Author: halo@bungie.org

Three new vids for you, courtesy of urk and the Bungie Blog:Anoj has posted Episode 38 of his Top 10 Halo 3 Series (this one focuses on Objective Kills)Tranquility has put up a sniperific montage called ‘A Place of My Own’ (more snipes than you can shake a spiker at)Jump Theory’s Gary UK released Rush,…

More videos of multiplayer gameplay on the new Mythic maps coming with ODST: TeamXbox has a bunch, 1UP’s Dave ‘lybertyboy’ Ellis put up a full 16-player One-Flag CTF match on Longshore (in two pieces), and GameTrailers has a sizeable collection (thanks, Kibbles). You could spend all morning watching… most of this stuff is in HD.(Louis…

Looks like Bungie’s gonna be at PAX – at least for a panel discussion. Joe Staten, Paul Bertone, Curtis Creamer, and Brian Jarrard will be looking at ODST, and how it developed. Friday, 3:30 to 4:30, in the Serpent Theatre – be there! Thanks, Blueblur.(Louis Wu 21:33:32 UTC)

Did you like the Halo 3: ODST iPhone wallpapers in last week’s Update… but wish you had versions that let you position the actual image a bit more precisely? Wish no more – Bungie’s added these pics to the ODST Field Guide (wallpaper section); below each image is an alt link. Go wild!(Louis Wu 21:22:37…

NeoGAF’s DancingJesus noticed that GameSpot has posted their Halo 3: ODST preview (and videos). If more come today, we’ll update this newspost.(Louis Wu 19:59:34 UTC)

Whoa. This press release announces a book that (as far as I know) has had ZERO press up to this point – ‘Halo: Evolutions’ looks to be a short story collection with contributors that include veteran Halo novelists Eric Nylund and Tobias Buckell, Bungie employee Robt McLees, and Halo newcomer Karen Traviss (she’s got plenty…

It’s Wednesday, so it’s time to update Bungie Favorites; this is week two for Outcast Reborn. Swing by to read about Urban Simulator, and check out the rest of their files!(Louis Wu 19:11:18 UTC)

You wanna see the cutest My Little Pony evar? Go visit Hawty McBloggy’s. Congrats, AnimeAmy – you made me say ‘Awwwwwww’ out loud.(Louis Wu 18:33:34 UTC)

According to the Nielson Company (via the Examiner), the Xbox 360 is the gaming platform with the most ‘active users’ – the percentage of owners of a particular console that regularly use their console for gaming. (Halo 3 can almost certainly be credited with a significant portion of this success – and Halo 2 is…

Three new vids for you, courtesy of urk and the BungLog™:Dutchy presents ‘Believe’ Minitage – no audio (YouTube blocked it for copyright violations), but decent (if a little twitchy) gameplay.Crazy Fish Productions put together Episode 2: Fails. It’s always entertaining to see people beating themselves.The Funtage Crew released Community Funtage 7 – six and a…

Looks like the press embargo on ODST content has ended; 1UP, IGN, and TeamXbox all have new previews up. The focus seems to be the last three Mythic maps (Citadel, Heretic, and Longshore). GameVideos has HD clips showing all three maps, while IGN’s clips (at least for non-Insiders) are SD. All three previews contain boatloads…

There is a vocal group of gamers who, when they discovered that Halo 3: ODST’s Firefight mode wouldn’t have a Matchmaking component (that is – you can’t go in alone and be matched up with random teammates via LIVE), complained loudly – why couldn’t Bungie let them play the way they wanted? Kotaku Australia asked…

FyreWulff is beginning to put together a website called ‘Burn My Minutes’ – it’s a way to share Bungie Pro rendering minutes with those who might need them. He’s currently looking for beta-testers – swing by and read the post, and if you’ve got one extra minute per month, join him! (Louis Wu 11:53:53 UTC)

This video showed up on NeoGAF… and made me laugh a LOT. If you wondered what Frankie does when he’s not facilitating Halo anime… wonder no more. (Louis Wu 11:53:35 UTC)

We haven’t had a lot of comic news recently – and today’s not a whole lot different. Hawty McBloggy let us know about ODS Steve #37 (POW) (Sarge might be in trouble)… and gunluva noticed a minor Halo reference in the latest VG Cats. That’s all we go for ya! (Louis Wu 11:53:12 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy posted a pair of Halo-related articles yesterday – a fan noticed the similarities between Halo 2’s ship-to-ship bomb and a particular type of fruit… and Hawty has come up with a series of Halo multiplayer-related drinking games. (Halo and alcohol don’t mix, unless you don’t really care about hitting your targets…) This is…

urk continued posting late into the night last night – check out a nearly 2-minute-long ‘bicycle’ in a Warthog from A Man Canon, and a link to Sandman’s Sandstorm, a lightly-edited montage with some pretty sweet gameplay. Go watch!(Louis Wu 11:52:18 UTC)

Dennis Powers let us know that his Halo CE Chronicles series ‘The Ring of Life’ has been updated with episode 3. The Commander and Andrea join the marines in the field to investigate the latest discovery. You can stream this or download it in WMP9 format – your call.(Louis Wu 18:06:10 UTC)

urk’s posted a link to another episode of Spartans vs Beanies – Episode 3 is ‘Freedom or Something More?’ Don’t worry, this one is no less silly than the first two, and again has a nuke. If you don’t want your episodes meted out to you in dribs and drabs… you can watch all 37…

He’s running later and later (give him a break, real work is real work!), but Tyrant has put up a note on Bungie.net about the last leg of the Summer Mythic Recon Challenge – the Ark. It’s definitely the hardest level on Mythic difficulty – but don’t worry, he’s provided you with a set of…