Author: halo@bungie.org

IGN has a new batch of screenshots online – they’re not on B.net yet, so this is as good a place as any to see them. Thanks to GhaleonEB for the heads-up (and check out the Hunter shot he embedded… those guys have gotten SCARY). Update: Actually, Eur…

TDSpiral found a Firefight trailer at GameVideos – it’s recorded off the screen… but it’ll still get your blood pumping. I’m guessing we’ll see a high-res version of this one in the not-too-distant future… like maybe today. Update: this will be rel…

For folks who want their info more succinct, IGN has put up a text summary of the Firefight facts they learned last night (thanks, oddworld) – go see how this mode has evolved since its inception in ODST! All of the awesomeness, none of the disappoint…

G4TV also had a session with a Bungie employee – Brian Jarrard laid down some sweet facts along with the demo footage. Definitely worth watching – and discussing. There’s a big thread here (thanks, GrimBrother One), Minime637 found an archived streami…

IGN posted a 10-minute video of their behind-closed-doors session with Joe Tung, including lots of discussion and some campaign play. New tidbits about what’s coming, extended coverage of space combat, and a new weapon (the Concussion Rifle) is describ…

Tons and tons of content came out of E3 yesterday; I’m going to do my best to summarize. (Thanks in advance to our forumgoers, who did a bang-up job of keeping on top of stuff!) The earliest thing to hit was a text summary of Reach’s space combat, co…

Although Bungie has said that they’re focused on Reach for E3 this year, it sounds like Activision has no qualms about mentioning upcoming content from the studio – Computer and Video Games is reporting that Bungie’s next project will be released for…

Eep, nearly forgot. A new PSA went live on Rooster Teeth last night – it’s called ‘Game On’, and it will help you to understand the video game industry. So you can buy games! And stuff. Funny and helpful, all at the same time!(Louis Wu 15:12:49 UTC)

Brand-new screenshots are up for your viewing pleasure – swing by Bungie.net’s Reach Screenshot page for some high-res goodness. (The Sabre launch in 1920×1080 is about to become a desktop here.)(Louis Wu 14:59:55 UTC)

For Halo fans who don’t want to download the entire 170mb Controller Montage off Xbox LIVE Marketplace, we’ve uploaded just the Reach bit at the end (it’s just 10 seconds long): WMP9 format (6.8 mb) | QT format (7.2 mb). Contains equal parts of campai…

If you live in Great Britain (or possibly all of Europe), you have access to a video called ‘Controller Montage Trailer’ on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. According to 2900d4u, [It] shows a few seconds of reach footage at the end of the video. Grunts dropping …

CNN has posted their Top 10 video games of the past decade – the “best and most influential games”. Halo makes the list.(Louis Wu 14:13:18 UTC)

DHalo managed to grab a gorgeous HD version of the Microsoft press conference version of the Halo: Reach presentation (including the MS intro and Marcus’ part) – it’s in MP4 format, and weighs in at 160 mb. If you’d like a copy, you can grab it here.(…

There’s an interesting interview with the Project Manager of the crew that built the Noble Team statue on Halo Waypoint’s YouTube channel – go see what kind of time and effort was put into this project! Thanks, lybertyboy. (Louis Wu 13:22:07 UTC)

The Reach Developer Blog posted a couple of pictures of a statue showing at E3 – one showing all of Noble Team, one focusing on Jun. This comes from the SuperSpectacularKilimanjaroEverest version of the game – and no, you can’t afford it. (Louis Wu 13…

In the midst of the E3 madness yesterday, chromeratt announced a new Halo webcomic – it’s called ‘Internal Affairs’, and it focuses on the Master Chief in a deserted UNSC colony. Go give it a read!(Louis Wu 13:20:46 UTC)

If you could get away from work or school, and were watching one of the E3 live feeds, you recently saw the Halo: Reach single-player demo… and it was pretty amazing stuff. If you missed it, though, don’t worry; it should be live on Bungie.net in the…

This is very, very old (posted in November 2007), but it’s new to me – someone plays the Halo theme on their cell phone. Amazing! Thanks, General Vagueness. (Louis Wu 15:58:59 UTC)

Brian Gilmore let us know that the Teabag Prevention Team has begun tackling the Double EXP Playlists – and their latest article focuses on this past weekend’s list, Prepare To Drop. Go check out the details!(Louis Wu 15:54:05 UTC)

If you’re interested in watching the Microsoft press conference at E3 today (it starts at 10:30 PT – roughly 3.5 hours from the time of this writing), Urban Reflex listed a few options. To them, I’d add 1UP.com.(Louis Wu 13:58:21 UTC)