Author: halo@bungie.org

Jake108 let us know that the Teabag Prevention Team is beginning to cover vehicles – this week, they’re looking at Warthogs. Swing by and read some tips that will help you perform better in your favorite 4-wheeled jeep!(Louis Wu 17:59:54 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy let us know that Friday Caption Fun Round 41 is now up at her site – swing by and check out some of the best results from last week, along with a new image for you to defile- um, I mean caption.(Louis Wu 17:59:28 UTC)

Halo0001 X sent word of a new video showing what might happen if Microsoft gets control of the UNSC. Anyone who’s called 1-800-4-MYXBOX will know how the Master Chief feels… (I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry.)(Louis Wu 17:59:04 UTC)

Jeff Hartt pointed out this Digg post showing off a funny example of crowdsourcing at Amazon – in the ‘Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought’ section of a page for condoms, the poster found Halo 2 high up on the list. (I checked the page today, and it’s gone entirely… but it was definitely…

Ikillbambis pointed out a contest at 360Junkies – create a mythical creature using Forge, and you might win a Mythic Map code, or Mimobots. You must sign up on their forums to enter. (Louis Wu 17:58:02 UTC)

Quick Roundup of new goodies on the Bungie Blog:’Flag Campers’ Episode 1 is a ne wHalo 3 machinima seriesMajor League Driving Top 10 #5 is another collection of vehicular mayhemFacility B5D has put up a new Teammates of Genius – Mr. Determined Elephant Operator. Honk if you like Elephants.The Plasma Pistol Project is a schoolhouse…

Here’s what we’ve heard about since Wednesday:The Catfish told Bungie.net about 2501 Episode 35 – Destruction. Things might go boom.Dennis Powers send us a note about Shipwrecked Episode 61 – The Sin of Omission. Poetry and Halo… whoda thunk?Bloogyo stopped in with word of Rat’s Nest Episode7 3 – plus site enhancements.Elnea posted Halo Action…

SnowJP 360 told us about a list of 17 memorable game explosions at Gameplayer – awesomely, Randy Glass’ ‘Warthog Jump’ vid made the list. Check out the rest! (Louis Wu 17:56:35 UTC)

MastaSin333 visited to announce ‘HaloWars Goes Gray’, a flash animation he’s put together and posted at NewGrounds. It’s not about Halo Wars, the game, it’s about wars in Halo, and it focuses on the Spartan Gray Team (of Onyx/Cole Protocol fame). Check it out! (Louis Wu 17:56:05 UTC)

Apologies for the flood of Halo news about to hit this page; things have been a tad crazy today. There were six new stories up for your reading pleasure in the Fan Fiction section this week – check ’em out!(Louis Wu 17:48:30 UTC)

Today’s Broken In article at Bungie.net stars Dave Dunn, Artist Extraordinaire. (Don’t ask about the white boards he filled during Halo 2 production…) Go read about how he got where he is, and how you can follow him!(Louis Wu 23:43:36 UTC)

Jon stopped in to let us know that there’s a Halo 3 FFA tourney coming on April 11 at ReconLive.net. Top two prizes are 1600 MS Point cards. Check it out!(Louis Wu 23:14:45 UTC)

It’s Thursday, so it’s time for another Double XP Weekend – this week, it’s Team Flag, a perennial favorite. Get online! (Thanks, hezekiah.)(Louis Wu 20:23:24 UTC)

Lando Griff1n let us know that over at Halo3Montage.com there’s a new montage edited by Hazmat v2, featuring gameplay by NeoFlux jp, part of the Hatred of Heroes team. Very heavy on the editing. 13 and a half minutes long, you can stream it, or download an enormous 600 mb 1080p version.(Louis Wu 20:14:20 UTC)

Ready Up Live is filling the Bungie Favorites section this week – and their latest batch of files is now up. You can read about Pong and Paddle (a map and game variant from Sarge525) on Bungie.net.(Louis Wu 17:45:17 UTC)

Cyberline Films continues their ‘My Halo Life’ series of montages with Episode 3 – lots of snipes, sticks, and splatters. Go watch. Thanks, urk. (Louis Wu 17:38:34 UTC)

Looks like the PraetoriaGuard is hosting a Community Halo night – 8-11 pm ET on April 5th (this Sunday). Swing by Bungie.net for full details on how to participate!(Louis Wu 17:35:16 UTC)

Eep – almost forgot. Rooster Teeth posted a new PSA, in honor of their 6th birthday; the crew discusses the absurd amount of time fans have played around on the RT website. Go watch – it’ll make you laugh! (Louis Wu 14:25:53 UTC)

Tor.com has a review of Tobias Buckell’s ‘The Cole Protocol’ audiobook – give it a read! Thanks, TTL Demag0gue.(Louis Wu 14:24:57 UTC)

It’s not Tuesday, but it’s still a good day for a Tied the Leader update (thanks, XerxdeeJ) – swing by their site to see a loving tribute to their favorite Overlord. Go deeJ! (Louis Wu 14:22:56 UTC)