Author: halo@bungie.org

The Reach Development team hit ‘ZBR’ (Zero Bug Release) last night at midnight – there’s a note at the Reach Developer Blog discussing the milestone, and a Twitpic showing off Marcus smashing the countdown clock in the back behind the studio. Thanks t…

Hawty McBloggy found a pretty cool Master Chief stamp – what a way to add a Halo touch to your correspondence!(Louis Wu 18:35:39 UTC)

More Reach coverage – CNet has a 37-minute video podcast in which Reach is played (the Campaign footage is the same as we’ve seen a dozen times during E3, but the Firefight footage is worth watching – Halo footage starts around 17 minutes in), and Joys…

Video goodies for you today in Bungie’s Comm Chatter:Rapture is a Halo 3 montage from DevilDawg – some nice attempts to sync music to the gameplayStewie2552 is back with Funny Halo Fails and Laughs 13 – definitely some funny ones in there.Vilsen and F…

I could have sworn we just mentioned a recent episode of One Life Remaining Season 2… but there’s a NEW one (Episode 3), posted just a few days ago. (Maybe we’ll catch up soon?) Anthony and Kathryn head out on a date, while Chad talks to a solicito…

Stephen Loftus noticed some new Halo items coming soon – Toychest News has info about upcoming Halo Reach action figures (they’ll be here in September), and Alter Ego Comics is shwoing off a pre-order for a Cortana vinyl 8-inch statue (you can own this…

Our Halo CE watcher has sent along a pretty amazing update of what’s going on around the Custom Edition community – explore these links!Ifafudafi released a video showing off the new particle effects he’s added to the Plasma Pistol (along with tons of…

pete_the_duck continues his ‘Fall of Beta’ comic – pages 3 and 4 are now online. He’s growing as he creates, and it’s pretty cool to watch!(Louis Wu 13:56:31 UTC)

Hedgemony noticed a Halo Waypoint tweet announcing an interview with Brian Reed and Felix Ruiz, the writer and artist, respectively, behind the upcoming Fall of Reach comic. Interesting read! (Louis Wu 13:55:03 UTC)

Stephen L. ran across a really odd grunt while playing through Kizingo Boulevard last night – hopefully, you’ll never meet this guy! (Louis Wu 13:54:03 UTC)

About a year ago, we got our first taste of Antithesis’ mad skillz with clay – and since then, he’s popped up a few times, always when Hawty McBloggy notices new material. His adorable Halo creations deserve more than an occasional mention, though – so…

I guess it’s a day for nostalgic returns… Someone let us know that a trailer for Bunker 27 Episode V was just released (we mentioned Episode 3 back on September 6, 2005, and missed Episode 4 altogether) – go see how it’s held up!(Louis Wu 20:30:35 UTC)

Bleh – I wrote this up three hours ago, forgot to post it. PharoahsRaiment continues to brighten days – is it your birthday? Well, it’s gotta be soon, right? Sometime in the next 50 weeks or so, at least… (Louis Wu 20:18:52 UTC)

trigger119 (we haven’t heard from him in a WHILE!) is back with a Bungie-autographed Halo 3 case (it was signed at MLG Las Vegas in 2007). It’s up on eBay right now, starting bid of $50 – 10% of the proceeds go to Global Green. (There’s no game insid…

Videos on display at Bungie’s Comm Chatter today:The Talking Forklift is a machinima about stupid people.Anoj has released Episode 9 of his Top 10 Halo Reach Kills series – Invasion Kills. Looks like there might be some spawn issues on Boneyard…Axil…

The latest Master Chief Pets (a 5-part comic series at Hawty McBloggy’s) is now live – sometimes, it’s good to know who your friends are.(Louis Wu 15:53:57 UTC)

Ivan Mathieu sent word of Project Alpha’s latest – a collection of tricks and glitches found in the Reach Beta (some aren’t really tricks or glitches, just odd or funny situations or locations), and a Funtage showing off some of the fails. Check ’em!(…

Jon Goff pointed out an article on HaloWaypoint.com – apparently, Marvel Comics will be releasing an adaptation of ‘The Fall of Reach’ this September. Go read about it – and check out some example artwork! There are a couple of threads on our forum di…

Mid7night has another video of his Sparrowhawk in X-Plane – up-close view, plus landing gear. Pretty cool! (Louis Wu 15:34:28 UTC)

CaptainTony noticed some interesting backstory content on Bungie.net; it might have been there for a while, but nobody seems to have noticed it. Check out the pages from the Colonial Administration Authority Factbook – and then jump into the conversat…