Author: halo@bungie.org

Rockslider is back with another pair of Megabattle vids – this time, he’s focusing on the Twin Bridges section of Assault on the Control Room. 52 Covenant, 16 marines… and a Spartan. What more do you need? Go check ’em out!(Louis Wu 21:47:53 UTC)

If you’re in Australia, it looks like you’ll be able to watch the Microsoft E3 Keynote on Fox8 (a pay channel) a couple of times on June 15 – check the Gizmodo article for full details! Reach will definitely be a part of this show. Thanks, Hedgemony!(…

ChenK noticed a short post on the Reach Developer Blog – looks like Marcus is down in LA, gearing up for E3! Should make for some interesting interviews in the coming week…(Louis Wu 14:06:40 UTC)

The Armor Abilities in Halo 3 Contest running over at Halo3Screenshots.com is now in the voting phase – swing by and pick your favorite! You’ve got about a week (voting closes Monday, June 14th at 11:59 PT), so look carefully.(Louis Wu 14:06:17 UTC)

Over at Hawty McBloggy’s, there’s a new guest Grin + Bear It – ZzoMBiE13’s take this strip plays with something most of us have wondered since G+BI started. Go read!(Louis Wu 14:06:00 UTC)

Halo Waypoint has posted a trailer for Grifball: Zero Tolerance (a new series from Rooster Teeth) on their YouTube channel – Grifball and controlled substances don’t mix, apparently. First of three episodes will debut on Waypoint next Saturday. Thanks…

Domino Theory noticed a rumor post at Attack of the Fanboy – word is that future Halo titles (coming from 343 Industries) will be announced at E3 next week. Here’s hoping!(Louis Wu 15:29:38 UTC)

The Halo 3 Screenshots Top Ten theme this week is “Bloody Fantastic!” – and no, Hawty didn’t just move to England. The shots are FULL of blood. Some very cool shots indeed…(Louis Wu 15:29:14 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update this week is full of bugs – or more accurately, the process of squashing them. Great read, and some very cool tidbits about Elite customization in Reach. Go give it a read! (As always, it’s also available – and more browser-fr…

There’s a really interesting interview with Rooster Teeth’s Geoff Ramsey over at UGO – tons of information for both fans of the Red vs Blue series and machinima fans in general. I learned a bunch reading this – and I’ve been following them since Day On…

A couple of new vids for you today, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter: Anoj has another “Bungie Explains” episode (where he tells you what’s in the Bungie Weekly Updates, if reading makes your head hurt), and ClearlyMe has posted ‘The Offset’, a Halo …

Missed this yesterday – but ‘Prepare to Drop’ is the Double EXP Weekend Playlist this week, and it went live almost a day ago. SMGs and Magnums… go play!(Louis Wu 15:54:31 UTC)

FyreWulff is back with a new Fire Team Zulu challenge – this one has both Firefight and Campaign options, and can be done on Easy. (Don’t think it’s gonna be a walk in the park, though… Blind Skull is on.) Check out the links in his forum post! Updat…

It’s Friday, so it’s time for another Friday Caption Fun episode at Hawty McBloggy’s – captions from last week’s ep, plus a new pic (‘You Sank My Battleship’ was taken within 20 minutes of the image going up) for your captioning pleasure. Go play!(Lou…

Finals must be over, or something… there are 13 new pieces available in the Fan Fiction section this week. Go read ’em!(Louis Wu 15:50:05 UTC)

Black Six noticed a link at Bitmob – a pair of doctoral students at Ohio Universitys School of Communication Studies looked at gender-based interaction in Halo 3. (Not surprisingly for anyone who’s played in a game with women, they found that women re…

OMG OUT ALL DAY TIME TO CATCH UP ON COMM CHATTER VIDS:Top 10 Halo Reach Beta Glitches and Bugs: Episode 7 (from Anoj)Halo: Reach Beta Super Fun Time (montage from rowboat000)Halo: Reach Beta Montage (from Intactility)Tea n’ Crumpets (Halo 3 trick jump…

Hawty McBloggy found a Halo Ringworld… made of LEGO. It’s amazing. After checking out her highlights, be sure you follow the link to the full Flickr set – amazing details.(Louis Wu 14:26:51 UTC)

Last weekend, Cake Wrecks put up a gamer-themed series of cakes for their ‘Sunday Sweets’ series (non-wrecks, all) – there are some really spectacular cakes in there, including a very nice Spartan Helmet! Check ’em out. Thanks, GhaleonEB.(Louis Wu 14:…

Dani has set up an E3 hub for Forward Unto Dawn – looks to be a decent place for keeping up on any Reach news that comes out of E3 next week. There’s already a bit of content he’s managed to glean from various sources (and an E3 Bingo card you can use…