Author: halo@bungie.org

Bungie played against the crew from McFarlane Toys in this week’s Halo Humpday Challenge. It was sort of a blowout… (Louis Wu 12:42:20 UTC)

tb2571989 pointed out thaqt AxS CALiBER has made another episode of ‘Master Chief: Pwned Life’ – it’s starting to feel less like an homage to DigitalPh33r’s Master Chief Sucks at Halo, and more like a derivative work. You might enjoy it, though. (Louis Wu 12:30:28 UTC)

Tiny Fan Fiction update this week – just two pieces, and one’s not even really Halo-related. (Well, I guess it could be – but there’s nothing actually Halo-universe-specific in it.)(Louis Wu 12:23:53 UTC)

Xavier dropped us a note to let us know what was going on over at the 405th, in the field of Halo armor and sculpture.Favos has built his own Master Chief figure out of Apoxie and polymer clay. He looks great!BishopX and Slavefive have been hard at work on an assault rifle – check out…

Not really Halo-related… but there are bunch of new jobs listed on Bungie’s newly-revamped Jobs page; if you’re interested in getting into this company, now’s a great time to look at your options! Thanks, Psychophan7.(Louis Wu 12:06:19 UTC)

More info from the Ensemble team – the February Halo Wars Monthly Update has been posted. Details on (some of) what will, and won’t, be in the final product are available. Thanks, LoneRanger 2.5.(Louis Wu 22:52:04 UTC)

VideoGamer.com has put together a list of the ‘Top 10 things that will make Halo 4 great. Suggestions range from features cut from older versions of Halo to ‘no duh’ obviosities (shut up, it’s a word) to pie-in-the-sky, never-gonna-happen dreams. I’m not sure anyone could MAKE a list like this and make everyone happy, while…

Xbox360Fanboy is kicking off a new feature called ‘Community Content’ – they’re showcasing what they consider to be the best in Halo 3 community-generated maps and gametypes. The first offering is called ‘Armory Infection’ – swing by to see rules, screenshots, and download links.(Louis Wu 20:49:51 UTC)

Cortana confirms she and John aren’t an item in the latest installment of Another Halo Comic Strip – ooh… Happy Valentines Day, from ZZoMBiE13.(Louis Wu 18:59:26 UTC)

Nabsuh created an animation showing off his UNSC fleet, and some space scenery – he’s offered download links, or a YouTube stream. Nice work!(Louis Wu 13:31:32 UTC)

Cody Miller put together a fantastic tribute to a classic Bungie AI – don’t forget Leela this Valentines Day! (Yes, there’s Halo content in this.) A must-see for any longtime Bungie fan.(Louis Wu 13:23:09 UTC)

Elnea’s put up a special Halo Action Figures Theater comic to celebrate Valentines Day – love means never having to say you’re sorry. Especially for comics like this. (<3, Elnea.)(Louis Wu 13:20:45 UTC)

Laird found a really cool minisite that McFarlane put up for their Series 1 Halo action figures – it’s a really-well-done reproduction of the Halo 3 game interface. (I liked it enough that I grabbed a local copy – if this one goes down at some point, we’ll have a backup for posterity.)(Louis Wu 13:15:54…

There’s new concept art up at Halo Wars – check out what a beached alien whale might look like! (If you’re reading this post days or weeks after it’s written, I apologize – the Halo Wars site has no way to link to old news. Scroll back until you find the post dated 02-13-2008.) Thanks…

Last night, Bungie posted information about the special Valentines Day playlist that goes live today at 10 am PST (1pm EST, or 5pm UTC). It’ll run through Monday, so you’ve got a few days to get in and play this one. There will be prizes. First we heard of it was from Dan the Stick,…

Product-Reviews has an article about ‘Halo 3’ moddied controllers – they’ve got duplicated buttons on the backside, where your fingers have a better chance of finding them, I guess. $70 gets you a controller with the A and B buttons underneath… $90 gets you one with all four buttons on the bottom. Me? I bet…

Call of Duty 4 is on top again in the LIVE activity list for the week of February 4… that’s two in a row! C’mon, Halo players… get online!(Louis Wu 15:26:10 UTC)

Time Glitch stopped by to announce ForgeHub Video Tutorial #5 – this one focuses on timed map events. Learn how to unfold new features in your map as the game progresses!(Louis Wu 15:05:52 UTC)

1UP.com has focused on Chris Burke, the guy behind This Spartan Life, in their latest installment of ‘Take this Job!’, a guide to finding jobs in the games industry. Go see how and why he does it!(Louis Wu 15:04:09 UTC)

MSNBC has an article about US soldiers using Halo 3 to reduce stress – psychologists believe that for soldiers, games like Halo 3 can actually be therapeutic. Interesting read!(Louis Wu 15:01:20 UTC)