Author: halo@bungie.org

GameDaily talked to Lars Bakken and rustled up a few tips that might keep you alive in Firefight a little longer. Give ’em a read! (Louis Wu 14:45:37 UTC)

Just three new pieces for you this week in the Fan Fiction section – shouldn’t take you too long.(Louis Wu 14:44:29 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy is back with another round of Friday Caption Fun – the last image (from two weeks ago) is up with highly-rated responses, and a new image, maybe saying goodbye to the Master Chief, is live for your titling pleasure. (While you’re there, check out a couple of tidbits on ODST service tags -…

If you can’t wait for the HD version of GTTV’s latest episode to be posted on GameTrailers (it’ll happen in the next couple of hours, most likely), Impervium collected a roundup of YouTube clips showing off the Halo Legends material debuted on the show last night. Quality’s decent (though I’m still looking forward to the…

MirageDwarf, over at NeoGAF, noticed a channel on Hulu that (at the moment) is completely devoted to Halo 3: ODST videos. It’s an ‘Xbox’ channel, so I’d guess that in the future there’ll be other game videos there – but for now, it’s all Halo. Check it out!(Louis Wu 12:32:26 UTC)

John_117 found a local game seller that was a bit fuzzy on the concept of ‘street date’ – he’s played the game through, and you can read his spoiler-free review on our forum. (Louis Wu 12:31:37 UTC)

BBC has posted a hefty writeup of their first experience with Halo 3: ODST – a 4 minute interview with producer Alex Cutting, plus a sizeable description of the game itself, makes this a pretty meaty preview from a top-flight news site. Update: Mr Danger points out that there’s a minor story spoiler visible in…

Anoj, not satisfied with a ‘best of’ collection every five vids or so, has created an ‘all-time best of’ video for his Top 10 Halo 3 series – this one is All Time Kills, collected from the first 42 episodes. Go see if you agree!(Louis Wu 12:29:58 UTC)

Joystiq [Xbox] pointed out that AOL Radio is showcasing the Halo 3 ODST Official Soundtrack on their Video Games Scores station – tracks are mixed in with tracks from other soundtracks, and you can only skip a limited number of songs, so if you go this route, you’ll be listening to a LOT of video…

Smiley wrote with news that after a few months of delay, the Master Chief 3000 Season 3 Finale is online. Swing by YouTube to watch it.(Louis Wu 12:28:38 UTC)

ElusiveEagle519 posted the second in his series of ODST Wallpapers – this one focuses on Dare. There’s also an unrelated piece called ‘Contemplation’ you might enjoy, as well. If you’re looking for 1680×1050 versions, you can find them in this post.(Louis Wu 12:27:48 UTC)

Morpheus pointed out a PAX panel called ‘Story Matters’, moderated by G4 and populated by story guys from a bunch of studios – including Bungie’s Joe Staten. G4 has posted the hour-long discussion on their website – though you could just watch the embedded version in Morpheus’ post. Great discussion!(Louis Wu 22:05:35 UTC)

Split-Screen has an article about Rob Adams – he’s the Senior Environment Artist on Halo Reach. If you’re wondering what his bona fides are… he was Lead Environment Artist on Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune before this. Some pretty nice artwork in that game… portends well for Reach! Thanks, Domino Theory. Update: urk pointed out that not…

TTL Demag0gue dropped in to announce that voting is now open in the Reclaimer Halo 3 ODST Contest – swing by the site and pick your favorite ODST-themed screenshot. There are 45 entries – and many of them are doozies! Go vote.(Louis Wu 17:24:43 UTC)

Bungie’s Comm Chatter (woohoo) has some fun stuff for you today:Facility B5D will be releasing a podcast a day leading up to the release of Halo 3: ODST – starting Friday. You can submit questions for the shows, and get more info about what’s in them, on their website.Mini Waz created a 20 minute montage…

Sean Bradley let us know about a collection of photos from his visit to the ODST Firefight Roadshow in Pennsylvania yesterday. There’s a discussion and some photos in this 405th Forum thread – and his full gallery of shots is available at Photobucket. That dude was tricked out! (This will be the only time you’ll…

McCann Erickson won another prestigious advertising award based on the Halo Believe ads – check out this press release. Agency Network of the Year: 2009 for a campaign started in 2007? Wow. (Louis Wu 16:43:32 UTC)

Gadget Republic is giving away a copy of Halo 3: ODST – swing by to see how you can win it! (Louis Wu 16:43:08 UTC)

Wow, looks like we missed a fun event for Canadian Halo fans; Tuesday night, the Vancouver armoury was hosting an evening of Firefight – sounds like a day with the ODST Roadshow, except no truck (but they DID have Canadian Forces members handling security). Here’s hoping HBO readers in Vancouver made it there without us!(Louis…

Hawty McBloggy is giving away a PAX Swag Bag – if you couldn’t make it to Seattle at the beginning of the month, here’s your chance to get a box containing all the stuff you’d have picked up if you DID (plus a very cool signed Cortana-themed faceplate, to boot). Minimal Halo content – but…