Author: halo@bungie.org

Chris101b ran across the personal website of Brandon Riza, an employee of Blur Studio. In his 3D effects portfolio, he includes some cool animations he’s built for various projects – including the Halo Wars cutscenes. Very nice alternate angles!(Louis Wu 12:37:56 UTC)

AssaultGodzilla is back with another Halo music video – this one sets various Halo-related footage to Papa Roach’s “Getting Away with Murder” – nice timing!(Louis Wu 21:04:33 UTC)

Tommy92L let us know about ‘Dock’, a hand-held look at a suspicious location… some things shouldn’t be investigated. (Just in time for Halloween!)(Louis Wu 20:07:05 UTC)

We got word from the Russian Halo Community that at least SOME of the concept art that appeared yesterday (purportedly for Reach) was actually done by Robert Brown, an artist in California, and was seen by a member of halouniverse.ru more than half a year ago. It’s not Bungie-related, it’s not even Halo-related – it’s…

icefire decided to animate a scene from Family Guy… using Halo models. Animation was done in 3ds Max 7, rendered in Skyline, using a fan-made map for Halo CE. Short and sweet. (Louis Wu 15:25:00 UTC)

Jimmy Jangles put together what he calls “The Ultimate ODST Firefight Survival Guide” – it’s a collection of tips that will keep you going in Firefight mode. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 15:24:24 UTC)

Eurogamer has released a tech analysis of Halo 3: ODST – and it’s a really interesting read. If you’re intrigued by how Bungie squeezed more performance out of the Halo 3 engine for this product, check it out! Thanks, William Albert Sullivan Angulo.(Louis Wu 11:51:29 UTC)

bs angel is kicking off a new feature at ihearthalo3screenshots – themed top 10 collections, every Friday. This week, it’s a Top 10 Skull Screens list. Some really amazing shots there! Check ’em out.(Louis Wu 11:51:04 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, Kibbles pointed out some images he found on Bungie.net (the original thread is still up) – they purport to be concept art from Reach. I rather doubt they’re real (the logo placement/opacity are not really Bungie’s style any more, many viewers have pointed out that they look a lot like ODST concept…

Jensen has updated his ‘Elite Tank Armor’ design – check out the new pics! (We first mentioned this model last month.)(Louis Wu 11:44:16 UTC)

XMixMasterX noticed a post at Bungie.net, by squidhands – someone has come up with a more consistent way of getting the game to start Firefight with no selected map (which gives you the chance to explore the opening Campaign cutscene and surrounding area). (We talked about this glitch a little while back – but there…

The Bungie Weekly Update is online – and it’s a fascinating read. urk sat down with Marty O’Donnell and discussed the casting process for Reach voice actors. There is, of course, some other stuff, as well – iPhone wallpapers and traffic maps and Stosh-blaming photos and all SORTS of stuff. Go read it! If you’d…

I was processing our Halo Links queue, and saw this page – it’s a collection of Halo artwork and models, created by Liam “Liam887” Keating. Some really cool stuff in here – look around!(Louis Wu 17:18:55 UTC)

The movies are coming fast and furious, courtesy of Bungie.net’s Comm Chatter:2 Guys 1 Boat is not named for a really unpleasant dare – it’s just two guys on a boatHalo 3: ODST Teabag Party has the ClipCritics playing some Halo 3… and being pretty rude about itSweetest Things is a 1-minute long minitage -…

Black Water Ops has yet another screenshot contest running – this one is to bring awareness to breast cancer. Win, and you get some cool XBL prizes. Thanks again, urk.(Louis Wu 17:10:08 UTC)

Xbox.com’s Canadian arm has posted a bunch of Firefight survival tips – swing by and give ’em a read! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 17:05:58 UTC)

xmoosev3 noticed that Halo Waypoint’s Facebook page contains the cover and a description of the upcoming ‘Halo Evolutions’ book. (You cansee the cover via twitter, too.) The book will be out next month – release date is November 24.(Louis Wu 16:24:41 UTC)

Damian Lacedaemion is back with This Spartan Life – they’re looking to raise some money by offering (virtual) dates with TSL cast members (Solid Gold Dancer Amber, Fyb3roptik and MC Aero are all on the menu) for those who enter a raffle. Swing by Kickstarter for a video that explains all the details – and…

Brian Gilmore let us know that Geekscape’s Teabag Prevention is back with their Road to Recon Armor Week 3 – this one covers Vidmaster Classic. If you haven’t gotten this achievement yet – check the tips!(Louis Wu 14:03:59 UTC)

Swinging by HMB will give you access to both yesterday’s Twitter T&A Thursday article (beware of odd clouds), and today’s Friday Caption Fun, Round 67 article (I think that’s Hawty in the kitchen, making me a sammich). Go read!(Louis Wu 14:00:54 UTC)