Author: halo@bungie.org

Dust Storm let us know that the Podtacular crew put together a Halo 2 farewell… swing by YouTube to watch. (Louis Wu 15:07:21 UTC)

Dust Storm let us know that the Podtacular crew put together a Halo 2 farewell… swing by YouTube to watch. (Louis Wu 15:07:21 UTC)

Just three new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read!(Louis Wu 15:06:45 UTC)

Just three new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read!(Louis Wu 15:06:45 UTC)

If you were busy trying to see how long you could play Halo 2 yesterday, you might have missed the fact that Team Throwback was made live as the Double XP Weekend Playlist this week. It is a fantastic playlist – I was truly saddened to see it yanked from the standard rotation. You should…

If you were busy trying to see how long you could play Halo 2 yesterday, you might have missed the fact that Team Throwback was made live as the Double XP Weekend Playlist this week. It is a fantastic playlist – I was truly saddened to see it yanked from the standard rotation. You should…

Gamepro has posted ‘5 Ways Halo Influenced Gaming’ – not a bad list! Go check it out.(Louis Wu 18:57:29 UTC)

A whole bunch of retro links today in Bungie’s Comm Chatter:Beautiful Needler, from Archie GatesBreathe, from PhurionTradition, from Rhis2nd Halo 2 Montage, from WalshySome of these are available in non-YouTube versions; search our news for links. Good to see this stuff again!(Louis Wu 18:57:03 UTC)

We missed this yesterday – but Bungie posted a new Community Spotlight, this time glowing over the the group ‘The Bees Knees’, who hail from Penny Arcade country. Go read an interview with… well, some of them, I guess, and then see some of their favorite files in the Bungie Favorites section!(Louis Wu 18:56:34 UTC)

Brian Gilmore sent us a link to an article I wish we’d been able to post last night (though as far as I know, Halo 2 is STILL running, so maybe it’s not too late): Teabag Prevention came up with a list of 5 things to do before Halo 2 on LIVE goes down forever.…

Artwork today, paying tribute to Halo 2:mendicantbias00 brought word of a poster from Xerone – nice!Luke McKay sketched up a cute Elite as his Doodle of the Day on RvB (we added it to his gallery here).padraig08 carved out his own goodbye – epic.We’ll miss you, old girl!(Louis Wu 15:02:11 UTC)

GameTrailers posted a salute to Xbox Live with Halo 2 footage from games last night; if you missed out, go watch! Thanks, Kibbles. (Louis Wu 15:01:48 UTC)

Cody Brigan’s Legendary tattoo is complete – nice work!(Louis Wu 14:59:18 UTC)

Not sure how long it’ll continue, but Halo 2 Matchmaking is still on, several hours past its expected shutdown. Goodbye, old friend. (Louis Wu 12:43:01 UTC)

This Spartan Life has some interviews coming out soon, to be shown on Halo Waypoint – and they need your help! One of the upcoming episodes needs a Rube Goldberg map to serve as a set. You’ve got a bit under two weeks to submit your entry, and the winner (and a couple of runners-up)…

This Spartan Life has some interviews coming out soon, to be shown on Halo Waypoint – and they need your help! One of the upcoming episodes needs a Rube Goldberg map to serve as a set. You’ve got a bit under two weeks to submit your entry, and the winner (and a couple of runners-up)…

Over at NeoGAF, EazyB posted a Love Letter to the Chopper – as a sort of farewell. The man has some amazing control over that vehicle…(Louis Wu 20:23:53 UTC)

Zerofender noticed a photoshop contest at Cracked.com – and Halo managed to figure into one of the winners. Surprise!(Louis Wu 20:23:31 UTC)

1UP has posted a preview of some of the upcoming multiplayer modes in Halo Reach – they detail Headhunter, Stockpile, Generator Defense, and Invasion. Well, okay, not Invasion. (That’s coming tomorrow or Friday, probably from GTTV.) Good reading! (Lots and lots and LOTS of new pics.) Thanks, Sanjeev.(Louis Wu 14:33:00 UTC)

Kokaku AU writer David Wildgoose got a chance to play a little of the Halo Reach Beta – and he’s taking questions. If you’re curious, go post in his thread! Thanks, mattroe. (Louis Wu 14:32:21 UTC)