Author: halo@bungie.org

Last night’s unveiling of a third buildable area in Sandbox inspired Stuntmutt to send along a new One One Se7en. If, after you’ve read it, you find yourself filled with a murderous rage, maps showing his home will be available for a minimal fee.(Louis Wu 17:27:09 UTC)

Z pointed out a jumptage at Halo3Forum.com that’s really amazing. The first couple of Last Resort jumps are incredible… but the whole thing is full of jaw-dropping jumps. Swing by and grab a copy. (It’s 11 minutes long, in gorgeous 720p.)(Louis Wu 17:03:32 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy pointed out a pretty cool challenge hosted by Machinima.com – play a game of CTF via a series of interactive videos, win a shot at a free copy of Halo Wars! Check out Hawty’s post for all the details.(Louis Wu 16:51:55 UTC)

CaptainTony stopped by with a couple of links that shed more light on the ‘two new Halo comic series from Marvel’ story we mentioned last week. Marvel News has a publicity piece on the series, and IGN did an interview with the writers behind the comics. Salient points: The first series will be called ‘Halo:…

A couple of comics were announced on our forum this morning – The Catfish let us know that 2501 Episode 15 (‘Resupplying’) is up, and anthraxgoon told us that X36 Chapter 2 Issue 3 is live. Screenshotmania!(Louis Wu 16:21:43 UTC)

Last night brought another in a run of surprisingly meaty Bungie Weekly Updates – Bungie has unveiled yet ANOTHER cool feature of Sandbox – the Crypt. It’s an area underneath the ground floor… and it looks PERFECT to build Halo’s ‘Prisoner’ in it, if you ask me. Check out the gorgeous pictures (the lighting, in…

Rooster Teeth has a new video up for sponsors (it’ll be available to the public pretty soon) – it’s in honor of Valentines Day, and Caboose is sad. Go watch why. I’d use a line from the video as the title for this newspost, but the best ones are all full of curse words.(Louis Wu…

The reviews for Halo Wars are starting to come out – I think we’ll summarize them once a day or so, so that you’re not flooded with newsposts. Today’s entries: First Look Reviews has a video review (thanks, sniper2477), and PC Magazine has a Hands-on article. Enjoy!(Louis Wu 21:09:21 UTC)

CMNeir and MidgetDance took a Bryan Simon song, and built a music video around it. Fun stuff! (Thanks, again, urk, dangit…)(Louis Wu 21:01:31 UTC)

Phurion created a video using a single Kilimanjaro during a Multi Team game on Foundry – it’s quite nicely done. And as an added bonus, he created a 3D version that works with the standard red/blue glasses you watch 3D movies in. urk told me about these – are you listening to urk these days?(Louis…

Earlier this week, Hawty McBloggy asked you for eValentines she could share with the world – today, she’s posted the best ones. Go see… and maybe you’ll find some inspiration.(Louis Wu 18:29:58 UTC)

Bryan Simon’s got a new song for you, just in time for Valentine’s Day… it’s called ‘I Won’t Teabag On The First Date’, and it’s romantic as all get-out. (There is no money-back guarantee on that promise.) I think Hawty McBloggy could snag a few Halo 3 Pickup Lines from this! If you’re interested in…

Yesterday, Jagged stopped by with a question about how to get a Halo 3 film clip onto the web. (Still no word from Bungie when the BuTube feature is going live.) Urban Reflex watched the clip and decided it was pretty cool… and did a great job of recording it. Check this post for both…

How much is friendship worth? As of right now, it looks like… $0.99 (Australian). That’s the current bid (with one day left on the auction) for someone offering themself as a Halo 3 Xbox 360 LIVE Friend who wants to help you play through Halo 3 on Legendary mode… and as a bonus, they’re “relatively…

It’s Friday – which means it’s time for another episode of Friday Caption Fun at Hawty McBloggy’s!. Check out the highlights from last week’s submissions… along with a fantastic new pic to work with. The possibilities are Brobdingnagian! (Louis Wu 13:04:26 UTC)

According to a Microsoft press release, the Halo Wars demo set a one-day Xbox LIVE demo download record, and hit 2 million downloads in the first 5 days. I found summaries everywhere, and a full copy at Australia’s iTWire. (Louis Wu 13:03:35 UTC)

Urban Reflex noticed that IGN posted a ‘Top 10 First-Person Shooter Cliches’ – Halo contains most (if not all) of them.(Louis Wu 13:03:01 UTC)

americanista123 created a Halo 3 killtage showing off the prowess of Bungie employees – it’s a touching tribute, and nicely edited. Go watch! (Louis Wu 13:01:31 UTC)

HaloCharts.com is offering special awards on your HaloCharts Player Page if you finish the game on Mythic difficulty (Solo, Legendary, All Skulls On). Remember that we’ve got a fantastic guide to help you do just that hosted right here. Give it a shot – and show off your prowess!(Louis Wu 13:00:55 UTC)

Yesterday, we mentioned a new Halo Wars ViDoc on Xbox Live Marketplace – for those who want a downloadable version, we’ve put it up in both WMP9 format (139 mb) and QuickTime format (144 mb). It’s an interesting discussion about how the Ensemble team customized the controls for a console RTS. (Louis Wu 13:00:29 UTC)