Author: halo@bungie.org

Remember yesterday’s ODST teaser image from IGN? They’ve got the teasee up now – it’s a live-action ODST trailer. Unclear who made this – there are no real credits anywhere I can find. (Well, there are Bungie/Microsoft logos at the end… but yesterday’s teaser post specifically said that this didn’t come from either organization.) (Louis…

According to urk, those visiting PAX this weekend will get a chance to play on Citadel and Heretic – both maps will be available at the Astro Gaming booth. (You’ll also get to try out their amazing A40 headsets…)(Louis Wu 17:54:43 UTC)

MLG’s Kyle Magee sent word that their community has put together a map pack featuring twelve maps created on Foundry and Sandbox. All were built with competitive play in mind, all have been extensively playtested. You can find more info about the maps themselves (along with screenshots and descriptions) in this forum thread… and you…

Morpheus stopped in with a video (made by Unlucky) telling you how easy it is to submit clips for HaloContest.com – watch it if you wanna win stuff.(Louis Wu 14:55:57 UTC)

The concept art teaser that Operation Chastity’s Pete Cooper left in our forum last week has been finished – you can see the complete image, entitled ‘The Drop’, over at DeviantART. Awesome work by Adam Burn! Thanks, Pete.(Louis Wu 14:15:41 UTC)

Tied The O7AH’s Cozmo23 was at the Dallas stop of the ODST Mobile Roadshow – he took pics and made up stories. Go read ’em!(Louis Wu 14:12:33 UTC)

Rampancy.net has posted its eighth Anger, Sadness and Envy podcast, covering the latter half of The Ark – it’s an hour long, and weighs in at 65 mb. Go listen! Update: Looks like this is the opening salvo in a rapid volley of upcoming podcasts; Narc says you’ll see the last three levels covered in…

If you missed last night’s episode of GTTV on Spike TV – it’s online at GameTrailers now. (Here’s the ODST segment.) If you’re insistent on experiencing ODST’s campaign with NO prior information, skip this; they spend a few minutes discussing a mission from the middle of the game. Almost no story info, but you do…

The second Red vs Blue-created ODST commercial for Gamestop is now online at IGN – it’s pretty funny, go watch!(Louis Wu 11:16:52 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has the latest Friday Caption Fun online – captions from last week, a new screenshot to riff on… what else do you need? Go make funnies!(Louis Wu 11:16:05 UTC)

Bungie posted a pre-PAX Podcast yesterday – it’s an hour long, and it contains some interesting discussion about the development and gameplay (no spoilers) of Halo 3: ODST (among other things). Go grab a copy! (Louis Wu 11:14:08 UTC)

This is pretty funny in retrospect – but it probably wasn’t funny at the time. Yesterday, police descended on Bungie Studios, looking for a gunman reported by a neighbor. Turns out, it was just a Bungie employee carrying a replica Halo sniper rifle. Heh. Heheheh… (Thanks to gunluva (no joke) for noticing this at Kotaku.)…

Only two new pieces for you this week in the Fan Fiction section – go read!(Louis Wu 11:12:05 UTC)

Reuters has posted a press release for Spike TV, and what they’ve got planned for the month of September, with relation to Halo 3: ODST. It’s a pretty full schedule! Check it out to figure out when your TiVo needs programming… (Louis Wu 11:10:35 UTC)

Firestorm12 told us about Halopen Pencast 13 – this one’s focused on ODST (no spoilers). Go listen. (Louis Wu 11:10:09 UTC)

mr.sci-fi dropped in to announce he’d created a short video review of the NKOK radio-controlled Warthog – the video quality’s not the greatest, but you can get a sense for how it moves, and what its limitations are. (Louis Wu 11:09:32 UTC)

Bungie designer Dan Miller has been working in the gaming industry for 10 years – he’s got some good advice for you if you’re interested in getting a job in his field. Go read the latest Breaking In feature at Bungie.net!(Louis Wu 11:08:30 UTC)

IGN is releasing something ODST-related tomorrow morning at 10 am (PST) – it’s hard to tell what it is, but it’s definitely intriguing! (Thanks to urk, in stealth mode, for the heads-up.)(Louis Wu 18:47:05 UTC)

Kotaku visited Bungie’s offices, and filmed the lobby. (It’s full of cool goodies.) Haloriffic! Thanks, Vash10.(Louis Wu 18:14:05 UTC)

Over at Gamasutra, there’s an interesting piece on first-person perspective in games, and how it might not drive immersion as much as you thought – at least not for all of us. Halo 2 makes an appearance as the game that convinced the writer to give first-person perspective another chance. Go read!(Louis Wu 17:21:31 UTC)