Author: halo@bungie.org

mr.sci-fi created a cool Halo figure stand (nice forerunner pattern!) – and has decided to sell it, for folks looking for ways to display their figures. (If demand is there, he’ll offer kits to make your own.) Check out the pics! (Louis Wu 14:31:11 UTC)

Today is the final day for Halo 2 online – and Bungie’s gotten into the spirit with some really funny ‘Did you know?’ comments that show up as you’re waiting for a match. FyreWulff grabbed 20 of them here, and another 5 in this post – read ’em all, they’re great. And don’t forget to…

Good lord. Over at High Impact Halo, slYnki has launched a Scorpion tank to the top of the Banshee Pillar on AotCR (actually, above it, but it’s the pillar that’s ridiculous). What did it take? 250 grenades. Just… wow. Thanks, Ducain.(Louis Wu 14:27:15 UTC)

Chronicles of ODS Steve moves to #67 today, over at Hawty McBloggy’s – there are things more powerful than lasers.(Louis Wu 14:25:24 UTC)

Rooster Teeth’s Burnie Burns will be the next guest on the Podtacular podcast – the crew is looking for questions to ask him, and want to make sure you tune in! Swing by their website for details. Thanks, Dust Storm.(Louis Wu 21:26:50 UTC)

I didn’t realize this was possible… but Causeofdeath15 posted a new Halo 2 Campaign trick at High Impact Halo – by skipping an important trigger, you can keep the Malta from being blown up. That’s a lot of Marines saved! Thanks, Ducain.(Louis Wu 21:23:38 UTC)

Quick recap of the vids available on Bungie’s Comm Chatter today:Articz Hawk whipped up a 720p screenshot montage – lots of pretty pictures.MLG Pros Neighbor and Hysteria have put together a dualtage that shows off some of their lives, as well.Muggsy’s 3rd Halo 3 Montage is a standard slayer montage – sniper mania, with a…

Red vs Blue: Revelation Chapter 2 is now online – ‘Drink Your Ovaltine’ has some of the best deductive reasoning Sarge has ever exhibited. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:14:44 UTC)

Jimmy Jangles let us know that he’s posted a pretty cool piece of Reach fanart created by Seenoht, a guest of his site. Carter and Kat take on a monster! Check it out.(Louis Wu 12:55:40 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has an article about a REAL Halo chess game – not the April Fools version that Bungie posted a couple of weeks ago (as cool as that was), but an honest-to-goodness playable version created by TuxedoChad. Gorgeous!(Louis Wu 12:55:24 UTC)

rolandk73 noticed a new toy product listed by ToyWiz – ‘Noble 6 and Elite 2 Pack’. The price is $60, so I’m not sure what’s included… it’s due in September.(Louis Wu 12:54:58 UTC)

The Tag and Release feature at Bungie.net this week focuses on the term ‘Splatter’ – I love the shots. Go look for your own!(Louis Wu 23:05:04 UTC)

IncGamers has posted an article about the Halo MMO that was in development by Ensemble a few years ago. (We’ve mentioned it before, but never in the context of it being a ‘WoW Killer’…) Thanks, John Zang.(Louis Wu 17:18:12 UTC)

Mid7night noticed a tweet from Bungie showing a low-res photo of a ‘Reach Planet Scale Reference’ seen on a conference room wall. Nice!(Louis Wu 17:00:08 UTC)

Gah – nearly forgot. Joe Tung posted an interesting piece on the Reach Developer Blog last night – he discussed ‘Playtest 4’, a recent Campaign build of Reach that was tested by a few dozen outside people. Sounds like things are moving along well on that front!(Louis Wu 15:56:43 UTC)

Over at NOW Gamer, an interview with Crysis 2 writer Richard Morgan (known for some really fantastic novels) went live yesterday – he has some negative things to say about Halo’s characters. Interesting viewpoint – you can chime in with your own thoughts in the thread on our forum started by mattroe. (Louis Wu 15:39:41…

Want to get in on the Halo 2 action in these last few days, but not sure how to go about it? FyreWulff’s got your back. Swing by his Guide to the Last Days fo Halo 2, which shows you exactly how to re-download old maps you may not have any more, which gametypes are…

Empire (a UK film magazine) put Frank O’Connor’s comments about a Halo movie to music – Beyonce’s Halo, to be precise. Nice! Thanks, MC_Leprechaun.(Louis Wu 15:29:59 UTC)

Otakon08Ikari let us know that he and a friend went to Tekkoshocon (an Anime convention in Pittsburgh), and wore some homemade Halo armor – check out the pics on the 405th. (Louis Wu 15:29:38 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found a Halo fan who immortalized his gaining of Recon armor by tattooing the helmet on his chest. This is one Bungie can’t turn off…(Louis Wu 15:28:52 UTC)