Author: halo@bungie.org

WillClan4Food wants to close out the Beta with you – swing by Bungie.net for details on their community playdate tomorrow night.(Louis Wu 19:42:27 UTC)

WillClan4Food wants to close out the Beta with you – swing by Bungie.net for details on their community playdate tomorrow night.(Louis Wu 19:42:27 UTC)

Popeck found one of the more bizarre music videos I’ve seen this year. I have no clue at all what that guy’s saying… but I don’t think the earring is regulation Spartan gear. (And I could be mistaken, but I thought I saw Jimmy Buffet in the last lineup…) As Ssparks noticed, the ‘© 2010…

Red vs Blue Revelation Chapter 6 (“Towing Package”) is up for your viewing pleasure – storyline’s gettin’ heavy again. (There are certainly funny moments – but there’s more plot stuff than they’ve had recently.) Gotta love Doc, though… poor Doc. Go watch!(Louis Wu 11:51:50 UTC)

RVideo whipped up a quick panorama showing off the rainbow waterfall on Overlook… MAN that’s pretty. Check it out!(Louis Wu 11:51:32 UTC)

Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte continues to work with Brutes – his latest render is called ‘Brute Take-down’, and has a pretty nicely posed scene! (I don’t hold out a lot of hope for the Spartan’s future, though…) Check it out.(Louis Wu 11:51:14 UTC)

Azrael is back with a new chapter of his Halo fan fiction, Minutemen – check his forum post for a preview and a link to the full chapter. (Louis Wu 22:40:12 UTC)

BierWiser put together a four and a half minute Halo 3 montage – fun clips. Go watch!(Louis Wu 22:39:34 UTC)

Today’s Tag and Release feature at Bungie.net looks at Overlook, the gorgeous map that is home (for now) to Network Test 1. Epicacity abounds.(Louis Wu 18:39:06 UTC)

Wow. Just got pointed to this carved version of a Reach Sniper… MAN, that guy is good. Check it out.(Louis Wu 18:04:01 UTC)

What would a weekday be without a bunch of montages on Bungie’s Comm Chatter?Electrobiotic is a Reach montage from Civ Spider, InfinityShark, and Deadsy Doll. Betrayaltacular.Top 10 Halo Reach Beta Epic Fails: Ep 2 comes from Anoj, and has lots of epic fails. (Video quality should count.)’Bottom of the Score Board Montage’ is a bunch…

urk has news of the next Running Riot Podcast – Adam Grumbo from the 405th will be joining Kete on May 24, at 9:30pm ET, and you can listen live on TRR’s website. (Louis Wu 17:15:32 UTC)

Brian Jarrard talked to CVG about the Activision deal; it’s not really Halo-related, except in the sense that it’s what comes next for the ‘Halo’ studio, but it’s pretty worthwhile reading in any case, if you’re a Bungie fan. They’re done with intellectual property they don’t own – and they’re looking WAY down the line,…

HaLo2FrEeEk is back with another Reach spherical panorama (and interactive viewer) – swing by and check out Boneyard!(Louis Wu 15:48:18 UTC)

Geekscape’s Brian Gilmore sent word of a new article from the Teabag Prevention Team – this one gives you tips on when to use (or NOT use) specific Armor Abilities. Read it – and suck less.(Louis Wu 15:29:16 UTC)

CVG has posted their latest list of the ’50 Best Xbox 360 Games’ – and Halo 3/ODST makes #2 on the list. Not bad… thanks, ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 13:55:18 UTC)

Remember back in November, when we mentioned a really cool Jackal mask that randomflyingpigeons had built? Well, she’s finished the entire costume – and it ROCKS. (She displayed it at Anime Central, but didn’t win any contests, showing that Anime Central is run by blind people.) Some extra side-by-side shots are here, as well. This…

HaLo2FrEeEk has written an app to extract Halo Reach screenshots from your Xbox hard drive. Why would you need this? Well… because Reach has changed how screenshots are uploaded to Bungie.net; in the past, they’re uploaded as you take them, but in Reach, they’re uploaded when you exit the film. If you take less than…

Yesterday’s Grin + Bear It is a cute little tribute to Hawty McBloggy, who celebrates 3 years of Halo-based sexual innuendos tomorrow. Happy Birthday, HMB! (While you’re there reading the funnies, check out this photo of a scarab beetle – Halo imagery is EVERYWHERE!) (Louis Wu 12:49:34 UTC)

One of the bigger complaints that proponents of ‘skill-based’ Halo play have with the Reach Beta centers around reticle bloom. For the first time (in a Halo game), Reach gives you visible feedback about how much spread you might expect from the precision weapon you’re using, based on the rate of fire. Some believe that…