Author: halo@bungie.org

I should learn. Every once in a while, AssaultGodzilla drops by our forum and announces a music video, and I think, oh, man, not another one… but I watch it… and every time, I come away surprised – because AssaultGodzilla has a notable talent for creating well-synched, moving Halo vids. I don’t like the song,…

kabu stopped in with word of a new HBO Fan Fic Pick of the Week, written by eb4642. Apparently, there were some decent submissions last week!(Louis Wu 12:02:37 UTC)

It’s Wednesday, so it’s time to update Bungie Favorites – it’s the second week’s worth of content from Team BackFire. Go read about one of their maps… and then check out the rest!(Louis Wu 19:15:55 UTC)

Marty O’Donnell talked to GameZone about music, Bungie, and Halo – and maybe a few other little things. Go read!(Louis Wu 19:13:11 UTC)

In case you’ve forgotten – today is October 7, which means there’s a new 7 on the 7th playlist active right now. If you don’t have the 7 on the 7th Vidmaster Achievement… log on today! (As it was last month, the list is comprised of user-built maps, so there’s much fun to be had.)(Louis…

Some new movies for you, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter:3-D Halo is a stereoscopic Halo machinima – doesn’t really seem to have a plot, except to show you cool angles of Halo stuff flying at you and such. (Needs either 3-D glasses or the ability to unfocus your eyes.)Knights of the Goose is a Halo…

GrimBrother One noticed an article at Kotaku about Moonshot Games, a development company formed by ex-Bungie employees who all have extensive experience on Halo games. Good luck – we’ll be keeping an eye on the team, to see what comes out!(Louis Wu 17:41:46 UTC)

We’ve got a few comics for you today:gunluva noticed that this past Sunday’s VG Cats had a Halo mentionvlad3163 pointed out two strips from Digital Unrest – one the day before ODST dropped (snarky), one the following week (not snarky)Hawty McBloggy let us know about ODS Steve 43 (The Fallen Prophet) – some surprising things…

A couple of days ago, we let you know about some pics that Jammerfer [MunKy] took from outside the starting drop pod… that he got to via Firefight. NeoGAF’s CrazedArabMan repeated the feat – and though the film didn’t show up in his Recent Games list, he was able to record it via capture card.…

Fukerton.com interviewed Joe Staten on ODST’s release day – you can download the 11-minute discussion from their site. Thanks, hokeywebb22.(Louis Wu 12:49:55 UTC)

Mid7night has been working on his F-99 Wombat model for X-Plane – it’s now textured, looking a lot more like the version in ODST! Check it out.(Louis Wu 12:48:58 UTC)

Fyrewulff and a buddy went climbing in New Mombasa – I’m not sure I’d be up for a 90 minute walk, but…(Louis Wu 19:18:16 UTC)

Whoa, bummer. Todd McFarlane has posted an image on his Twitter feed – it’s an image he created with Greg Capullo as a promotional giveaway for Halo 3. If you sent in Halo Points (which you could find on the back of McFarlane Halo figures), you could pick this up while supplies lasted. (I say…

Funny Halo 3 Productions is looking to play in a 24 hour gaming Marathon (playing Halo 3) to make money for Charity. You can support them and help fight cancer in kids – swing by Bungie.net for full details and a video PSA. (Louis Wu 17:55:01 UTC)

MLG and ESPN have released their Top 10 for September – the plays are pretty amazing. Go watch – it’s under 4 minutes of adrenaline. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 17:54:25 UTC)

Red vs Blue Recreation Chapter 16 is online – and it looks like Church and Caboose are becoming closer. In more ways than you might think. Also, be careful about how you treat robots. Good stuff. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:10:09 UTC)

How would it be going to sleep every night, dreaming of Master Chief? Hawty McBloggy found someone who probably knows – since the wall of the bedroom is covered with a Halo mural. Nice work!(Louis Wu 13:08:58 UTC)

HaloCharts wants to challenge you to the 1st Annual Sticktoberfest – get the most accumulated grenade sticks in ranked matchmaking during October, win a cool prize. (You actually have until October 24 to register.) Go read about it! (And thanks to bs angel, who mentioned this challenge over the weekend – I just never got…

Jammerfer [MunKy] accidentally got himself outside the drop pod you start in on ODST. Pics aren’t perfect, because he wasn’t on his own Xbox… but they’re pretty intriguing!(Louis Wu 22:17:24 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found a truly adorable little grunt, made entirely of wool, and available for sale on Etsy.com – swing by if you’d like to see pictures and get a chance to buy it.(Louis Wu 18:13:50 UTC)