My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Author: halo@bungie.org

  • Coneheads

    In the world of Halo weaponry, everything’s relative. Nobody knows that better than ZZoMBiE13, as shown in today’s Another Halo Comic Strip.(Louis Wu 15:24:34 UTC)

  • HTB – Et tu, Brute?

    Sane Intolerant let us know that two new episodes of Halo Toy Box Theater have been posted – the first one makes sense, the second… less so.(Louis Wu 14:22:26 UTC)

  • Kill your enemies, kill your friends

    XerxdeeJ stopped by with news of updates at Tied the Leader – there’s a field report from a Halo tournament at the University of Michigan, and an exhortation to see what clan play is all about. Go read!(Louis Wu 12:25:27 UTC)

  • Cavegirls and Ambassadors to help out with Legendary Weekend

    We mentioned the Legendary Map Pack Weekend Play & Win Sweepstakes last week – but the page on Xbox.com has some extra info now; they’ve put up a list of Cavegirls who’ll be playing on Saturday, so you can look for their gamertags – and a list of Xbox Ambassadors who’ll be playing Sunday night,…

  • Inside Halo 3: Episode 12

    gunluva noticed that Inside Halo 3: Episode 12 is now live; Sodagod has some weird interview techniques, but all in all it’s pretty entertaining! 5 and a half minutes, including an interview with Phreak, the top five plays of the week, a machinima roundup, and a decided lack of boobies. (Wait, what?)(Louis Wu 12:09:14 UTC)

  • When search sites get REALLY focused

    What a bizarre website. (No, I didn’t ask the question. It was there when I got there.) And none of those links actually answer the question – I’m posting this because I thought the whole CONCEPT was bizarre.(Louis Wu 12:05:37 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Tourney in Bristol, TN

    Meghan Hall let us know that the Ultimate Gamers International will be hosting another Halo 3 tournament at the Bristol Dragway in northern Tennessee, on April 26. Entry is $10, gates open at noon, bring your own 360 and controllers. Swing by the website for more info, including a contact number. (If you’ve got questions…

  • Blocked Spartan

    ZZoMBiE13 created a wallpaper version of the last panel of Sunday’s Another Halo Comic Strip – you can grab it here.(Louis Wu 21:34:52 UTC)

  • Hindsight: Tsavo Highway

    Cocopjojo let us know that the next episode of Hindsight, Ascendant Justice’s look at each Halo 3 Campaign level, is online. Tsavo Highway covers the fourth chapter of the saga – pretty thoroughly. You’ll find documentation of quite a lot of dialogue you might have missed, unless you spent some time exploring – and you’ll…

  • Grifball UK Week 1 Highlights

    Over at Grifball.com, Gingerlink has posted Week 1 highlights of the UK league – more coming soon, apparently. Go watch!(Louis Wu 21:01:46 UTC)

  • It’s like Montana, but not.

    This might be of interest to some – it certainly was of interest to Urban Reflex. XxPacmaynExX found a spot outside the Blackout map that can be built into anything you want; it has no ‘floor’ (well, no floor texture), but it’s a space that’s roughly 4x the size of Foundry’s open space. If you’re…

  • Remembrance

    Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked Episode 12 is up – careful where you let your memory take you…(Louis Wu 19:14:45 UTC)

  • Laughs for Cash Needs Your Vote

    trigger119 let us know that voting is now open for the Laughs for Cash contest. Go visit, watch the five finalists, and cast your vote for the funniest!(Louis Wu 19:11:40 UTC)

  • Modded Controllers – Reviewed

    Back in February, we mentioned some HG modded controllers, with extra buttons on the bottom. Yesterday, these were reviewed by XboxNowOnline. Go see what they thought!(Louis Wu 19:07:33 UTC)

  • Wait – how did that fit in the box?

    OMG The Bungie webcams are taking pictures in the future! (Thanks, INteRn.)(Louis Wu 14:43:56 UTC)

  • Vendetta

    Syrok created a Halo 3 machinima project for the Northwest High School Film Festival – It’s called ‘Vendetta’, and it follows a pair of soldiers assigned to assassinate a target. When the job goes bad, the surviving soldier looks for revenge. You can watch it on YouTube, or download a higher-res version from FileFront (103…

  • Want a custom-painted McFarlane figure?

    Raulboy stopped by with a pictures (more in this post) of a repainted McFarlane figure his brother did. If you’re interested, he’s offering (for a fee) to custom-paint one for you, as well. Check the post for details.(Louis Wu 23:06:21 UTC)

  • Gentle Giant Halo 3 offerings at NYCC

    Cool Toy Review has new pics of upcoming Gentle Giant figures taken at the New York Comic Con – the Arbiter bust looks amazing.(Louis Wu 22:59:26 UTC)

  • Podtacular 157

    Podtacular has released part one of their two-part final episode, ever. We really are gonna miss you guys – go listen! 90 minutes, 55 mb. Thanks, Kia.(Louis Wu 21:38:29 UTC)

  • Darth Maul Spartan

    Hawty McBloggy noticed a custom Halo 3/Star Wars action figure for sale on eBay – current bid is $14.99. (I mean, really, it’s just a McFarlane figure with some horns glued on, and a felt cape, and some custom paint… but hey, how often are you gonna find one of these?)(Louis Wu 18:53:10 UTC)