Author: halo@bungie.org

Haloplayer let us know that Lost Cause 18 is now out – if you’ve forgotten what’s going on (after all, Lost Cause 17 was released in mid-February), you might want to grab that one as a recap. 18 is available as streaming media, , plus multiple download flavors. The map used for the filming has…

Time Glitch let us know put together The Hacker – I’m mentioning it because the Xbox LIVE message should be real.(Louis Wu 19:54:21 UTC)

bndud announced a new trailer for Backlash, a machinima series that follows the Robbers Unite machinima series ‘Cops and Robbers’. Looks to be a mixture of Halo 2 and Halo 3 footage… first episode should be out on Friday. Keep your eyes peeled!(Louis Wu 15:29:26 UTC)

A video series called ‘Confirmed Kills’ has released Episode 10 – it’s a multikill special. Most of the kills seem relatively attainable by your average player – I’m front-paging this because this kind of series gets better with better clips, and they only get what’s submitted to them. If you’ve got some cool kills, send…

Over at Brightcove, there’s a clip from a WGC 2008 US Open Halo 3 match between Final Boss and Carbon; you can’t tell who wins it (it’s just a random 2 minute clip, with gameplay mixed with shots of the players), but it’s sort of fun. Maybe full games will come later. Looks like this…

So I’m ashamed to say, I haven’t kept up on the RvB Sponsors forum as closely as I should have – which means I’ve missed some great content. Now, this content is only available to RvB sponsors, which (for most sites) would mean I’d pass over it in front-page news (we’re all about open-source material,…

shisno34 was the first to point out Arby ‘n’ the Chief Episode 12 – Conflict, Part 2 of 2. Will the Chief succeed in killing Todd and Travis? You’ll have to watch to find out!(Louis Wu 12:54:56 UTC)

Whee doggies! I love leaving the country. This morning, I got an email from the company that hosts the files*.bungie.org servers. One of their data centers had an explosion that knocked out several walls and an electrical equipment room. All servers are fine… but those hosted in that building are not accessible until (at the…

Stuntmutt’s ‘helping out’ again with today’s Another Halo Comic Strip. You’ve been warned.(mnemesis 22:32:09 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue stopped in with word of Reclaimer 49 – the Reclaimer meets one of the AIs, and begins to understand the problem of the Cavalcade. Check it out!(Louis Wu 14:22:42 UTC)

Travis, from Darkspire Films, let us know that Matchmaking Episode 15 is now up (on YouTube and Machinima.com) – on the quest for the Bulldozer, the crew attempts to fulfill the wishes of the Guardians. Has Travis met his match in lagtrocity? (Louis Wu 14:18:04 UTC)

It’s Friday, so it’s time for Friday Caption Fun over at Hawty McBloggy’s. Results from last week’s pic (well over 100 of ’em), plus a new shot that should garner a number of fun captions – go join in! (Louis Wu 14:17:31 UTC)

Tyler, from Young Street Productions, let us know that the first couple of episodes of the machinima ‘Forecast’ have been posted on YouTube (Episode 1 | Episode 2) – and if you poke around, there are other related films, as well. Follow the story of Craig and Eugene as they look for ways to stay…

nomis78 announced a few new panoramas, along with some observations about the process, at his new Wordpress site. Go look! (Louis Wu 14:15:56 UTC)

leftysrevenge pointed out Kung Fu Grip’s discovery of the lost audition tapes for GTA IV’s Niko. As left.e points out, it is slightly NSFW (for language, and naked barbies)… but Halo DOES play a part. (Louis Wu 14:15:12 UTC)

Shishka stopped by yesterday to point out the online portfolio of Chris Wood, the Art Director for Certain Affinity’s Blastacular Map Pack for Halo 2 (Desolation and Tombstone). There are some neat shots of the maps themselves (including concept art), along with tons of non-Halo material – good stuff! Go look. (Louis Wu 14:14:03 UTC)

Dennis Powers wrote to say that Shipwrecked Episode 24 is up – things aren’t going so well for our marines. (Louis Wu 14:13:14 UTC)

A few days ago, we mentioned a thread with writeups from pooberry’s DixieLAN event – pooberry added his own yesterday, but since he started a new thread, I feel obliged to point it out again. Silly man… but a silly man with an overactive camera. LOTS of pics. (Louis Wu 14:12:20 UTC)

Looks like the Fan Fiction dry spell is definitely over – there are 12 new pieces for you for reading over there today. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 14:10:21 UTC)

Bungie.Net has come through the far side of another overhaul. Tagged news, blog-style formatting, Silverlight media player, and so much more! Go check it out! Also, Legendary Brawl is up as this weekend’s Double EXP playlist.(mnemesis 19:49:57 UTC)