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The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

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  • Forge World Screenshots

    To really get a feel for Forge World, which will ship with Reach, Bungie’s posted a few dozen new screenshots – swing by their website and browse! Warning: Gorgeosity Overload Imminent.(Louis Wu 10:06:21 UTC)

  • Unboxing Reach

    Another video is available today on Bungie.net, or watchable on YouTube; it’s 3 Bungie bigwigs, showing off all the new retail goodies you’ll be able to buy on September 14. (To my knowledge, Bungie’s never done this before… but Reach is a slightly d…

  • Forge World

    So yesterday, while your friendly neighborhood site updater was out until 2 am, Bungie turned the Halo world on its ear at San Diego ComicCon. We’ll catch up at some point, but let’s get started with the big stuff… and the biggest stuff was a new Vi…

  • IMMA GAMER

    The latest from Bryan Simon is a parody of Katy Perry’s California Gurls… Reach, Halo 3 and ODST all get a mention.(Louis Wu 19:30:06 UTC)

  • Reach Wireless Controller

    IGN noticed a preorder page for a Reach Wireless Controller at Xbox.com – snazzy! Thanks, CaptainTony.(Louis Wu 19:03:13 UTC)

  • Waypoint kicks off SDCC coverage

    Harmanius pointed out a Halo Waypoint video kicking off the Halo coverage – includes screenshots of lots of action figure stuff, and an interview with the Square Enix team. Interesting stuff!(Louis Wu 16:31:20 UTC)

  • Win RAM, Help Marissa

    It’s not strictly Halo-related… but it’s a cause that’s near and dear to our hearts, and it’s a chance for you to walk away with $250 worth of Crucial RAM. Marissa’s Bunny is a blog devoted to raising awareness for a condition called ‘Infantile Spas…

  • Keeping up, even if you’re not in SD

    Last night, Dani noticed a page at G4TV – looks like they’ll be liveblogging the Halo Reach Press Conference tonight at ComicCon. Be there!(Louis Wu 14:16:21 UTC)

  • Reach Limited Edition Guide has goodies

    Over at NeoGAF, The Crawf pointed out a link for the Halo: Reach Limited Edition Guide. It’s a normal guide in a lot of senses – has maps, walkthroughs, Achievement hints… but it also has an “[e]xclusive 96 page developer’s diary with concept art an…

  • Orbidome – 6 men enter…

    ITSMYYARD stopped in with word of Orbidome, a gameshow set in the Halo space. There are already 6 episodes online; teams of contestants take on challenges to gain points, with the intention of winning prizes. (Not sure what the prizes are…) Check it…

  • Limited Edition Poster for SDCC Reach Players

    Duncan pointed out a BungieTweets Twitpic – it’s a poster being given away to folks playing Reach on the ComicCon floor. Looks like Forge is back, baby… and has some new features!(Louis Wu 14:09:14 UTC)

  • Play Arts Noble Team pics

    Harmanius noticed a pair of pics tweeted by HaloWaypoint (one | two) – they’re showing off some high-quality figures being created by Square Enix Play Arts. (There’s a whole gallery of shots at Figures.com, if you’re interested.) They look pretty nice…

  • Master Chief 1.17… mmm

    bs angel sent word of a blog post at ‘Gaming Bars and BBQ’ – these guys whipped up three special drinks to celebrate Bungie Day earlier this month, and two of ’em are Halo-related. Go check ’em out… and if you’re of age, test the recipes!(Louis Wu 2…

  • Halo (among other games) on the go

    juices, over at NeoGAF, pointed out this thread on the MLG forums – now THAT’S a LAN mobile. (Louis Wu 18:44:02 UTC)

  • McFarlane Halo Vehicle Sell Sheets

    AvatarofChaos noticed sell sheets for both the Warthog and the Ghost, coming soon from McFarlane, while browsing the Collectorate forum. Go see!(Louis Wu 18:33:58 UTC)

  • Wednesday CC Vid Roundup

    Couple of new vids for you today in Bungie.net’s Comm Chatter:CruelLEGACEY put together a Bungie Day montage… lots of flaming helmets.Anoj is back with Top 10 Halo 3 Snipes (Ep 56) – lots and lots and lots of snipes.Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:15:32 UTC)

  • Look Before You Leap 3

    Jump Theory is back with Look Before You Leap 3, a new collection of jaw-dropping jumps in Halo 3 multiplayer maps. Absolutely, absolutely worth watching. (It’s available on YouTube, but the gorgeous 720p downloadable is currently only available on M…

  • Wednesday Comic Roundup

    Got a couple of new comics for you today – Chronicles of ODS Steve #75 (“Locked and Loaded”) is live (I’m no longer sure what’s going on), and TTL Demag0gue let us know about the latest Reclaimer (“Tapped Potential”) – Barcode does a bit of explaining…

  • Halo CE3

    MattDratt stopped in with word of Halo CE3 – the upcoming Custom Edition Entertainment Expo. There’s a trailer (volume is really, really low – I couldn’t actually hear most of it), and a website with more info. Check it out! Update: audio’s been improv…

  • Waypoint Tweets Up a Storm

    Waypoint’s getting busy on Twitter – there are a couple of recent tweets that might be of interest to you. They’re bringing something new to San Diego this week (thanks, GrimBrother One), and will show it off soon; GLYPH added some details on timing (k…