Author: halo@bungie.org

Straight gameplay montages have been done so often, and for so long, that it’s hard to get excited about new ones. Z sent word of a new one, over at Halo3Forum, from Kriptic – I actually enjoyed watching it. Lots of sticks and snipes – but the focus seemed to be on Exterminations, and a…

Five new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week – get to reading!(Louis Wu 13:58:23 UTC)

S043 took a bunch of nice screenshots, and posted ’em on our forum. Normally, I’d let these go by – we see a LOT of screenshots on our forum – but I liked this batch. (He posted a second batch later in the evening.) And radiant penguin stopped by, as well, with some new (and…

Hawty McBloggy has part two of her ‘You Know You Play Too Much Halo When…’ quiz online right now – go see how bad your obsession really is.(Louis Wu 13:07:49 UTC)

Almost forgot to mention – yesterday, Bungie made the latest Double XP Weekend playlist live. This one is called ‘Legendary Brawl’, and it’s a 12-player free-for-all on the newest maps (both the Heroic and Legendary map packs are represented). You must have both sets of maps to play this. It’s a ranked list, so your…

HaLo2FrEeEk let us know that the cutoff date for the Clan Infectionist Design Contest is coming up – April 30 is the last day to submit entries. Prizes include 1600 MS points, a 1-month LIVE code, and a custom title on their forum, with a runner-up getting an honorable mention on the front page and…

darthbob noticed a new interview on the Inside Xbox link of Xbox LIVE Marketplace – it’s the latest edition of Major’s Minute, and this week Major Nelson is talking to Frankie about the Legendary maps. 60 seconds of info – short and sweet!(Louis Wu 13:06:55 UTC)

Devastator has shown up around the halo scene a few times – he’s got a set of Nightmare Armor that he’s worn to several high-profile Halo events, and he’s got a large Legendary tattoo on his leg. Seems he was recently contacted by a group looking to film a live-action Halo flick – he’s put…

Crabbo pointed out a trailer for a remake of ‘Escape from Zanzibar’ – rebuilt in Halo 3. Looks action-filled!(Louis Wu 21:24:04 UTC)

This week, the Halo 3 Humpday Challenge was another “let’s play random games in Matchmaking and call it a match” entry – except with very pretty pictures. (I gotta say, the “oops, we missed that hog with a rocket” shot is nothing short of awesome.) Nice writeup! Thanks, Jordan117.(Louis Wu 19:19:46 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13 continues with his Legendary theme this week, as Another Halo Comic Strip shows once again how to elicit a major emotional response from the Arbiter.(Louis Wu 17:35:55 UTC)

As mentioned earlier, we had another batch of fun content from GhettoMole – not only did he send us a link to a custom-built Jackal, but he’s working on a wearable Scout helmet. Swing by this page for progress pictures! (Louis Wu 15:18:12 UTC)

Maximum Fear is hosting a contest – complete the campaign level Cortana on Legendary faster than anyone else, win a $25 Bungie Store gift certificate. (There’s also a $10 certificate for the highest score, regardless of time.) For reference, the best time currently listed for a Legendary runthrough of Cortana over at High Speed Halo…

Rock Opera Jr stopped in to let everyone know that Angry Robot has a lot of Halo content this week – they’ve put up a review of the Legendary Map Pack, a Halo-themed podcast, and a comic that features a pet flood spore. Go check it out!(Louis Wu 14:54:55 UTC)

GhettoMole put together a Halo Jackal from bits and pieces of Warhammer models – great job! (Check back in a bit for more from him.)(Louis Wu 12:59:22 UTC)

Haloplayer stopped by to point out Lost Shorts 1, “New Armor” – an extended gay joke set in their Lost Cause universe.(Louis Wu 12:50:10 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found what might be the most expensive Halo 3 Hot Wheels customs ever. $700 for a pair of vehicles, with a total of four hand-painted figures. I guess if you’re really, really rich and having trouble figuring out what to do with all that cash…(Louis Wu 12:42:57 UTC)

bigazn13 let us know there’s going to be a 3v3 Halo tourney in Bonney Lake, WA this coming Saturday, April 19 – $35/team to enter, $30 of each entry will go into the payment pool, split 70/30 between first and second place. More info (including timing) can be found on the Gamebreakerz website (about halfway…

Delta’s making a Halo machinima as a physics project (“A study of Dynamic Physics in Action Movies”) – the trailer’s up now. Go watch, and give him some feedback!(Louis Wu 12:35:48 UTC)

A fun little Forge experiment on Avalanche showed up in my Google Alerts box this morning – a few gravity lifts + Avalanche’s mancannons + lots and lots of plasma grenades = pretty patterns!(Louis Wu 12:30:28 UTC)