Author: halo@bungie.org

Videos for you this fine Wednesday at Bungie’s Comm Chatter:Majority put together a Halo Reach Beta montage – lots of power weapons, lots of multikills.KnightxofxLight wanted to show off the beauty of the Reach pistol – it’s just a minitage, but it does a great job of showing how timing and distance are related.Good stuff.(Louis…

Master Ph0bia stopped by with a link to a thread he started at Bungie.net – it shows off a bunch of different helmets that are viewable with a Boneyard glitch that happens occasionally. (He also included some helmets found by modding, it seems.) If you’re interested in seeing some of the variants that might be…

The Halo: Reach Beta wasn’t popular enough to bump Modern Warfare 2 from the top of the LIVE Activity list last week – but it DID put ODST at #2, itself at #3, and Halo 3 at #4. (Shows that there more folks played Halo 3: ODST without touching the Reach Beta than there were…

SK1LL4XED sent word that PGCR’s ‘Beta Special’ podcast is now up – and they’ve announced the code winners. They actually gave away 3 codes, not two. Go listen – they also discuss the beta in detail (game flow, community concerns, opinions about the upcoming game). (Louis Wu 16:06:08 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found a female spartan who might be in need of a tummy plate…(Louis Wu 16:03:40 UTC)

overlordjebus turned his Legendary Helmet into a wearable item – and now he wants to know how much it’s worth. Would you buy it? Let him know! (Especially if you live in the UK.) (Louis Wu 16:03:21 UTC)

The Chronicles of ODS Steve #70 is up at Hawty McBloggy’s – I think Steve’s a little scared. (Louis Wu 16:03:03 UTC)

Halo Action Figure Theater is back – Episode 205… confused me. Looks like Elnea’s enjoying spring, though…(Louis Wu 16:02:45 UTC)

Not sure how we missed this – but Red vs Blue Revelation Chapter 5: Fourth and Twenty went live last night – Caboose is not dealing well with a missing alien diety…(Louis Wu 22:26:20 UTC)

Clantacular is hosting a Montage contest – it’s a showcase for beatdowns, and you could win… well, we don’t know what you could win. But you could win! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 21:20:09 UTC)

Marty Mulrooney let us know that there’s a Halo Reach Multiplayer Beta preview up on his website Alternative Magazine Online – go see what they thought!(Louis Wu 21:15:59 UTC)

Tony Marcotte is just crankin’ ’em out these days; today’s offering is a Brute Major. That dude looks MEAN. Don’t forget to check the ‘Large version’ link for full glory!(Louis Wu 20:11:11 UTC)

Remember way back (well, yesterday), when we mentioned a teaser for ‘Once More, With Feeling’, a new machinima project from Adam Susskind and CMNeir? Well, Adam stopped by to say that at long last (23 hours and 55 minutes, to be exact), the actual product is out. It’s 8 minutes long, and pretty nicely done.…

Having trouble adjusting to the gameplay changes in the Reach Beta? Bungie wants to help – they’ve hosted a Reach Beta Survival Guide from NeoGAF veteran Shake Appeal (the man’s got a way with words) that should help. Go give it a read! (Bring a BIG cup of coffee, though… it’s a monster – more…

New videos from Bungie’s Comm Chatter today:Halo Reach Beta Shenanigans is Chris of the Dead’s latest offering – some great clips.Bagel – Halo Reach Beta Minitage is a collection of multikills. First half is watchable – second half gets a little clip-happy.Cursed Lemon whipped up a Halo 2 tribute called ‘In Remembrance’ – pour one…

Bungie Central (a fan-run Bungie.net Group) is hosting a Reach Beta FFA Tourney – swing by to read all the details. Thanks to urk for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 19:48:57 UTC)

Urban Reflex also dropped off a very cool piece of music – he recorded the Reach Beta Menu music, and saved it in a high-quality MP3. 7:39 long, 17.5 mb – you can enjoy this music without having to boot up your Xbox! (Louis Wu 19:13:10 UTC)

Getting late in the day to start updating… let’s see what we’ve got. Urban Reflex was the first to let us know that Halo 2 is officially over on Xbox LIVE; the last man standing was APACHE N4SIR, as of about 7:30 (eastern) last night. Then, at 2 am this morning… he was booted, and…

Adam Susskind sent word of a new machinima, written by Adam, edited by CMNeir, called “Once More, With Feeling”. A teaser can be seen here. Looks exciting!(Louis Wu 19:52:59 UTC)

Bungie’s Comm Chatter is a cornucopia of Halo goodness this afternoon:Hope Unto Dawn has a free Beta code to give away.GamerdadsLive is raising money for Life After Loss – go play Halo with ’em for a good cause!Halomontage.com is hosting a Reach Beta Movie Competition – go see how you can win.AsiiM’s got a Reach…