Author: halo@bungie.org

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)

urk’s filling the airwaves with Halo-related videos:Blasting Off for Christmas is a 7-minute Rocket Race Double EXP Weekend Montage – kaboom.360Cinema’s Top 10 Halo 3 Kills shows off… well, the top 10 kills as picked by the crew of 360Cinema. Duh. (Quality could use work, but the kills are fun.)What’s Going On? is a 30…

Microsoft is hosting the Imagine Cup 2010 student competition – win and you’re $25,000 richer. Registering can win you $10,000 instantly, which is cool… or you could be one of 100 winners of a copy of Halo 3: ODST just for entering! What are you waiting for?(Louis Wu 13:42:56 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found a fan who built an entire Halo environment… for his fish. Lucky Fish! Update: DOH! Chris101b reminded us that we posted pictures of this aquarium five months ago. WHERE’S MY STEEL TRAP?(Louis Wu 13:38:47 UTC)

Narcogen has had a chance to take Halo 3: ODST’s Firefight mode for a spin – and he has some bones to pick. Go read his critique, and see how much of it you agree with!(Louis Wu 13:38:24 UTC)

Zee-V70 stopped in to announce a trailer for ‘Division Zero’, a machinima he’s building with tie-ins to the Reclaimerverse (that’s the universe created by TTL Demag0gue and his “Reclaimer” comic). Check it out!(Louis Wu 13:37:37 UTC)

Minime637 pointed out an article over at IGN – a hardcore Halo fan discusses why, in his opinion, Halo 3: ODST doesn’t deserve the ‘Game of the Year’ title. Agree or not, the article is well-written; give it a look! (There’s a pretty lively discussion going on in our forum, as well.)(Louis Wu 13:36:56 UTC)