Author: halo@bungie.org

TWENTY4pack told us about a new name generator – this one builds Grunt names (and ranks). It’s reminiscent of Stuntmutt and BOLL’s Elite Namelizer – but for Grunts.(Louis Wu 13:45:02 UTC)

CaLL Me ZeNy stopped in with word of a speed painting of ODSTs, done by Orkimede – it’s up on his DeviantART site, but you can find sharper versions at HaloDestiny – screen res (717×800) and high res (2248×2507). 5 hours in Photoshop – it’s fantastic! (Roscoe-128 added a link to this image to the…

Bungie’s got another weekend Recon contest going – create a cool landscape pic, win Recon for use in Halo 3 multiplayer. Go read the details! (Louis Wu 18:26:04 UTC)

Nathan Moeller sent word that Competitive Video Games is running a 4v4 MLG Prize tourney next weekend, 3pm CST over LIVE. Go visit for full details.(Louis Wu 18:23:41 UTC)

Heh – cool. McFarlane’s making a series of figures that each have a Mongoose – they look great! Thanks, InnerRayg.(Louis Wu 14:15:56 UTC)

JeSteR 343 noticed that Gameshark’s Madcatz Halo Skins/Faceplates are $5 for the pair now – that’s pretty cheap! (Louis Wu 14:15:26 UTC)

fragclone pointed out a new video entitled ‘Why We Kill 2’ (it’s a sequel to ‘Why We Kill’. He recommends it highly. I didn’t have time to watch the 17 minute original, or the 27 minute sequel – so you’ll have to either take his word for it, or judge it for yourself. (Louis Wu…

Z wrote with word of a new project being undertaken by a member of the Halo3Forum.com community – It’s a one-hour video, comprised of 60 1-minute segments. Full rationale and explanations are in the forum post – along with all the different tasks for which help is needed. Go read, and see if you want…

chris10023 let us know that the latest Halo 3 Fails – Creators’ Fails – is live. This one is made up of clips either performed by the creators of the series, or seen personally by them.(Louis Wu 14:13:46 UTC)

urk apologizes for the lightness of today’s Bungie Weekly Update – but then, what can you really expect, after a week like last week? Well, he’s actually got some more Firefight info for you, as a matter of fact. Screenshots, a Q&A with Lars Bakken, the works. And a bunch of other little bits. (I…

This information (and the rationale behind it) has been pretty well hashed-out in the past week, but Joystiq got an official response from Microsoft, so… to explain the release of Halo 3: ODST at the standard new-game pricepoint of $59.99 (US), Microsoft had this to say:”We believe this standalone experience is much more than just…

GLewis stopped in with word of Podtacular 192 – E3 madness, MLG Halo news, and more. Just under 2 hours, 46 mb.(Louis Wu 15:26:53 UTC)

Bungie.net posted a new Breaking In article last night – Tim Williams, Production Engineer at Bungie, discussed how he got there (lots of testing, lots of Halo games), what he does there (jack of all trades, plus making Halo tricksters miserable) and how you can join him (be useful). Good read!(Louis Wu 15:21:46 UTC)

We heard from both jdars, of the Aesthetic Artist Interviews, and RandomSauce, of Director Dialogues, that there are some changes being implemented; AAI is switching to a bi-weekly release (so the next one will be next week), and DD is taking a break until the end of the summer. Everybody needs time off sometimes!(Louis Wu…

Not a lot of comic news for you today – Reclaimer’s on hiatus, The Catfish hasn’t been sending updates to Bungie.net, and Elnea seems to be busy. Bloogyo has hit Episode 100 for Rat’s Nest, though, and has created a montage to celebrate – find links in his forum post!(Louis Wu 15:04:48 UTC)

Speaking of Hawty McBloggy – it’s Friday, so she’s got her recurring Friday Caption Fun feature online… last week’s picture not only elicited some funny captions from the peanut gallery, it got Pete Cooper to turn an internet meme into an entertaining response. There’s also (of course) the new pic for you to play with.…

Hawty McBloggy tried out the Haloscreenshots.com printing service – and wrote up her experience. Check out her review!(Louis Wu 14:44:18 UTC)

Five new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read ’em!(Louis Wu 14:40:14 UTC)

Terry Lamb let us know that HaloCharts.com is giving away free supporter accounts for their Halo Wars section for the next day or so. To get one, first play some Halo Wars, set up a Halowars.com account, then log in to HaloCharts.com and follow the Halo Wars Supporter link at the top!(Louis Wu 14:26:35 UTC)

More BungLog™ video offerings:Power Plant is a new racetrack (see? Toldja!), and you can watch a video or download the map.Pattythedog615 whipped up a video to Weird Al’s ‘eBay’ – I don’t think I’d ever expected to see the Master Chief in tube socks.I told urk I wouldn’t post this – but hell, I was…