Author: halo@bungie.org

Another video from Gamecheat13 – this one shows off some never-before-seen footage of the Halo Wars alpha. The Halo Wars alpha was an internal build that only Microsoft and Bungie employees had access to. Gamecheat13 was recently able to crack the buil…

Chamecheat13 posted another Halo 4 first person assassination video – this time from the victim’s perspective. The Infection pounce assassination is particularly frightening! Thanks, gamerguy2002.(mastrbiggy 23:17:49 UTC)

Halo Waypoint has posted another update – it contains details about a major overhaul to the MCC, and info about Relic, coming this spring. Also, new (and gorgeous) wallpapers, based on Relic concept art! Thanks, MacGyver10.(Louis Wu 23:59:59 UTC)

Fun – Spartan Games is going to be producing Halo tabletop miniatures game! Go read the details on their blog. Thanks, Grizzlei.(Louis Wu 23:59:54 UTC)

Better late than never! We got word from Alex Bayer that Homefront, a mod for Homeworld 2 that we first mentioned back in August 2008, and more recently at the end of 2011, finally released their project this past December! You can download it from Mod…

So what happens when you get to be an expert at playing with Covenant Dropship turrets? Check out Rockslider’s latest work for an entertaining answer to that question.(Louis Wu 23:49:53 UTC)

Hyokin put together a montage of all the cool moments and mishaps that took place during Customs Night. It is my opinion that Halo is a team game, but the HBO community seems to think otherwise. (mastrbiggy 21:49:08 UTC)

Mixmasterchief dropped by to let us know that the Reclaimer Radio crew have started a new weekly video recap series. If you’re looking to catch up on Halo news then this might be for you.(mastrbiggy 21:47:37 UTC)

Justin Bryce Let us know that Drunken Halo episode 102 is live – in this episode Justin and Travis decide to read some letters from the Drunken Mail Bag. (mastrbiggy 23:08:55 UTC)

Dust Storm sent word that episode 460 of Podtacular is now available. The crew is joined by 0IAH to discuss all the aspects of the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta. Go listen!(mastrbiggy 23:07:29 UTC)

Oozer3993 put together a really impressive ‘Oral History’ of the Halo 2 E3 2003 Demo – he compiled quotes from various team members (with full documentation) that gives a beautiful overview of the project, and how the various people involved felt about…

Our secret agent and pun extraordinaire, GrimBrother One, posted this week’s Canon Fodder. Join Grim as he takes you through each of the Halo 5 beta maps and sprinkles them with some canonical context.

Lord Zedd posted a video showing what ODST would have looked like during the 60s. Thanks, gamerguy2002. (mastrbiggy 22:37:49 UTC)

fake frogs dropped by to let us know that Green Team Ep 6 is now available – join them for some ‘League Major Gaming’ paintball. (mastrbiggy 22:33:26 UTC)

The Financial Post sat down with Josh Holmes and Quinn DelHoyo to talk about all things Halo 5. Josh and Quinn talk about some of the creative decisions regarding the new features and abilities and also reflect of the beta.(mastrbiggy 22:09:53 UTC)

343’s Josh Holmes posted a blog detailing some of the changes being made to Halo 5 based on player data and feedback since the beta. It looks like a good amount of changes and tweaks are happening across the board. There’s also a neat little infographi…

Gamecheat13 has posted the last 5 levels’ worth of cut mission dialogue from Halo 3. Some is just interesting – some is downright creepy. Go listen! Thanks, gamerguy2002.(Louis Wu 00:57:51 UTC)

If you don’t have an Xbox One, you haven’t been able to watch Nightfall… yet. Urban Reflex noticed that it’s coming to BluRay and DVD in March – and surprisingly, it’s cheaper ($17) on BluRay than it is on DVD ($21). It’s available a day sooner in th…

Wow. I haven’t watched a lot of montages recently, but Morpheus pointed us to the final Halo 3 montage from Office Hyena, called “Mastery”… and I must say, I’m impressed. Seven minutes of ‘wow’. Check it out! (Louis Wu 00:15:00 UTC)

GrimBrother One stopped by to announce the latest episode of Canon Fodder, his Halo backstory blog at Halo Waypoint. It touches on the timing of the Halo array firing – and it’s a pretty interesting read. Check it out! (And with that, I’m out – go Hawk…