Author: halo@bungie.org

On Monday night, Marcus Lehto hinted that an “MP bomb” was about to drop on the world – consider yourself bombed. A video showing off gameplay as it stands now has been released, giving you a taste for what you’re in store for when the Beta drops on May 3. Swing by Bungie.net to snag…

Pete Cooper stopped in with images showing off the Operation Chastity M6G Magnum – fully working! Awesome. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 13:29:20 UTC)

Ewok in Disguise sent word of his Flickr set highlighting his LEGO Halo creations – some amazing stuff in there! Vehicles, weapons, locations, figures – you gotta browse this stuff! (He also pointed out a Flickr group devoted to LEGO Halo – lots and lots of fantastic creations, all in one place. Another must-see!)(Louis Wu…

We’ve got a couple of new updates today – Halo Action Figure Theater #201 (Follow That Thrall) has both Tony and Lois in altered states, and Chronicles of ODS Steve #61 (Bug Problems) is full of panicked grunts. Go read!(Louis Wu 13:02:03 UTC)

CaptainTony pointed out that 343 Industries will be present at the Emerald City ComiCon on March 13, to discuss recent releases and upcoming Halo developments. And bentllama waited until his mouth wasn’t full of pancakes to tell folks that he will be one of the artists in Artist Alley – he’ll be doing live digital…

We overlooked this yesterday afternoon, but the first details about the 2010 MLG Pro Circuit have surfaced – swing by Bungie.net or MLGPro.com to read about the first pair of events, and the more than half a million dollars in prize money to be given away!(Louis Wu 13:00:27 UTC)

Not sure how many of you remember Mike Hill; he created some truly spectacular Halo artwork in 2005 and 2006. We haven’t heard from him in a while – but today, he found a piece he’d whipped up last year, just an idea for MJOLNIR armor development. It’s a tad tall for wallpaper, but it’s…

Just in case your Reach jonesin’ is exceeding comfort limits, Ducain has news of a Halo 1 trick recently developed by Lone Starr, with some help from his friends. Go check out a truly unique Banshee launch! Quality rocks, the tutorial lets anyone who wants to try it for themselves be successful, and the trick…

Urban Reflex wrote up some concise opinions of both Legends and Halo Evolutions; worth a read!(Louis Wu 22:53:04 UTC)

Need a new challenge? HaloCharts has a new Firefight Challenge for you. It’s called Alpha Strife, and you can read all the details at the HaloCharts website. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 22:45:20 UTC)

The latest Average Joe is Delta15t, the man behind the music in H3ITWP montages. Interesting read!(Louis Wu 22:43:23 UTC)

New playlist going live today – MLG FFA. (Heck, it’s probably live by now; the B.net newspost is 4 hours old.) Go read all the details…(Louis Wu 22:41:33 UTC)

Serious video droppage on Bungie’s Comm Chatter today:The Trailer Park: Bob of the Dead warns you about Matchmaking dangers.ChrisOfTheDead’s Shenanigans 6 is just that – shenanigans.Lucid is a Halo 3 montage from KayEmX, FKIV, and Stevis.The West Virginia Community Montage is exactly that – a montage from West Virginia players. (Really rapid cuts.)WatchThis!Gaming has posted…

nobleactual.com, Bungie’s Dev Blog, has been updated again – the lack of timestamps is frustrating, but the content is pretty intriguing. Progress on the playtest is really positive – this is awesome! And a multiplayer “bomb” (Marcus’ word) will be dropped either today or tomorrow – so keep your eyes peeled. (There’s a thread started…

Davis ‘Blue Dingo’ Beutler let us know about an article on the Australian Halo Reach fansite in which various community leaders from down under offer up their opinions of Reach, so far. What they’re excited about, what they hope to see, what they hope they don’t see. Interesting read – go take a look! (Louis…

Well, it’s been more than a week since anyone even TRIED to locate one of the final three screens for the Hide, Seek, Snap contest – I think it’s time to retire this one. We do still have a few codes – I’m out all day today, but I’ll give them away on our forum…

IGN Australia interviewed Frank O’Connor yesterday – give it a read for a look at the future of the Halo franchise. Thanks, Tashi0106. (Louis Wu 12:41:05 UTC)

Halochief89 announced that Clairvoyance Chapter 4 is finished – art and text. Go read!(Louis Wu 12:40:39 UTC)

Forum regular GryphonOsiris wrote up his own review of Halo Legends – swing by and give it a read!(Louis Wu 12:38:45 UTC)

Gah – I read it, but completely forgot to post about it! Halo Action Figure Theater hit 200 issues on Sunday – swing by for a truly odd… vision.(Louis Wu 12:38:16 UTC)