Author: halo@bungie.org

AngryFacing wants to make a community montage – swing by his Bungie.net post to see what he needs.(Louis Wu 13:54:29 UTC)

New comics for you:The Catfish has posted 2501 Episode 54 (Monday) and Episode 55 (yesterday)Elnea has posted Halo Action Figure Theater #178 (Late Arrival)Bloogyo has posted Rat’s Nest Episode 15-1 (Grunty Thirst)TTL Demag0gue has posted Reclaimer 188 (Coherent Dissociation)Get to readin’! (Louis Wu 13:54:05 UTC)

1UP.com has posted an article on the Top 5 Insane Videogame Computers – and Bungie has nailed 2 of those spots (one for our favorite Halo AI). The whole thing with the clothing… I never really looked at it that way before. Hmm…(Louis Wu 13:53:44 UTC)

There’s a new Average Joe interview up at Bungie.net – VENOM MDK is a proud member of Halo 3 In The Work Place (and other groups). Go learn some more! (Louis Wu 18:17:35 UTC)

Amateur Entertainment has created ‘Brutality of the Covenant’, an audioplay short – a story, told through a combination of original content Halo 3 sound assets, that acts as a teaser to the upcoming podcast series ‘Brotherhood’. Just under 3 minutes long, it’s not only an intriguing concept, it’s a very nicely-crafted piece of work! Listen…

HaloCharts continues their Campaign Challenge – this time around, it’s Cortana. Read the summary at the Bungie Blog, or the full details at HaloCharts – and get going! (Louis Wu 18:11:30 UTC)

Some jerk is going to be on the Running Riot podcast as it’s broadcast live this evening (9:30 EST) – come by and make fun of him. More details are available in this post at Bungie.net.(Louis Wu 18:08:47 UTC)

Back in mid-April, we mentioned the first Halo Wars expansion pack – it’s live now. 800 MS Points, available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Thanks, GrimBrother One.(Louis Wu 14:14:24 UTC)

Vociferous is back with another in-depth Ascendant Justice article – this one looks at Ground Zero (which, in the context of Halo 3: ODST, is New Mombasa). Lots of great speculation, based on information gathered rather meticulously from a variety of sources. Give it a read! Thanks, Cocopjojo.(Louis Wu 14:07:01 UTC)

chris10023 let us know that Halo 3 Fails, Episode 20 is now live – I think I’ve done every single one of those! Funny stuff. (Louis Wu 14:06:25 UTC)

Stormwraith sent word that he’d run across a cool LEGO Snow LRV at both MOCpages and Flickr. (Same hog, a variety of pics.) Nice work!(Louis Wu 14:02:32 UTC)

Omega was the first to point out that HD rendering is now available for those participating in Bungie’s Render to Video public beta. If you’ve got some extra render minutes saved up, go give it a try!(Louis Wu 14:01:24 UTC)

Pwnathon2o2p stopped in to announce a promotional video, created by IamDank, for the Pwnathon charity event coming up in July. Go watch it!(Louis Wu 14:00:47 UTC)

Bungie.net’s got the latest Tag and Release feature – the tag was ‘Halo’, the results are… cool. Go see!(Louis Wu 18:22:29 UTC)

A little late this week (okay, it was supposed to go live LAST week), but the latest Aesthetic Artist Interview is now up – thanks, jdars. Swing by to read about Meatball O Doom, and her personal Forge obsessions.(Louis Wu 17:40:53 UTC)

Thanks to urk for the following pair of vids: Shenanigans – a montage made up of stuff you love to see in the after-game theater. (Occasionally, the in-game reaction is less enjoyable… and I could probably do with fewer betrayals.) Top 10 Halo 3 Kills HD – a relatively random assortment of kills – maybe…

Leviathan is back with another graphic story – this one is called ‘Prophet of Penance’, and it introduces us to an interesting side of the Covenant. (Louis Wu 12:34:28 UTC)

Loby stopped in with word of a new machinima from Banshee Surprise – it sets the Normal Guy (from The Lonely Island) to Halo 3 footage, and does so pretty well. Might bring a smile! (As the info section states, this may not be appropriate for younger audiences.) (Louis Wu 12:33:31 UTC)

The comic crowd wasn’t too busy this weekend:Elnea posted Halo Action Figure Theater #177 – The Last Straw; some very nice setup work went into this. (A photo is included.)Bloogyo let us know about Rat’s Nest Episode 14 – it started here, and the most recent segment is here. It’s a story of the Chief…

CaptainRaspberry let us know that the Fan Fic Pick of the Week is up for submissions in by May 15. kr-1426 wrote it. Go see what he thought!(Louis Wu 23:11:15 UTC)