Author: halo@bungie.org

johnny be good, from Halo.fr, sent word that the Operation Chastity crew will be filming scenes for a trailer during the next two weeks, according to Peter Cooper, and they should have something for us to see by the end of the summer! Swing by Halo.fr for a shot of Pete with a brand-new Magnum.(Louis…

HaLo2FrEeEk has offered up a service to archive your Halo Reach screenshots – it’s similar to the (now-defunct) Haloscreenshots.net service we used to host, except that it’s online and functional. If you want to be able to embed screens on other forums, this is a great option!(Louis Wu 14:41:31 UTC)

The Halo Story site has woken from a many-month slumber – UNSC Trooper has dug through the mailbag and pulled out a few gems! Go read ’em. Thanks, Avateur. (Louis Wu 14:41:14 UTC)

xIIEnderIIx pointed out this year’s ‘Develop 100′ – it’s a list of “the world’s most successful games development studios’ rated by their UK sales. Bungie comes in at #16, based (presumably) on their Halo sales in the UK. (The performance is surprisingly low, given that ODST was released last year, and sold over a million…

BlueNinja has been taking more Reach panoramas – visit his Views from the Edge for the latest batch!(Louis Wu 14:40:18 UTC)

newguy2445 has kicked off a forum devoted to Halo art – and he’s running a contest now. Design a game cover for Halo Reach’s Multiplayer, you could win a 3-month LIVE card. Full details are on the forum.(Louis Wu 14:39:54 UTC)

The price Bungie employees are willing to pay for great sound in Reach… ouch. TravisSch was the first to notice.(Louis Wu 14:39:16 UTC)

Just a reminder – this weekend is the ‘Halo Multiplayer Unlock Weekend’ – it means all Halo multiplayer – Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and the Halo Reach Beta – are free to ALL Xbox LIVE members, not just Gold members. (I wondered if this meant that non-Gold members – or non-ODST owners – could…

The Top Ten Halo 3 Screenshots collection this week is called ‘Sports’ – they’re seriously amazing pictures. (We won’t complain that one of them is actually a Reach pic…)(Louis Wu 12:58:42 UTC)

HaLo2FrEeEk is back with another massive panorama – this one is on Swordbase, and it’s available as a scrollable image (spin that camera!), a screensaver, and a really cool spherical image. Go look!(Louis Wu 12:58:22 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has highlighted a new montage from Americanista123 – it’s called ‘Halo Reach Bungie Employee Bloopers Minitage’, but there aren’t a lot of bloopers. Mostly, it’s a demo of Armor Lock, and how you can use it to kill the poor guy who didn’t choose it at the Loadout screen. Go watch! (Louis Wu…

thatSeniorGuy noticed a Halo video on Gamespot – it’s part of ‘Video Game History Month’. In it, Joe Staten describes how Halo developed from an offshoot of Myth to the complicated multigame universe it is today. Interesting piece!(Louis Wu 12:57:45 UTC)

Looks like Marty’s hard at work! Thanks, Kapura.(Louis Wu 12:55:35 UTC)

So yesterday we mentioned that Hedgemony was offering to take standard screenshots and make ’em prettier; a few people took him up on it, and he’s collected the results in a Tumblr site. Go check ’em out!(Louis Wu 12:55:10 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is live – and if you’re playing the Reach Beta, it’s worth reading. Info on Network Test 1, the real reason behind Spartans vs Elites, a call for specific bug reports. (Well, they’ve been calling for bug reports during the entire beta – but in this case, they’re looking for some…

Just a reminder – Network Test 1 (the Firefight-based game mode in the Halo Reach Beta) is live now. (Very) basic info available at Bungie.net – or just jump in and play!(Louis Wu 18:49:24 UTC)

Some guy built a nearly two-foot-tall Spartan out of LEGOs… and Hawty McBloggy is always one to give size its due. Go look at the pics.(Louis Wu 18:18:09 UTC)

Some fun video stuff today at Bungie.net:Magic is a group montage put together by Axilo – some nice multikills.Halo: Reach Beta Fails Episode 1 contains a bunch of funny clips – many of which have already been publicized this week.The Beginning is a Reach Beta montage from CJnEw001 – very heavy on the slow-mo.Go watch!(Louis…

Hawty McBloggy is back with another round of Friday Caption Fun – last week’s pic got some great captions, and this week’s pic is pure awesomeness in a can. (Well, a Boneyard.)(Louis Wu 17:49:37 UTC)

Rudefire is a US serviceman currently in Iraq. He can’t participate in the Reach Beta – but that doesn’t stop him from showing his Noble Team colors! Check out his custom insignia!(Louis Wu 17:28:26 UTC)