word of a video interview with Todd McFarlane – he’s showing off the signed Legendary Reach statue that will be given away during the Halo Universes talk at the San Diego Comic-Con. Looks spectacular!(Louis Wu 14:39:57…

  • Spike Grenade for sale

    We showed off a cool spike grenade from smick6 last year – Hawty McBloggy noticed yesterday that one of them just went up for sale on eBay. You’ve got a day and a half left to make your decision; starting bid is $150, and MAN it’s pretty. (Louis Wu 14…

  • Hinted-at Goodies for Reach Legendary

    Eep – almost missed it, but one of the articles disussing the media event taking place at Bungie today mentioned ‘Digital Content’ and ‘Making of Videos & Extras’ as components of the Legendary Edition – it’s unclear whether this info came from so…

  • Elephant Cannon 3

    2good4u2 stopped in with word of Elephant Cannon 3, another installment in a series of launching vids on Sandtrap. After watching this, I want a car made out of whatever the Elephant’s built from – that thing doesn’t even have a DENT on it!(Louis Wu 1…

  • X-Plane Sparrowhawk – now flyable

    Mid7night has released his X-Plane Sparrowhawk model – you can now fly it in-game, if you use X-Plane. Go grab a copy!(Louis Wu 18:12:31 UTC)

  • Reach Avatars delayed a week

    This was mentioned a few days ago, but I forgot to follow up on it – last Friday, Major Nelson clarified that the Halo: Reach avatars coming out on Avatar Marketplace (we mentioned them on Bungie Day) will not, actually, be out until July 22. Sorry fo…

  • Steve Downes to appear in Reach

    Last night, CaptainTony pointed out a new post at the Official Anime Central Blog that got our forum buzzing. Steve Downes was in town, and in the course of talking on aa panel, revealed a number of tidbits… including the fact that “He provided work …

  • Wednesday Comic Roundup

    Running way behind today because of an extra-long airport run – but back to fill in known action in the Halo universe! First up – a comic roundup, the first in quite a while.Chronicles of ODS Steve is back in the saddle, with ‘When Things Go Boom, Part…

  • Gravity = Drag

    NOKYARD pointed out a video called Gravity = Drag, an ODST launching vid from Terminal Velocity. Some very cool launches!(Louis Wu 18:27:30 UTC)

  • Halo Reach Fan Trailer

    ElzarTheBam pointed out a new Reach Fan Trailer from pieisgood123456, on YouTube – nice aggregation of content from a number of different sources to create a 3 and a half minute trailer for Reach! Go watch. Update: we just heard about another one from …

  • Gearing up for a Reach Media Event

    TravisSch noticed a tweet from Bungie – they’re gearing up for a large media event tomorrow. (Content won’t hit for a few weeks, sorry.) There’s also this pic in their stream…(Louis Wu 17:35:09 UTC)

  • Fall of Beta p13-15

    pete_the_duck’s Fall of Beta gets 3 more pages, and finishes Part One. Nice shootin’, Tex! (Er… whatever your name is.)(Louis Wu 17:21:14 UTC)

  • Banished to Garry’s Mod

    A couple of days ago, ‘Banished to Garry’s Mod’ was released – behave badly enough in Halo Matchmaking, and you could end up in a very unpleasant place. Nice cross-game machinima work by Ze Royal Viking! (Louis Wu 12:24:38 UTC)

  • LEGO Halo Pistol

    imperial181 noticed a pretty amazing LEGO Halo CE Pistol featured on The Brothers Brick – all I can say is ‘wow’. Check it out!(Louis Wu 12:21:46 UTC)

  • Noble Seven at SDCC

    Looks like you’ll be able to buy a special McFarlane figure at San Diego Comic-Con – Noble Seven. (Who is Noble Seven? Guess we have to wait to find out!) If you’re not going to the show, never fear, these should be available at toysrus.com at some po…

  • I Can Stand Valhalla

    KingBlackDragn sent us word of ‘I Can Stand Valhalla’, a Halo 3 short that pays homage to a classic map. Short and sweet.(Louis Wu 12:20:35 UTC)

  • Separated at Birth

    Hawty McBloggy has pics that’ll make you look differently at Portal 2…(Louis Wu 12:08:30 UTC)

  • RvB Revelation 12: Snooze Button

    Red vs Blue Revelation Chapter 12 is now live – ‘Snooze Button’ shows off Recovery Mode… and makes you wonder a little about Doc. Go watch!(Louis Wu 02:49:57 UTC)

  • Phurion Fluxy 2 – A Halo 3 Dualtage

    Phurion Fluxy 2 is the sequel to a highly-regarded montage released a couple of years ago. Music is a bit rough to listen to, but editing and effects are top-notch. Length is hefty at 10 minutes… but hey, they’re only turning out one every couple of…

  • Select Your Reach DLC

    A couple of days ago, FyreWulff put together a matrix that explained what DLC armor you could expect to get your hands on, based on when, where, and which version of Reach you were buying. Some people had trouble reading it… so onebitrocket decided …