Author: halo@bungie.org

Pyroman has released the second Master Chief Theater 3000 – it’s short, but that’s because he didn’t want to combine cutscenes from different levels. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:08:58 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue let us know that Reclaimer 55 is now up – Viper is working with Archimedes, but has run into a snag…(Louis Wu 13:07:41 UTC)

The Riot 103 was delayed a week because of sickness – but it’s up now. As usual, full of community news, new map talk, and an iPhone interface for the show. 27 minutes, 11 mb. Thanks, Sigafoos.(Louis Wu 13:05:40 UTC)

Okay, this is just silly. Hawty McBloggy found an auction on eBay where someone’s selling a donut hole that looks like a Master Chief helmet. Well… it’s SUPPOSED to look like a Master Chief helmet. (I don’t see it, myself. Looks like a Dunkin Munchkin. Munchkins cost about a quarter each. Remember that when you…

Amp Energy Drinks is holding a series of tourneys across Canada to find a 4th player for an Amp-sponsored pro team – there are four more opportunities to show up and strut your stuff. Check the article in the London Free Press for details.(Louis Wu 12:11:03 UTC)

Rockslider’s on an enforced break from Halo 3 for a while (RROD woes), but he’s still got a piece he wrote for some long-range fun on The Ark. Go see what’s there!(Louis Wu 12:08:08 UTC)

BlueNinja noticed a feature over at GamesRadar in which they posted a whole bunch of Cortana fan art – looks like someone just went through DeviantART and grabbed every pic they could find. Nice collection!(Louis Wu 12:06:28 UTC)

UNSC Trooper stopped by yesterday to point out the HBO Fan Fic Pick of the Week – this one written up by SeverianofUrth. If you’re looking for help sifting through the weekly submissions, this series is worth a read!(Louis Wu 12:03:48 UTC)

The big news this weekend was the unveiling of Cold Storage, a new remake of Chill Out that Bungie brought with them to MLG San Diego. (The ‘screens’ in that story are pretty lousy – you can get a slightly better look at the map in a fan-recorded video from the event over at GameTrailers…

An unexpectedly full schedule on this Father’s Day has made Halo-related updates less than feasible. Please enjoy this day set aside for your dad (at least in the US), and we’ll be back tomorrow!(Louis Wu 14:27:23 UTC)

Maximum Fear is running a contest – create a screenshot of what Halo would have looked like if it had been released on the original Nintendo Entertainment System, win prizes. Details on their site!(Louis Wu 23:09:47 UTC)

Bry is back with more ship panoramas! – this time it’s the Longsword and the Phantom. Swing by his forum post for some pretty cool mongo-shots!(Louis Wu 21:46:35 UTC)

Marc Swint, of Mindless Distortion Productions, let us know that they’ve redone Gray Team Transmission One: Inception, because they felt it was needed. Go watch the relaunch of the pilot at YouTube.(Louis Wu 18:25:34 UTC)

Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked 29 is up – those guys might be in trouble…(Louis Wu 18:25:17 UTC)

As you might have noticed with our In the Spotlight image on the right – MLG will be broadcasting Halo 3 streams live from San Diego, today and tomorrow – click through to watch! (As of this writing, they haven’t started yet – they kick off in about 90 minutes.)(Louis Wu 14:01:50 UTC)

Last night’s Bungie Weekly Update (viewable, as usual, either on Bungie.net or in our Weekly Update Archive) was pretty simple – Luke and Shishka are off in San Diego for MLG’s tourney there – it covered banning fun, some cool user-created content, a hint about late summer, and a warning about Big Team Battle. Go…

Xbox.com’s Game with Fame is back with another Halo 3 challenge – this Sunday, you can play with James McAvoy, star of the new movie Wanted. Thanks to Xbox360Fanboy for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 20:16:10 UTC)

So a week or so ago, General Vagueness asked whether our forum had an RSS feed, so that he could keep up on the latest posts without having to drop in and load the main page. There wasn’t one… then. Two long-time contributors jumped in to fill the void – BOLL whipped up a php-based…

This week’s Community Spotlight over at Bungie.net is on Compound Intelligence, a group that started up in response to the Iris ARG last summer. You can learn more about them in the writeup, and you can see some of their favorite files in the Bungie Favorites section, which they’re currently filling.(Louis Wu 18:16:33 UTC)

It’s been a nice break, I think… but there are limits. Stuntmutt is on hand to help ZZoMBiE13 come to some foregone conclusions. Go read today’s guest Another Halo Comic Strip.(Louis Wu 17:59:16 UTC)