Author: halo@bungie.org

Arithmomaniac has maintained a Halo theme in the last couple of Purim costumes he’s worn – he posted pics of his Arbiter and ODST. (Louis Wu 13:20:21 UTC)

Not many comics up at this point today…The Catfish posted 2501 Episode 42 over the weekend (thanks, urk)Bloogyo started the week with Rat’s Nest Episode 10 (2 is up today, 1 was posted yesterday)TTL Demag0gue announced the posting of Reclaimer 179 – Ripple in the Stream – and it looks like Ferial is playing a…

The first easter egg on the Mythic Maps has been discovered – and it’s a pretty cool one. Swing by Hawty McBloggy’s for the low-down! Looks like a fun little message was encoded (via morse code) into the blinking lights in the distance on Assembly… and Bungie.net forumgoer Sundmann decided to see if they spelled…

2900d4u stopped in to announce that he’s posted COTW: Best Clips, a collection of (whoa, whoda thunk?) the best clips submitted during The Final Fight’s Clip of the Weekl contests over the last while. If you want to submit clips for the next COTW collection, he encourages you to do so – visit this forum…

urk actually pointed this out to me more than a week ago – but it seemed like such a transient achievement that I passed on mentioning it. Today, however, we received mail from the person behind this gamertag – and as nine days have passed with no change to the score, it seems more than…

Halo0001 X wrote to let us know that his goal of recording all videos ever added to the Bungie Favorites list (we mentioned it last week) has been met – and you can watch them on one of two playlists in his YouTube channel. He intends to continue adding new vids as they’re released, so…

I don’t highlight a lot of Sandbox creations here – but Decadence Night stopped in with a remake of of Hang it High that looks fantastic. I haven’t had a chance to play it yet… but High Noon brings back great memories, just in the screenshots. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:37:06 UTC)

The latest Arby ‘n’ the Chief (“Party”) uses the new-ish ‘annotations make movies interactive’ technique to present multiple flashbacks in a way that becomes a little tiresome before it’s all over… but it’s intriguing nonetheless. Thanks, sharpsniper99.(Louis Wu 16:36:31 UTC)

Daniel ‘Tyrant’ Morris sent word that a new challenge has been beaten – earlier this month, he announced an attempt to beat Halo 3 in co-op Mythic difficulty, no deaths by any player. (Standard Halo 3 co-op, even with the Iron Skull on, will not make you start the level over again if someone dies…

jdars sent us a link he’d found to a website that looks like it was built to display images of a rendered warthog (which is pretty cool, all by itself)… but it’s more than that now, and the site is really, really nicely done. It’s still a work in progress; a couple of sections haven’t…

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…