Author: halo@bungie.org

Minime637 found a couple of videos at IGN devoted to Reach, recently: the first one is a look at how Reach differs from Halo 3, while the second one is more of a comedy, and takes a look at how MC reacts to the Activision news. Go watch ’em! (Louis Wu 17:22:24 UTC)

It’s a little later than it was supposed to be, but harabek tells us that Grind Rider, a full-length machinima western, is now available to watch on YouTube. It’s nine segments long – you can see them all in the Uploads section of ironspam’s channel. All told, it’s about an hour (75 minutes are what…

It’s been in the Weekly Update Archive since last night, but we neglected to mention the Bungie Weekly Update at that point – so we’re letting you know now that it’s up and available. It’s definitely worth a read – it’s full of things in the Halo Reach Beta that are already fixed for the…

I don’t understand this Kotaku post… but hey, it’s Friday. Thanks, AfroRyan.(Louis Wu 18:41:26 UTC)

If you’re playing Halo 3, Mythic Brawl is live in the Double EXP Playlist. If you’re playing Reach, Invasion JUST went live. w00t!If you’re playing Halo 3, Mythic Brawl is live in the Double EXP Playlist. If you’re playing Reach, Invasion JUST went live. w00t!(Louis Wu 18:01:15 UTC)

Comm Chatter vids this fine Friday afternoon:Anoj is back with another ‘Bungie Explains’ – this time, he summarizes last week’s Arena Rating description.Mike n Cheese posted a beta review, and a contest.Greenskull’s Reach Beta Randomtage is a bunch of clips from the beta… with team chatter.Go watch.(Louis Wu 17:19:22 UTC)

Brian Gilmore sent word that the Teabag Prevention Team continues to be on the Reach Beta case, pinning down new weapons and their strengths and weaknesses. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:06:16 UTC)

Wishing you could join in the Beta, but don’t have ODST (or one of the Halo 2 thank-you codes Microsoft sent out)? HollywoodHalo’s got your back. imSuck let us know that they’ve got 3 Beta codes to give away (yeah, yeah, he knows they’re late), and you can get one by commenting (with your gamertag)…

Anton P. Nym discovered a memo on a clipboard in Swordbase – can you read the text?(Louis Wu 14:49:18 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue let us know about Reclaimer 253 – Reclaimer finds what he’s looking for, can he get out with it?(Louis Wu 13:12:29 UTC)

New Noble 6 artwork from Darknesshasfallen – simple but clean!(Louis Wu 13:10:16 UTC)

RVideo did a nice job compositing Powerhouse from a series of overhead screens (it shows more than Bungie’s version, and is quite a bit larger) – and then, with the help of some forumgoers, he added common callouts. Give these a look – they could help your game!(Louis Wu 11:57:21 UTC)

Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte is beginning to put together some of his recent renders in preparation for a cool comic; check out Page Take 01, in his gallery here.(Louis Wu 11:44:02 UTC)

It’s Friday – so Hawty McBloggy has another round of Friday Caption Fun for you! Some great ones for last week’s pics, plus a new pic that has great potential – go play!(Louis Wu 11:36:29 UTC)

FyreWulff also updated his Double EXP Playlist database – upcoming playlists are included through the end of the month. Go see what you can be playing in Halo 3! And don’t forget – it’s the 7th of May; if you still need the 7th on the 7th Achievement, today’s another chance.(Louis Wu 11:31:57 UTC)

Dwood pointed out a trailer for ‘Overdose’, a Halo CE mod about a militant group trafficking in drugs. Doesn’t look ANYTHING like any Halo I’ve seen before… some cool stuff!(Louis Wu 11:31:39 UTC)

Anton P. Nym pointed out a Halo: Reach Beta “Play and Win” Contest available to Canadian LIVE users – if you visit the Spotlight portion of the Dashboard, there’s a contest with a top prize of Reach Legendary Edition plus a year of LIVE plus a Reach hoodie. This does NOT seem to be available…

FyreWulff posted info about a new Firefight Friday – this one’s set on Lost Platoon, and is available in all difficulties. Go check it out!(Louis Wu 11:30:56 UTC)

cbwilliams17 posted a new Halo Legends parody (his first one is here) – this one’s based on The Duel, and it’s pretty funny. Go watch!(Louis Wu 11:30:24 UTC)

Toxic Mayhem noticed that Wednesday’s episode of Virtual Shackles was Halo-related. Made me smile…(Louis Wu 11:30:01 UTC)