Author: halo@bungie.org

Pete Cooper found out that his Operation: Chastity project was included in an OXM UK article about ‘Gaming’s Most Extreme Fanclubs’ – nice going, Pete!(Louis Wu 15:02:33 UTC)

Over at the Hushed Casket, rapture takes a close look at the Halo 3: ODST pistol – and compares it to its predecessors. Go rap!(Louis Wu 14:58:31 UTC)

mrsmiley let us know that Pyrosmile’s Master Chief Theater 3000 Episode 305 (covering 343 Guilty Spark) is now live. That poor Jenkins…(Louis Wu 14:57:49 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy runs down the Series 6 action figures from McFarlane; go see what’s coming in October!(Louis Wu 14:57:13 UTC)

Joystiq wrote up a sighting of a Master-Chief-helmeted dude playing Rock Band – we saw him at several booths throughout the day on Wednesday. Thanks to Adam Kovic for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 14:55:32 UTC)

Some additional reviews of ODST have popped up (I pass over the two-paragraph, you-could-write-this-by-reading-the-web reviews):Kombo.com has a Firefight Hands-onEurogamer’s Digital Foundry breaks down the additions to the engine, based on what’s visible in the trailerDestructoid thinks the $60 pricepoint is justifiedBigPond’s GameArena looked at ODSTGeekTyrant posted some First ImpressionsGameInsano.com did a Deeper Detail PreviewGrab a…

QuietHALO3MSTR sent us word about his buddy, ReconRevolution, who put together some really nice lawn decorations during the holidays last winter – you can see them in this video (along with a bunch of Halo 3 screenshots). Apparently, he also let Hawty McBloggy know about this – her writeup made me smile. (Louis Wu 23:13:34…

The Bungie Weekly Update was posted, as usual, last night – and it’s FULL of goodness. A recap of ODST info released over the week, plus some new graphic goodies… some info about Reach (but not much)… a bunch of rumor-busting answers for questions that have popped up this week… a way to win cool…

jake108 let us know that the latest Teabag Prevention article went live recently – they can teach you how to suck less with the Prowler. When to use it, how to use it, and how to fight against one. As always, good stuff!(Louis Wu 13:45:47 UTC)

Yes, I know, I said there’d be news catchup this weekend. No, it won’t happen this morning. (I’ve got real-life catchup that takes precedence, apparently. Hi, honey!) A few tidbits to tide you over, though… let’s start with MLG Columbus, which has been running since last night. Swing by the MLGPro.com website for full coverage,…

One last tidbit before crashing – mnemesis wrote up a short but sweet summary of D3, the annual (well, sort of) ice cream/taco/Halo fest at Deanero’s house south of LA on the last night of E3. Good people, good games, good food. You should come next year! Update: oops, Cody Miller (another attendee) wrote up…

It’s Friday, so it’s time for another Aesthetic Artist Interview; this week, jdars sat down with PaperThinWalls, a guy who takes some pretty amazing artistic shots. Go read his philosophy of screenshots, and check out some of his work!(Louis Wu 19:17:52 UTC)

Phatcorns whipped up another HD gameplay montage – this one’s called ‘BEASTLY!’ I wish there were more montages like this – less first-person focus, more fantastic camera work, the emphasis is on cool moments rather than medals. Check it out!(Louis Wu 19:10:26 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy’s been busy this week – we got a couple of great updates from her recently. She highlighted a really cool pic put together by Halcylon – it’s a Last Supper, Halo-style.She posted Friday Caption Fun, Round 49 (that’s 7*7), for those keeping track), with witty captions from last week, plus a new pic…

Another episode of The Real Spartans is now up – thanks, cbwilliams17. Great use of action figures!(Louis Wu 18:45:41 UTC)

HaLo2FrEeEk is offering a Halo HD recording service – swing by his forum post for details and a link if you’re interested in helping him test it.(Louis Wu 18:39:32 UTC)

Bunch of new comics since Wednesday (of course):Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked Episode 70 (Reprisal) is live – things are getting dicey for our heroes. Reclaimer 192 – Will to Live – went up late Wednesday (thanks, TTL Demag0gue). Looks like the dude’s manning up. The Catfish told urk about three new episodes…

Seven new (acceptable) submissions to the Fan Fiction section this week – go read ’em!(Louis Wu 18:37:19 UTC)

Wow… getting across the country after E3 took WAY longer than I’d expected. (I walked in the door about 15 minutes ago.) I’ll do my best to catch up on news this weekend, but I can certainly clear out the easy parts of the queue right now. Let’s start with a great story from Bungie.net…

RandomSauce has interviewed another machinima creator – the latest Director Dialogue subject is Sniper2477. Go check out how he got started, what he uses to create his magic, and where he’s going from here!(Louis Wu 19:37:35 UTC)