Author: halo@bungie.org

SpartanT77 sent us a link to ‘The Multiplayer Experience’, a video set to Princeton’s ‘LvUrFR3NZ’ – it’s a look at how the experience actually works for many of us. In-game footage is filmed off the screen, but the look works pretty well, overall, in the context of this project. Take a look! (I’d forgotten just…

Hawty McBloggy had a busy Halo Weekend:You can suicide by tripping over a trash can, apparently.The latest Grin + Bear It takes a look at Reach’s Credit system – I want to be a unique and deadly snowflake!Awesome truck art is awesome.(Louis Wu 14:10:24 UTC)

Dave ‘Gamewatcher’ Kramer let us know that the latest Busy Gamer Podcast is Reach-focused – Beta impressions, tips, and a review of Halo’s music from day 1 through ODST. They’re thinking about following up with a review of Halo fan music – let ’em know what your personal favorites are! (Louis Wu 14:07:19 UTC)

Slushy’s whipped up a new Halo 3 montage – it’s called ‘Unwind’, and you can stream it on YouTube, or download the 100 mb HD .wmv from FileFront. Not your typical montage – it’s more about the grace of the game than it is about any one player. Just two and a half minutes… check…

Ars Technica has posted an article entitled ‘Deconstructing Reach: our time with the beta’ – and you can pretty much guess the topic from the title. Things they liked, things they didn’t like – go see if you agree! (Louis Wu 14:00:06 UTC)

Not slowing down – Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte has a new render up for you; this one was inspired by the ODST live trailer, and shows off a pretty frightening Brute. Check it!(Louis Wu 13:53:11 UTC)

SK1LL4XED sent word that Postgame Carnage Report has a pair of Beta codes up for grabs – just jump over to their forum and post a short story about Halo – your favorite moment in campaign or multiplayer, your first Halo experience… swing by and see what’s up. (You’ll have to register to get in.)…

kapowaz let us know about some Halo content in the next issue of Edge – looks sweet!(Louis Wu 13:40:14 UTC)

AssaultGodzilla is back with another music video – this one contains clips from an amazing variety of sources, and paints an emo picture of Spartan culture. Timing, as always, is quite nice. (Louis Wu 13:39:56 UTC)

Frankie stopped by our forum last night with heartening words for folks looking forward to the next Halo comic project – check it out! (Louis Wu 13:39:23 UTC)

A few folks have pointed out videos from Cr1TiKal – he makes a lot of MW2 vids, but he’s got some Reach vids that are worth watching, too. They’re funny (though not particularly safe for work, if your boss doesn’t like hearing swearing coming out of your speakers) – check out Halo Reach Fun Tactics…

BlueNinja whipped up some panoramas he calls ‘Before the Fall’ – go see ’em on his ‘Views from the Edge’ blog. (Trendt jumped in with a cool cleaned-up image of Boneyard’s background – then made it available in a 1920×1080 size for folks who want to use it as a background image.) Update: BlueNinja has…

RVideo pointed out a Reach Beta Jumptage called ‘None of the Above’ – it shows off some pretty cool jumps that you can do in Matchmaking, with some practice. Some seem just for show, others have serious tactical value. (Louis Wu 13:36:45 UTC)

Reach’s Developer Log was updated on Saturday – the crew was working hard, even though the weather outside was gorgeous. The sacrifices they make for us… we love you, guys!(Louis Wu 13:35:43 UTC)

Busy weekend – both in the Halo universe and outside it. Following is a scattershot of what might have been missed. (It is by no means everything that’s out there – just a taste if you want to go hunting.) Lots of people noticed odd glitches with the Invasion mode of Reach – Bungie’s already…

Be sure to take a break today from the Reach Beta (or from discussing the Reach Beta on your favorite message board) to wish your mom a Happy Mother’s Day!

Rampancy.net has posted a new Anger, Sadness, and Envy Podcast – they take a look at the Halo: Reach multiplayer Beta. (Sounds like it was recorded over last weekend.) Blackstar, Miguel Chavez, and Cody Miller discuss the weapons and gameplay based on a couple of days of play – and all of it includes video…

cardo 8 atl was cruisin’ YouTube (always wear protection, folks!), and ran across this odd death. Loved the vocal at the end!(Louis Wu 17:29:53 UTC)

This week’s Top Ten Halo 3 Screenshots collection at halo3screenshots.com is called ‘Men of the Wheel’ – some are (as you might expect) cool vehicle images, but others are… more specific. Great collection!(Louis Wu 17:25:35 UTC)

RVideo keeps experimenting with panoramas – his latest is called ‘The Loss of Self’, and takes a nice view of Swordbase’s flag capture…(Louis Wu 17:22:48 UTC)