Author: halo@bungie.org

Hey, have you voted yet for the pumpkins in our 343 Guilt O’ Lantern contest? There are just a few hours left – the voting’s pretty close! Let us know your favorites – help pick the winners! (Louis Wu 01:12:22 UTC)

Den of Geek has an awesome review/retrospective on the Halo 2 listening experience – go read!(Louis Wu 23:06:18 UTC)

Bonnie Ross talked to CVG about the future of the Halo franchise – interesting read (though fans may be hoping for a shorter-term focus right about now). Go check it out!(Louis Wu 21:58:58 UTC)

343 is still working on the problems unearthed by the launch of the Master Chief Collection – the long wait times in Matchmaking are already being addressed (though not with 100% success yet), but there are plenty of other broken items. reddit has a fo…

ZoLA has released a 90 minute documentary called ‘Halo: Retrospect’ – it’s taken him a year to put it together, but it’s a pretty impressive look back at the competitive Halo scene. Go watch! Thanks, RVideo.(Louis Wu 23:26:08 UTC)

Lord Zedd showed off a video in which the Mammoth in Halo 4 was actually drivable. Cool! Thanks, gamerguy2002.(Louis Wu 23:24:38 UTC)

Beorn found another backwards audio clip in the Halo 2 Anniversary Original Soundtrack – and even nailed down where the quote came from. Nice!(Louis Wu 23:22:51 UTC)

If you don’t have an Xbox One, you can still watch the first episode of Nightfall – it’s available on iJustine’s Official Stream. Thanks, robofin117.(Louis Wu 23:21:00 UTC)

pete_the_duck is already supplying hot new content for the Forge community – swing by his site to see some great stuff! He’s got guides, fun tidbits, and critiques – they’re under construction, but they’re getting bigger, and they’ll help! Go read.(Lou…

If you’ve been Matchmaking with the Master Chief Collection, you’ve probably run into some issues – according to a new blog post on Halo Waypoint, they know about the problems and they’re working on them. The first fixes went live this morning – server…

Den of Geek wonders, is it time for Master Chief to Die? Go read the rationale.(Louis Wu 23:03:08 UTC)

Nick Jensen (no stranger to Halo creations) has put together a full-size Halo 2 Anniversary BR55 with LEGO blocks – looks fantastic! Thanks, Black Six.(Louis Wu 22:59:14 UTC)

Jordan117 put together a large list of links that represent his memories of 15+ years in the Halo community – go read it! It’ll bring back things for you, too.(Louis Wu 22:57:01 UTC)

Everything you need to know about the Halo 5 Beta on The Master Chief Collection’s Launch Day: A Behind the Scenes documentary from 343 gives you some perspective on what the studio wants out of the Beta (and what they hope you’ll get) A sizeable co…

343 held a special event in LA last night – Halo Fest 2014 showed off Nightfall, Halo 5, and just plain fun. IGN posted a 90 minute video showing off all the festivities – go watch! (Louis Wu 18:50:22 UTC)

The Halo Forum is kicking off a tournament to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – swing by and see how you can join in! Thanks, RVideo.(Louis Wu 18:49:20 UTC)

AfroRyan has recut his latest Halo 2 funtage – go see what he thinks were the important bits! (Louis Wu 18:48:47 UTC)

Wahrer stopped by to announce Reclaimer Radio Ep 3 – it’s an MCC-laden show. Go listen! (Louis Wu 18:48:36 UTC)

FugitiveSoldier noticed a pretty fun website – swing by to listen to your favorite main menu music!(Louis Wu 23:38:49 UTC)

Samusaaron3 was watching a video showing off Stonetown, the Halo 2 Anniversary remake of Zanzibar, and noticed a familiar character buried in the graffiti on the sea wall… nice catch!(Louis Wu 23:34:58 UTC)