Author: halo@bungie.org

mikinater1 put together some matchmaking highlights of the last Grifball Double XP weekend, along with some footage of the new Grifball arena NOKYARD built on the main floor of Sandbox. This one seems to be full of trick plays. Thanks, urk. (Louis Wu 22:53:00 UTC)

Check this out:mythicmoviecontest.bungie.orgWhat is this, you ask? Simple: it’s a new contest looking for fan-made trailers showing off the Mythic maps… with winners getting all sorts of goodies (Recon armor, Bungie Pro for their File Share, extra Mythic codes for friends). The rules are all there – read ’em. Read ’em carefully, because we’re going…

Good stuff today over at the Bungie Blog:americanista123 whipped up a second Bungie Employee Bloopertage – fun (silly) moments culled from Bungie employee fileshares.Greenskull and SMG90 shared a machinima they call ‘What The…’ You’ll probably say the same thing if you watch it.ooohemgeeeFTW compiled a short montage of footage from the Valentines Day Massacre weekend…

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…