Author: halo@bungie.org

Gamasutra has an interview with Englobe’s Tom Edwards about gaming’s ‘Geocultural Risks’. One of the examples he discusses is a name change he oversaw during the development of Halo 2. It’s been known for quite some time that the Arbiter was originally known as ‘Dervish’, and the name was changed for political reasons… but I’ve…

Halo France has interviewed Graeme Divine, from the Halo Wars team – there’s quite a bit of information here! Go give it a read – either in its original English, or its translated French. Thanks, Sirkan!(Louis Wu 17:00:15 UTC)

Underdawg253 dropped into our forum with word of ‘Ezekiel’, the latest offering from Etzun Films. This is the first part of 3, and it might confuse you. (Or it might not.) He links to a YouTube version, and mid-quality downloadable version from FileFront, and the original thread at HaloGrid (with hidden spoilers if you want…

SPARTAN 294 reported that once again, CoD4 is on top of the Most Played list on LIVE. From the thread responses, it sounds like our forum denizens are getting tired of hearing about it.(Louis Wu 16:36:10 UTC)

Yesterday, we mentioned a blog question by Maximum Fear – he got a bunch of answers, which he’s posted, and he’s put up a new question: which Halo game is your favorite? Go tell him.(Louis Wu 16:23:59 UTC)

Yesterday, AfRo SaUcE stopped by our forum to highlight an interesting betrayal. He was playing through Floodgate… and he was teamkilled by the Arbiter. (Not his buddy PLAYING as the Arbiter – no, this was the NPC version.) He’s got the clip up at Bungie.net – or you can watch the YouTubed version, with his…

Ben let us know that MLG has announced that Bungie will be previewing Blackout at the MLG Meadowlands event this weekend – and attendees will get a chance to play it, a few days ahead of the public. Nice!(Louis Wu 21:53:25 UTC)

Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked Episode 8 is up. I could use a maid like that…(Louis Wu 21:47:32 UTC)

Magni Harvald was the first on our forum to notice that Bungie.net has put up a pretty amazing-looking background in anticipation of the release of the Legendary Map Pack next week. Kevin ‘CreditWhore’ Paul did his best to not only take credit for the image, but for the idea behind using the image – luckily,…

As we mentioned earlier today, Bungie held a small press event last week, focused on the Legendary Map Pack. Writeups from that event are embargoed for a little while longer – but the artwork assets that were distributed to attendees are allowed to go up today. (Many of these images were included in last Friday’s…

Heh – Darkspire has posted their take on no-scopes – it’s pretty funny. Go watch! Thanks, oddworld.(Louis Wu 16:40:36 UTC)

Arby ‘n’ the Chief gets a close look-over in today’s Another Halo Comic Strip. Me? I’m more interested in getting my hands on that drink…(Louis Wu 13:20:50 UTC)

Maximum Fear wants to know what Halo has done for you. Swing by his site and let him know!(Louis Wu 12:23:11 UTC)

The 2008 MLG Season looks to be interesting – lots of new talent, lots of upsets in the buildup. For a summary of where things stand, swing by MLG Canada for their season preview.(Louis Wu 12:20:41 UTC)

Over at Hawty McBloggy’s place, you’ll find a cool story about The Teeniest Tiniest Halo 3 Legendary Edition Ever. Apparently, a woman decided to recreate the Halo 3 Legendary Edition… in miniature. (The box is 5.5 cm on its longest side. That’s just a hair over 2 inches, for all you non-scientific Americans. I mean……

2phast let us know that the next Larry the Marine is up – it continues the retrospective explaining how these guys made it into the military in the first place. (I guess literal is useful, when you’re on the front lines…)(Louis Wu 11:18:24 UTC)

Tied the Leader had a representative at a recent press event at Bungie HQ, focusing on the Legendary Map Pack. Swing by the blog for a teaser of what’s coming later this week. While you’re there, go read their open letter to Luke Smith, who apparently ambushed them into unwittingly playing a Humpday rematch…(Louis Wu…

RVideo (a huge supplier of panoramic shots in the past) is back with some pretty cool ‘Outside the Box’ shots from the beginning and the end of the game. His shot of Kilimanjaro is gorgeous… and his views of the Ark are enlightening. Go look!(Louis Wu 11:12:18 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy ran across this Nightmare Armor outfit on eBay – a standard Spartan Armor setup originally made by Nightmare Armor… then modified with lots of LEDs, and other mods. (You can read the details in the description. In really, really big letters.) Buy It Now price is $7k – but they’ll consider your best…

Gamers Paradise Ocala is hosting a Halo 3 tournament on April 19 (assuming they have a minimum of 20 pre-registered competitors by Friday, April 18). As their name would suggest, they’re in Ocala, FL, between Jacksonville and Tampa. $15 to get in, $300 for the winner.(Louis Wu 11:03:03 UTC)