Author: halo@bungie.org

Cracked has a list of 5 Plot Devices That Make Good Video Games Suck – and Halo 3’s penultimate level is their prime example of Device #3. Thanks, Vash10. (Louis Wu 20:14:47 UTC)

Duardo is the latest Bungie Forum Ninja to be profiled on the front page of Bungie.net. (Aren’t ninjas supposed to stay hidden?) Go see what keeps him going.(Louis Wu 20:11:56 UTC)

College Humor has a series of pictures they call ‘Videogame University’… and your favorite green armored supersoldier is a prof. Thanks, wheeler.(Louis Wu 18:26:46 UTC)

Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte continues his work with the ODST model he got his hands on; his latest render is called ‘The Drop’, and the lighting ROCKS! Check it out in his gallery here.(Louis Wu 18:23:38 UTC)

A couple of new montages for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter:Top 10 MLG Plays, Episode 10, from B Mc Gann, has (as you’d expect) some impressive matchmaking play. (I sort of wonder what other players on a team are doing when someone’s getting back-to-back exterminations…)pTw’s Tunnel Vision is 90 seconds of noscopes.…

You might remember smick6 – he created a pretty cool Brute Spiker last year. He’s back, with a spike grenade he whipped up for the Operation Chastity crew – he sent us some pics. (It’s hand-crafted, its design a combination of the Weta and in-game versions. The version you see here is ABS plastic -…

Co-Optimus is going to be running a new monthly gaming event in partnership with Halo Waypoint – Halo-themed co-op events that will be featured on Waypoint. First up – Halo 3: ODST Firefight Highscore Night. It’s this Friday night, November 13, at 8 pm EST – go learn how you can play!(Louis Wu 16:02:30 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy highlighted a paper-mâché Master Chief Helmet – pretty cool!(Louis Wu 15:41:30 UTC)

Bry noticed a new piece of artwork from Rahll (we’ve got some of his stuff in our Miscellaneous Art section, but he’s got TONS more at DeviantART) – it’s got influences from Halo, Mass Effect, and Star Wars, among other sources. And it’s gorgeous. Check it out! (Louis Wu 15:41:05 UTC)

BladedExpert posted what he thinks is his last Halo 3 montage – it’s 3 minutes long, full of combo-kills, and is very nicely timed. Not a lot of fancy editing – but a good montage doesn’t NEED fancy editing, it needs good clips, and good timing. This has both.(Louis Wu 15:40:39 UTC)

Fans are getting loud – I guess they want to be heard. A couple of days ago, Hawaiian Pig kicked off a large thread on our forum, asking how many people were still playing Halo 3: ODST? Various arms of the thread debated the replayability of the game, the weaknesses of certain choices Bungie made,…

Out all afternoon, here’s a quick roundup of the new stuff on Bungie.net’s Comm Chatter:Crazy Fish Productions released a splatter montage. I can’t tell you about it, because YouTube seems to be down at the moment.Today’s Tag and Release feature spotlights images taken on the Lost Platoon Firefight map. ‘Epic’ comes to mind.HaloCharts’ Sticktoberfest contest…

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the release of Halo 2 – go play a round on Sanctuary to celebrate! (Avateur kicked off a thread in our forum, if you feel like sharing your views…)(Louis Wu 17:41:24 UTC)

Halo Waypoint continues to churn out new content – today a video interview with Frank O’Connor went live, explaining how he found himself in his current position as ‘King of Halo’ (I made that up). The rest of the week will see a new PSA from Red vs Blue, a collection of Screenshots, a strategy…

After a week of voting, the results are in – and our winners in the 2009 Guilt O’ Lantern contest have been posted! Swing by the Results page for full details. Congrats to EVERYONE who entered – it’s because of insanely cool content like yours that we keep doing this every year! (And thanks, once…

patfan8326 and skullkruncher13 put together a song that will drill its way into your skull and eat your brains. It will make your dreams come true.(Louis Wu 14:42:16 UTC)

A Hawty McBloggy fan named Skittles created a cool timelapse construction of the Superintendent… built out of Skittles. Bonus: You can eat your work when you’re finished! (Louis Wu 14:41:37 UTC)

Congratulations to Triggers Down, who beat Str8 Rippin 6-5 in the finals at Anaheim to walk away with the MLG First Place finish – and $20,000 – in the last regular-season event of the year. Full results and (rebroadcasts of the matches) can be found at MLGPro.com. (Louis Wu 14:40:22 UTC)

Adam Grumbo tells me it’s not really news, but I think I disagree. He’s posted some pre-production test footage the 405th crew put together while trying to see what sort of low-light capabilities their camera had. The answer seems to be ‘pretty nice!’ There’s no script, no real plot – it’s just a few minutes…

Bloogyo’s back with a new chapter of Rat’s Nest (the first three episodes are up), and yesterday’s Grin + Bear It contains a double-whammy – condom talk and a shot at the French. Whee doggies!(Louis Wu 14:33:49 UTC)