Author: halo@bungie.org

A new batch of Bungie Favorites went live last night – this group was picked by ReconLIVE, a group started when the founders couldn’t find an easy way to play tourneys over LIVE. Read a little about them on B.net, then check out their favorite files! (Louis Wu 14:17:31 UTC)

New videos, showing up today on Bungie’s Comm Chatter:Yoinhell created a puzzle map – there’s a walkthrough on YouTube that might only make you realize this is WAY too tough for you… or not. Sort of crazy!bildebeast whipped up a ‘funtage’ – 3 minutes of betrayals, fun kills, and just plain stupid stuff. Great Owl…

Rockslider has got a new pair of movies for you – it’s showing off some of the fighting available on Keyes in the original game. Go watch – and expand your battle repertoire!(Louis Wu 14:15:25 UTC)

Domino Theory is back with another desire to give you stuff. This time, it’s a Halo 3: ODST Official Soundtrack – just fill out his form, and you’ll be entered to win a copy. How can you beat that?(Louis Wu 14:03:13 UTC)

NeoGAF’s Willeth had some time to sit down with Pete Cooper and discuss Operation Chastity; he’s written it all up for his blog, Continue or Quit. It’s a deep look at the movie, the motivations for making it, and the team that’s been assembled – if you’ve been curious about the project, this article has…

John_117 let us know about a new collection of clips – nothing spectacular, and the quality’s a little shaky… but overall, it makes you want to jump into Matchmaking. (Well, a lot of the clips were from customs, but you get the idea.)(Louis Wu 13:54:40 UTC)

Frankie stopped in to announce that he was affronted by the bad simulated Halo playing on an episode of Glee, a Fox drama. You can watch the clip yourself – it starts about 11:20 into the episode. Can you get vaporized in Halo 3? (Louis Wu 13:53:14 UTC)

It’s Wednesday, so there’s a new Chronicles of ODS Steve at Hawty McBloggy’s – Episode 46 discloses a… disturbing side of Steve.(Louis Wu 13:52:42 UTC)

G4TV talked to Jason Pace, of Halo Waypoint, and discovered that only a tiny percentage of Halo fans have unlocked every achievement across Halo 3, Halo Wars, and Halo 3: ODST – “significantly less than 1%”. Are you one of the few? Check the G4 article for contact information – and let them know!(Louis Wu…

We’ve known some of the bigger names in the Halo: Evolutions short story collection for a while now – but Kotaku has just posted the full list, and it’s intriguing. Go check it out! Thanks, dCon V.(Louis Wu 18:06:17 UTC)

Today’s Average Joe over at Bungie.net is Dropship dude, a guy who discovered Bungie when Halo: Combat Evolved was released, and has been a huge Halo fan ever since. Go learn more.(Louis Wu 18:06:00 UTC)

Zoxin It Up! LIVE is hosting another (live) podcast this Thursday, October 29, at 9 pm EST – special guests are staff from HaloTech.org. Swing by and join ’em! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 16:47:02 UTC)

Videos available today, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter:The Lighthouse is a machinima from Euphoria Films – a spooky story just in time for Halloween. (Nice Forging!)Laser-Tek 3000 is an ad for a big laser. Could use better voice-acting.ForgeHub has a new map – The Hollow – with a video showing it off. Go play Conquest!Go…

Boxer stopped in with a printable Warthog poster that he’d originally created for Pete Cooper’s Operation Chastity unveiling at the MCM Expo – now you can have one for YOUR wall!(Louis Wu 14:15:18 UTC)

FireDragon04 wrote to let us know about a machinima/CG hybrid project that’s been in the works for quite a while – it won’t be released until later this year, but a teaser poster went live today. Looks pretty nice! (Louis Wu 13:53:09 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has a very cool ODST-themed pumpkin on her front page today – go check it out! (I haven’t looked yet to see if it’s been submitted to our Guilt O’ Lantern contest… but it would be a real shame if it’s not!) While you’re over there, check out the pretty slick-looking Nike Dunk…

The Toronto Globe and Mail have used Halo as a jumping-off spot for a discussion about gaming on the Mac, and where it might be going in the future. The article’s title is ‘What if Halo had launched on a Mac?’ – but really, that’s pretty much the extent of the Halo content of the…

The finale of this season of Red vs Blue: Recreation is now up for sponsors on the Rooster Teeth site – it’ll be live for the public in just a couple of hours. Lots of violence… not that many answers! Looks like Recreation is not over yet! (While you’re there, you might want to check…

Today’s Tag and Release offering at Bungie.net looks at shots taken on Rally (Night). Great shots!(Louis Wu 19:14:22 UTC)

Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte has created a new render – this one based on an ODST model created by Nate Rogers. Very nice work! Go see it in his gallery here.(Louis Wu 18:44:57 UTC)