Author: halo@bungie.org

AfroRyan noticed a new remix of Nick Singer’s third Marathon Halo mix (we mentioned previous versions of this mix in February 2008 and August 2007). I like it quite a lot. Downloads (currently) available from 4 sources; if they dry up, we’ll host it ourselves.(Louis Wu 21:39:40 UTC)

A couple of days ago, we mentioned a conversation Peter Jackson had with Joystiq – looks like he also talked to IGN. They filmed theirs – and got some footage with Neill Blomkamp, too. Interesting tidbits about the Halo movie – did you know that Blomkamp actually worked for five months on the project before…

Nabsuh has released Reach, Episode 2 of 4 of his Emerald machinima miniseries – lots of CGI space fighting. More info is on the AVCOM website – powerful stuff! Definitely worth watching.(Louis Wu 21:20:09 UTC)

Tyrant’s Summer Mythic Recon Challenge continues – this week (which is half over, sorry) the level to complete is Sierra 117. His Bungie.net post contains lots of info to help you compete – go read! (When the Sierra 117 page of his Mythic Walkthrough v2.0 is ready, we’ll post again.)(Louis Wu 21:13:22 UTC)

PlanetXbox360 is giving away three Mythic Map Pack codes – if you still need one, swing by and register on their forums, so you can post in the right thread! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 21:10:29 UTC)

This week’s Tag and Release feature on Bungie.net is called ‘Light’ – and it shows what you can do with (um…) light. As OboeCrazy says, it can make you want to play.(Louis Wu 21:03:47 UTC)

If you’re not sure about the whole Anime idea with respect to Halo, check out this monster post by Jordan117. He’s gone to the trouble of finding decent examples of the work from each of the studios involved in the Halo Legends project – you can judge for yourself whether you think they can tell…

Nathaniel Hysong has created a Halo 3: ODST case mod for his Xbox 360, and documented the creation process. Swing by Facebook for details!(Louis Wu 16:01:28 UTC)

Futur Life visited the Bungie ODST preview in Paris last week, with staff from Halo.fr and Halo Destiny, and created a montage of the day. The music is a little hard to handle… but the video’s fun.(Louis Wu 16:01:01 UTC)

A summary of Halo comics we’ve heard about since Friday:Hawty McBloggy noticed an episode of Letmelive4sho’s Penguin Comics that references not only Halo 3: ODST… but ODS Steve.AfroRyan pointed out a new episode of Castle Vidcons that references Halo Legends.Bloogyo came by with word of Rat’s Nest 22-5 and 22-6… and something else.I’m sure there’ll…

Ars Technica has an article about World Gaming, and the ability they give you to bet cash on your Halo 3 skillz. Legally. (Other games too, but Halo’s definitely up there.)(Louis Wu 15:55:14 UTC)

AfroRyan wants an online version of Halo 1 on Xbox Live Arcade. No, he’s not talking about the Xbox Originals that’s already there. Go read about it.(Louis Wu 15:54:51 UTC)

What’s next for Bungie, after Halo: Reach? They’re not talking yet, but according to Kotaku, they’re close to signing a new IP deal with an unnamed publisher. Microsoft again? Someone new? I guess we’ll find out soon! Thanks, GrimBrother One.(Louis Wu 15:54:00 UTC)

Rob Oplawar put together a guide to playing Halo CE on a Linux box – read it if you need your fix on Linux!(Louis Wu 15:52:51 UTC)

More ODST previews – CVG’s got one (they already posted an interview with Bakken and Crosby, but this is an actual preview of Firefight), geek.com’s got one (short, from impressions at Comic-Con), That Gaming Site’s got one.(Louis Wu 15:52:12 UTC)

Bryan Simon has declared today, July 27 (or maybe July 26, when the video was posted – I’m not sure) National Shishka Day, and made a video to celebrate. There are a few Halo-related things about the vid (there’s a Legendary helmet, a Halo 3 screenshot, and a picture of my couch from a Halo…

Frankie stopped in yesterday with examples of some posters given away at Comic-Con – see what you missed! (They aren’t for sale anywhere – Frank said he didn’t even get to keep any for himself!) (Louis Wu 15:51:03 UTC)

Silvac pointed us towards Retrograde Episode One – it’s a Halo CE-based machinima about a solitary man suffering in lonliness. Interesting start!(Louis Wu 17:23:20 UTC)

PsH Bling continues modifications of his Legendary Helmet – it now has a bullet hole in a… bad place.(Louis Wu 17:22:57 UTC)

I wasn’t sure if this was legit to put on the web, but looks like someone else did it for me – the Major’s Minute feature about Halo Legends on Inside Xbox (we mentioned it here) can now be watched on YouTube. (Louis Wu 17:22:31 UTC)