Author: halo@bungie.org

Hawty McBloggy is changing things up this week – Friday’s Fun is a new game: take her pics, make an entertaining Motivational poster from them. There are already a few funny ones there – go add your own! (Louis Wu 14:48:31 UTC)

ElzarTheBam pointed out a new article on Edge’s website – it seems like a followup question or two from yesterday’s interview. Just a morsel, but I guess you have to use what you have!(Louis Wu 14:43:00 UTC)

ODST Sarge stopped in to announce Unexpected Chapter 2 (we mentioned Chapter 1 back in July) – dialogue is a bit difficult to hear at times, but the story’s interesting! I still have a problem with a Canadian Civil War… I mean, aren’t they too polite for that sort of thing? (Louis Wu 14:41:45 UTC)

General Vagueness noticed a new Pro Tips with TSquared episode on G4TV – this one covers Citadel, and can help you get around the map dying less. (He also mentioned a hint of upcoming Reach info from G4, though there’s no word on when.) (Louis Wu 14:41:05 UTC)

Looks like ThinkGeek is selling a Daft Chief Master Punk t-shirt – buy it for the description alone! Thanks, Travis Vils (who has one HELL of a long memory – I wonder if he still answers to NeoN?).(Louis Wu 14:38:08 UTC)

PsH Bling wanted to show off Bungie’s Hearts for Halo… in the real world. I don’t think this counts towards Bungie’s $100 per thousand players… but it’s cool.(Louis Wu 14:37:25 UTC)

Silvac let us know that Retrograde Episode Two (Respite) is finally online – it was a Halo CE-based machinima we first mentioned back in July. Wanna watch someone lose their mind? You came to the right place. (Louis Wu 14:37:04 UTC)

Six new pieces are up for your reading pleasure in the Fan Fiction section. So what are you waiting for? Go read!(Louis Wu 14:36:25 UTC)

Forge Hub’s jumping into the ‘Help Haiti’ boat with a ‘Be a Hero!’ Edition of their Thank Goodness it’s Forge-Day event; it was scheduled for tomorrow, but has been moved to today to get more people online with Heart emblems. Swing by Bungie.net or Forge Hub for details!(Louis Wu 19:31:37 UTC)

A couple of new vids for you from Bungie.net’s Comm Chatter: Bipolar Nick gets overexcited about Narrows Kills, and Alen releases a montage called ‘Dream’ (really nice editing by Soupy). Go watch!(Louis Wu 19:25:05 UTC)

Rockslider is back with more Bad Cyborg goodness – this update focuses on a quick-descent trick off the first bridge on AotCR, and contains a video showing you how to get a handy checkpoint (for repeated tries), and a video showing how to get a bunch of extra marines, an extra hog, and a rarely-heard…

I was heartened (no pun intended) to see all the Haiti-induced shoulder emblems on LIVE players last night – and was asked a number of times about them by folks who weren’t wearing them (so there are enough for the average player to sit up and take notice). You’ve still got another day to show…

Hide, Seek, Snap continues apace – III Hyokin III was first with the Round 6 answer. Enjoy that Johnson code! Round 7 has two screens – don’t send us both (you can only win once). There are still 15 codes to win (though we’re almost out of screens – gonna need a new batch, stat!),…

Hawty McBloggy has posted the results of the 2009 Best of Halo Awards – spectactular artwork by Halcylon, and some great choices in there by the fan community! I think an additional award should go to Rooster Teeth for the best acceptance speech. Go check out the results – and thanks, once again, to Hawty,…

Edge’s latest issue has Reach on the cover, as well – and they’re starting to put excerpts of the goodness on their website. The first article online is called ‘Tales of the Fall’, and it’s an interview with Marcus Lehto, Joe Tung, and Brian Jarrard. I have to say, while it’s short, it’s awfully promising…

Well, Halopedia didn’t think much of Oonsk (a nascent article detailing his existence was deleted within a few hours of its creation)… but that doesn’t stop him from filling vital roles in the Halo universe. Frankie dropped by with a photo of a new painting he created – apparently for a soon-to-be-announced charity event. I’d…

FyreWulff announced that his ‘Firefighting for Haiti’ online gameplay is over, having raised $703 for a great cause. Thanks, ‘Wulff! (Louis Wu 13:05:45 UTC)

Game Informer continues their ‘Reach’ coverage (except for Day 1, it really hasn’t been ‘Reach’ coverage as much as ‘Halo’ coverage, but apparently that will change soon) – yesterday’s article was called ‘The Abbreviated Fiction of Halo’. If you don’t know much about the Halo story, give this a read. (Louis Wu 13:05:17 UTC)

A couple of new pieces of art showed up on our forum last night – TDSpiral revealed ‘Last Glimpse’, a raw look at a Gravity Hammer from the perspective of a downed ODST (I liked it a lot), and GrimBrother One showed off a bit called ‘Darkness and the Intolerance of Waiting’ – Cortana and…

This week’s highlighted community group is Grifballhub.com – swing by Bungie.net for a mini-interview and their Favorite files, filling up the Bungie Favorites page.(Louis Wu 20:56:04 UTC)