Author: halo@bungie.org

ManKitten’s back with clues for his Halo Treasure Hunt – go read ’em, see if you’re there yet!(Louis Wu 23:12:40 UTC)

ScOuRgE3 stopped in with word of an art project; he’s creating an image for each level of the original Halo. There are two images to go – but what’s there now is pretty impressive! Check it out at DeviantART.(Louis Wu 22:49:11 UTC)

kabu let us know that the latest HBO Fan Fiction Pick of the Week has been posted on the HBOFF forum. Swing by to see the best of last week!(Louis Wu 21:07:30 UTC)

Azrael continues his Minutemen: The Crucible fanfic series; Chapter 10 is now live on his website. Go read!(Louis Wu 19:01:12 UTC)

The Tag of the Week this week on Bungie.net is ‘Amazing’… and the pictures do the term justice. Check ’em out.(Louis Wu 17:07:27 UTC)

XMixMasterX went to MLG Dallas as a spectator – watched some great play, played some ODST, ate some free hot dogs. Check out his writeup (with pics).(Louis Wu 16:46:01 UTC)

BuzzJuice stopped in with an entreaty for Co-op mythic runs for HaloCharts’ CLASO contest (we mentioned it last week) – apparently, the first submitters already HAVE Recon, from a DIFFERENT Mythic contest. Submit your run, ASAP!(Louis Wu 14:21:22 UTC)

Chengaiz Khan let us know about Euphoria Films’ SPARTAN-BETA, a new machinima series drawing its references from all sorts of Halo universe products. A Human-Covenant alliance is strained by the actions of a mysterious entity doing serious damage. Nice effects – and an open door for more episodes. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:07:58 UTC)

Jamal Malik went to the Indy MotoGP yesterday – and grabbed some pictures of an interesting motorcycle at the Yamaha Custom Sport Bike tent. (Side | Front Left | Front Right) Now THAT’S a bike! Thanks to KP for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 13:06:59 UTC)

What we’ve found for you:Hawty McBloggy highlighted another grin + bear it this weekend – it’s a little risque.TTL Demag0gue posted today’s Reclaimer early – Reclaimer 212 (Red Haze) brings some serious trouble for Tag…Go read!(Louis Wu 13:05:56 UTC)

For the last few years, ManKitten has run a treasure hunt on our forum, giving you several days of clues to come up with specific tidbits from Halo games. He kicked off the 5th annual series yesterday – go read the opening hints!(Louis Wu 13:04:48 UTC)

Congrats to Triggers Down, who beat Carbon 6-4 in the Finals to win MLG Dallas yesterday. You can find a game-by-game recap, a full listing of the standings, and lots of video highlights at MLGPro.com.(Louis Wu 13:03:49 UTC)

FyreWulff whipped up another chart – this one compares Halo 3 Achievements you can get with and without buying Halo 3: ODST. He points out (rightly) that unless the last three Mythic maps are released at some point as DLC, you will NOT be able to finish all 1750 Halo 3 Achievement points without buying…

There’s been a lot of footage released recently showing off gameplay on the three new Mythic maps that are coming with Halo 3: ODST – but one of the big complaints has been that press representatives aren’t exactly the best Halo players out there. Complain no more – 8 top MLG Pros got their game…

Miguel Chavez pointed out a video from Mega64 discussing PS3 Exclusives – even Halo plays a part. (Not everyone approved of the quality.)(Louis Wu 14:22:44 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found a pair of earrings that might make a nice present for that hardcore Master Chief fan…(Louis Wu 14:22:21 UTC)

Mid7night went to the San Diego ODST Truck visit with his wife – and took some pics. And Destructoid was at the LA stop, and THEY took pics (thanks, Minime637). Go look! (Louis Wu 14:21:49 UTC)

If you missed the live stream of ODST Firefight played by pros and a few fans at MLG Dallas last night, you can find the match on YouTube today (Part 1 | Part 2) – looks like pros are better against live opponents than they are against AIs. (Walshy gets totally owned by a suicide…

neoxdonut was present at the Los Angeles stop of the ODST truck, and took a bunch of photos. Nice shots of the truck, the crowd, and the mess they all left at the end. Check it out! Update: Arika Sato, from GirlGamer, was there as well, interviewing the crowd (thanks, Kibbles).(Louis Wu 16:06:40 UTC)

COL0NEL SANDERS sent along an interview with A Deaf Boy for the Aesthetic Artist Interview series – go read about how this guy got into the Halo screenshot world, and look at some of his work! (As is the case with some of his predecessors, his Bungie.net name (A Deaf Boy) doesn’t match up with…