Author: halo@bungie.org

geekinabox noticed a couple of articles (an interview tidbit at Eurogamer and commentary at Joystiq) which picked up on a comment made by Frank O’Connor at the San Diego Comic Con – apparently, there’s a possibility of a ‘HaloCon’ event in the future. Hmm… (Louis Wu 11:54:42 UTC)

Avateur wrote up a much more complete recollection of his trip to the SDCC – there’s only a little Halo content in this one (he’s written up those parts in other posts, linked within this narrative), but overall it’s a detailed look at this large comic convention that draws many Halo fans every year. He…

Anton P. Nym found an article in Variety which looks at the situation that arose at this year’s E3 (where Bungie and Microsoft tussled over how Bungie’s next project would be presented) as an indicator of a larger shift in the videogame industry. Up to now, most of the power has been in the hands…

HaloGrid.com is apparently hosting a 4v4 Grifball tournament – swing by Blinding’s post for full details if you’re interested in participating!(Louis Wu 11:53:21 UTC)

Littlebigman pointed out a listing of the McFarlane Halo 3 Series 3 and 4 collectibles, which came out today on Toy News International. There are also some pics in this album. (Louis Wu 11:32:09 UTC)

A Halo Fan…natic let us know that the HBO Fan Fic Pick of the Week is now up at the HBOFF forum. Go see who got the nod, and why!(Louis Wu 11:31:48 UTC)

Nevan noticed a writeup on Sarcastic Gamer of a new Halo title due out soon… sounds like a killer.(Louis Wu 11:31:14 UTC)

News Blaze has a writeup of the Baghdad tournament that was part of the series we mentioned back in May. Congrats to Spc Jason Stoddard, the winner and proud owner of a new Xbox 360 Elite! (Louis Wu 11:30:49 UTC)

IGN wrote up a summary of the SDCC Halo Universe Panel – but for my money, you can get more out of a fan-written piece, like the one Avateur posted on our forum. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 11:28:22 UTC)

mrsmiley let us know that Pyrosmile Productions has opened a new website to house the Master Chief Theater 3000 series – and that Episode 8 has been released. Go watch!(Louis Wu 11:27:57 UTC)

Zach Jarrell let us know that he’s running a caption contest – the contest itself isn’t Halo-related, but the prize (a rare Gamestop Halo 3 poster) is. Go look!(Louis Wu 11:27:26 UTC)

TheChrisD pointed out that the Rumble Pit World Series Summer Season 2 kicks off on August 3 – signups are open now. Check out the details (including goodies on the line for winners) at the Signups and Incentives page.(Louis Wu 11:26:57 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is up earlier than probably ever before – it’s compiled of community questions and Luke-supplied answers. Some interesting stuff, some funny stuff, some sad stuff. Go read. (As always, you can check it out in our Weekly Update Archive if you want to.)(Louis Wu 19:47:52 UTC)

pete_the_duck posted a followup to his Flaming Ninja Challenge – there might be another one coming, but in the meantime, there’s definitely a cool map to grab, and some info for Forgers. Go read his post!(Louis Wu 12:56:45 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue let us know that he’s posted Reclaimer 69. He says there are answers, but I wouldn’t believe him.(Louis Wu 12:49:34 UTC)

Z let us know about MaStalee’s Halo 3 Montage 2 – it’s in 720p, with beautiful editing, and some great gameplay. I think what I liked most about this montage was the situational awareness – the clutch flag saves, the precision grenade tosses (I can’t remember seeing predictive throws like this since Halo 1), the…

In January, we posted some pics of a cardboard Hayabusa helmet created by SpArtan-270. He’s back – with some ODST armor (Pic 1 | Pic 2 | Pic 3 | Pic 4) – he’s even got a Brute Spiker! (Louis Wu 12:28:28 UTC)

It’s Friday again? Whoa. Guess that means it’s time for another round of Friday Caption Fun, over at Hawty McBloggy’s. Last week’s pic, and some of the top captions submitted for it, can be viewed, along with the new pic (which shows off the expressiveness of the MC’s hands). Go see what you can come…

Tyler Tschida, of Installation 05, let us know that an HBO visitor (UNCLBEN) was the winner of the giveaway we mentioned a few weeks ago – congrats! The site now has the McFarlane Halo 3 Series 2 figures available, if you’re having trouble finding them. (Louis Wu 12:17:22 UTC)

yoshiary let us know about the Kotaku live-blog of the Comic-Con Halo Universe panel that took place today. It’s possible that there might be a film of the panel coming at some point, but until then, this is what those of us who couldn’t be there have got. Apparently, Gamespy did one too.(Louis Wu 11:58:34…