Author: halo@bungie.org

If you hadn’t been clued in by the postscript on last Friday’s Bungie Weekly Update, Major Nelson spells things out for you this morning – the Mythic Map Pack drops on Xbox LIVE Marketplace on April 9, for 800 points. Thanks, onebitrocket. (Louis Wu 14:19:07 UTC)

Daniel ‘Tyrant’ Morris sent word that the Floodgate Mythic Challenge he issued last week was met… by many. Over 100 entries were submitted, with several times around 4:10… but Xd Bud bX pushed past the crowd with a time of 4:06 – faster, even, than any of the current Mythic Conquerer times! For his efforts,…

Lightweight Halo comic update today – just a couple for you.Elnea updated Halo Action Figure Theater with #162: Chuck Roast. Now that Norris is down… what’s going to happen to the poor little Pokemon?TTL Demag0gue stopped by with word of Reclaimer 169: An Offer Refused. Portent doesn’t trust Ferial enough to accept gifts…My guess is,…

spartanx5 stopped in to point out that he’s started modeling a Recon helmet – you can see the WIP images over at 3dtotal.com.(Louis Wu 14:14:56 UTC)

I was sort of joking about being sad that there were no prizes to give out for pete_the_duck’s Flaming Ninja Challenge 3… but FyreWulff stepped up anyway and is offering a 1200 MS Point card to the fastest time submitted to him by midnight Friday. Read his post VERY carefully for rules – it would…

You might remember ‘Look Before You Leap 2’, a wild Halo 3 jumping vid released a month or so ago. Yesterday, urk linked to a pretty cool followup – it’s called ‘Look Before You Leap 2: First Person View’, and it shows the same jumps, but from the viewpoint of the jumper. If you’re trying…

Home just in time for one more cool project today – swing by our forum and check out pete_the_duck’s ‘Flaming Ninja Challenge 3’. I promise you, you’ve never navigated a Halo 3 obstacle course like this one. I wish we had great stuff to give away to folks who complete this – but we don’t,…

No Halo news today – today’s a day for travelling long distances to buy a cool birthday present for a teenager. Enjoy your Sunday, play lots of 3 Ball, and we’ll be back with some pretty exciting stuff tomorrow.(Louis Wu 13:00:18 UTC)

Halo 3 Fails, Episode 14, is now live – you can watch it on YouTube, but it uses music that the creator’s not happy with. It’s also streamable (and downloadable in hi-res for members) at Vimeo, with original music, and downloadable from FileFront. Some great clips this time around. I loved the heat-seeking fail on…

Tommy921 put together Reality Mistaken, a creepy film about a weird dream… that might not be a dream.(Louis Wu 14:40:34 UTC)

CaLL Me ZeNy stopped in to announce What The French: Episode 2 – a French ‘Halo 3 Fails’ with some funny clips. Take a look! (Louis Wu 14:40:06 UTC)

Kotaku has a story about the sales of Wii Fit in the US – and how it’s exceeded the sales of Halo 3 over their respective lifetimes. (I’m not sure how relevant this is, really; the installed base of the Wii is nearly double that of the 360, and the audience for the two games…

Starscream found a page of a Deadpool comic that shows the character holding a pair of Halo-inspired weapons (a Battle Rifle and a Halo 3 pistol). Odd…(Louis Wu 14:39:00 UTC)

A Halo Fan…natic stopped in to let us know that Azrael has written up the latest HBO Fan Fic Pick of the Week – go see what he thought of this week’s submissions!(Louis Wu 14:38:30 UTC)

RuneOfRed has kicked off a series of ‘Retro Reviews’ – he’s playing older games and seeing how they hold up today. First up: Halo CE. Go see what he thought.(Louis Wu 14:38:02 UTC)

A group of fans dedicated to making Halo panoramas has created a video that shows off a bunch in an HD YouTube vid. Me… I like my panoramas all on one screen, at one time… but if you like pan effects, check this out! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 14:37:25 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update contains lots of tasty info for you this week: hints about Halo 3: ODST’s release date (and other release dates), some information about another Sandbox variant that’s headed for Matchmaking, information about the Scarab screenshot contest they ran last week, information about a NEW screenshot contest they’re running right now (goodies…

grantix decided to walk around with homemade Halo artwork on his feet – check it out!(Louis Wu 19:07:28 UTC)

Anoj has posted the latest in the Top 10 Halo 3 series – this one focuses on Free for All kills. Some impressive gameplay, when everyone wants you dead! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 18:58:41 UTC)

JeSteR 343 found a cool piece of art on DeviantART – Cortana, in human form. Check it out!(Louis Wu 14:49:18 UTC)