Author: halo@bungie.org

Adam Grumbo let us know that a new BR, created by LeeKegan and molded by Rube, is now up for display at the 405th. Adam said that it’s “amazing” – he’s spot on. I totally wish they were selling these – I’d love one.(Louis Wu 21:41:41 UTC)

It’s been a while since folks have stopped by our forum to sell things – and this afternoon, there were two in quick succession. Check out Goodgamer77’s Halo Wars Standee from Gamestop (local pickup only, in Northeast Florida), and a Halo 2 limited edition Eddie Smith mylar print from Woar. Fun stuff!(Louis Wu 21:36:52 UTC)

The Bungie Day Podcast is live – go listen to 74 minutes of Marty, Joe, Luke and Brian (sounds like the gospels, doesn’t it?), with special guests Nathan Fillion and Roger Wolfson.(Louis Wu 21:30:11 UTC)

Bungie Pro Video is now officially out of beta – the full details are available at Bungie.net. If you’ve been looking on with envy from the sidelines… envy no more! Bungie Pro even has its own Project Page now.(Louis Wu 21:23:22 UTC)

Forge Cafe created a Bungie Day tribute video – maps, artwork, and more. Some really cool construction. Go see. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 21:19:11 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has posted three new wallpapers, to celebrate Bungie Day. I’d have to say they’re all pretty slick (though the middle one is possibly too busy for an actual desktop image). Go see if one suits your fancy!(Louis Wu 20:51:59 UTC)

I gotta wonder… how would you explain this t-shirt to your mom? Thanks, KP.(Louis Wu 19:20:29 UTC)

Gamers With Jobs has posted ‘What Not To Do With Player Two’ – and I found it be pretty funny. I’ve met my share of Player Ones… Thanks, Speedhuntr.(Louis Wu 19:04:49 UTC)

Xbox.com has posted another Game With Fame announcement – you can play with Industrial metal band Static-X on July 11, from 5-7 pm ET, if you set up your gamertag ahead of time. Go check it out!(Louis Wu 18:56:04 UTC)

More goodies from Bungie – there are some screenshots from the three new multiplayer maps that will ship with Halo 3: ODST. Go check out Heretic, Citadel, and Longshore!(Louis Wu 16:50:03 UTC)

As of about 15 minutes ago (9:30 am Bungie Time, 12:30 pm EST, 4:30 UTC), Bungie teams had played a total of 50 games – and won 18 of those. (Depending on whether or not they give Recon to folks who TIE them, that means either 116 or 128 fans have already won Recon today…

Want more chances at Recon? Bungie’s got you covered! Roger Wolfson created a pretty cool little puzzle a couple of years ago, involving the Red vs Blue crew, Halo 2, and some stats. Solve the puzzle… win Recon! (It looks pretty hard.)(Louis Wu 16:31:22 UTC)

kabu sent word of the ‘Feet First into Hell’ contest being run over at the HBO Fan Fiction – write a cool story, win goodies! You can read all the details on the contest page here, and we’ve posted up an easy-to-find link on the news page. Get to plotting!(Louis Wu 14:29:37 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy and friends put together a truly awesome tribute to Bungie’s favorite number – in record time! Swing by to check out all the cool bits.(Louis Wu 14:23:31 UTC)

Hey, neat! The Loot checked in with word that the Vidmaster Challenge: Annual achievement (we just posted a pretty slick walkthrough for it yesterday!) does NOT need to be unlocked over Xbox LIVE – one of their group doesn’t have a Gold account, so they tried it over System Link… and unlocked the achievement. That’s…

Red vs Blue Recreation Chapter 4 – Catching Up – went online as scheduled last night (but we weren’t online to tell you about it). Donut and Caboose catch up… and contact an old friend. Well, acquaintance. And the mystery deepens. And stuff. Caboose made me laugh again. Go watch! Looks like Sarge Tomzilla was…

Firestorm12 let us know that the Halopen Pencast 11 has been released in honor of Bungie Day – you can listen to it on Podbean, or discuss it on their forum. Topics include Halo 2, Bungie Day festivities, and a new Halopen project.(Louis Wu 14:12:56 UTC)

Bungie Day has kicked off – and Bungie has quite a few tidbits planned for your amusement and enjoyment as the day goes along. Swing by to read the details!(Louis Wu 13:11:08 UTC)

Bungie Day starts in less than 8 hours – at 1 am PST, the first batch of Bungie employees will be online to meet you in battle in the Bungie vs the World playlist – and for 24 hours, you’ll have lots of chances to win Recon. Swing by Bungie.net for a full roster of…

I ran across this video recently… and wondered a little about the mind that might create such a thing. It’s a tad inappropriate for a family website… but then, we’re not really a family website. (Halo’s M-rated, after all.) I asked my Arbiter of Taste, KP – and he gave it two thumbs up, so…