Author: halo@bungie.org

The Bungie Weekly Update is live over at Bungie.net (and, of course, in our Weekly Update Archive) – some cool screenshots, info about November’s matchmaking updates, a short tidbit about a game you should be playing, if you’re not, and some teasers about Halo 3: Recon. Go read!(Louis Wu 23:57:32 UTC)

More machinima highlighted at Bungie.net – check out Phil – Day Seven. The last time we mentioned Phil was back in July, when Phil – Day Three was released.(Louis Wu 20:38:29 UTC)

IGN put up a reader’s poll for the top 100 games of all time (2008 Edition) – Halo2 came in at #50, and Halo at #15. No Halo 3 at all. Thanks to Planet Halo for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 20:35:38 UTC)

TheGameReviews.com has five features they want to see in Halo 3: Recon. See how many you agree with.(Louis Wu 17:22:25 UTC)

Funky – over in the Bungie Blog, urk pointed out a tribute vid created by a pair of fans who built a Rube Goldberg-like structure in Foundry. (Louis Wu 16:57:47 UTC)

There’s a pretty interesting read over at Gamasutra – Keith Boesky, a game agent and attorney, former president of Eidos, talks about the disconnect between reviewers and consumers. The interesting thing to me was his point that in most fields of entertainment, stuff with mass appeal is simplistic, while the critics love the quirky, the…

Ran across a website called ‘The Ten Word Review’ – it collects just that; ten-word reviews of stuff. There are five entries for Halo 3. (They range from insightful to… well, stupid.)(Louis Wu 15:20:32 UTC)

FriendlyFire noticed a new interview with Stuart Beattie over at Tom’s Games – Beattie is the screenwriter who’s trying to drum up interest for his Halo spec script. He talks about why he jumped on this project, and why he thinks someone should take him up on his offer. Go read!(Louis Wu 15:17:43 UTC)

Wow, this is one of the most useless glitches I’ve seen – but the fact that someone stumbled on it makes it newsworthy. ADD for the win! Apparently, if you jump back and forth between the main Halo 3 menu and a lobby menu, quickly and for a really long time, eventually the background that…

I’d post the permalink for this, but it doesn’t include any useful information – because the link is in the summary. Bungie has put up a new presentation – this one was done by Effects Art Lead Steve Scott, and it talks about effects and how they evolved in Halo 3. Interesting stuff! The download…

The Orange Hayabusa Spartan auction ended yesterday – final bid was $255, proceeds going to the Fight Like a Girl tourney. Awesome! If you’re sorry you missed out, though, it looks like there’s a SECOND one! This one ends in a little less than three days, and current bid is just over $180. What are…

It’s been a few months – but Hawty McBloggy’s Rorschach Inkblot Test is back, this time looking at the global heatmap of Cold Storage. (The last one was from Avalanche – the article contains a summary of results from there, as well.) What do you see? (Louis Wu 14:00:48 UTC)

With all the strides we’ve made recently in terms of accepting women into the ranks of hardcore Halo lovers, it’s disappointing when an example of blatant chauvinism rears its ugly head. It’s our duty, however, to shine light on these things, because awareness is the first step towards enlightenment. Thanks to Matt Soell for the…

ZZoMBiE13 continues his study of RvB: Reconstruction – he recently posted a closeup of the Meta. Love the chin horns!(Louis Wu 13:57:26 UTC)

Ten new submissions for the Fan Fiction section this week – and a number of them are flagged for the ‘You’re Doing It Write’ contest, as well. Go read!(Louis Wu 13:55:18 UTC)

The Reclaimer 103 is now online (thanks, SonofMacPhisto) – Viper’s danger is becoming apparent, and it looks like things are about to heat up. (Louis Wu 13:47:30 UTC)

xen eldridge let us know that HaloRPG.com has a plasma-pistol-only Double XP weekend. Hmm… (Louis Wu 13:46:45 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy continues her Fan Art spotlight series with a work from Halcylon – it was inspired by a Star Wars image, but it’s all Halo. check it out!(Louis Wu 13:41:02 UTC)

KP stopped in to remind people that today is the last day to register for the Fight Like a Girl charity tourney – and there’s been a last-minute addition of a 2v2 challenge against Bungie employees! Go register, if you haven’t already.(Louis Wu 23:33:05 UTC)

Love From the Game is hosting a charity tournament – $30/team to get in, the ladder is open now, and runs through the end of November. The winner goes home with $1000, the runner-up gets $500. Proceeds benefit the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. Awesome! Gather up a team, and sign up! Thanks to urk,…