Category: Halo News Items

PFG (who’s been in our news many times in the past for his incredible collection of Halo memorabilia) is back with some bust prototypes he got his hands on. (These were never marketed.) Go look at the pics! (Louis Wu 20:43:42 UTC)

Postmortem has kicked off another Illustration round of his Visualizing the Halo Universe series – this one focuses on an ancient crashed vessel. Go read the details in his forum post! (Louis Wu 20:37:54 UTC)

If you’re coming to PAX, you probably want to take a quick look at 343’s schedule for the show – there’s hands-on opportuntities all weekend, plus a tournament which has its finals on Sunday, plus a Master Chief Collection Panel on Saturday! Busy weeke…

The AchievementHunter crew recreated Halo CTF in Minecraft (Xbox 360 Edition)… there were a few glitches, but in general, it looked like a pretty fun game! Thanks, robofin117.(Louis Wu 20:32:32 UTC)

Yes, we’re crazy-behind on news. Sorry. The big thing this weekend seems to be ALS Ice Bucket Challenges – there was the 343 group that underwent a dousing in the Halo Bulletin this week, and then there was Jen Taylor and Steve Downes as Master Chief a…

Chief Canuck put together a video he calls ‘Halo 5 Guardians: Evolution of Midship’. Does a pretty nice job showing how the map has developed over the years! Thanks, Vic.(Louis Wu 22:01:44 UTC)

The ALS ice bucket challenge might be getting out of hand… but this is one of the coolest ones I’ve seen. Halo-related because of the challenges at the end.(Louis Wu 21:59:08 UTC)

This week’s Halo Bulletin covers the madness that was Gamescom, with pictures, a recap of the reveals, and an interview with the winners of the Gamescom Showdown. There’s also a teaser for the upcoming tournament at PAX (which starts in a week!). Final…

Ready to get hyped for the Master Chief Collection? Go watch Beyond Entertainment’s Halo: The Return, edited by Snipetality. It’s spectacular. Grimbrother One was the first to point this out to us.c(Louis Wu 22:01:17 UTC)

Over at The Sixth Axis, Matt Wingler wonders how good his memory is. Will Halo 2 stand up to the nostalgia? Check out his thoughts!(Louis Wu 21:59:07 UTC)

Revenant1988 stopped in with a video of some new upgrades to a classic Sean Bradley energy sword prop… you’re ready for that rave with this one!(Louis Wu 21:56:28 UTC)

pete_the_duck has found himself in a pretty tight space, financially, and has decided to part with some classic Halo schwag to help pay some bills. If you bid on this stuff, you’re not getting merchandise from someone who bought it originally as an inv…

Jem Pizzazz let us know that a pretty nice Mylar print is up for sale on eBay right now; this is Lorraine McLees’ Halo 2 MC artwork, and you haven’t been able to buy it (except from previous owners) since 2004. Take a look!(Louis Wu 22:02:16 UTC)

Gamecheat13 took all the named ODSTs from Halo 3: ODST, and tossed ’em into Firefight, to see how they do against waves of Covenant. Interestingly, their biggest weakness seems to be grenades. Pretty interesting watch! Check it out.(Louis Wu 21:57:41 UTC)

Episode 14 of Red vs Blue Season 12 went live this week – Reds and Blues split up to complete a couple of important tasks… and come back with varying success. Go watch!(Louis Wu 16:58:45 UTC)

The folks over at HaloFanForLife have released episode 13 of The Spirit of Fire podcast. In this episode the crew share their thoughts on the Halo reveals at Gamescom and talk about the recent HFFL LANstravaganza. Go listen!(mastrbiggy 23:49:21 UTC)