Author: halo@bungie.org

The Bungie.net blog has a mention of an interesting video showing what happens when you try to be peaceful in Halo 3 matchmaking. (Hint: it doesn’t always work.)(Louis Wu 23:33:15 UTC)

mrsmiley let us know that the final episode of Pyrosmile’s Master Chief Theater 3000 is now online , covering the final cutscenes of Halo 2. (Apparently, it was submitted a couple of weeks ago, but machinima.com has been backlogged.) Go watch – and enjoy their happy new year wishes!(Louis Wu 18:28:50 UTC)

Gamecyte has some interesting statistics from Nielson about PC/Console game playing over the past year – did you know that Halo: Combat Evolved is still the number 3 PC game title in the US, behind only World of Warcraft and CoD4? Did you know that while the installed base of the Wii is nearly twice…

Time Glitch let us know about A Video For Which There Is No Title, a zombie film like no other. And that’s probably a good thing (though it IS pretty funny). Check it out! (Louis Wu 17:27:45 UTC)

AnTi PRO sent word of 3, an epic tale of 3 Spartans who take on the Persian empire. Until it’s time for homework. (Louis Wu 17:23:16 UTC)

Happy new year, everyone! (If your spoiler settings have reverted to ‘no spoilers’, you can use the ‘Change this!’ link to reset them – sorry about that.) Ian simmons sent us a link to a couple of vids by FarhanK501 on YouTube – some background visits between the Arbiter and the Prophets. Hmm…(Louis Wu 17:21:56…

Wow. Some guy gutted a PS3, and filled it with the innards from an Xbox 360… he’s calling it a PS360, and it’s pretty much the only way you’ll ever play Halo 3 on a PS3. Me? I’m wondering why you’d trash a $400 box to fill it with a $200 box… Thanks, Buttskunk.(Louis Wu…

New song from Bryan Simon! I’m not positive… but I don’t think he likes Rocket Race too much. Funny stuff – if you just want the mp3, you can grab it from our server here (2.6 mb).(Louis Wu 14:31:20 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue told us about Reclaimer 130 – Rulebook is on the way out, and Ferial’s focus shifts.(Louis Wu 14:27:31 UTC)

Linken91 put together a Spartan/Elite sketch – and it came out better than he’d expected. He detailed the steps – swing by his forum post to see how it went! (Louis Wu 14:26:11 UTC)

It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for another episode of ODS Steve – visit Hawty McBloggy’s for #8 – and some basic safety rules. (Louis Wu 14:24:26 UTC)

I’d meant to post a reminder for the Halo Community Live event happening over on Mogulus earlier today… but time got away from me. It started an hour ago – but it’s still going on now. Swing by to watch the end (or if you’re reading this in the morning, watch it On Demand).(Louis Wu…

Bungie’s Average Joe series continues – today’s contestant is Firestream, the guy behind HaloCharts.com. Go see what drives him to keep track of the numbers!(Louis Wu 19:40:06 UTC)

ZzoMBiE13 drew a Brute. He’s cranky. The pic rocks.(Louis Wu 19:33:00 UTC)

Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked 49 is now live – sometimes technology just isn’t enough.(Louis Wu 19:30:33 UTC)

Competitive Video Games is running a Holiday Tournament – it’ll take place on January 1, and it’s a team doubles tourney. Register on the site with a partner, and get ready to play! (No prizes – just fun.)(Louis Wu 15:52:33 UTC)

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,…