Author: halo@bungie.org

The Red vs Blue website has a new PSA online – it’s currently up for sponsors, but it’ll be up for everyone in the near future. It’ll help you a lot in getting along with other internet users! Go watch.(Louis Wu 18:12:47 UTC)

You mght remember that last summer, Horus visited our forum with pictures of (and templates for) a Grunt Plushie. He’s back, this time wth an Engineer Plushie – and man, it’s cute. Check it out!(Louis Wu 14:32:39 UTC)

Sparkypinball stopped by with word of a film he helped make, interviewing porn stars about their gaming proclivities. A lot of them, apparently, play Halo. The video is safe for work.(Louis Wu 14:25:08 UTC)

iGuardian managed to get a teleporter outside Guardian, to a place surrounded with just green. Why does this matter to you? Well, if you’re a machinima creator, this gives you a green screen for use with your Halo characters. Funky! Downloadable map is here, movie showing the effect is here.(Louis Wu 14:21:26 UTC)

Everyone’s seen those ‘Get a free Xbox 360 with a free copy of Halo 3!’ ads popping up on websites – most of us realize that there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. That doesn’t stop people from trying, though – and I read a writeup this morning that should help you decide…

TTL Demag0gue told us that it’s Reclaimer Monday – Episode 57 looks at how Viper plans to get control of their base back.(Louis Wu 14:18:05 UTC)

The Halo Wars Monthly Update was posted on Friday (thanks to Omega for pointing it out yesterday – I feel behind, now). There’s info about the upcoming E3 show (and what will be seen there), info on the Cyclops unit, some strategy advice, and word that the screenshots archive is going to be updated soon.…

Wow – this link was passed along to me tonight, and it’s one of the funniest vids I’ve seen in a while. A chunk of Halo footage makes it relevant – but I’d be recommending it anyway, even without the Halo connection. (Well, maybe not here, on HBO’s front page – but I’d be working…

Ouch. The New York Times has an article about Metal Gear Solid 4, and the hidden political and philosophical messages that it might or might not contain. (That’s not the ‘ouch’ part.) In discussing the importance of these elements, one of the people interviewed, Leigh Alexander (an associate editor at Kotaku), contended that it’s those…

Omega pointed out that as of right now (the critical point was passed sometime late yesterday or early today), the number of kills in Halo 3’s campaign exceeds the population on our planet, right now. That’s a lot of killing!(Louis Wu 13:48:14 UTC)

Dave Candland, Halo’s lead UI designer (you might know him as Evil Otto), decided to try his hand at guest-stripping for Another Halo Comic Strip – the result is actually quite funny. If ZZoMBiE13 can get enough submissions that conform to his guidelines, a Sunday Guest strip will be a regular feature – but they…

Smurfa noticed that DigitalPh33r has posted Episode 9, Part 2 (Act 2) of ‘Deus Ex Machinima’ over at Machinima.com. Lots of action, no dialogue. Make sure you’re up on the story before you watch this.(Louis Wu 13:37:00 UTC)

Today’s edition of Another Halo Comic Strip is an interesting look at Finders Keepers…(Louis Wu 22:36:42 UTC)

The Halo 3 ‘Believe’ campaign continues to rack up advertising awards – the latest is a pair of Gran Prix Lions (Film and Integrated) won at the 55th International Advertising Festival in Cannes last night. Check sample writeups at Adweek and AdvertisingAge.(Louis Wu 20:15:39 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has kicked off the Halo Corpse Alphabet, a rather macabre project aimed at reproducing the standard English alphabet in… well, dead Spartans. The news story shows off an example of an X. Go see what you can contribute!(Louis Wu 19:36:56 UTC)

Tyler sent word that Forecast the Series Episode 4 is now online – you can read about it on their website, or watch it on YouTube. Folks are getting pretty creative with the machinimatography! (On second thought, there’s not much to read – just go watch it.)(Louis Wu 19:36:10 UTC)

Inside Halo 18 has a really short recap of MLG San Diego, the top 5 plays of the week, and some machinima highlights – go watch! Thanks, Bob 116.(Louis Wu 16:55:19 UTC)

Heh – the Plumsted, NJ public library has discovered that you can attract a little-seen demographic (young adults) by hosting a Halo lanfest. (The article mentions that young MALE adults were brought in – but the picture accompanying the story shows a mixed audience.) The question is, are they checking out books before they leave?(Louis…

News.com.au has a story about Supanova, a science fiction convention in Sydney, Australia this weekend. The picture gallery has a couple of nice shots of a fan’s Master Chief costume.(Louis Wu 12:44:19 UTC)

UNSC Trooper pointed out that the Fan Fic Pick of the Week is up over at the HBOFF forum. Go see what (ENS) Rabid_Gallagher came up with as the top few stories of the batch! (Louis Wu 12:43:42 UTC)