Author: halo@bungie.org

grantix is selling a bunch of action figures to raise a little cash for rent – swing by to see the auction links!(Louis Wu 19:45:08 UTC)

GTTV did a small ‘behind the scenes’ feature on the live-action ‘We Are ODST’ short… but if it didn’t give you enough info, there’s a much more in-depth version now on YouTube (thanks, Zeouterlimits). It’s amazing! There’s even a full scene that never made the final cut. If you want a downloadable version, you can…

High Impact Halo has kicked off a new ODST Egg Database – and they need your help! There’s a sticky post here that explains how the database works, and how to submit new eggs. Check it out – and check out what’s already online! Welcome back, Ducain.(Louis Wu 19:02:51 UTC)

Bungie.net has a new Community Spotlight up – this one shines on Team BackFire, a Bungie.net group focused on screenshots. Check out an interview with the group, and a new batch of files in Bungie Favorites!(Louis Wu 18:59:21 UTC)

Blast (Boston’s Online Magazine) is offering 1600 MS Points to the winner of a tournament they’ll be running this Friday. Read their post for more details! (Louis Wu 18:58:54 UTC)

Mike Poage let us know that he’s put a Tough Luck skull up for sale on eBay – you’ve got 3 days to bid on it. If you’d rather have a different skull, you can contact Mike directly – just be sure that the subject line has ‘Halo Skull’ in it. (Louis Wu 16:09:50 UTC)

Earlier today, we mentioned an article at Forbes that compared Microsoft’s marketing strategy for Halo to that of razor companies – sell the razor cheap, make your money on the blades. We got word from deftangel that an article went live on CouchCampus that backs this up nicely – ‘Halo 3: The Nickel & Dime…

Over at NeoGAF, Kibbles popped on a couple of days ago, claiming to have seen the ‘Brute Pimp’ animation that urk mentioned back in January (scroll down to “Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy”). Now, that update stated that the animation glitch that lead to the ‘pimp strut’ had been fixed… so Kibbles was told, pics or it…

Many people are discovering that Halo 3: ODST’s finicky campaign networking can make it difficult to complete the Vidmaster Achievements – they require a long, uninterrupted stretch of connection to LIVE, and for many people, that’s not a possibility. Well, back in July, we brought you news that the Vidmaster: Annual Achievement could be completed…

This morning, we’ve got the latest Ctrl+Alt+Del for you (thanks, gunluva – this one was pretty funny), and we’ve got the latest ODS Steve for you (it features the winner of the Fairfax Fundraiser). Enjoy! (Louis Wu 13:18:31 UTC)

Greg let us know that IGN has reviewed the Halo 3: ODST soundtrack – and they’re raving about it. “Bungie’s sci-fi shooter never sounded so good.” No argument here! (Louis Wu 13:17:42 UTC)

Forbes suggests that Halo games are the razor blades to Microsoft’s razor – the Xbox 360. (Seems like they could be right – according to this week’s LIVE Activity list released by Major Nelson yesterday, Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST were the #1 and #2 titles.) (Louis Wu 13:15:16 UTC)

Vandya stopped in with word of ‘Détresse’ (Distress), a french machinima. No dialogue, just action. Nice cinematography! Can our hero hold out long enough for help to arrive?(Louis Wu 13:14:15 UTC)

Morpheus announced a montage of the best clips received by HaloContest during September – one of these will win the 1600 point card HC has for the highest rated clip – and reminded you that there’s another prize on the line for October, as well. Check the post for more details! (Louis Wu 13:13:36 UTC)

Today’s Average Joe interview at Bungie.net is with MR DROZ – he plays Halo 3, and he met his wife in a game of Team Slayer. Go read more!(Louis Wu 19:29:11 UTC)

Black Water Ops is holding a screenshot contest – win and you could get yourself some MS points or a LIVE subscription. Check their site for details! Thanks to Bungie’s Comm Chatter for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 19:25:06 UTC)

bs angel is doing her best to help out with the difficult task of finding folks to play Firefight with – swing by this post to add your gamertag, and some information about when you like to play. She’s hoping that the list will end up being useful for folks trying to hook up with…

Crab has been busy – but he managed to whip up a single panoramic ODST shot. It’s… gorgeous. (If you haven’t finished the game, it could be considered to contain spoilers.)(Louis Wu 17:52:20 UTC)

A Baked Grunt whipped up a few ODST panoramas – swing by Bungie.net for links! (Louis Wu 17:12:20 UTC)

Lots and lots of people are sending us worried notes after having read the latest post over at Ascendant Justice. Both Vociferous and Cocopjojo have been hired by 343 Industries recently, and because of this, they’re both stepping away from their work on AJ. While you should be sad that AJ will not be producing…