Author: halo@bungie.org

Brighton rebuilt his ODST model (we mentioned it on Friday), incorporating feedback he received from viewers. It’s still a work in progress… but it looks FANTASTIC. Go see.(Louis Wu 19:30:01 UTC)

Just one montage today on Bungie’s Comm Chatter – ‘Scaling Death’ has some great gameplay, though if you’re not a screamo fan, you might want to use your computer’s volume controls before you start it up. The gameplay… wow.(Louis Wu 19:29:46 UTC)

karebearstare set word of an article at GamingBolt – 20 Games That Will Make Your Jaws Drop At E3. The number one title? We’ll let you guess.(Louis Wu 14:58:57 UTC)

ElzarTheBam stopped in with word of a Reach preview at Computer and Video Games. Not a huge amount of new info (on first glance, none, in fact), but a nice summary of what we know so far.(Louis Wu 13:05:07 UTC)

serpx pointed out some concept art by Gary Huang, showing off an in-game model for a human soldier. Awesome work! (Apparently, these came to light yesterday, when Split-Screen used them as evidence that Reach can’t even match Killzone 1’s head poly count, much less Killzone 2’s… there are a lot of reasons why that argument…

Cody Brigan is back with more progress shots of the cool trophies he’s creating for a Halo 3 tourney in April. (If you missed the first batch, check this post from last Thursday.) These are shaping up to be pretty awesome prizes – I hope the participants appreciate the work! Update: Cody posted another large…

Cody Brigan is back with more progress shots of the cool trophies he’s creating for a Halo 3 tourney in April. (If you missed the first batch, check this post from last Thursday.) These are shaping up to be pretty awesome prizes – I hope the participants appreciate the work!(Louis Wu 13:03:27 UTC)

FyreWulff created a tribute vid to BerserkerBarage – clips all come from ActionSack, and the love shines through. Go watch.(Louis Wu 13:02:30 UTC)

FyreWulff created a tribute vid to BerserkerBarage – clips all come from ActionSack, and the love shines through. Go watch.(Louis Wu 13:02:30 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy ran across a video showing off a Halo 3 mod that would be a BLAST to play with; a couple of guys created a functional 1950’s style UFO, and removed the killzone between the Sandbox Sky Bubble and the main level. Check it out!(Louis Wu 13:02:02 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy ran across a video showing off a Halo 3 mod that would be a BLAST to play with; a couple of guys created a functional 1950’s style UFO, and removed the killzone between the Sandbox Sky Bubble and the main level. Check it out!(Louis Wu 13:02:02 UTC)

Bungie’s Dev Blog has been updated with a short summary of the beginning of the ‘first full campaign mission play-test’ – Marcus looks at what’s still missing, and how things have changed over the years. Go give it a read!(Louis Wu 18:59:29 UTC)

James Potts let us know about VirtualFlicks, a new machinima site – swing by to see some exclusive machinima. Swing by and try it out – see what they’re offering, and how you can contribute!(Louis Wu 18:59:12 UTC)

Today’s Grin + Bear It, at HMB, moves away from tasteless jokes and into the realm of tasteless disability jokes. At least it’s consistent…(Louis Wu 18:58:53 UTC)

Morpheus put together a quiz that asks you about the names of Halo series medals. How good is your multiplayer memory?(Louis Wu 18:56:59 UTC)

Yesterday’s Top Ten Halo 3 Screenshots collection is called ‘Brokeback Time’, and there are some AMAZING screenshots in there. I think ‘Fractured’ and ‘Demoralized’ are my two favorites – but there’s really not a bad shot in the group. Go look.(Louis Wu 21:48:16 UTC)

AngelicLionheart heard from Logan’s brother Tyler – info is here. If you want to help out the family, or you’re interested in attending the funeral, stop in.(Louis Wu 21:38:48 UTC)

There aren’t a lot of comics being updated regularly any more, so fixed-day updates make less sense. GandhiArnold stopped in with a link to MadAtoms, a humor blog. Video Game Speed Dating takes a funny look at various video game characters, and the trials they might have to endure. Master Chief is present.(Louis Wu 21:33:07…

Man, oh man… you write something down and put it on the internet, SOMEONE’s gonna find it. Matt Waggle is a 3D and Concept Artist that’s been working in the game industry for about 5 years. For the first half of 2007, he was working as a contractor on Halo 3. If you check his…

Halo: Reach made Gamespot’s “Most Anticipated Games of 2010” – whoa, what a surprise. Thanks, thatSeniorGuy.(Louis Wu 17:10:34 UTC)