Author: halo@bungie.org

Wait, is it Friday afternoon already? Looks like you can watch a few new vids on Bungie.net’s Comm Chatter today:Hero Of War is a music video set to Rise Against’s ‘Hero of War’ – a solid tribute to fighting men and women.Daydream is a Halo 3 montage from vShocKz and Ticket – 9 minutes long.…

It’s Friday – so there’s a new Friday Caption Fun up over at Hawty McBloggy’s. Some great captions for last week’s bizarro pic… plus a NEW bizarro pic for you to caption this week. (How many Avatar references can we get?) While you’re over there, you could check out yesterday’s Twitter T&A Thursday – Hawty…

According to an article at G4TV, the reason Dark Void is available this week, rather than last fall, is Halo 3: ODST. When Capcom found out that ODST was being released in late September, they bumped Dark Void forward to January, so as not to have to compete. (Louis Wu 15:22:57 UTC)

Pair of new comics for you today – Elnea posted Halo Action Figure Theater #197 (SNAFU), wherein things get confusing, and TTL Demag0gue stopped in with word of Reclaimer 235 (Viral Anarchy), wherein Indigenous Adjuvant explains the roots of Viper’s brilliance. Check ’em both! (Louis Wu 15:22:21 UTC)

NPD released a list of the top ten US retail console games for 2009 by units – and Halo 3: ODST is on it. It is, in fact, one of only two Xbox 360 games on it. Thanks, Dani. (Louis Wu 15:21:37 UTC)

Just three new pieces are up in the Fan Fiction section this week… shouldn’t take you long to read ’em!(Louis Wu 15:21:08 UTC)

Phoenix-06 continues his Operation Chastity concept artwork (we mentioned an older piece in September) – he’s posted a sketch of Robert Savage, a character in the movie. (This is apparently a small piece of a larger pic.) Looking good! Thanks to NoobToob for noticing.(Louis Wu 20:10:46 UTC)

Game Informer is continuing their release schedule of Reach coverage – as promised, a new article is up. It’s not Reach-related, though; it’s a look back at Halo 3: ODST, with some help from Joe Staten. I was interested to read that Firefight was planned for Halo 3, but didn’t make it in because of…

Wanna see a bunch of videos? Head on over to Bungie.net – their Comm Chatter is chock-full today.Bloogyo released Lawltage 5 – shenanigans abound.SilentShadow84 has reated ‘The Coagulator’ – a 9.5 minute machinima about a guy wearing some armor I’d LOVE to have.Camohhh released his first Halo 3 montage, with editing by DS Designs. Music…

Hawty McBloggy would like to remind you that it’s the last day to vote for your choices in the 2009 Best of Halo Awards event – swing by and make your voice heard!(Louis Wu 16:46:07 UTC)

Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte is on a roll – just a day after his last render, he whipped up Unit #2 Alpha group, which we’ve added to his gallery here. An awesome-looking team!(Louis Wu 16:44:06 UTC)

Mendicant Bias discovered a pretty cool model over at DeviantART – it’s called ‘Bonecrusher’, and it was created by RobertoGamez. It’s not NECESSARILY an Elite… but it sure shares a lot of features with one. (A warning, if you explore – the rest of the artist’s gallery is NSFW.) Update: cheapLEY points out that this…

Tex stopped by with word of a videogame fest at the University of California, San Diego that’s open to the public – along with a Halo 3 tourney, there are tons of other games you can play with. Check out her link! (Louis Wu 16:42:36 UTC)

It’s Wednesday, so Bungie’s updated Bungie Favorites – it’s the second batch of material from Death By Mongoose. You can read about one of their racetracks, or you can simply look through the entire collection!(Louis Wu 19:33:40 UTC)

I thought I’d wait and see if the Wednesday Reclaimer was posted – but it doesn’t seem that it’s going to be. You can still visit Hawty McBloggy’s to read ODS Steve #56 (City Planning), or Halo Action Figure Theater to read Episode 196 (The New Girl) – government idiocy and mysterious resurrections are both…

Black Water Ops wants you to take screenshots with the theme ‘Mysterious’ – top shots win points and LIVE cards. Details at their website – thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 18:31:02 UTC)

New vids for you, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter today:High Voltage is a montage from the team High Voltage, with editing by Kapow. Good gameplay, interesting effects.Jump Sequence has released ONE, a trick jumping montage. Fun flying!Lyko and Spankem had KlassicXL edit their dualtage, Brace – heavy on the effects. Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:28:55 UTC)

James Cameron talked to G4TV a couple of days ago – and he reminded Halo fans that are criticizing Avatar for its similarities to Bungie’s game that Bungie’s game owes quite a bit to Cameron’s earlier work (Aliens) – and that if he’s referencing anything, it’s that. Thanks to deftangel for pointing this out.(Louis Wu…

We missed this yesterday – but Bungie posted a new Average Joe interview, this time with Halcylon. (Most recently, he’s known for the Halo Periodic Table.) Go read about a truly talented Halo fan! (Louis Wu 15:00:11 UTC)

HaloCharts has a pair of Firefight Challenges going on right now, with a whole bunch more to come – swing by to read about Insecurity (Security Zone Challenge) and Windswept (Windward Challenge). These are great for meeting other players and winning fun stuff! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 21:28:23 UTC)