Author: halo@bungie.org

Very cool – looks like someone uploaded the acceptance speech vid Bungie sent to Edge for the Interactive Innovation Award announced yesterday. It clearly shows a lot of very, very interesting additions to Forge – might we be seeing these innovations in a release from Bungie sometime? (This could explain why some of the voice…

A few weeks ago, we mentioned a Legendary crest that link4044 was working on – he’s finished it. You can see pretty amazing pictures of the work on the page we set up for him – and if you like what you see… he’s selling it on eBay. Starting bid is $350, and I have…

RvB: Reconstruction Chapter 10 has been posted over at the Rooster Teeth website – there’s a public version, a high-res sponsor version, and a commentary version with Matt Hullum and Nathan Zellner. Washington meets the Reds, and everyone gets closer to the Meta. What didn’t you notice? Thanks to BlueNinja, who posted a note on…

El Mayimbe let us know that the second weekly release of concept art for a proposed ‘Fall of Reach’ movie is available for viewing at LatinoReview.com – along with a Cease and Desist letter from Microsoft, asking them to stop posting these. I dunno about you, but letters like that tend to add credibility, in…

The Handmade Hero has made a surprisingly generous offer – he’s agreed to create for anyone who asks a portrait screenshot showing off their favorite parts of the game. Read the forum post (and the website) for full details. Personally, I think it’s going to be pretty hard to keep up with demand if a…

Mid7night bought one of the True Swords Covenant Energy Swords we mentioned a couple of weeks ago… and hung it with the rest of his sword collection. Looks pretty good!(Louis Wu 21:12:05 UTC)

At the Edinburgh Interactive Festival today, Bungie won the Edge Award for Interactive Innovation for Halo 3. Not too shabby!(Louis Wu 20:24:55 UTC)

Looking for ways to improve your veto success in Halo 3 matchmaking? Hawty McBloggy has your back. Check out her tips for mastering the art of vetoing.(Louis Wu 20:23:05 UTC)

A couple of Halo-related comics for you – OddGodHMK pointed out that Boring Comics #9 has a Halo theme, and iJosh uncovered an old Dork Tower with a Halo-related punchline. (Louis Wu 19:30:42 UTC)

There are those who said this day would never come… it looks like Halo: Uprising #3, the third of the four-part Marvel comic series in the Halo universe (originally slated for release in late September, 2007) will be on store shelves this week. I’m really hesitant to post this before the comic has actually been…

Maximum Fear sent word of a new tournament set up to raise money for St. Judes Hospital, which does work on children’s cancer research. The tournament will take place in Campaign mode, with scoring on – but the setup will require cooperation between participants, rather than competition. (At least in the early rounds…) It’s $10…

TTL Demag0gue let us know that Reclaimer 75 is now up – with answers and a new member of the Cavalcade! (Louis Wu 13:01:05 UTC)

vshields ash has posted a video showing how he and Doggy got that Gold Elite (mentioned here and here last week) all the way to the end of Assault on the Control Room. I can’t even IMAGINE how long that took. It’s an intricate dance; if you get ahead, he stops moving, and if you…

If the MC and Grunts one-of-a-kind silver statue from Weta isn’t to your liking, another option is now on eBay. Master Chief and Arbiter is a glorious pose from The Covenant, and it’s all done up in silver plating. Nine and a half days left on the auction, current bid is already $898. (Reserve has…

mendicantbias00 pointed out a note on Ascendant Justice, apologizing for a lack of updates, and offering a gallery of gorgeous ‘Campaign Moment’ screenshots to fill the waiting time. There are new thought-provoking articles from them coming soon – but in the meantime, check out the pretty pictures! (Louis Wu 12:54:16 UTC)

Remember that calendar we mentioned yesterday? agdtinman (who worked on some of the images used) pointed out an eBay link with a lot of them for sale, and thumbnails of all pages. He also included a little inside info about the images themselves.(Louis Wu 12:53:46 UTC)

Firestorm12 stopped by yesterday with links to ‘Reality’ Parts 1 and 2 – it’s a new Halo 2-based machinima project from Halopen Films. His forum post contains links to the Halopen website and a site for the series itself, as well, if you’d like more information about what you watched. (Spoilers on the Reality site,…

eddie m found a 2009 Halo 16 month calendar – and Stephen Loftus added a bit of info. Nice!(Louis Wu 20:52:31 UTC)

TruthPastor SBG let us know that the first two rounds of the SBG Gaming BTB Clan Support Tournament (we mentioned it last week) are finished, and it’s down to the final four teams – Tied the Leader, Outcast Reborn, Swat Krue Marines, and Saved by Grace Gaming. Good luck to all four! Full details on…

xMixMasterX has posted Week Ten of Mix’s Picks over at The Social – new maps, plus the winner of a Story Board contest. Check it out!(Louis Wu 14:59:59 UTC)