Author: halo@bungie.org

ForgeHub’s Dragoncoals let us know about a Teaser Trailer for ‘Unleashed’, an upcoming machinima from DrawingToochFilms. Looks… funky.(Louis Wu 14:41:36 UTC)

A young Halo fan has recreated all the weapons in Halo 3 – out of cardboard and tape. This video shows him modeling each of them, using gestures and motions that are eerily similar to what your character does online. Amazing amount of work! Thanks, xxjuicesxx.(Louis Wu 14:41:12 UTC)

Jonathan Churchill has released a Halo-inspired original piece called ‘Looking Back’ – it’s a remembrance of the Halo trilogy. Swing by Rampancy.net to download it in MP3 format.(Louis Wu 14:40:42 UTC)

The Social has put up a bunch of Bungie Day news – they’re having a screenshot contest (with a 13-month live subscription as the top prize), they’ve announced a Halo 3 RPG, and they’ve redone their site layout. Go read all the details! Thanks, Scotty.(Louis Wu 14:40:10 UTC)

Mags89 SBG wrote to say he’d released ‘Fallen Falcon’ – Han Solo’s Millenium Falcon, reproduced in Halo 3. Pretty cool! Go check out the screenshots in the B.net description, then download the map!(Louis Wu 14:39:40 UTC)

It’s July 7, Bungie Day – and Cold Storage is available for download right now. (One potential gotcha – it’s only available for Gold accounts at the moment. If you’ve got a Silver account, you either need to upgrade, or “check again in a few days” (according to the Marketplace blurb). I don’t know what…

Ooh, awesome. The Bungie Day ’08 Gamerpics and Theme are up – a day early! Swing by XBL Marketplace to grab yours – before they’re gone! Thanks, *Butcher.(Louis Wu 19:49:12 UTC)

Rockslider has posted ‘Plasma Cannon Jamboree’ over at his Bad Cyborg site (now in a new home) – collect more than 60 plasma cannons!(Louis Wu 19:46:25 UTC)

xMixMasterX let us know that Week 8 of Mix’s Pics is up over at the Social. Go see what community tidbits he found for you this week!(Louis Wu 19:44:23 UTC)

SPU7N1K has posted the third page of Spiderman vs Masterchief – who’s gonna win?(Louis Wu 19:43:05 UTC)

Halo3Forum has decided to put out a Top 10 Clips feature, with commenting by Phurion. The first episode has great filming, and some nice plays! Go grab it – 3:13 long, 122 mb in WMP9 format. Thanks, Z.(Louis Wu 19:41:06 UTC)

DigitalPh33r has posted Part Two of his Guide to Making Halo 3 Machinima, a fifteen-minute installment that looks at some of the hardware and software issues you need to consider when making Halo machinima, along with voice recording and acting. Thanks, Higgins113.(Louis Wu 15:36:26 UTC)

GR33B stopped in to point out both a teaser for his new machinima, ‘Reminisce’ and a music vid he released a few months ago, ‘Pathfinder’. You can find both over at Vivid Essence.(Louis Wu 15:34:29 UTC)

Interesting – a thread over at High Impact Halo describes a way to get three players on a single Xbox into a Coop Campaign game (normally, you’re limited to two). DollarPwnCenter created a video tutorial for folks who learn visually. Looks pretty cool! Thanks to Cocopjojo for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 23:38:23 UTC)

Jordan117 ran across a picture that answers a 7-year-old question… and ties some very cool dates together. Nice work!(Louis Wu 23:26:59 UTC)

Since I was out yesterday, the standard Fan Fiction update never happened – there were 9 new pieces in there. Go read ’em!(Louis Wu 15:24:31 UTC)

Today’s episode of Another Halo Comic Strip has ZZoMBiE13 putting forth an alternative ending for Halo 3. I think I would have loved it. (Potential spoilers for anyone who hasn’t finished the game yet.)(Louis Wu 15:12:25 UTC)

A great article on the Rooster Teeth crew (focusing on their Halo work, with an awesome opening image) can be found in a somewhat unlikely place – IEEE Spectrum, a professional journal aimed primarily at electrical engineers. Check it out! (It does a nice job of covering machinima in general, as well.) Thanks to RvB’s…

TheChrisD let us know that Rumble Pit World series is holding a special ‘Sevens’ tournament on Cold Storage on Monday, in honor of Bungie Day – festivities start around 8 pm EST. 7 parties, 7 players, 7 minutes before a final with a first prize of $77! Go read the rest of the details at…

darthbob pointed out a list over at Entertainment Weekly – the Top 25 Video Game Classics. Halo came in at #11. (Louis Wu 10:21:32 UTC)