Author: halo@bungie.org

Four new movies today over at Bungie.net’s Comm Chatter (yeah, I know, we’re using the OLD ‘tacular’ definition, not the new one – blame urk for not posting a fifth movie, I guess):im so good at halo looks at two perspectives on obnoxiousness (inside and outside) – love the Canadian accent.The Grunts of Firefight will…

IGN has posted an article about how the Gears of War franchise could benefit… from some of Bungie’s innovations. It’s a good read! Thanks, GrimBrother One.(Louis Wu 15:57:43 UTC)

Mendicant Bias sent word of a page of game-related cupcakes – it says ‘random order’, but given the position of the one Bungie-related entry (#77), I’m skeptical. Mendi credits Snorkle256 from the HMB Forum for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 15:43:17 UTC)

Back in August, we mentioned that the Halo 3: Believe ad was up for the APG 2009 Creative Strategy Award; we never followed up. Those awards were distributed in October – and McCann Erickson went home with both the Gold and Grand Prix awards for that campaign. We’re late – but better than never!(Louis Wu…

Over at Koku Gamer, the latest episode of the Angry Joe Show asks “Was Halo 3: ODST a Disappointment?” Angry Joe is angry. (Mostly, he’s angry about the price.) Adam Grumbo from the 405th redeems this.(Louis Wu 15:26:54 UTC)

Hot Blooded Gaming thinks Halo 3 was the most overhyped game of the decade – agree? Disagree? Want more 7-11 cups before you decide? (For what it’s worth – Halo 3 was announced at E3 2006, not 2005.) (Louis Wu 15:25:36 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has posted the nominees for ten separate categories of Halo goodness, just so that you can vote for the 2009 Best of Halo Awards. Swing by, read the details, and then get to picking your favorites! You’ve got a week.(Louis Wu 14:01:32 UTC)

Brandon noticed a new College Humor video (he found it at Geekologie) – funny for gamers in general, with direct Halo references. Definitely worth a watch!(Louis Wu 14:01:09 UTC)

If you’re going to be in San Francisco in mid-March, you might want to check out the Game Developers Conference – no fewer than six Bungie employees will be speaking.Jaime Griesemer, Gameplay Designer, has a talk called “Design in Detail: Changing the Time Between Shots for the Sniper Rifle from 0.5 to 0.7 Seconds for…

AssaultGodzilla is back with another Halo music video – once again, he manages to keep my attention with a cool video, even though the musical style is one I don’t listen to often! Go check out ‘Indestructible’.(Louis Wu 13:58:57 UTC)

It’s time, once again, for the Bungie Pentathlon, that orgy of bacchanalia that happens every January – swing by Bungie.net for a description of the festivities, and some pictures that might scare or excite you, depending on your level of depravity.(Louis Wu 13:58:29 UTC)

There’s a new Community Spotlight up at Bungie.net – go read about a group that believes that ‘goose splatters are awesome. Go read about ’em!(Louis Wu 13:58:08 UTC)

Late yesterday, urk mentioned ‘The Forgotten Spartans, Part 8’, a nearly 22 minute film from Darknal (Part 7 was 15 minutes long, and came out last April, and earlier episodes were mentioned a year ago). Lots of work here!(Louis Wu 13:57:20 UTC)

A couple of new videos from your friends at Halo3.org – erm, I mean Bungie.net.The first Halo 3 Mythbusters vid has been re-released in HD. Still great stuff!Halo 3 In The Workplace is back with another montage – fun kills.Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:10:13 UTC)

Greg O’Connor-Read let us know about an article on 1UP that has some very nice things to say about the Halo 3: ODST Official Soundtrack. Worth a read! (Louis Wu 16:33:02 UTC)

A few new comics for you this fine Wednesday – looks like the regulars are back to work!Elnea posted Halo Action Figure Theater #193 (“Hard Day’s Night”) – Chuck Norris is getting tired? WHAT?Hawty McBloggy informed us of Chronicles of ODS Steve #55 (“The Oracle”) – and you get an insight as to why Grunts…

Hedgemony went digging through DeviantART for cool new Halo pics – he found a couple. Rosco-128 added one, too.(Louis Wu 14:14:03 UTC)

A+E Interactive has posted an article looking at past winners of the Game of the Year title, and how it breaks down across gametype and geographical boundaries. Interesting stuff!(Louis Wu 22:02:43 UTC)

WikiCheats (part of GameTrailers) has posted their SUPER MEGA GAME AWARDS 2009… and ODST went home with ‘Most Generic Game of the Year’. Sadface… (Thanks, Gtag=Reluctant Chaos)(Louis Wu 21:54:34 UTC)

Remember those freaky Spartans from yesterday, who participated in the Mummers Parade in Philly a few days ago? Well, it turns out they participated in the Mummers show that night – and won. I missed the transforming motorcycles the first time through… Thanks, PhillySpartan.(Louis Wu 21:39:28 UTC)