Category: HBO

If it’s Wednesday, it must be time for a Community Spotlight – this week, it’s Monitor Built, a Bungie.net group that grew into its own site. Go read about ’em, then check out some of their faves in the Bungie Favorites section.(Louis Wu 18:50:55 UTC)

Two new vids for you today, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter: a Halo 3 Montage called ‘Splitscreen’, showing off gameplay fromEpisone and Samsquatch (original gameplay was all splitscreen, though the montage isn’t), and a jump video from Team Zenith, called ‘Z2’ – all Halo 2 stuff. Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:44:39 UTC)

Whoa – we’ve got a full update!The Chronicles of ODS Steve #62 (Face Off) pits Steve against… someone big. Thanks, Hawty McBloggy.Reclaimer #242 (Blend) reveals a new player – sort of. Thanks, TTL Demag0gue.Halo Action Figure Theater #202 (Google Faster) has Tony either reading really fast… or not.Comic Cornucopia!(Louis Wu 16:50:30 UTC)

The latest Bungie Podcast was released Tuesday afternoon – 45 minutes of Bungie goodness. Go listen! Jay Weinland discusses the trials and tribulations of sound design (and how it’s evolved over the Halo games), and lots of little tidbits are dropped. Not sure I understand the three minutes of silence at the end, though…)(Louis Wu…

G4TV has put up a ‘Halo: Reach Preview’ – it’s footage from Bungie’s ViDocs, mixed with interview footage of Marcus Lehto recorded at X10; if you’ve been voraciously consuming every tidbit on Reach as it comes out, there’s nothing new here, but if you’re not paying close attention, it’s a nice 2 minute summary. Thanks…

bwwaaaa sent word that he had a sizeable library of SWAT films built up on YouTube (79 of ’em, though some are from Call of Duty) – if you like SWAT, this contains full games, cool moments, famous players, everything you could want. Go watch.(Louis Wu 20:53:24 UTC)

Video offerings from Bungie’s Comm Chatter today:Bang Bang is a montage from Audacity – editing doesn’t get in the way of great clips.Enigma + Krantz + Snowboarder1306 is a tritage from (wait for it) Enigma, Krantz, and Snowboarder1306. Nice sniper action.One Hit One Kill is a goosetage from Gorillars. Splatters and brokeback action.Into Yesterday is…

Adam Grumbo let us know that Master Chief and a Stormtrooper were caught on film, panhandling for Taylor Swift tickets on the streets in downtown Austin. Oh, Chief… you disappoint me sometimes.(Louis Wu 17:25:51 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy highlighted a tattoo of a Battle Rifle… in a flower. …wait, what?(Louis Wu 17:25:18 UTC)

Morpheus let us know that the last montage from HaloContest is online – for a little while, at least. Go watch! Update: Morpheus uploaded a new copy – watch this one instead.(Louis Wu 17:23:07 UTC)

Gilver pointed out that an article at IGN discusses the licensing of Image Metrics’ facial animation code, known as Faceware – they don’t mention Reach by name, but Xmoosev3 reminded us that the Game Informer article confirmed that Reach would be using this middleware. If you’re a fan of what Image Metrics can do, this…

MAX2107 sent us word that he’d created a “simple wallpaper showcasing the previewed armor ability emblems from Halo: Reach that were shown in the recent multi-player trailer”. Simple, yes – the part he neglected to mention was ‘super-cool’. Go look.(Louis Wu 22:19:11 UTC)

TheGelo, cousin to Cody Brigan (check our news for info about his contest trophies), stopped in with word of a custom-painted Spartan of his own. Check the link for some really impressive shots!(Louis Wu 22:14:44 UTC)

Today’s Tag and Release feature at Bungie.net hinges on the word ‘Bomb’ – the results aren’t quite as explosive as I’d expected, but they’re still some great shots. Go look.(Louis Wu 22:06:45 UTC)

Some awesome suicides in the latest Top 10 Halo Countdown from Anoj – go watch. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 18:03:50 UTC)

Reclaimer is back, with Episode 241 (Race) – you might want to review the last few episodes to bring yourself back up to speed, since it’s been a few weeks. It’s definitely a nailbiter! Thanks, TTL Demag0gue.(Louis Wu 14:42:27 UTC)

The Teabag Prevention Team is back after a hiatus – they’re back with a new website design and a new article. Swing by to make the most of Halo 3: ODST’s Last Exit! (They’ll be doing Firefight tips map-by-map while waiting for Reach news.)(Louis Wu 13:08:08 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy uncovered a cool mashup image at DeviantART – SligarTheTiger combined two exciting games to create Left 4 Sangheili 2. (If you like the work, you should check out his gallery – he seems to be obsessed with Elites.) (Louis Wu 13:07:45 UTC)

HaLo2FrEeEk took a lot pictures to put together a pretty impressive panorama of the interior of Epitaph; swing by his forum post to read the steps he took, or just visit Infectionist.com to see the final product. (Louis Wu 13:07:03 UTC)

Rockslider’s back, with new megabattles. This time, he’s focusing on the early section of Truth and Reconciliation. It’s dark, and there are a LOT of baddies around – check out his writeups, pictures, and movies, then go make your own fun! (Louis Wu 13:06:32 UTC)