Author: halo@bungie.org

If you’re running a Windows machine (Mac running Boot Camp is okay, but Parallels/VMFusion/etc are not) running XP SP2 or later, you can install Photosynth, and see a compilation pic of Zanzibar, built from 273 separate pics. Thanks, dhan.(Louis Wu 15:29:14 UTC)

B1 Games (the makers of the Halo Interactive Strategy Game) have released a video showing how to play it – Ross Mills found it at Kotaku, but you have more (and better) watching options at GameVideos, where it originated.(Louis Wu 14:19:50 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue stopped by to announce Reclaimer 80 – the bigger picture is beginning to unfold.(Louis Wu 14:14:11 UTC)

We mentioned a caption contest a few weeks ago, in which the prize was a Halo poster. Zach tells us it’s been won, and the prize delivered – you can read the details on his site. (Louis Wu 14:13:47 UTC)

Six new pieces are up for you in the Fan Fiction section. I didn’t think I needed to keep saying this, so many years down the road, but… 1) this is a Halo Fan Fiction collection – if you submit non-Halo material, it will be deleted, and 2) if you submit a story with no…

Xbox Focus has a long, multifaceted article looking at what was wrong with the Halo 3 Campaign. If you can get past the language (I don’t know why the “use big words wrong” style bugs me so much, but it does), you’ll find some well-thought-out rationale – I don’t agree with all of it, but…

It’s Thursday, and it’s after 11 am Pacific, so it’s time for another Double XP Weekend. It’s Team Snipers again – go practice your long rifle skills!(Louis Wu 18:19:01 UTC)

IGN has a Hands-on with Halo Wars from the Leipzig Games Convention – no new vids or screenshots, but some discussion of gameplay. Go read!(Louis Wu 18:02:25 UTC)

mendicantbias00 has updated his Halo 3 screenshot/panorama blog, Breaking Boundaries – the latest update is here, but check the whole site, he’s been adding stuff every few days.(Louis Wu 16:56:47 UTC)

DocOctavius is selling his Halo 2 Evolution Boxed Set on eBay – there weren’t many of these, so if you missed ’em the first time around, here’s another chance!(Louis Wu 16:53:50 UTC)

Okay, so a couple of weeks ago, Hawty McBloggy forgot about Friday, and posted her Friday content on Saturday. That was fine by us – we’ve done our own share of forgetting to post regular content here. She seems to be making up for it today, though – she’s posted THIS Friday’s content on Thursday,…

mrsmiley let us know that the season 1 finale of Master Chief Theater 3000 is now up on YouTube. If you register at pyrosmile.org, there’s apparently some extra content for this episode. Season 2 will start in a couple of weeks.(Louis Wu 14:16:40 UTC)

Over at the Escapist, there’s an interesting article about the inflation of game review scores over the years, and the effect this has on both the buying public and the developer community. (I hadn’t realized that some game developers base bonuses for employees on the scores their games get from reviewers.) Halo 3 is mentioned…

The Discovery Channel’s “I Love the Whole World” commercial is a favorite for folks looking to remake icons in the Halo universe – we’ve already mentioned a couple of instances of this (here and here). I ran across another one yesterday, though, that I thought did a great job with picking relevant clips. It’s old…

Wow, that stings – in the midst of an article at News.com.au about how more Australians search for gaming links than for porn, there’s a nasty little shot at Halo 3:There are more searches for Call Of Duty 4 than Halo 3 in Australia and the UK, most likely because it is a far superior…

Costume Supercenter, a national chain of costume stores, has released its “Top 10 Halloween Costumes for 2008” – and Halo 3’s Master Chief Jumpsuit made the list. Expect to see a raft of Spartans this October!(Louis Wu 13:55:29 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy noticed a Halo 3-themed custom Guitar Hero controller on eBay – current bid is $26, with five and a half days to go. Rock out as the Master Chief! (Louis Wu 13:54:24 UTC)

I’m not sure this is really a surprise… but it might be the first time I’ve seen it printed. eddie m found a writeup for the Leipzig Games Convention (in German) that described Halo Wars as “the first console title of the series,” implying a chain of sequels already in the planning stages. I suppose…

The Multiplayer Blog over at MTV.com has an article discussing what video game box art would look like if they showed the same sort of credits that movies have. A bit too busy for my tastes… but it’s an interesting discussion. It’s here because Halo is one of their examples. Thanks, KP.(Louis Wu 18:03:16 UTC)

We’ve mentioned an upcoming project from Dream053 a couple of times (in April and May) – he’s back again, with a third audio clip, and again, it shows quite a bit of promise. If you want to follow along with development, they’ve started up a website.(Louis Wu 14:36:17 UTC)