Author: halo@bungie.org

If you’re not press, you’re not getting into this year’s E3 – and it sounds like there’ll be some interesting stuff there for Halo fans. Never fear, though – looks like G4TV is covering the show pretty comprehensively, according to this press release at TMRzoo.com (potentially NSFW ads). For example, Monday night at 7pm there’ll…

Treeskunk Productions has released Outpost: Isil Episode 7 – in their standard 854 formats. Go figure out which one works best for you, and watch it! These guys are worse than the F-Troop soldiers, I swear. Thanks, Bzerker01.(Louis Wu 19:15:44 UTC)

Forge Hub is kicking off their ‘Best of Forge – Spring/Summer 2008’ contest – they’re looking for nominations and votes from the community – full rules are available in the news post. Thanks, Bungie Blog. (Louis Wu 19:11:42 UTC)

Dragoncoals let us know that the second teaser for Unleashed has been released… nice angles, and a nice taste of action! Go watch.(Louis Wu 19:05:19 UTC)

In June, we mentioned the 2old2play charity drive they called ‘Pwnathon 2008’ – they were looking to raise $500 to benefit the PKD Foundation. According to this news post at Bungie.net, they not only met that goal – they more than doubled it. The final tally was $1,183.77. Nice! You can read the full writeup…

Bungie Favorites have been updated with a new week’s worth of favorites from HaloTracks, who have recovered from last week’s pummeling – go check ’em out!(Louis Wu 19:02:23 UTC)

Littlebigman noticed a bunch of new stuff available at Big Bad Toy Store – all of it’s been announced elsewhere, but it’s nice to see that it’s becoming widely available! And the dates on the Master Replicas helmets is a positive thing.(Louis Wu 19:01:58 UTC)

Anton P. Nym was the first to notice (via Kotaku) a very intriguing screenshot over at a Fable II fansite – if that’s real, it’s a pretty cool easter egg! (If it’s not, it’s a pretty good photoshop.) Chime in.(Louis Wu 17:58:40 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy’s been busy lately – swing by her digs for speculation on E3 announcements from Bungie next week, a heads-up on a pretty spectacular mini-weapon you can buy with a custom LEGO figure, and a discussion about Halo 3’s call signs. What are you waiting for? Go read! (She counts better than me.)(Louis Wu…

I KNOW I shouldn’t be encouraging him… but hey, his list made ME smile. Cody – go run some laps. Or something.(Louis Wu 18:31:45 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue stopped in to point out Reclaimer 63 – our hero and his Cavalcade friend are on a mission.(Louis Wu 13:50:01 UTC)

Over at Geekscape, the Teabag Prevention Team has posted a guide to navigating Cold Storage. Thanks, t4ng0.(Louis Wu 13:33:10 UTC)

vector40 returns to our forum with one last Banshee submission – back in the Halo PC days, he was an enthusiastic Banshee pilot, and created a number of articles and videos showing how best to use this vehicle in battle. He recently found an unpublished piece that lays out “a protocol for two-man Banshee wing…

Back in November, we pointed out a chance to preorder an exclusive Active Camo EVA Spartan from McFarlane. It was supposed to be released in March. The page was later updated with a May 2008 release date. (That’s still there, in fact.) However, the item still hasn’t been delivered – and the preorder has reopened…

Today’s episode of Another Halo Comic Strip might make you laugh out loud. It did that to me.(Louis Wu 18:20:37 UTC)

Narcogen has posted a new article – this one focuses on the Iron Skull, and how it affects gameplay. It’s an interesting collection of observations and comments – it’s made me look more closely at my playing style on Campaign levels. (Although we came close, we (the Halo community) didn’t hit that magical 7 billion…

Dennis Powers sent us an update on Halo Custom Edition – if you swing by Halo Maps, you’ll find more than 100 new maps and assets added during the month of June. Notable items include Asterisk, Winter Snow, and several maps made by the DMT Clan. If you’re into urban warfare, DMT-OD SP4 Upskirts is…

Red vs Blue Reconstruction Chapter 6 has been posted for sponsors – look for it on the RvB front page (for everyone) in the very near future. It’s a fascinating progression of the plot – and Caboose provides multiple laugh-out-loud moments. With every chapter, Rooster Teeth shows that they are setting the bar for Halo…

XerxdeeJ dropped in to remind us that Tied the Leader is a great place to go for commentary on the Halo community. A gentle look into the life of a Recon-wearer (and what it should mean to you), an exhortation to ally yourself with others of like mind for more satisfying Halo battles, and a…

Mid7night continues his Halo-to-X-Plane work with a version of In Amber Clad flying around in X-Plane. Nice!(Louis Wu 14:40:56 UTC)