Author: halo@bungie.org

Heh – VelocityTino was given an assignment in a video class – dialogue was supplied, and he had to produce a scene using it. He decided to create a live-action Halo short. Amazing work for one guy. Check it out!(Louis Wu 19:10:53 UTC)

Over in his RvB journal, Luke McKay posted an interesting interpretation of Cortana yesterday – we’ve added it to his gallery here at HBO. Looks like Big Goalie Dan was first with the news.(Louis Wu 15:06:09 UTC)

ScUmMy let us know that HaloNorge.com has totally revamped their website, with a brand-new ladder system. If you’re Norwegian, and you play Halo – check it out!(Louis Wu 13:58:42 UTC)

Time is short, because I was out yesterday afternoon – but the Best Buy website is having a Springtime Sale that ends today (it started yesterday), and Halo 3 is selling for $39.99. If you need an extra copy, now’s the time to snag it!(Louis Wu 13:54:10 UTC)

Yesterday, Hawty McBloggy posted a piece about personalized Halo 3 profile images, created by Bootsman. I read it, said to myself, “yeah, we’ve already covered that”, and moved on. (I remembered reading an email from Bootsman, pointing to a post at Fyreball offering this service, and I remembered writing a short newspost about it.) Later…

We missed it when it came by on Friday – but then, so did they. High Impact Halo has just celebrated its fourth birthday – man, how time flies! Go give ’em a hug.(Louis Wu 13:05:07 UTC)

The latest panorama craze apparently kicked off a month ago when Crab sent us a batch of images he’d been working on. This inspired a number of other fans to create their own images, or release them. (Halo panoramas are nothing new – but sometimes, you’re exhorted to action when you see something that grabs…

WNxSajuukCor ran into a problem with lighting when building large panoramas – though it could be argued that his ‘problem’ is actually not a ‘problem’ at all. Go read about it, and check out the image he was working on. (Personally, I LIKE the lighting as it turned out.)(Louis Wu 16:40:07 UTC)

HaLo2FrEeEk, of Clan Infectionist (the guy who re-recorded all the Halo 2 cutscenes in HD), is running a contest right now – he’s hoping to find someone who can redesign their front page. Current prize list is… rather vague, but if you’re looking for a showcase for your amazing graphic skillz, you might want to…

The final cutscenes from Halo 2 (the finale, the credits, and the little bit after the credits) are now live in HD in our Halo 2 Cutscene Library. As usual, hosting is shared between us, Clan Infectionist, and Wraith-Ops. If you’ve missed any of these, you should really take a look – the difference between…

Jaded Target noticed a new piece of artwork over at the Halo Wars site – it’s another Forerunner building concept. Go take a look! (There’s also confirmation that the news that the Forerunner would be playable in Halo Wars was, indeed, an April Fools joke.)(Louis Wu 04:02:04 UTC)

retinence stopped by with links to a Brute Bionicle he built, complete with Hammer of Rukt. Nice work!(Louis Wu 03:58:55 UTC)

And while we’re forgetting comics, Elnea posted Halo Action Figure 142 yesterday – complete with a link that will make you cry. (Don’t say I didn’t warn you, after you sit through it.) Tip o’ the hat for the reminder to CougRon, who pointed it out tonight.(Louis Wu 03:54:49 UTC)

You’d think, after ALMOST missing the posting of Another Halo Comic Strip on Thursday, I’d be more careful for a little while… nope. I missed Saturday’s posting, because… ah, I have no excuse. It’s too bad, though, because ZZoMBiE13 is tackling the tough subjects these days – this one has science, and everything. Go read.(Louis…

New Luke McKay artwork, in honor of Reconstruction, was posted today in his RvB image library. We’ve added it to his gallery here at HBO.(Louis Wu 22:20:27 UTC)

The Rooster Teeth crew have announced a new machinima series – Reconstruction. These guys will show you why they’re the best-known Halo machinimators out there – the trailer looks fantastic, and should leave you drooling for the first episode. This one definitely looks more serious than the original RvB series (though Burnie says “don’t let…

nomis78 put together a giant panorama of the Control Room on the Ark (from near where you fight the double-scarab battle). There’s some distortion due to the sheer size of this puppy – but it’s a pretty cool image. Check it out!(Louis Wu 17:57:40 UTC)

Ryan Hemhauser let us know that Charity Gamers will be running a Halo 2 FFA in Reading, PA at the Too Many Games convention on May 4. $5 to sign up, with prizes for 1st and 2nd. Proceeds will benefit the National MS Society. Go read about it!(Louis Wu 16:34:56 UTC)

The Grifball Spring League Week One Highlights are available for watching at grifball.com. (The Ajax stuff that controls which movie you watch seems to remember which one you LAST watched – so if you find yourself watching the Social Highlights, make sure you select the proper movie from the list.) The highlights are awesome, but…

Adam Grumbo is selling a life-sized, plastic resin assault rifle on eBay; you’ve only got another day to bid. (It was a three-day listing, but we didn’t hear about it until last night, and I’m just now getting to posting it.) Current bid is $75, and this puppy looks SHARP. (He’s included photos of a…