Author: halo@bungie.org

The latest IGN Top 10 Kills vid is online – think of these as popcorn for the brain. Thanks to NeoGAF’s dilatedmuscle for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 13:56:01 UTC)

Just two new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week – shouldn’t take you long to read ’em!(Louis Wu 13:55:00 UTC)

Bungie has released another retrospective – a look back at the evolution of Sandtrap. Art Director Justin Hayward talks about what this map meant to him, and where he wanted it to go – and where it ended up. Fascinating read! (Louis Wu 00:55:08 UTC)

Thursday is the day that new Double XP Weekend Playlists kick off on Xbox LIVE – this week, it’s Rocket Race. Zoom zoom. Boom.(Louis Wu 00:54:50 UTC)

urk also pointed out a very cool idea – LEGO construct of Halo Reach concept art. Now THAT’S meta. (Louis Wu 00:54:05 UTC)

Beginning of stuff missed because nobody was home at HBO HQ for most of Thursday:Master Chief Theater 3000 Episode 406 covers the cutscenes from ODST’s NMPD HQ level. Your mom jokes and funky Brute dialogue.Alec944 created his fourth montage by culling good clips from the community files.There’s a contest where you can send in a…

Okay, on the one hand, the Master Chief Ski Mask uncovered by Hawty McBloggy is pretty cool-looking. On the other hand… it’s just plain creepy. Go look, and decide which part wins out for you.(Louis Wu 00:51:26 UTC)

Time Glitch let us know that he’s put together a pretty in-depth look at the Reach multiplayer trailer – lots of stuff you might or might not have noticed. Go give it a read!(Louis Wu 00:50:08 UTC)

We had a bunch of new artwork posted on our forum recently – some created by the poster, some just found. All fun stuff.Halochief89 stopped in with new content for his ‘Clairvoyance’ universe – he’s doing new armor permutations, and the first one is on display – Mark VI/F Tesla Armor. Super-shielded! I guess you…

A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned a conversation that would take place at the Game Developers Conference this week, between Joe Staten and BioWare’s Ray Muzyka – seems that it went off as planned, and Gamasutra has some of the highlights. Thanks to Hedgemony for finding this! It’s a great read. (Louis Wu 14:30:52…

Jon Goff let us know about Halo Waypoint’s plans for the Emerald City ComiCon – you can find a full schedule of events on the Waypoint website, as well as details about the show, Waypoints hours and location on the floor, and more. They’re giving stuff away, hosting Halo gameplay, and they’re home to the…

Jon Goff let us know about Halo Waypoint’s plans for the Emerald City ComiCon – you can find a full schedule of events on the Waypoint website, as well as details about the show, Waypoints hours and location on the floor, and more. They’re giving stuff away, hosting Halo gameplay, and they’re home to the…

If it’s Wednesday, it must be time for a Community Spotlight – this week, it’s Monitor Built, a Bungie.net group that grew into its own site. Go read about ’em, then check out some of their faves in the Bungie Favorites section.(Louis Wu 18:50:55 UTC)

Two new vids for you today, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter: a Halo 3 Montage called ‘Splitscreen’, showing off gameplay fromEpisone and Samsquatch (original gameplay was all splitscreen, though the montage isn’t), and a jump video from Team Zenith, called ‘Z2’ – all Halo 2 stuff. Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:44:39 UTC)

Whoa – we’ve got a full update!The Chronicles of ODS Steve #62 (Face Off) pits Steve against… someone big. Thanks, Hawty McBloggy.Reclaimer #242 (Blend) reveals a new player – sort of. Thanks, TTL Demag0gue.Halo Action Figure Theater #202 (Google Faster) has Tony either reading really fast… or not.Comic Cornucopia!(Louis Wu 16:50:30 UTC)

The latest Bungie Podcast was released Tuesday afternoon – 45 minutes of Bungie goodness. Go listen! Jay Weinland discusses the trials and tribulations of sound design (and how it’s evolved over the Halo games), and lots of little tidbits are dropped. Not sure I understand the three minutes of silence at the end, though…)(Louis Wu…

G4TV has put up a ‘Halo: Reach Preview’ – it’s footage from Bungie’s ViDocs, mixed with interview footage of Marcus Lehto recorded at X10; if you’ve been voraciously consuming every tidbit on Reach as it comes out, there’s nothing new here, but if you’re not paying close attention, it’s a nice 2 minute summary. Thanks…

bwwaaaa sent word that he had a sizeable library of SWAT films built up on YouTube (79 of ’em, though some are from Call of Duty) – if you like SWAT, this contains full games, cool moments, famous players, everything you could want. Go watch.(Louis Wu 20:53:24 UTC)

Video offerings from Bungie’s Comm Chatter today:Bang Bang is a montage from Audacity – editing doesn’t get in the way of great clips.Enigma + Krantz + Snowboarder1306 is a tritage from (wait for it) Enigma, Krantz, and Snowboarder1306. Nice sniper action.One Hit One Kill is a goosetage from Gorillars. Splatters and brokeback action.Into Yesterday is…

Adam Grumbo let us know that Master Chief and a Stormtrooper were caught on film, panhandling for Taylor Swift tickets on the streets in downtown Austin. Oh, Chief… you disappoint me sometimes.(Louis Wu 17:25:51 UTC)