Author: halo@bungie.org

I’m rather astounded this didn’t show up at Hawty McBloggy’s first (Hawty, missing a chance to rub herself all over with the Master Chief?), but hey – the important thing is that you know about it. According to Geeky Gadgets, another of the video game-themed soaps you can buy from Digitalsoaps is a Master Chief…

Back in March, we mentioned Odd Pods, stylized figurines from McFarlane that should be released this month. (For all I know, in fact, they might be in stores now.) Turns out there’s a second wave, coming in October – thanks to Flipyap, over at NeoGAF, for noticing. The Rookie’s got a pistol, the Arbiter’s got…

Dust Storm let us know that Real 7alk is back with another episode – you can read about it, and find a download link, on their website. Guests include Mike Bruens, Adam Pisani, and Darkspire Films. Two hours and five minutes, 172 mb.(Louis Wu 21:50:25 UTC)

It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from Chris Burke, and the machinima series ‘This Spartan Life’ – but Episode 6 has been released, in advance of the completion of Episode 5. (Sometimes these things happen.) The guest is Katie Salen, who works on game design (you can read more about her here), and…

Hawty McBloggy ran across a very cool ring, being made by Weta Workshops in New Zealand – it’s sterling silver, it’s Master Chief’s helmet, and it’s pretty darned expensive. Go look!(Louis Wu 14:43:45 UTC)

According to Shaun555, last night’s episode of Eureka (on Syfy, definitely the stupidest name change for a cable TV channel ever) had two Halo references, from different characters. The episode, “Your Face or Mine?”, had Jo Lupo saying “Give me scifi and some Halo 3 and I am a happy girl!” and later on, Douglas…

Looks like Stuart Beattie is on a promotion tour for G.I. Joe right now, and in many of the interviews he’s giving, he’s mentioning Halo. Always good to keep the buzz alive! Check out MTV Movies (thanks, Zeouterlimits), Dark Horizons (thanks, evildoctorwill), and /Film (thanks, Google).(Louis Wu 15:38:06 UTC)

jake108 let us know about a special Teabag Prevention article – it’s all about the cons. Recon, Comic-con, scorpicon. (Okay, that last one was a stretch.) They’re looking for feedback – go give ’em some!(Louis Wu 15:32:02 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is live – and it’s full of apologies, and warnings, and general overall advice. And some information about upcoming showings of ODST. And artwork. And stuff. Go read! As always, the alternative to Bungie.net is our Weekly Update Archive.(Louis Wu 23:16:35 UTC)

Mrguy discovered an artist using the 3D program Modo who chose a subject near and dear to some of our hearts – amazing work! Check it out.(Louis Wu 20:04:29 UTC)

CaptainTony noticed another Helljumper preview at Marvel.com – some of the pages we’ve seen before, but now they have text. And a cameo from an old friend…(Louis Wu 20:03:00 UTC)

Tyrant’s Summer Mythic Recon Challenge continues – Week VI focuses on Cortana. Tyrant’s writeup on Bungie.net gives you full details on what you need to do to win Recon for this level – but if you need a little extra help, Tyrant’s Mythic Walkthrough v2.0 here on HBO has been updated with a chapter on…

jdars and Team Pepto are back with another Aesthetic Artist Interview – this one’s a little different. It spotlights odmichael, Bungie Forum Ninja by day, screenshot maestro by night (remember, it’s ALWAYS day or night SOMEWHERE) – but for the first time, it’s video-based, rather than a text interview. It’s sort of huge (nearly 200mb)…

A lot of people make Halo machinima – most of it is either really serious, or pretty juvenile. The Chronicles of Lyle is neither. (Well, okay – it’s a bit juvenile. But it’s pretty funny anyway.) Check out the promo on YouTube. Then thank urk for finding it (in between donuts).(Louis Wu 16:55:00 UTC)

SonicJohn and friends have put together a new Bungie Community Podcast, and posted it on the Bungie forums (I found it here) – 79 min, 73 mb worth of discussion about Halo 3: ODST, Halo: reach, and more. Go listen!(Louis Wu 16:52:10 UTC)

Pup and Friends played a bunch of Grifball during July – you can find highlights in this vid. (Thanks, Bungie Blog.)(Louis Wu 16:45:00 UTC)

If you’re finding yourself wishing you had a way to plan out your Sandbox-based maps before you got down to Forging them, wish no more – WhtButterflyLiz created a full reconstruction of Sandbox (all three levels) in Sketchup… along with all components available in Forge (each fully textured). This NeoGAF post by squidhands contains a…

Hawty McBloggy’s Friday Caption Fun feature is up to episode 55 – and along ith some great captions for last week’s pic, there’s a new (and really funky) pic up for your captioning pleasure. Go look.(Louis Wu 13:02:08 UTC)

The third Title Update to Halo Wars will be released today, according to HaloWars.com (thanks, 2900d4u) – lots of balance changes, a few bug fixes. (Louis Wu 13:01:46 UTC)

A couple of comic updates for you today: Dennis Powers let us know that the final episodes of Shipwrecked are now online (Episode 80, Episode 81, and Episode 82 were all posted yesterday), and the full comic is available for download as a PDF (maybe; I was having trouble getting a copy). More adventures involving…