Category: HBO

Dust Storm also let us know about a couple of speed art videos recently uploaded to YouTube – Sean McCoy has put together a scene from the Halo 4 trailer, and an iconic image from Halo 3: ODST. Both are pretty entertaining to watch as they come into be…

Over at NeoGAF, TheOddOne stumbled across a Picasa gallery belonging to Paul Russel, formerly an environment artist at Bungie, now working at Certain Affinity. It’s got some amazing stuff in it; what caught TheOddOne’s eye was Halo 3: The Lost City (w…

Ogan Panavo pointed out that Cradle to Grave, the latest episode in the Arby ‘n’ the Chief series, went live yesterday. The most obnoxious of the hackers is dealt with first.(Louis Wu 15:39:50 UTC)

Samurai Fronk rears his sharklike head again in our forum – and with him comes an interview with his creator. My head is spinning.(Louis Wu 18:37:17 UTC)

Billy Spurgeon was happy to see Halo Anniversary getting some coverage from MSNBC – it’s not really anything new, but it IS nice to see mainstream love for this game.(Louis Wu 17:20:36 UTC)

Tor has posted a Q&A with Karen Traviss – she talks Halo, and character development, and dialogue from mute characters. Good stuff! Thanks, Hypertrooper. (Louis Wu 10:44:43 UTC)

RC Master’s gonna miss Firefight Limited – to make up for it, he created his own gametype. Check his post for a download link – and a movie showing gameplay. (Louis Wu 10:35:22 UTC)

CMNeir asked us to highlight an old movie he made in the Halo 3 engine – I’d never seen it before, but it’s a pretty fun story! Go watch ‘Trick of Legend’.(Louis Wu 13:29:52 UTC)

It’s a sad year here at bungie.org – it’s the first time in 7 years that we’re not hosting a pumpkin-carving contest for Halloween. That doesn’t mean folks aren’t carving Halo-related pumpkins, though! We’ve seen a couple – one on Halo Waypoint’s twitt…

Omega_East is selling a couple of helmets he’s made – he needs to clear the space (and bring in a bit of cash for the next build). Both are linked from this page – there’s a Carter helmet, and an unpainted Noble Six helmet. Check ’em out! (Louis Wu 12…

MASSAIKUR (previously responsible for the grin + bear it comics) let us know about a new project that combines Halo and Dr. Seuss (in a way that might just ruin your childhood memories). Disturbing, it is…(Louis Wu 18:53:10 UTC)

Timgie and crew are back with Reach Customz Episode 5 – the gametype they’re highlighting is called Hex V2, and it’s a Racetrack variant… with a pretty cool twist. Go watch the video to see why it’s a Race game that might not frustrate you if you ge…

ElzarTheBam pointed out a preview of Halo Anniversary at Yahoo Games UK’s site – his favorite part was a hint of an easter egg that’s time-sensitive… (Louis Wu 13:16:48 UTC)

Our friend Greenskull from ReadyUpLive wanted to share a really fun montage from their interactions with 343 Industries at the October 20th Community Playdate. Go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 15:33:10 UTC)

Tons of new Anniversary content hitting the web – I guess the embargo lifted at 9am. Eurogamer has an interview with Dennis Ries, including info about Kinect. (Their HA gallery has six new screens from the level Halo – look down below the High Noon st…

Dust Storm wanted to remind people that the Halo Podcast of all Podcasts, Round 3, is being broadcast live tonight at 7pm Eastern. That’s just 2 hours from now! Put some time aside.(Louis Wu 21:09:54 UTC)

Yesterday was Wednesday, so last night a new Halo Bulletin went live on Waypoint – lots of Anniversary discussion. Plus, Anniversary MP Achievements! Go read. It is, of course, available in our Halo Bulletin Archive, should you need that.(Louis Wu 13:…

Ed Fries talked to StrategyInformer about how surprising Halo’s success was at the outset, and about some of the unintended consequences of that success. Interesting conversation! Thanks, ElzarTheBam. (Louis Wu 13:11:38 UTC)

A number of the skulls – new and old – that are coming out in Halo: Anniversary were documented in the recent Behind-the-Scenes vid; JDQuackers took some screenshots. Take a look! (Further down in the thread two more that are mentioned, but not shown,…

If you haven’t purchased the first pair of Map Packs for Reach – now might be the time! According to Major Nelson, both packs are on the Deal of the Week list; starting tomorrow, they’re 400 MS Points each! Thanks, Zeouterlimits.(Louis Wu 16:10:44 UTC)