Author: halo@bungie.org

Quirel let us know that 343 Industries got together and recorded themselves playing through the first mission of Halo 5: Guardians with commentary. Our very own Grimbrother One joins the crew to educate them on Osiris’ story while he forgets to stay al…

The community page at HaloWaypoint has the first ‘Weekend Playlist’ poll up and waiting for your vote. The options this weekend are Shotty Snipers, Capture the Flag and Strongholds, so if you want to play one of those in particular over weekend, go vot…

The public beta for Halo 5’s API is open now for those interested. The stats, service records and carnage report info can be funneled into whatever tickles your fancy. Maybe someone can work up an HBO stats list?(MacGyver10 18:44:49 UTC)

Some pretty cool news from the Xbox team as Halo 5: Guardians has the biggest launch in Halo history (though sales do include hardware this time). I did find it interesting that they saw a spike in digital orders after the YouTube stream and Halo 5 bec…

343 Industries has announced that thanks to REQ pack purchases, the Halo World Championship prize pool has grown from a cool million to $1,500,000 now! Check out their post at Waypoint!(MacGyver10 18:37:12 UTC)

We mentioned the screenplay and summary from the cancelled Operation Chastity earlier this week, but Tuckerscreator came back with more goodies today. Check out some of the original storyboards now from the creator himself (about half way down the page…

Did the movie Tremors do to the desert what Jaws did to the oceans for you? Well stay away from this video! Greenskull shows off a nice little easter egg on the map, The Rig, from Halo 5. Takes a little effort, but easy to replicate and one of the best…

Man At Arms is no stranger to Halo Weapons, but they’ve added to their arsenal now in brutish fashion. Check out their brand new gravity hammer video to see how they made this 100 lb behemoth! (Thanks thebruce0!)(MacGyver10 19:32:12 UTC)

Looks like the UNSC is hooking up our armed forces with a cool little coin for their purchase of Halo 5! If you buy #Halo5 on a military base, you get a collectible coin with your purchase. pic.twitter.com/qrV1e6Znu2— ICXM (@XboxMAD) November 2, …

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that we’re cancelling the Guilt O’ Lantern contest – we didn’t get enough entries to actually HOLD it. I’ll send prizes to the people who DID enter (and post their submissions sometime later this week, for poste…

This is… amazing. A cosplayer and a designer have teamed up to build a helmet with 25,000 Swarovski crystals on it, and are selling it on eBay to raise money for the Make-A-Wish foundation. There is still over a week remaining on the auction – curren…

I’m beginning to get nervous – we might have left the launching of this year’s Guilt O’Lantern contest too late to actually be viable. There are only 3 days left for entries, and as of now, we don’t have enough to even HOLD the contest! Please… won’t…

Congratulations to Jordan117, whose gamertag was picked at random from the pool of folks who entered our Lockeout contest – he gets to spend the next few hours downloading Halo 5! (Well, and playing it after that, of course.) Thanks to everyone who ent…

After the successful launch of their latest game, 343 Industries is revealing from behind the scenes in episodes 3 and 4 of season 3 of The Sprint. These are some of the best videos to watch for those interested in Halo, video game development or the o…

We had Bonnie’s take on the release of Halo 5, but here a little late (from us, not them) is Josh Holmes penned launch into Halo 5.(MacGyver10 18:02:13 UTC)

Thanks to our friends at 343, we’ve got a digital copy of Halo 5: Guardians to give away – and please, blame me, not them, for the fact that you’re going to win it tomorrow instead of yesterday. But hey – free is free, right? Swing by our contest page,…

For those that Twitter! Tip: Use the #Halo5 hashtag & Twitter will automatically add a custom Emoji of the iconic Master Chief helmet pic.twitter.com/nLkBT4n3C8— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) October 26, 2015 (MacGyver10 21:27:40 UTC)

The latest episode of Hunt The Truth is live a little early (some video game launches tomorrow or something). Maya risks it all to spread the truth, the anomaly is revealed, and a new hero rises on Laika III. (Thanks Grizzlei!)(MacGyver10 21:18:04 UTC)

Since today is the day before the launch of the latest game in the Halo franchise, you can expect to see a LOT of reviews to start popping up today. Here are the ones that have been shared on our forum so far! REMEMBER, there may be some campaign spoil…

Alexis shared a beautiful blog post from Bonnie Ross, head of 343 Industries, where she reflects on what brought her and her team to this point before Halo 5’s launch. These are the kind of things I like to see developers share, as their passion for a …