Author: halo@bungie.org

Back in April, 2008, HBO took on Bungie in a Humpday Challenge on the then-not-quite-released Legendary maps. It was an even Humpday (1 win, 1 loss, 1 tie for both teams)… but unbeknownst to us, a couple of weeks after the event a fan known as Rast07 whipped up a very cool action video of…

A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned ‘Master Chief vs Mortal Kombat: The Hidden Skull’, a machinima mashup of Halo and (duh) Mortal Kombat. It was hilarious. The second episode is up now (thanks again to the Bungie Blog for the heads-up) – and it’s as good as the first. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:56:08…

ChrisOfTheDead has put together Shenanigans 2, a community funtage – not all meetings in Halo 3 are about killing the other guy. (Just most of ’em.) Some funny stuff in here… thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 16:42:12 UTC)

The Hushed Casket has been around for a LONG time – and they’re still kickin’ it, oldschool. They recently got together for a Halo PC LAN… and rapture stopped by to point out a writeup, including pics and a great overview video. Swing by for a solid dose of nostalgia! (Sadder news that came out…

Hawty McBloggy wrote up her experiences with the latest Grifball arena – though I think she just wanted to take a lot of pictures of me dying. I think maybe I shouldn’t be standing so close…(Louis Wu 15:32:34 UTC)

Leviathan continues his graphic novelette, “A Sangheili’s War Is Never Over” – the latest episode is bigger, bolder, and more colorful than its predecessors. Take a look! (Louis Wu 15:31:21 UTC)

Tom Reynolds, an Australian journalist, gave his son controller and filmed him playing a little Halo. Not really unusual, I guess… until you realize his son is 10 months old! (Sadly for Tom, he says his son’s K/D spread wasn’t that much worse than his own…)(Louis Wu 15:29:55 UTC)

LoneRanger 2.5 pointed out that Oddee.com recently posted an article entitled “12 Alphabets Made of Objects” – and the Halo Corpse Alphabet is on the list. (Personally, I loved the Sky alphabet – but they’re all pretty cool.)(Louis Wu 15:29:01 UTC)

Dalteth took a McFarlane Master Chief, modified it for sniping action, and rebuilt the parts he broke. Then he repainted the whole shebang. You can find the results in our Miscellaneous section. You can let him know what you think in his forum thread.(Louis Wu 22:32:50 UTC)

Now that all four issues of Halo: Uprising have actually been released, Marvel’s started some hardcore marketing of the hardcover version of the collection – you can view some shots from it in this MTV article, and you can read the first issue of the comic online for free. (Me? I’m waiting for Helljumpers and…

The Bungie.net Community Spotlight this week shines on… well, everybody. Bungie’s picked out some of their favorites from multiple communities, rather than focus on a single community. Go see what’s there!(Louis Wu 18:37:15 UTC)

A whole bunch of gaming groups are getting together to help FacilityB5D make their latest charity effort, ‘Hope Unto Dawn’, a tournament to raise money for Child’s Play, a success. You can read more details (and find a promo vid) at Bungie.net.(Louis Wu 18:34:08 UTC)

According to the Bungie Blog, there’s a company in England that’s hosting tournaments every Thursday in London (other cities, too) – swing by your favorite Gamerbase and play some Halo!(Louis Wu 18:29:01 UTC)

Urban Reflex pointed out that a stats compiler that’s been around for a while has been updated – H3O Stats Compiler is now up to v1.0.5. (It’s also been updated to work with Halo 2, again.) Grab a copy (Windows/Linux only, unfortunately for Mac users) and see how you’re doing!(Louis Wu 18:22:40 UTC)

A few of us tried out NOKYARD’s latest Grifball arena last night – Bryan Simon captured the (embarrassing) gameplay. Don’t look at the hammering, look at the court! Bryan’s also got a couple of other goodies for you: The Voicemail Chronicles, Volume Six is full of lulz, and a new song, a tribute to Tetra…

The Duo Group doesn’t produce a LOT of Halo 3 machinima… but what they DO produce is top-quality. Their latest entry is ‘Thunder From Above’ – a teaser for the upcoming Halo 3: ODST game. Gives me chills. (Louis Wu 17:14:06 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy is highlighting a nice piece of cross-stitch work, put together by stitcher for a friend. I’d hang that!(Louis Wu 17:13:24 UTC)

Bunch of new vids available, news courtesy of your friends at the BungLog™H3Wheelmen hailing from the Netherlands have put together the Dutchtage – it’s not all vehicle-based, but quite a bit of it is.Team Ascend has created ‘Ascendency’ – a trick-jumping montage. Lots of flying.KillPie takes a look at Killer Robots taking over… well, everything.Nice…

thebest233 stopped in with word of Elite Patrol – Episode Two. New characters, new confrontations.(Louis Wu 17:10:08 UTC)

Back in early April, we mentioned a chain-wide Halo 3 Tournament at Gamer Doc stores – they’re down to the final five teams now (according to this press release), and these teams will be competing for the $4000 grand prize this coming Saturday. Apparently, you’ll be able to watch from any Gamer Doc store. (Louis…