Author: halo@bungie.org

kabu stopped in with word of a couple of different HBO Fan Fic Pick of the Week entries – swing by for the educated choices of HBOFF community members!(Louis Wu 15:45:44 UTC)

Four new pieces are up for your reading pleasure in the Fan Fiction section – go read!(Louis Wu 14:09:11 UTC)

Eep – not sure how I missed it… but last night, a new ‘Breaking In’ article went up at Bungie.net – Associate Producer Jessie Coombs (it’s her responsibility to make sure the art for Halo: Reach comes in on time) holds forth on drumming, tv-watching dogs, and getting jobs that taste like cupcakes. Go read!(Louis…

IGN has a preview writeup of the Rally Point map they played at Gamescom (we mentioned the videos yesterday). Not a lot there – but if you’re looking for every tidbit of info about new Firefight maps, go read this.(Louis Wu 13:34:49 UTC)

There’s only one day left – but if you’re interested in buying a (fan-created) rough cast of a wearable Recon helmet with ‘DARE’ inscribed above the visor, swing by eBay and bid. Buy It Now price is $175, starting bid is $150. The seller has said that more than one can be made. Thanks, Fragclone.(Louis…

STARstruCk was at Gamescom this week, playing Halo 3: ODST’s Firefight mode… and filmed the entire process, including some behind-the-scenes setup stuff with Bungie’s Brian Jarrard. (This might not be of huge interest to folks who just want to play the game – but if you’re curious how grueling a trade show can be for…

G4TV has put up their footage of the three new Mythic maps included with Halo 3: ODST (Heretic, Citadel, and Longshore) – these were the same games that other press outlets participated in, though the footage is from a different viewpoint. Swing by and watch! (Louis Wu 11:49:03 UTC)

In preparation for MLG Dallas (next Friday, August 28), Triggers Down’s Heinz will be joining ESPN SportsNation to chat this afternoon at 4pm ET – you can submit a question ahead of time, or simply swing by at 4 for the chat!(Louis Wu 11:48:42 UTC)

Dennis Powers wrote to let us know that ChocolateNugget and Yodajammies (the guys who were putting together CNC-milled Spartan armor (we mentioned them in June) are back with progress pics; they’ve got pics of their gloves and forearm armor. Swing by the thread at HaloMaps (latest pictures can be found here) for details!(Louis Wu 11:47:59…

Bungie continues its ‘Interviews with the Creators’ series started yesterday with Citadel – today, designer Lars Bakken and artists Matt Bennier and Ken Taya discuss Longshore. Lots of cool info on the creation of the map, plus some sweet screenshots – go check it out!(Louis Wu 21:13:16 UTC)

It’s Thursday, so there’s a new Community Cartographer spotlight up at Bungie.net – this week, MADMAN Redux talks about his map Bulwark. Go read about it, check out the pics and video, and then download a copy for custom games!(Louis Wu 19:33:02 UTC)

BacKtoBasiKs has posted a Halo 3 Trick Jumping Montage – more than 9 minutes long (well, actually, around 6 minutes total if you cut off the intro and credits), some of these jumps have been seen in other vids, but some are new, and quite cool. Check ’em out! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 18:27:59 UTC)

Two Top 10 acronym vids for you, courtesy of the BungLog™:Anoj is back with Episode 39 of his Top 10 Halo 3 Series – this one focuses on WTF moments. Laaaaag…Kampy’s Multi-Kills are the subject of the latest Ten FTW vid – I think the announcer might need some throat tea after this one.Twenty clips,…

Gamespot interviewed Lars Bakken about the three Mythic maps coming with Halo 3: ODST – he discusses where the maps came from, and what needs each one fills. This was released a week ago, but we didn’t hear about it until today, when Minime637 pointed it out.(Louis Wu 16:28:12 UTC)

Captain Spark sent along another 30 Halo 3 dialogue snippets for our Dialogue Databank – some really funny ones in this batch! He also recorded some civilians; I didn’t even know they HAD lines! Go listen.(Louis Wu 15:48:55 UTC)

IGN has a bunch of shakey-cammed footage filmed at Gamescom, showing off the Rally Point map – swing by to check it out. Thanks to 2900d4u for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 14:45:32 UTC)

Remember that truck that Halo Waypoint teased you about recently? The one with cool ODST stuff on the inside? Well, it’s headed out across the US, and if it’s coming to a location near you, you’ll be able to try out Firefight for yourself! Check out the full press release at Gamerscoreblog. Thanks to Mrs…

Hawty McBloggy has gathered up another 10 random tweets about Master Chief – I still don’t get Twitter.(Louis Wu 11:30:30 UTC)

Morpheus announced a little contest on our forum – he’s looking for names for the next three multikills in the Halo universe (after Killpocalypse (9) and Killionaire (10)). Can you come up with cool names for 11, 12, and 13 kills? Winner gets a 1600 point card. Read his post for full rules. (Louis Wu…

Seems tonight (August 20) is Halo 3 Co-op Night, according to Co-Optimus.com and Xbox.com. Get together with friends… and coop! Thanks to Morpheus for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 10:58:51 UTC)