Author: halo@bungie.org

DHalo joined the Potato group at Bungie.net, set up to test the new Reach Stats API that Bungie is developing; his first attempt at a program is now available for download. Check out the screens, and grab a copy before the Bungie.net Reach stats pages are offline! (Louis Wu 12:54:05 UTC)

Major League Gaming pros have offered their thoughts about the Halo: Reach Beta – if you wonder how the folks who make money playing Halo games feel about the newest tweaks, go give this a read! Thanks, Tashi0106.(Louis Wu 12:51:55 UTC)

Moz sent word of a Nerf Assault Rifle he finished up a while back – there are in-progress build shots, final shots, and a video of the gun in use. He writes about it like it’s old and boring to him… but MAN, it looks good. Check it.(Louis Wu 12:51:04 UTC)

The latest Chronicles of ODS Steve (#72) is now live at Hawty McBloggy’s – you should never bring a camera to a laser fight.(Louis Wu 12:50:25 UTC)

GrimBrother One was the first to notice an interesting article at IGN – it’s a post-Beta Interview with Brian Jarrard, containing a ton of information about the preliminary findings from the Beta. Startling stats, interesting intuitions, bad-ass bugs. An overall fascinating read… go check it out!(Louis Wu 12:49:31 UTC)

Brighton’s back with more shots of his ODST – swing by for links to his DeviantART pages! (That dude’s looking pretty bulky…) This is the finished model.(Louis Wu 18:22:34 UTC)

What would a Tuesday be without a bundle of videos in Bungie’s Comm Chatter?Gunshot’s Halo: Reach Beta Montage is a montage from a pro. Is he better than you? Probably.The Halo Reach – Kuwait Community Tage is what it sounds like – a community montage made up of clips from Kuwaiti players. There might be…

The ‘Gallery Backup’ field just got another player – VisionsOfHalo lets you back up your Bungie.net Halo 3, ODST, and Reach screenshots to a single gallery (and once you’re in their system, your gamertag will be updated automatically from then on). Nice layout! Check this out. Thanks, Sevenface.(Louis Wu 17:02:34 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has posted up an article to help you see what your Armor Ability says about you – give it a read, and decide which annoying group YOU fall into.(Louis Wu 16:53:47 UTC)

CaptainTony noticed that in addition to the standard Halo Reach Official Strategy Guide ($25), there’s also a Halo Reach Official Strategy Guide Limited Edition ($35). This one’s being published by BradyGames, but there’s no information on their website yet. The GameStop links have exactly the same information for both versions – no word at all…

HaLo2FrEeEk reminds you that if you want to back up your Reach Beta screenshots, this is your last chance to get files into the system. (The collections that are there aren’t going anywhere – but after tomorrow, no new files will be added.) Read his post for full details.(Louis Wu 14:18:08 UTC)

Hypertrooper found an interesting tidbit buried deep in a video about German voice-over work for Halo: Reach – we won’t post it here, because it could definitely be considered spoiler material, but Hypertrooper included it in his NeoGAF post (marked with spoiler tags, so you won’t see it accidentally). It’s not much – but Bungie’s…

Hypertrooper found an interesting tidbit buried deep in a video about German voice-over work for Halo: Reach – we won’t post it here, because it could definitely be considered spoiler material, but Hypertrooper included it in his NeoGAF post (marked with spoiler tags, so you won’t see it accidentally). It’s not much – but Bungie’s…

Cracked has a relatively serious article that makes the point that games are still in their infancy; it contains NSFW content, but overall, it’s surprisingly thoughtful and fun to read. One shot is taken at Halo, making it relevant here. Thanks, Monochron.(Louis Wu 14:15:32 UTC)

Cracked has a relatively serious article that makes the point that games are still in their infancy; it contains NSFW content, but overall, it’s surprisingly thoughtful and fun to read. One shot is taken at Halo, making it relevant here. Thanks, Monochron.(Louis Wu 14:15:32 UTC)

TheSuperBleeder came by yesterday with word of a trailer for his machinima project, ‘NOVA’. Short, sweet! Go watch. (If you like what you see, there’s more (other series) on their website.)(Louis Wu 14:14:22 UTC)

Bungie’s posted a new in-house video for you, in honor of the release date announcement yesterday; it’s called ‘The Good, The Bad-ass, and The Ugly’, and it puts together fan-submitted clips and awesome Reach music in a rousing, entertaining manner. Go watch – celebrate the end of the beta, and prepare for the full game’s…

Red vs Blue Revelation Chapter 7 – “And Don’t Call Me Shirley” – is now available to the general public. Church and Caboose meet an old-sounding friend (wait… that’s not right), while Tucker learns that you should always make sure you’ve got gas before you play the Prototype trick.(Louis Wu 02:01:56 UTC)

Robbert014 noticed that UK-based game resellers are listing a pre-order bonus for the Standard Edition of Halo: Reach – a downloadable Recon Helmet variation. Folks on our forum are wondering if this is available in the US, as well, and if it’s just the Standard edition, or all three editions. If we find out more,…

Bungie has posted the official Halo: Reach Launch Press Release on their website – if you live for PR-speak, go read it!(Louis Wu 18:19:44 UTC)