Author: halo@bungie.org

The ‘Average Joe’ series of community spotlights continues at Bungie.net – today’s entry looks at RandomSauce, one of the guys behind the Halo 3 MythBusters series. Go see how he got into gaming, and what he does outside of Halo!(Louis Wu 19:02:40 UTC)

Zandax is making a name for himself – he edited a nice montage last week, and today Bungie.net’s blog has a new minitage he’s put together, using footage supplied by Eve Films. Just two and a half minutes, nice composition!(Louis Wu 17:48:58 UTC)

XerxdeeJ stopped in to point out the latest updates at Tied the Leader – there’s an interview with My7hos, an HBO regular who donated the proceeds from the sale of a large collection of Halo memorabilia to the Tied the Leader Foundation recently, and Questions with Kiaeneto, a look at a clothing company started by…

Hawty McBloggy noticed a fun little article at Headplay – these guys make headmounted display gear, and they’ve mounted some of their hardware inside a Legendary helmet for the ultimate in Halo-playing goodness. Check it out! (Running around while using this equipment is not recommended.)(Louis Wu 14:00:01 UTC)

Impervium found a fun video on YouTube – someone took the Numa Numa song (English translation, one version) and added a ton of (hand-drawn) Halo references to it. Our forum seems to be split on its value.(Louis Wu 13:54:26 UTC)

We got word from Daniel ‘Tyrant’ Morris about the Monthly Mythic Challenge kicked off this month. There weren’t any winners this time around, so the rules are changing a little to make things more reasonable. First up – folks who have previously beaten the game on Mythic are now eligible (although they’ll need to earn…

Bored, and looking for something fun to do? Play with the Bungie All Tags tool to find fun pics. urk gets you started with some gorgeous Mongoose pics.(Louis Wu 19:09:12 UTC)

urk posted a video on the Bungie Blog showing off a Linerider level that beautifully illustrates the Halo timeline – great work!(Louis Wu 19:06:38 UTC)

Hmm… that’s interesting. 2900d4u pointed out a post at Strategyinformer.com that provides release dates for Halo Wars, worldwide. According to the site, it will be available in Japan and Asia Pacific first, on February 26, then Europe on the 27th, and finally the Americas on March 3. No word on why the normal ‘US first,…

Tyler Tschida let us know that Installation 05 is running another Halo giveaway – submit an email and you’re entered. (Say you’re from HBO, and you get a double entry.) Full details on their Events page. (Louis Wu 18:35:03 UTC)

AnTi PRO let us know that the latest Arm the Flag radio show (#3) focuses on Bryan Simon – including a live version of Snipers are Wussies. Go listen! (There’s also a pretty scary image that might convince you that Recon isn’t worth getting…)(Louis Wu 18:22:54 UTC)

Just in time for Christmas, Hawty McBloggy has put together a pretty cool gift guide – just for Halo freaks. Not Your Typical Holiday Gift Guide: Things for the Halo-Obsessed will give you suggestions you can use to satisfy the needs of your favorite Halo fanatic, and with a price range from $0.99 to over…

nomis78 posted a series of Character Profiles – great shots of the players in Halo 3. I’d agree with him that the Yanme’e shot is the best.(Louis Wu 17:19:43 UTC)

Lots of comics this Monday – lessee what we got. vlad3163 found a Gun Show Comic that combines Seinfeld and Halo 3. (The forum wasn’t impressed.) TTL Demag0gue told us about Reclaimer 121 – Tool of the Forerunners throws yet another twist into the story. And OddGodHMK let us know that after an extended downtime,…

mendicantbias00 received a ThinkGeek catalog in the mail… and was amused by the way they set up some action figures. Here’s hoping the Master Chief doesn’t find the trigger on that Laser… he’ll lose an arm if he does.(Louis Wu 17:08:26 UTC)

kr-1426 let us know that the HBO Fan Fic Pick of the Week was posted yesterday. Go see what was good, and why!(Louis Wu 17:03:54 UTC)

JRCB sent word of ‘Breakaway: A Rock Opera Machinima’, over at YouTube. It’s pretty cool – these guys wrote their own rock opera… and then acted it out in Halo 3. Great music! Definitely a one-of-a-kind… Go watch it!(Louis Wu 16:05:16 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13 couldn’t stay away from the RvB: Reconstruction Fan Art field – he whipped up a new scene from one of the first episodes. (Maybe the first?) Memories!(Louis Wu 15:54:41 UTC)

DigitalPh33r’s Hard Justice series continues with Episode 6, out now on YouTube. Bernard gets closer to the truth – maybe to his detriment. Thanks, vlad3163.(Louis Wu 15:51:15 UTC)

This came in a couple of days ago, but I somehow missed it. Halo Base’s Legend let us know that they’ve kicked off an Advent Calendar, documenting the history of Halo: Combat Evolved, with new magazine scans appearing every new day until Christmas. It’s all in German, but if you read German, there’s a lot…