Author: halo@bungie.org

Okay, it looks like 2old2play’s Pwnathon 2009 (a fundraiser where you get to play games) will include some interesting Halo challenges – more of them if you answer naveeda’s call for suggestions. Read about the Pwnathon at his links in this post, then read about his request in the followup. (Louis Wu 15:09:52 UTC)

Incogneto45 and friends put together a film called ‘Panzy Tactics’ – it basically shows you a bunch of hiding spaces in various multiplayer maps. (This is episode 3 – I guess there were others before.) (Louis Wu 15:07:27 UTC)

Another Friday night, and I ain’t got nobody, I got an update cause I… man, sometimes I shouldn’t have alcohol with dinner. Swing by Bungie.net for the latest Bungie Weekly Update – crowing, interviews with playtesters, a funky screenshot, details about the Mythic Screenshot contest that WAY too many of you entered… and more. Go…

Decadence Night put together a pair of very nice panoramas with Hornets getting toasted by Mongoose riders. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 20:12:46 UTC)

The latest Aesthetic Artist Interview is live – today, Team Pepto has a discussion with skm0000, a master of illusion. Go check out what he has to say – and some of his more impressive screenshots!(Louis Wu 18:00:26 UTC)

Need your Annual Achievement, but can’t find three friends who have the time to run through it with you? The Spartan 1 Project is here to help. Swing by their Bungie.net Group page to find willing helpers – or swing by this Bungie Blog post discussing their achievements to download a sub-15-minute Annual run!(Louis Wu…

The Halo 3 Gophers have kicked off a new website – and are hosting a Forge contest to celebrate. Swing by and check ’em out – and if you like to play with Forge, take a look at the contest. The best multiflag Sandbox variant wins either Microsoft Points or an action figure. You’ve got…

HaLo2FrEeEk posted a meaty monster in our forum – it contains links to all the Halo Wars cutscenes, downloadable in both SD and HD, in both WMP9 and QuickTime. In fact, he’s put so much work into this, we didn’t feel like we couldn’t offer a permanent page for these videos. (We’re not hosting them;…

A really short comic list today – all we’ve got for you is 2501 Episode 50 (thanks, urk) and Reclaimer Episode 183 (thanks, TTL Demag0gue). Guess it’s gonna be a small cup of coffee…(Louis Wu 12:19:04 UTC)

retinence whipped out a brand-new Halo-related Bionicle – this one’s a Jackal. Extra pictures here. Where’s my carbine?(Louis Wu 12:18:38 UTC)

GeneticSpartan dropped by with word of ‘Colors’, a Halo music vid he made based on the song by Kira Willey. Works well – very mellow! (Looks like Hawty McBloggy liked it too.) (Louis Wu 11:43:38 UTC)

RogueDarkJedi stopped in with word of Mindless Intentions Episode 3: Martyrdom. It looks at what might happen if a couple of the most popular XBL games were merged… I think my head might explode.(Louis Wu 11:43:01 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has another round of Friday Caption Fun for you – highlights from last week, plus a Guardian shot just waiting to be defiled. See what you can do! (Louis Wu 11:42:23 UTC)

Halo0001 X sent word of Mandlbaum in: “White Bomb” [Part 3 of 3] – it’s a tribute to all those “so bad they’re good” movies from 20 or 30 years ago that you stumble across while you’re channel-surf, and then find yourself strangely unable to turn off. Starts a little slow… but it definitely picks…

Podtacular 188 has been released – it discussed customs and creations from the Mythic maps (with a heavy focus on Sandbox, for obvious reasons). Guests are PainKilla05 and Captain Planet. 52 minutes, 24 mb.(Louis Wu 11:40:57 UTC)

A solid seven new pieces are available for you this week in the Fan Fiction section – go read! (Louis Wu 11:40:35 UTC)

A new ‘Breaking In’ article went live at Bungie.net yesterday – Jason Sussman, Finishing Artist, discusses what he does at Bungie, and how he got there. Wanna join him? Read and learn!(Louis Wu 11:38:58 UTC)

BungLog™ Goodies:Forgebattle.com is hosting a Mythic Map Friday – join them for custom games on Forged Mythic mapsProject Rooster has O 2 the T – a Halo rap full of smacktalkHerbal T goes HD, for some montage goodnessShould keep you busy for a little bit…(Louis Wu 22:05:06 UTC)

A very unreasonable man sent along this link – jastonlabostar sings ‘Playing Halo ODST Remix’, a parody of Mariah Carey’s ‘Touch My Body’. The floral wallpaper and fairy figurines add the finishing touch…(Louis Wu 17:28:42 UTC)

A Deaf Boy has whipped up a screenshot montage showing off the best shots from the first four Aesthetic Artist Interviews – take a look. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 17:20:49 UTC)