Author: halo@bungie.org

bentllama, half of the Cananimators, stopped by our forum this afternoon to let folks know that he’s left Bungie (where he’s going, we don’t know yet, but he says info is coming soon). John ‘Anim8rJB’ Butkus left last month for Blizzard, so the entire Cananimator team is gone! Good thing Bungie’s not building Halo 4……

Hawty McBloggy let us know that she’s been creating simple avatars out of some of the spectacular screenshots she’s been collecting at I <3 Halo 3 Screenshots – swing by and see what’s available! (Louis Wu 19:29:04 UTC)

Mcnealy is thinking about creating a Halo Manga this summer – but wants to know if there is any interest from the community, first. Swing by Ninjacritic and vote in his simple poll.(Louis Wu 19:23:24 UTC)

For anyone who has trouble with YouTube, Davis Beutler uploaded a higher-quality direct-download version of his playing of the Finish the Fight theme at his school (we mentioned this yesterday). You can grab a copy from his forum post.(Louis Wu 19:22:03 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue stopped by to announce Reclaimer #46 – the Reclaimer steps up.(Louis Wu 15:04:04 UTC)

The Celebrity Cafe is giving away a Halo 3 Plasma Pistol, from Jasman Toys – just fill out their form before June 30!(Louis Wu 15:01:29 UTC)

nomis78 continues to put together panoramas – there are a half-dozen new ones in his forum post last night. I really like the reworked Foundry environs…(Louis Wu 15:00:24 UTC)

Shane Kim talked to Computer and Video Games, and both Halo Wars and the Bungie-mediated Peter Jackson Halo project came up. Nothing terribly new – but you can glean some tidbits by reading between the lines. For example, TVG decided that Kim’s assertion that Halo Wars wasn’t ready to be shown at Microsoft’s Spring Showcase…

Almost missed the deadline… not quite, though. Today’s installment of Another Halo Comic Strip shows how much rationalization the Chief is capable of…(Louis Wu 22:34:06 UTC)

The German Xbox Live Forum is hosting a 2v2 Blackout tourney – you can read about it (in German) on their site. There’s a link in there to a huge tribute vid; 13 minutes, a quarter of a gigabyte, some nice angles. (It’s mostly artfully-done 2v2 footage.) Thanks, Mullekatze.(Louis Wu 21:11:29 UTC)

Crackshot53 found an old YouTube vid showing off a blimp you can make yourself on any Halo 3 level with a high-enough sky. All you need is a box, a grav lift, and a stationary shield. Check it out!(Louis Wu 20:01:00 UTC)

It’s Tuesday, so it’s time for a Tied the Leader update – and XerxdeeJ doesn’t disappoint. There’s an article called ‘Cattle Drive’ which looks at how many pounds of steak Bungie owes TTL Gunslingers because of that Steaktacular medal available in Xbox Live Matchmaking (they’re happy to take their payment in living cows, actually)… and…

Back in January, Gary UK and The MrJump released a jumping video, and announced it on High Impact Halo. (Thanks, Psychophan7.) Last night, they visited Halo 3 Forum, and put up the same post – you’d think, if you never saw the HIH post, that it was a brand-new video. Well, I guess the high-res…

So, remember that US Army Halo 3 Championship that had its own playlist last month? Seems there’s some controversy over the winners… check out Geekpulp for more details. The rules clearly state that the top-ranked eligible player in NZ would be chosen for the regional tournament – but this didn’t happen. Somewhat unfortunate, in terms…

Davis Beutler performed ‘Finishing the Fight’ at his school’s talent quest, and put together a video montage of the event. Go watch!(Louis Wu 11:59:13 UTC)

JeSteR 343 recreated Simpsons Rule’s trick with the civilian and the hammer… and got some funny moments out if him. Check it out!(Louis Wu 20:59:26 UTC)

Adam Grumbo and his buddy Spase did a tour of downtown Austin this weekend… wearing some amazing stuff. You’ve seen Adam’s Halo 3 Spartan armor before – but I don’t think most of you have seen the Marine armor Spase is wearing. They’ve been working on this for some months now – and it looks……

Halo Action Figure Theater got an update today – Episode 146 has Col. O’Hara and Brad waking up in a strange place. With a strange… person. Hmm…(Louis Wu 15:44:38 UTC)

Ascendant Justice has gone back to look at the visuals present in the Halo 3 terminals, and tried to offer some suggestions as to what they might mean. Some are obvious, some are obscure, but the discussion tries to stick with facts as often as possible, and is a very interesting read. (They’ve used yet…

Geekscape Games is running a series of articles called ‘Teabag Prevention’ – they’re there to teach you how to ‘suck less at Halo’. Week 1 was published back on April 22, and focused on the Legendary maps. Week 2, published a day later (heh), contains Sniper Rifle tips. Week 3, from May 2, helps you…