Author: halo@bungie.org

Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte sent along another Halo render – this one’s a gorgeous little shot of a mongoose and its pair of riders. Check it out in his gallery here! (Louis Wu 17:55:42 UTC)

Halo.fr’s Johnny be good sent word of a video showing golf action on Sandbox. Fore! (Louis Wu 17:54:54 UTC)

Planet Xbox 360 has their own set of Mythic Map Impressions – go read!(Louis Wu 17:52:51 UTC)

More Bryan Simon goodness on YouTube (and here): Nobody Loves Me But Urk passes sweet words of devotion to our favorite Bungie Blogger. Wanna listen instead of watch? Grab the mp3 version (3 mb). I’m gonna be humming this all day…(Louis Wu 17:50:03 UTC)

Adam Grumbo sent word (two days ago!) that a 405th regular, Ruben, had created a truly beautiful ODST helmet – you can see the finished pictures on this page, and you can jump back to the start of the thread for the beginnings of the project, back in mid-September. Astounding work! (Hawty McBloggy has her…

Decadence Night sent along three new time-lapse panoramas – he’s definitely getting better at this intriguing style of art! I love the Ghost Town one! Check out all three: Ghost Town (2709×1031,611kb) | Last Resort (2905×566,523kb) | Sandtrap (5419×1022,1.3mb) Update: Thanks to Scotty for pointing out that I mislabeled the Ghost Town shot as a…

Comics popping up today:TTL Demag0gue stopped in with word of Reclaimer 155 – ‘Confessions’ is Part 4 ouf Reclaimer Mythic Edition, and it shows off Orbital. We’re back to Viper… Hawty McBloggy let us know that the next ODS Steve is live over at her place – Episode 15 (“If Only Carmine Had Listened”) discusses…

mrsmiley let us know that the first episode of Master Chief Theater 3000 Season 3 is now online – they’re going back to the original Halo. Pillar of Autumn is covered in this one.(Louis Wu 17:24:03 UTC)

Mid7night updated his X-Plane Hornet – and flew it around Edwards AFB. Go watch the movie! (Louis Wu 17:23:40 UTC)

serpx noticed a Halo Wars TV spot on YouTube – it doesn’t even mention that the game’s a strategy game! Weird. (Louis Wu 17:23:10 UTC)

Last night, urk brought our attention to a new article at Ascendant Justice – Advent Unlimited takes a look at the three new Mythic Maps in words that will turn to pictures in your head. I believe that Ascendant Justice has taken on the mantle of the Halo community’s premiere analysis site… and they’ve done…

The HBO: Goosed contest is now closed – the entries have been sent to Domino Theory for judging, and we’ll have results for you in a couple of days! (Louis Wu 16:25:04 UTC)

urk let us know (and nearly killed the goose in the process) that Ready Up Live is giving away a Mythic Map code – come up with a good reason why you deserve it, and you’ve got a shot!(Louis Wu 23:33:26 UTC)

Ack, nearly forgot! There’s a new Average Joe article up at Bungie.net – go read about Obi Wan Stevobi, and see why you should get to know him! (Louis Wu 22:30:40 UTC)

It’s Tuesday, so it’s time for new content from the Tied the Leader crew. XerxdeeJ stopped by with word of a couple of new pieces – one is already mentioned below (awesome panoramas), the other is a great video showing off the graceful side of the Warthog. Check it out… it’ll make you smile. (Louis…

Urban Reflex made a little film of a game where vehicles were spawning without mounted weapons. Oops! (Louis Wu 22:25:12 UTC)

Lots of comics today, too: Dennis Powers told us about Shipwrecked Episode 56 (Steamed Meat), The Catfish weighed in with 2501 Episode 19 (Corridors), TTL Demag0gue let us know about The Reclaimer 154 (Triumvirate, Unity), and Adam Susskind stopped by with word of Chaos Theory Episode 13 (So It Goes). Get Funny! (Louis Wu 22:23:01…

A number of people have been creating amazing-looking panoramas with the Mythic Maps – CaLL Me ZeNy followed up his first batch with three new ones, Mr. Vociferous built some insanely gorgeous ones (thanks, Cocopjojo), and El Burritoh has extended his Haloramics technique to these new maps. (More TTL news coming in a sec) (Louis…

SketchFactor started up a Mythic Maps code scavenger hunt on Bungie.net – one fifth of a code has been posted in this thread. Can you find the other four-fifths, and assemble them in the right order, before anyone else? (Louis Wu 21:46:53 UTC)

As some of you have noticed, posting that mini-contest on our forum might not have been the brightest idea I’ve had this week. (Even if it DID get SketchFactor to post a bonus code – snapped up quickly, of course, by an observant fan.) Never fear, though, there are still other chances! PlanetXbox360 is giving…