Author: halo@bungie.org

NeoGAF member jergrah pointed out a page on Assortmentofgeeks.com showing off some very cool cupcakes created by the crew at Wink cupcakes in Seattle. Mmmm…(Louis Wu 14:48:39 UTC)

TDSpiral also whipped up a gorgeous piece of artwork – this one’s concept art rather than promotional, but it’s just as nice to look at. (He started a thread about it on our forum, as well.) (Louis Wu 14:47:58 UTC)

Halcylon has whipped up a very poster for Halo: Reach – it’s not quite big enough for large-format printing, but it IS quite nice to look at. Thanks to ElusiveEagle519 for bringing it to our attention.(Louis Wu 14:47:08 UTC)

Gah. I missed the IGN for Haiti auction endings yesterday, and they don’t seem to have put up any way to look at already-finished auctions, so it’s unclear how they did. I DO have a link for the Oonsk and Mister Chief painting by Frank O’Connor, though; I can’t tell you who won, but I…

The two Halo 3: ODST screens for Round 9 of our Hide, Seek, Snap contest were successfully reproduced (congrats, Mushroomy and bhwrice – you both have new Sgt Johnson codes!) – and two new screens (from Halo 3 again) are available for Round 10. Still missing a Johnson code for ODST Firefight? Here’s another pair…

Chlazza stopped in yesterday with word of an update to his EV Warthog (we mentioned it a week ago) – it now has lights (head and tail)! Scroll down to the ‘2010-01-29’ update. Looks fantastic!(Louis Wu 17:32:03 UTC)

Frankie took a little time to answer some TeamXbox reader questions – the Q&A is online now at TXB. Some silly questions, but some good ones, too. And as usual, Frank does a pretty good job of answering. Check it out! Thanks, ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 16:37:31 UTC)

I guess it’s in honor of the Double XP list this week (Grifball) – The Top Ten list over at Halo3Screenshots.com is called ‘Getting Hammered’, and man, are those pictures cool. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 15:11:13 UTC)

newguy2445 decided to see what HE could do with the Halo: Reach assets – I’d have to say, he’s a pretty talented guy! Check out his new wallpapers! (Louis Wu 15:10:49 UTC)

a flyin hobo whipped up a montage of some of the fun and craziness that happened last week during the Help Haiti stretch – watch lots of heart-festooned players act like nuts!(Louis Wu 15:09:55 UTC)

We’ve talked about exoskeletons in the past – modern-day companies are working on systems that assist humans to enable feats of strength that would not be possible without the skeleton. Enda noticed a new one – this one is called the HULC (Human Universal Load Carrier), which just got a new power source that will…

Hedgemony rounded up some cool Halo-related artwork on DeviantART – a two-page spread posted by the artist of Halo: Bloodlines, a cool shot of the Master Chief on a dorm room wall, and some funky pixel art. Enjoy!(Louis Wu 15:07:21 UTC)

GrimBrother One noticed a bunch of new wallpapers available at Game Informer (he got the URL wrong, but don’t worry, this one works). They make nice use of the assets released in the past couple of weeks. (Louis Wu 15:06:50 UTC)

mr.sci-fi pointed out a news announcement on Spawn.com, with additional info about the McFarlane Reach figures coming this fall. Go read!(Louis Wu 15:06:14 UTC)

SK CRISIS stopped in last night with some cool hi-res versions of the ONI logo – and Stephen Loftus followed up with his own version (along with an NMPD logo). Great stuff! (Louis Wu 15:05:47 UTC)

Silvac let us know that Retrograde Episode 4 (Affliction) is now live – the story becomes a little less confusing, but no less bizarre.(Louis Wu 15:05:09 UTC)

Game Informer has finished up their ‘Noble Team Profile’ series – yesterday, they posted both Jun-266 and (as a bonus) Noble 6. Check these out for great little tidbits of info about the characters you’ll interact with (and be) in Halo: Reach! (Louis Wu 15:04:46 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is so full of real information this week it’s not even funny. Tons of rumors busted, tons of new tidbits, tons of STUFF. Go read it. (And listen to it. And stuff.) As always, there’s a (validating) copy in our Weekly Update Archive.(Louis Wu 02:03:54 UTC)

Congrats to leafman343, who reproduced the remaining Round 8 screenshot from our Hide, Seek, Snap giveaway – another Johnson code, out the door! Swing by the contest page for a pair of Round 9 images – these two come from ODST, rather than Halo 3! Get to work!(Louis Wu 15:55:49 UTC)

Halo Waypoint will be presenting ‘Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian, Episode 3’ beginning tomorrow – the banner below leads to a teaser pic. If you’ve got Xbox LIVE Gold, don’t miss this! If you’re intrigued by Waypoint, you should take the opportunity this weekend to partake in the Double XP Weekend Playlist. The Waypoint…