Author: halo@bungie.org

So if you don’t visit NeoGAF, you’re missing some fun stuff. Junior Member Flipyap looked at the GI cover a couple of days ago, and posted a cropped shot of Kat’s shoulder. Since not everyone got the point, Flipyap made it clearer – and soon after, even pointed out the little guy’s name. Oonsk is…

Hedgemony dug up some information about the artist responsible for the Game Informer cover art – awesome to see that the chosen artist cites Craig Mullins as an influence!(Louis Wu 20:08:50 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has a picture that was created in the snow for… dogs? I dunno. It’s cute, though! (Louis Wu 17:25:33 UTC)

Halo Waypoint has posted The Making of ‘Origins I’, the Legends episode we saw on Waypoint last week. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the building of this overarching storyline, and it includes tons of footage from the second half of Origins (which none of us will be able to see before Legends is released on…

In case you’re wondering what there is to watch this weekend… it’s the MLG 2009 National Championships in Orlando, with $100k on the line for the top team. The landing page is here, on MLG’s website, and the live stream schedule is here. (Just visit their homepage for the stream itself.) Good luck to all…

The latest Top 10 Halo 3 Series is up to Episode 46 – Big Team Battle Kills. The kills themselves are pretty good… but the Countdown Extras make this one. Go watch!(Louis Wu 16:42:04 UTC)

Wondering how the Winter Pentathlon went for Bungie yesterday? There are a bunch of photos up on Bungie.net (it looks like fun was had by many) – congrats to the Grizzled Ancients for pulling out the win!(Louis Wu 16:28:23 UTC)

RC Master wondered if Reach might include some RTS features, courtesy of Forge’s successor… and Hawaiian Pig added a substantial analysis of his own. Would this be fun? Who knows? It’s sure interesting to speculate about, though!(Louis Wu 16:25:42 UTC)

Well, the big news of yesterday afternoon was the announcement of Game Informer’s February issue – Scotty, on our forum, was the first word I saw. There are Twitter updates from GI editors and tidbits all over the place – GI will be releasing new Reach information nearly every other day through the month. Looking…

It’s way, way early – but the Bungie Weekly Update keeps Bungie.net’s front page looking bare this Friday. I guess they’re gearing up for the Winter Pentathlon, and can’t be bothered with news. It’s okay, though, because there’s some good stuff in there, even if urk couldn’t get specific. Go read! (It’s in our Weekly…

A couple of new comics for you today:Elnea’s posted ‘Carry That Weight’, a slightly risqué episode of Halo Action Figure Theater (okay, maybe not so risqué). Gotta love the sword, though.TTL Demag0gue let us know about Reclaimer 233 (“Eternity”) – where AIs get philosophical.Go read ’em!(Louis Wu 17:52:15 UTC)

I’ve been a little lax about checking the entries for the Hide, Seek, Snap contest – we had a winner on Wednesday! Congrats to Scarmando, who picked up a code for Sgt. Johnson in Firefight, courtesy of AfroRyan. And there’s a new image up now – check out Round 3, and if you’re the first…

Leviathan created a new image inspired by the Halo: Reach trailer – amazing. Go see if you need new wallpaper.(Louis Wu 14:52:02 UTC)

Friday Caption Fun is live at Hawty McBloggy’s – some great captions for last week’s pic, and a new pic that made me laugh. Go see what you can come up with! Friday’s Fan Fiction Just five new pieces up this week in the Fan Fiction section – go read!(Louis Wu 14:51:39 UTC)

CaptainTony noticed a quick mention of the Halo Legends Official Soundtrack during Robbie Bach’s talk at CES yesterday – and DHalo found a listing for it at Amazon. Not a lot of info yet, but it’ll be out next month! (Louis Wu 14:51:05 UTC)

ZzomBiE13 posted a new line drawing that is just dying for some color; swing by DeviantART to see it! (He’s willing to pass along the layered PSD to folks serious about coloring it; read the description.)(Louis Wu 14:50:49 UTC)

AssaultGodzilla stopped in with a bunch of information about Red vs Blue and some cool stuff coming up in the future; information about the next season of Reconstruction, info about the animated short that showed at PAX 08, and some interesting info about upcoming TV broadcasts of RvB material. Check it out! (Louis Wu 14:50:24…

FyreWulff let us know that the Matchmaking playlists have been updated again – you can see the announcement on Bungie’s forum, or swing by FyreWulff’s wiki for info on ALL DXP lists so far. (This week’s list, kicked off yesterday, is Mythic Brawl – and for a little bit longer, the 7 on the 7th…

Wow. NeoGAF’s Gribbix noticed a piece of artwork on Game Informer’s website last night – it was taken down quickly, but not quickly enough, it seems. (The placeholder article it was attached to had a date of January 9, so it’s likely we’ll see it ‘officially’ in two days.) Meanwhile, check out the hawtness early!…

IGN UK has put together a list of the Most Influential Shooters of All Time – 7 are PC-only, 1 is multiplatform, one is for PS3 (the upcoming MAG – sort of silly to call it ‘most influential of all time’ before it’s even released), and the final one… is Halo 3. Thanks, Gilver.(Louis Wu…