Author: halo@bungie.org

Anoj has posted his final Top 10 video of the year – Episode 18 is Top 10 Sticks, and I think it’s worth reading Hawty McBloggy’s commentary before watching. I thought #5 was pretty funny, myself.(Louis Wu 14:06:54 UTC)

kr-1426 stopped in to let us know that Chuckles has posted the most recent HBO Fan Fic Pick of the Week – go see what he thought was the best of the batch! (Louis Wu 14:04:40 UTC)

xianoa wrote to pointe out a gallery of Halo 3 screenshot-based wallpapers; swing by and see what’s there! (My favorite is actually not on that page – it’s in this Bungie.net forum thread, and the final iteration is gorgeous.) (Louis Wu 14:04:12 UTC)

Ensemble released a packshot of the Halo Wars Limited Edition contents recently (800×533, 106k); you can take a look if you’re interested in what’s inside the box. (Because the assets they released allow it, I’m also going to post a ginormous version – 4608×3072 – that actually allows you to read all the text visible,…

A few weeks ago, BlueNinja mashed up some Halo cutscene clips and recreated the latest Star Trek trailer. Today, he’s back, with higher-quality clips, and editing tweaks – he gives you Halo Trek 2.0, which I enjoyed more than the original. Go watch!(Louis Wu 19:44:09 UTC)

urk continues to show off the ridiculous ease of use of the Bungie.net tag search system (after all, if HE can come up with such spectacular results, think what YOU can do!) – go check out the latest offering.(Louis Wu 19:41:23 UTC)

OddGodHMK let us know that the final page of Chapter 1 of The Biased is now live – an artistic close to the chapter. Check it out – and then keep your eyes open for Chapter 2!(Louis Wu 19:31:27 UTC)

Parka Blogs has posted a short review of the Art of Halo 3 book; if you’re on the fence about picking this one up (you shouldn’t be, it rocks), this might help.(Louis Wu 17:03:48 UTC)

It’s Monday, so TTL Demag0gue has come by with word of Reclaimer 129 – the weirdness gets a Ferial injection.(Louis Wu 17:01:15 UTC)

Tyler, from Young Street Productions, let us know that Forecast Episode 9 (the season finale), is now online. Craig and crew needs to stop Timmy before the weather station is destroyed! (Take a gander at the bonus Zoom video, Tunnel Time, when you’re done – unless you’ve got a weak stomach.)(Louis Wu 16:57:58 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has finished up the nominations phase of her 2008 Best of Halo Awards… and is on to the voting phase. You’ve got until January 7th at 11:59 pm PST (almost 10 days from now) to cast your votes – it’s pretty straightforward, and folks who vote in all categories are eligible for a…

Max Capo told us that he’s created a Miley Cyrus parody – he’s redone the song ‘See You Again’ as a Halo 3 montage called ‘Pwn You Again’. (I had to do a YouTube search for the original to compare.) His singing could use a little work – but it’s not a bad effort! Take…

GameDaily’s put together a list of the Top 50 Hottest Game Babes – and yes, Cortana makes the list. (To GD’s credit, the picture they use is not exploitative in the least. Then again, she’s only at #36…) Thanks, Morpheus. (Louis Wu 14:15:25 UTC)

Patrick Wood decided to model some of the environment concepts Bungie posted from Halo 3: ODST last Friday. His first attempt is now up on our forum – check it out! (Louis Wu 14:14:11 UTC)

Oh, man… at first glance, Ollie looks like he’s related to Sebastian (from Disney’s Little Mermaid), but look closer and he’s something… else. Thanks, ZZoMBiE13. (Louis Wu 23:05:13 UTC)

sharpsniper99 noticed that Xbox360Achievements.org has posted the Halo Wars Achievements – some provide interesting insights into the campaign gameplay. Hold off if you don’t like spoilers.(Louis Wu 21:27:24 UTC)

Whoa. Hawty McBloggy highlighted a cake made by Saiyan-Silk for her husband’s birthday… that’s an awesome cake.(Louis Wu 20:58:14 UTC)

This was released on Thursday, but it’s pretty funny – DigitalPh33r posted the first half of a Holiday Special, riffing off his work (at least one of the jokes requires having watched the Machinima.com Holiday Video to get). It’s only 2 minutes long – go watch!(Louis Wu 16:09:20 UTC)

Shadowfox ran across some pretty cool video of a deap-sea siphonophore… it looks like a single large organism, but is actually “a colony of numerous individual jellyfish-like animals that behave and function together as a single entity.” Sounds (and looks!) an awful lot like Halo’s Hunters! (A tidbit that surprised me – the relatively common…

Hawty McBloggy told us about some more Halo/Nintendo mashup artwork from CrazedOne1988 – he’s followed up his screenshots (we mentioned them a couple of weeks ago) with cover art. Go see!(Louis Wu 15:32:26 UTC)