My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Author: halo@bungie.org

  • Enigmatic Observation… Revisited

    Whoa, very cool. A couple of years ago, BOLL created a really intricate easter egg for One One Se7en, Stuntmutt’s long-running Halo comic. It’s unclear how many people found it at the time… but over in his blog, he’s written up the whole episode – thought process, intermediate artwork, and more. A fascinating look into…

  • H3RPG DXP Weekend

    Halo3RPG has a ‘Halo-Ween’ playlist, made by Adam, set up for double experience this weekend. (I don’t know what that means.) Thanks, sniperX47. Update: Scotty from H3RPG stopped by with a bonus offer – he’s got 7 beta keys for the PC version of Call of Duty: World at War. If you want one, read…

  • Teabag Prevention #26 – Rat’s Nest

    jake108 let us know that the Teabag Prevention Team has taken on Rat’s Nest – read their guide to help stay out of trouble!(Louis Wu 14:51:42 UTC)

  • A reprieve for folks looking for Orange Hayabusas

    Last week, TheDonWan posted two sought-after McFarlane Orange Hayabusa Series 3 Spartans, still sealed, signed by Bungie (here, and here) – well, if you missed your chance, she’s put up another pair! This one ends at 10:55 pm PST, November 1st (Saturday night) – and this one ends 12 minutes later. Get your sniping apps…

  • Paint Mister Chief Day

    Hawty McBloggy is running a fun art activity – swing by and create a Halloween-themed Mister Chief image! As Frankie has said numerous times, drawing Mister Chief takes absolutely no artistic skill – so anybody can play! (Louis Wu 13:12:22 UTC)

  • Halo Music is EVERYWHERE

    Weird – Wired Magazine has put up a Wired Science story about the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (a facility on a tiny island at the end of Long Island, in New York) – and the background music during the entire piece is ‘Covenant Dance’, from the original Halo soundtrack. It works, I guess… just…

  • Slipspace Event

    TTL Demag0gue stopped in with word of Reclaimer 106 – something odd is going on. He’s also been playing with Photoshop – some of those pics are great!(Louis Wu 13:10:28 UTC)

  • Top 5 Scary Games from Bizarre

    Taco Power points out that Bizarre Magazine has rated Halo among the Top 5 Scary Games (due, in large part, to a particularly scary level in the first game). Warning: the magazine (linked in his forum post) is not particularly safe for work. The Halo story is on page 21, if you want to use…

  • Halo 3 Funtage

    John_117 put together a new montage – he calls it a ‘funtage’, and it is. Some nice display of skills, but also lots of funny stuff; grenades not doing what was expected of them, vehicles falling out of the sky, etc. There’s a moment, about a minute and a half in, where I was flabbergasted.…

  • Halo Interactive Strategy Game Pics

    Merc noticed that Joystiq has a gallery of pictures of the Halo Interactive Strategy Game – you can get a decent look at the pieces. Check it out! (Louis Wu 13:08:54 UTC)

  • Teamwork FTW

    pete_the_duck stopped in to mention that he wrote up a pair of neutral-bomb Assault games he and friends played on LIVE a couple of weeks ago. There is nothing really special about the pair, other than that they were lots of fun for the (winning) team that played – but the writeup is great, and…

  • Friday’s Fan Fiction (and a challenge update)

    Six new pieces are up in the Fan Fiction section. Surprisingly, only one of them has been submitted for the “You’re Doing It Write” challenge… go read. (There’s just over a week to submit entries to that challenge – go spend Phædrus’ money!)(Louis Wu 13:03:54 UTC)

  • RvB Reconstruction: Chapter 19

    The finale for Rooster Teeth’s Red vs Blue: Reconstruction is now available for all to watch – and it’s a doozy. Nearly ten minutes long, it wraps up almost all loose ends in the series… almost. Effects are really well-done… if you’re not paying close attention, you won’t even realize some of them are effects.…

  • Give us yer pumpkins!

    Just a reminder – our Guilt O’ Lantern contest will accept entries only until Midnight, eastern time, tomorrow night! That means you have a little less than 33 hours to submit your creation. We’ve posted a prize list, finally – go see what you can win!(Louis Wu 19:10:05 UTC)

  • Fun with Filters

    Hawty McBloggy found a clever little video on YouTube (okay, not little – 7 minutes) – it’s like a Halo rave.(Louis Wu 18:36:18 UTC)

  • Living Dead is back

    It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for a new Double XP Weekend to kick off. Ranked Halloween-themed games… mmmm, brains!(Louis Wu 18:16:37 UTC)

  • A 5 year old engine… lookin’ fresh.

    Over at Modacity, Masterz1337 has posted a bunch of pictures showing off the latest work in a Halo Custom Edition single-player mod… I have to say, I’m impressed. Go check ’em out! Thanks, Botolf.(Louis Wu 15:39:29 UTC)

  • Wearable Hayabusa Helmet – In Progress

    Tim Munro sent us a link to a YouTube video showing off his latest Halo project – a 1:1 scale wearable Hayabusa helmet replica. He’s only about halfway done… but it definitely looks great so far! Check it out. As we hear about its progress, we’ll keep you informed!(Louis Wu 15:35:15 UTC)

  • In-game 5.1 surround sound audio tests

    Wow, sort of an odd set of creations… but it works pretty well! Over at Bungie.net, I khriz I posted a series of films that can help you test a 5.1 surround sound system – shots from different sides, sounds from various distances, ambient sounds… download ’em and give ’em a try!(Louis Wu 15:32:40 UTC)

  • MLG/ESPN Top Ten #12

    MLGPro.com’s released another MLG/ESPN Top Ten video – #12 has 3 minutes of some pretty amazing gameplay. Check ’em out. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 21:23:48 UTC)