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  • Wait… she wants us to put her clothes ON?

    Hawty McBloggy has a T-shirt giveaway today – well, a t-shirt gift certificate giveaway, anyway. How do you win? You ‘shop the picture she’s provided – showing her and an ODST – by adding one of the Ts you can win. Swing by for full details – get to t…

  • ASE 18: Reach Firefight

    Last month, Rampancy.net released Episode 17 of their Anger, Sadness, and Envy podcast, focusing on the E3 Halo Reach reveals. Last night, Episode 18 came out, continuing the discussion, with a spotlight on Firefight. Go listen to Narcogen, Blackstar,…

  • Halo: Blood Line in hardcover (in the UK)

    Vincent pointed out that Halo: Blood Line is now available in hardcover at Amazon UK. (It won’t be out in the US for another week and a half.) For folks who don’t like hunting for a nearby comic store… here’s your chance to read it!(Louis Wu 13:08:2…

  • Reach Firefight Hands On Preview

    Xbox360Achievements has posted a new Reach Firefight preview – they got some hands-on time this week, and wrote up their impressions. Thanks, Wes.(Louis Wu 13:07:59 UTC)

  • Hedgemony Works Halo

    Hedgemony updated our forum about his Hedgemony Loves Halo ‘shopped screenshot site – it’s now over 400 images. (The reason this blows me away is because we mentioned his hitting the 300-image milestone less than 2 weeks ago…) Go check out some of t…

  • Ode to Halo: Reach

    Hawty McBloggy found a cool ‘sounds of Halo used to make music’ vid that’s pretty well-done – nice synchronization! (She highlighted a slightly different asset, but then, she’s Hawty…)(Louis Wu 22:09:52 UTC)

  • Stephen Loftus’ Scale Comparison, Updated

    A couple of weeks ago, Halo Waypoint highlighted Stephen Loftus’ Scale Chart of objects in the Halo universe; he redid his existing scale comparison to fit properly on a 720p TV screen. He also added a new top-level screen, showing the Halo Ring in th…

  • Curse ‘er.

    Friday’s Weekly Update showed off the Hologram Armor Ability – Stuntmutt saw humor in the situation. Go read a new One One Se7en. Then thank an old man for his contribution. (No, not ME, you idiot…)(Louis Wu 16:22:30 UTC)

  • Dare 3D Render

    Spartanx5 stopped in with a new piece of artwork – a render of Dare’s Helmet from ODST. Nice work!(Louis Wu 16:14:25 UTC)

  • Shop with the UNS-Etsy

    Today’s Grin + Bear It shows the dangers of letting armor customization go too far. Remember – this is a war, soldier!(Louis Wu 16:12:19 UTC)

  • Top Ten Halo Screenshots: Rainbow

    This week’s Top Ten Halo Screenshots focuses on ‘Rainbows’ – from the trippy to the sublime. Go look!(Louis Wu 18:46:05 UTC)

  • A Moment In Time

    Tommy92L is back with ‘A Moment In Time’ – a man survives an apocalyptic event, and looks for help. Sometimes, things don’t turn out the way you plan. A bit long, maybe… (This is part 1, apparently.)(Louis Wu 18:44:53 UTC)

  • Marines Drive Better Now (24 chars)

    Max Dyckhoff, clearly confused about the whole concept of Twitter, used his account to explain (part 1 | part 2 | part 3) how a bad assumption caused some awful AI driving in Halo 3 – but that this is fixed in Reach. (Max, Twitter limits you to 140 ch…

  • Reach’s Falcon

    BierWiser was thinking about the Falcon – and came up with a comic about it. Great art!(Louis Wu 16:43:44 UTC)

  • Evolutions Art – and Deadline Extension

    Leviathan posted up two pieces of art he created for into the Evolutions art contest – killer! (For those who hadn’t heard, the deadline for submissions has been extended to July 31… so you have a few more days!)(Louis Wu 16:43:07 UTC)

  • Aesthetic Artist Interview 16: WaiHo C

    We meant to post this yesterday – but our posting intern forgot to put it up. (Needless to say, he’s been fired. I guess I’m stuck with the job.) The Aesthetic Artist Interview series has awoken from its year-long slumber; COL0NEL SANDERS sent along a…

  • An Embarrassment of Riches

    When Bungie employees compete to produce the most info-filled update ever… you win. The Bungie Weekly Update released last night is chock-full of status updates, strategies, difficulty descriptions, and multiplayer crowing. It also contains a quarter…

  • Game Play – fusing theater and videogames

    Game Play is a festival running through July 25 at the Brick Theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It’s a collection of shows that link theater with videogames – and one of the shows combines classical greek mythology with Halo 3. Go read about it in the …

  • Fire Team Zulu: Night Nightmare/Boom Blvd

    Ready for another Fire Team Zulu challenge? FyreWulff’s got you covered. Night Nightmare is a Legendary Firefight challenge on Rally (Night), while Boom Blvd is a Normal Campaign challenge on Kizingo Blvd. Go play!(Louis Wu 18:25:23 UTC)

  • Dream Maker

    Curious about what might be coming later today in the Bungie Weekly Update? SketchFactor stopped by NeoGAF yesterday with some BODACIOUS info (I’m droolin’)… and followed it up this morning with some timing info. Do yourself a favor – take the minute…