Author: halo@bungie.org

Domino Theory has picked a winner from the nearly 500 entries to our Mythamanjaro giveaway – it took a little longer than expected because several of the early choices he made (with a random picker) turned out to already HAVE the Mythic maps. He found someone without them, though – congrats to Macros117, you now…

Dennis Powers has posted The Halo CE Chronicles – The Ring of Life: Part 2 of 6 – this one jumps back a few days to the point where Taylor, Hunter, and Johnson head out to explore the Ring’s valleys. You can stream or download this(Louis Wu 18:46:01 UTC)

…nor do Spartan Lasers. (Thanks, Leviathan.) LackOfKnowledge was in his local Target, when he saw a new toy with a familiar shape…(Louis Wu 18:37:02 UTC)

Looks like GameTrailers is back at Bungie for more filming… thanks to LoneRanger 2.5, who noticed a post in Geoff Keighley’s Twitter feed.(Louis Wu 18:34:20 UTC)

A whole bunch of movies are up for your enjoyment on the BungLog™Hippsterr created Beat Down, a ‘Halo 3 Ninjatage’ – smackin’ people in the back of the head for almost three minutes.MaStalee’s Halo 3 Montage 4 is four minutes of finely produced Halo 3 carnage.Krewtaun recorded another batch of funny lines from Halo 3’s…

Hawty McBloggy looks at some dedicated gamers – folks who take their passion to a level most of us are too lazy to match. Tattoos, cosplay outfits, themed cakes, and on and on – swing by for a great collection of hardcore fan love. Some you’ve seen before, others maybe not – they’re all wonderful.(Louis…

Over at Bungie.net, the latest Average Joe is a well-known name in the Halo community – AnTi PRO is part of Arm the Flag, and has been around for a while. Go get to know him a little better!(Louis Wu 18:15:55 UTC)

Over at Geekscape, there’s a new Teabag Prevention article – this one summarizes some impressions about ODST picked up at ComicCon last week. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 18:06:14 UTC)

Gah – way, way, WAY behind. Let’s see… last night, CaptainTony popped in with word that he’s going to be interviewing Kevin Grace, of 343 Industries in the next couple of days. If you have questions you’d like answered, follow the link in CaptainTony’s forum post to add them to the Halopedia list!(Louis Wu 18:04:32…

Red vs Blue Recreation Chapter 7 – Bon Voyage – is now online for sponsors, and will be up for everyone else in a couple of hours. Sarge, Grif, and Caboose head out together… while Simmons, Donut, and Lopez try not to get in too much trouble. I think it’s a wash. Of sorts. Go…

Firestorm12 let us know that the 12th Halopen Pencast is now online, with discussion of machinimating (never heard that before!) from the point of view of the various roles in a production. About an hour and a half. Go listen!(Louis Wu 22:21:50 UTC)

Stephen Loftus took a bit of time and cleaned up a couple of cool logos found in recent Bungie assets – swing by his forum post to view the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence logo, and the New Mombasa Police Department logo!(Louis Wu 19:27:30 UTC)

Xorian pointed out that the Halo Wars MEGA Blocks toys are now actually available (we mentioned them a couple of times earlier this year, but they were still ‘coming soon’). (You can’t buy them directly from MEGA – they’re all listed as ‘out of stock’ – but the ‘Where to Buy’ link will show you…

Tyrant’s having a busy summer – but that doesn’t mean he’s taking away your chance to win Recon on schedule. While he hasn’t quite finished the last couple of levels for his Halo 3 Mythic Walkthrough v2.0… he HAS completed the films showing how he does them, and you can use these, as well as…

The latest Tag and Release feature on Bungie.net looks at Camouflage – or doesn’t. (Hidden Spartans are hidden.) Go look!(Louis Wu 16:48:48 UTC)

The French gaming site jv247.com interviewed Lars Bakken last week during the Paris press event – the intro and the questions of the video are in French, but Lars answers in English (with French subtitles), and there’s plenty of info that’s understandable for those who don’t speak French. Thanks, Backflip.(Louis Wu 15:33:36 UTC)

If you enjoy 1v1 competition, swing by Forge Hub – signups are open for their 1v1 Conflict Tournament. Looks like it’s free to get in, and there are nice prizes on the line for winners – and, win or lose, you get to play on some very nicely Forged maps! Head over and sign up.…

Domino Theory has asked that the entry period for his latest Mythamanjaro Mythic Code Giveaway be extended one more day, until Tuesday at noon, UTC – so that’s exactly what we’ve done. You’ve got one more day to register for totally free stuff – go do it!(Louis Wu 13:28:00 UTC)

Halcylon put together a sticktage for your entertainment – just under 4 minutes of sticky fun, streaming or downloadable (in HD) at WeGame. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:26:54 UTC)

Comic pickin’s have been light of late – I guess summer is a time to kick back, not create comics. Bloogyo told us about a bunch of new Rat’s Nest episodes… and Hawty McBloggy highlighted an episode of grin + bear it. Go read!(Louis Wu 13:26:11 UTC)