Author: halo@bungie.org

Pete Cooper stopped by to announce that there was a new update on the Warthog being built for Operation Chastity – scroll down to ‘UPDATE 16th MARCH2009’ for full details on the blog. The framework is looking great!(Louis Wu 20:49:23 UTC)

It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for another update of Bungie Favorites – this is the second week of material from the Halo 3 Wheelmen. Swing by Bungie.net to read about one of their custom maps!(Louis Wu 20:48:53 UTC)

The folks at xDead at Dawnx Films wonder if signs have a purpose. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 16:45:40 UTC)

Hmm… General Vagueness found an old post on ComicMix discussing a comment made by a consultant at the New York Comic Con in 2008. Apparently, a company called Starlight Runner Entertainment was commissioned by Microsoft to create a ‘bible’ for the Halo universe. There’s nothing on Starlight’s website about this project, and as far as…

Psdtuts put up an article called the ‘Top 40 Video Game Covers of All Time’ – the three Halo FPS titles came in at #13. Thanks, Tech Artist.(Louis Wu 14:37:41 UTC)

Errod stopped in with a really nice piece of Halo Wars artwork – it was used as a cover image for a Danish gaming mag originally, but he managed to get an unmodified version from the magazine’s layout editor. Check it out!(Louis Wu 13:06:32 UTC)

Scotty stopped in with word of some new Dodgeball variants, built on Sandbox. The pictures look intriguing!(Louis Wu 13:06:03 UTC)

A summary of the Halo comics released since Monday’s update:The Catfish came by yesterday with word of 2501 Episode 28 (Trial)Dennis Powers told us about Shipwrecked Episode 59 (Emergence) – things look to be heating upAdam Susskind let us know that he’s released Chaos Theory Episode 16 (Such Bright Darkness) on its standard Tuesday scheduleHawty…

When Halo 3 was launched, one of the product tie-ins was Mountain Dew Game Fuel – a cherry-flavored variant of Mountain Dew. Some people loved this – but after the game’s launch, the product left the market. According to the Escapist, though, it’s coming back this summer… albeit with a World of Warcraft label instead…

quququ1 stopped in to announce that the multiplayer functionality of Halo Zero (a fan-made 2D sidescroller) has been enabled; check his post for links on where to download the game, and where to find info about the new multiplayer stuff.(Louis Wu 12:51:23 UTC)

Decadence Night visited yesterday to announce that he’d created a bunch of Mythic panoramas – swing by his website to see them!(Louis Wu 12:50:51 UTC)

Nathan Moeller wrote to tell us that Competitive Video Games is hosting a 4v4 Slayer/Objective tournament, March 21 at 1pm CST. Swing by for more details.(Louis Wu 12:50:15 UTC)

oooh em geee edited a new ‘Mythictage’ (a montage made from Mythic map footage) – the extra effects are really, really slick. This one’s totally worth watching in HD. Thanks to urk for highlighting this!(Louis Wu 12:48:33 UTC)

It’s Tuesday, so it’s time for another Average Joe on Bungie.net – and today’s victim is Helveck. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, swing by and figure out what he’s done for you lately.(Louis Wu 18:11:39 UTC)

I’m not sure I understand what’s going on… but Hawty McBloggy is hosting a ‘March Madness’ video game tournament (with games competing with each other), and Halo 3 is in the first round, kicking off today. It’s up against Street Fighter II – she’s got tons of info for you if you want to follow…

Daniel ‘Tyrant’ Morris let us know that nobody won the extra-long two-week Mythic Challenge in March – so there’s a new challenge afoot. This current Saturday, March 21, you’ll have 24 hours (from midnight to midnight PST) to complete Floodgate – the easiest Halo 3 level to do on Mythic Difficulty. The fastest time turned…

Forge Hub’s Forsaken has put together a database of Sandbox Forge creations – swing by and see what you can find! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 17:14:28 UTC)

It’s like it’s Montage Day on Bungie.net:Pogra celebrated a birthday in January by playing for 24 hours straight – folks dropped in when they could. Clearly, they tried some weird stuff.An older ‘sticktage’ from Bipolar Nick (originally posted in October) made the Blog today.”Ooh, Stick You” is a real song. That has nothing to do…

Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte let us know that he’s been working on a new ODST render – you can check it out in his gallery here. Don’t mess with these guys!(Louis Wu 10:43:58 UTC)

agdtinman says it’s on: when he gets to 2x as many Twitter followers as Stosh, he’ll post a Mythic Map code. Of course, the downside is you have to follow him on Twitter… (Louis Wu 10:36:12 UTC)