Author: halo@bungie.org

The Chairleg Productions crew is planning on releasing some new machinima in HD, and to test whether their server can handle the load, they’re releasing a Halo 3 cutscene (the ending of Floodgate) in QuickTime H.264 HD format. Swing by Squarecoin’s forum post for details and a download link. (Louis Wu 19:22:51 UTC)

We got new pics of GhettoMole’s Scout helmet – he’s finished up the grey and black painting, looking forward to the violet highlights and the visor! Go look.(Louis Wu 19:22:02 UTC)

SPU7N1K was doing some searching, and stumbled across a blog post from back in September, showing off photos of a couple of Halo 3 caps I don’t recall seeing before. I’m not sure I’d wear ’em – but it’s interesting that they’re out there.(Louis Wu 19:21:37 UTC)

xenøs was messing around with some map building, and ran across a pretty bizarre glitch; apparently, you can pick up an overshield by traveling between a pair of teleporters that has that overshield near the path that connects them. Huh? Watch his movie for more details (downloadable saved films linked in the forum post, too),…

Phatcorns dropped in with a link to a little montage vid showing off some brotherly love. Made me feel all warm and fuzzy.(Louis Wu 19:20:29 UTC)

I hate days like this. Sorry for the lack of news. Rockslider wrote up an easy way to hijack banshees on The Covenant – swing by Bad Cyborg for details.(Louis Wu 19:19:19 UTC)

Joystiq (and the MTV Multiplayer blog before it) are discussing some new job postings on Microsoft’s Careers website, that point to (and this is now confirmed) an expansion of the team for Peter Jackson’s ‘Halo’ project. Does this mean that the game is just now getting into the engineering phase? Or has it just grown…

trigger119 let us know that MLG is hosting a rebroadcast of ESPN Saturday Night from the Meadowlands… in 11 parts.(Louis Wu 21:15:51 UTC)

AoD Deadite dropped in to point out a new teaser from Dispatch Films – Phoenix will be out this summer, the YouTube flick will only take 45 seconds of your time.(Louis Wu 21:13:43 UTC)

PEZ let us know that there’s a new Team Doubles strategy guide posted up at Halowiki.net – go give it a read!(Louis Wu 21:12:09 UTC)

I’ve said it before – we’re not going to get into the habit of front-paging every screenshot (or screenshot collection) that comes to our attention; the risk of being flooded is too great, and there are already great places to see cool screenshots (try I <3 Halo 3 Screenshots or haloscreenshots.net, for example). However, there…

Free at Last noticed an NPR piece on machinima – and two major Halo players (Red vs Blue and The Codex) get mentions.(Louis Wu 16:15:58 UTC)

Some nice goodies over in Hawty McBloggy’s little corner of the net – she found a fun site that shows you what might get lost in translation… and while her Halo 3 pickup lines might lose some of their efficacy, they absolutely gain some hilarity. She also found a truly gorgeous set of customized input…

MasterChief2829 pointed out Major Nelson’s weekly Top Games on LIVE list – the release of CoD4 DLC has kept Call of Duty on the top of the list, even with the resurgence of Halo 3 play due to the Legendary Map Pack. (This news shouldn’t bother Halo fans too much – regardless of who’s on…

ryu9921 let us know that Larry the Marine Part 18 is up – another ‘How it all began’ piece. Poor Larry…(Louis Wu 15:47:08 UTC)

Xavier pointed out a pretty interesting thread over at the 405th Forums – Belakor (we’ve mentioned him before, he’s building some real-life Recon armor) went to the Armageddon Con in Wellington, NZ, and took a whole bunch of pictures. They’re not all online yet – but the ones that are are great. Weta was there,…

Spartan Jag noticed a Halo reference in Married to the Sea a couple of days ago – I forgot to post this. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 15:15:48 UTC)

kilaMOMjaro let us know that it’s time once again for the PraetoriaGuard-sponsored Frag a Friend event that happens each month. Attendance is open to community leaders (clan leaders, website maintainers, etc) – you have to sign up, and your eligibility will be screened by a human before you’re added to the roster (last time, there…

If you’re curious about Someday-Night Grifball, the live rebroadcast of a league game that happens now and again, tonight, Pandamonium will be playing Team Russia, at 11 pm EST. You can watch it at GamingTV (thanks, trigger119) or justintv (thanks, Quikthnkr). (Louis Wu 18:26:00 UTC)

Okay, the replay was probably a bit excessive (I don’t think we needed to see the banshee and chopper kills again), but overall, this betrayal is pretty entertaining. When you’re in a tank, beware of the debris you generate. The life you take might just belong to a teammate.(Louis Wu 18:05:51 UTC)