Author: halo@bungie.org

Curtis Blakely let us know that the latest podcast from Nerdballoon, ‘Lunchpail Platoon’, contains an interview with Mad Max of Team End Result, a Canadian pro gamer team. It’s an interesting discussion that goes from pro gaming, to the Halo series in general. Go listen!(Louis Wu 11:59:03 UTC)

Last night, as is usual on Friday nights, Bungie posted their Weekly Update – it contains a summary of what happened around the Halo world this week. There’s not a HUGE amount of content for folks who pay really close attention – but a few tidbits that might have passed you by are definitely inside.…

hyokin stopped in with word of a new Halo 1-based machinima – Slayer. The first chapter is up now. The characters are from his Operation Respawn series, but this seems to be a self-enclosed story.(Louis Wu 18:45:10 UTC)

It’s Friday, so it’s time for another Aesthetic Artist Interview – this week jdars sits down with Dusty Boy T, and discusses the fine art of Campaign screens. There are 30 examples to mull over when you’re done reading!(Louis Wu 17:35:29 UTC)

New movies, courtesy of the Bungie Blog:CARmakazie put up another GooseTage – splatter central.Scarecrew has a montage that’s just bloopers. I think he’s been piggybacking on my Xbox LIVE matchmaking. (I gotta say, though, it’s pretty impressive to stick yourself without bouncing the grenade off something, or throwing it straight up…)ALPHA PHEONIX put together a…

Z pointed out a new DualTage at Halo3Forum.com – gameplay by Kimo and Krunchy, editing by Domino. About 10 minutes long. Nice gameplay and editing (though I had to turn it down a bit…). Take a look!(Louis Wu 17:20:22 UTC)

Heh – VERY cool. a website called ‘I Make Projects’ contains information about a working, real-life Halo oddball skull, for use in Airsoft/laser tag games (or whatever). The skull contains electronics that read the RFID tag that each player wears – so you gain time by holding the skull close to your chest, with both…

During the MLG Tournament coverage from the Meadowlands early this month, the latest iteration of the MLG/ESPN Top 10 was previewed – but if you weren’t watching the streaming feed, you missed it. Not to worry – it’s entered the archive, and contains another 10 amazing clips collected from MLG gameplay. Check it out!(Louis Wu…

Jake108 let us know that Geekscape has posted their next Teabag Prevention article – this one covers the Mongoose. Read it and suck less!(Louis Wu 15:55:58 UTC)

Big comic roundup today, since Wednesday’s came so early:ODS Steve #22 – Home was posted then. It’s sad. Thanks, Hawty.Dennis Powers told us about Shipwrecked Episode 63 – Turmoil – movements in multiple storylines.The Catfish let Bungie.net know that 2501 Episode 41 is live – they’re searching for someone special.anthraxgoon stopped in with word of…

Nabsuh stopped in to announce the Blackstone [Log 2] Trailer – it’s pretty vague, but if you remember back to July of last year, when Blackstone [Log 1] was released, you might be happy to know they’re working on continuing it! (Louis Wu 15:50:13 UTC)

Psychophan7 put together some printouts for forging Sandbox; they’re ideal for plotting your ideas on paper before committing to work. Details (and preview images of what you’d be downloading) are in his first post – download links for high-res versions are in this post. (Use local mirrors to save Pfordee’s bandwidth.) Check these out if…

It’s Friday, so it’s time for Hawty McBloggy’s Friday Caption Fun, now up to Round 43. Entertaining captions for last week’s pic, coupled with a potential-rife new shot, make this a worthwhile stop this morning.(Louis Wu 15:24:55 UTC)

Last week was light – but there are ten new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week… from poetry to Halo/Terminator crossovers. Go read!(Louis Wu 15:23:29 UTC)

The latest Breaking In article at Bungie.net focuses on Matt Richenburg, an Associate Producer working on stuff they aren’t talking about yet. Matt gets in-depth and dirty in describing how he got where he is… swing by if you want to be there too! Maybe some of his luck will rub off.(Louis Wu 22:03:36 UTC)

AoD deadite stopped in with word of a new machinima – ‘Close Quarters Battle Armor’. Nice cinematography, and nice effects… go watch!(Louis Wu 21:46:30 UTC)

Wow, it’s Thursday again. What does that mean? It means it’s time for another Double XP Weekend! What’s up this week? Well, urk says it’s Team Melee. Go beat on some people.(Louis Wu 19:24:12 UTC)

A new Community Spotlight is up at Bungie.net – this one loks at the Spartan I Project, and contains information about the group, along with new Bungie Favorites. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 17:50:53 UTC)

Bungie.net has been tirelessly promoting videos since we went dark early yesterday morning – here’s what we’ve found there so far:KillPie3 put together an interactive slot machine – YouTube’s getting so fancy! Static Hazard and B Mc Gann are back with MLG Top 10 Plays Episode 6. I like pie727 whipped up a second Mongoose…

Heh – Hawty McBloggy highlighted a collection of secret Xbox360 controller button layouts, discovered by a Bungie.net denizen. See if you can use one of these. (Louis Wu 17:49:29 UTC)