Author: halo@bungie.org

Looks like it’s time for the next season of Grifball league play! Swing by grifball.com to sign up for the Summer League 09. Thanks, The Thurmanator.(Louis Wu 15:22:47 UTC)

There’s plenty of OTHER Halo content on Hawty’s blog in the last day or so, too – check out this really huggable stuffed Master Chief, and a short video showing one of those ‘hey, what just happened?’ moments we’ve all run across in Matchmaking. Typical – on a day she’s supposed to be getting presents…

Yesterday was Hawty McBloggy’s birthday – and a bunch of regulars on her blog put together a tribute song to celebrate. Boom-Dee-Ya-da gets another Halo rendition – but this time, the lyrics are all new. Happy birthday, angel! (Thanks to Captain Spark for pointing it out.)(Louis Wu 15:19:43 UTC)

Due to some unforeseen (and VERY unfair to Hawty) circumstances, the Fundfax Fairraiser (the fundraiser Hawty McBloggy set up for Marissa’s Bunny) is ending quite early – tonight, at midnight, in fact. You’ve got just under 9 hours to buy some virtual raffle tickets, and make a difference in a little girl’s life, and maybe…

Occasionally, we get flak in our forum from people who complain that many areas of our site are out of date. They’re right – many sections ARE out of date. This is because right now, we have a pretty limited staff (it’s mostly me, except in an emergency), and maintaining the front page is pretty…

jakebryant1330 has put together a video showing the start of Halo 3: ODST, using footage from Halo 2, Halo 3: ODST, and released trailers. Very nicely done! Check it out. 4 minutes long. Thanks, CaLL Me ZeNy. (Louis Wu 02:34:55 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is live, seeing as it’s Friday night (well, Saturday morning in HBO-time, but Bungie’s 7 hours behind) – this one’s a fun read. Apparently, Nathan Fillion stopped by the studio – not to record dialogue, but to play some ODST and satisfy some fanboi fawning. (Nice pics) Also, details of upcoming…

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from PraetoriaGuard… but they were a pretty loud community voice, back in the day. And at one point, they were building Trinity, a pretty ambitious machinima project. Well, Trinity never saw the light of day… but Eisen Feuer has released Trinity Requiem – a look back at what…

jake108 sent word of the next episode of Teabag Prevention – this one should help you kill with a Wraith (or kill one, if you need to). Go read up on how to hone those lumbering skills!(Louis Wu 02:05:58 UTC)

IGN put together a documentary on Moto-Neural Demyelination. Never heard of it? There’s a reason for that. Go watch, and learn. Yes, it’s Halo-related. (For what it’s worth – I think they could have picked a better name for the disease – it cuts awfully close to REAL motor neuron disorders. I don’t think they…

New crop of videos for your perusal pleasure at Bungie.net today:Top 10 Halo 3 Fails has a collection of substandard gameplay – some of which is very funny. (The Flag Stop Fail at #3 is just amazing to watch.)Splattered by a Spartan shows that you don’t have to bump the speed up to 300% to…

Smiley let us know that Episode 306 of Pyrosmile Productions’ Master Chief Theater 3000 (with super-fast Library cutscenes and then normal-speed Two Betrayals scenes) is now up on YouTube. Slowed-down version will be available later today.(Louis Wu 16:15:21 UTC)

Wait… it’s Friday? Must be Caption Fun Day at Hawty McBloggy’s! Go read last week’s gems, then make up your own for this week! A full year’s worth (though not in sequential weeks) – that’s pretty impressive!(Louis Wu 14:26:02 UTC)

A solid seven pieces are up this week in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read ’em!(Louis Wu 11:33:42 UTC)

Hefty collection of new comics since the last update: 2501 has released two new episodes – Episode 70 came out on Wednesday (thanks, urk), and Episode 71 came out yesterday (thanks again, urk). There are two new Reclaimers, too – TTL Demag0gue let us know yesterday that he’d posted a special Thursday edition (Episode 198…

Eep – almost missed it! The third installment of Tyrant’s Summer Mythic Recon Challenge goes live tomorrow – The Storm is the level you’ll be fighting with (literally). Win, and the coveted Recon armor is yours. More details are available on Bungie.net.(Louis Wu 23:53:48 UTC)

The latest Broken In article at Bungie focuses on Dave Candland, Interface Designer nonpareil. He’s got some good stuff to say – about where he came from, how he got to where he is, and what you can do to improve your own chances of following him. Go read!(Louis Wu 23:48:31 UTC)

Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo attended an event in New York this week in which he got the chance to play through some of Halo 3: ODST’s campaign, and he’s written up his impressions. Swing by and give ’em a read!(Louis Wu 22:26:52 UTC)

Kral let us know about a montage he edited – the trailer is up here. Great gameplay, and nice editing!(Louis Wu 21:53:59 UTC)

I was out when this went up, at 10 am PST… but Team Flag is live as this week’s Double Experience playlist. Go play!(Louis Wu 21:34:24 UTC)