The original Hawty McBloggy turned Halo’s bsangel is saying goodbye to 343 Industries tomorrow. No word next on what’s coming for her, but for a fan (that’s been around almost as long as HBO) turned Halo creator, it’s been fun to watch her rise through the ranks. Thanks Jessica, and best wishes for whatever is next for you!

Tomorrow is my last day at 343 Industries. I’d like to thank @Halo and the community for an incredible six years. ❤ https://t.co/ESrfbWzDr1

— Jessica Shea (@bsangel) April 7, 2016

(MacGyver10 19:06:29 UTC)

If you didn’t read the ‘Ghosts of Meridian’ patch notes yesterday, or maybe you’re living under a rock, you might have missed that one week from today Halo 5 will feature a Warzone Firefight beta test on the Escape from A.R.C. map. It will run from next Thursday through the following Monday and give you your chance to try the 8-player PvE early!

We’re pleased to announce the Warzone Firefight Beta, live from April 14-18. Prepare to call in the big guns! pic.twitter.com/w90maDjPbY

— Halo (@Halo) April 6, 2016

(MacGyver10 15:23:59 UTC)

Through the years, we have seen A LOT of Halo cosplay, but off hand I can’t recount seeing an engineer from Halo being modeled. Check this one out from Alexis, and her Twitter account has many more cool pictures of this work in progress!

Soooo close..! @bsangel @405th #Halo #ODST #Virgil #cosplay pic.twitter.com/mHT5Tt62mX

— Alexis (WexyLex) (@LexWexy) April 6, 2016

(MacGyver10 19:46:19 UTC)

The next social playlist is live now in Arena matchmaking! Grab your crew and face off against another team in combat while you face off against another team in combat while you face off against ANOTHER team in combat.

Multi-Team is now available in Halo 5 matchmaking! Grab friends and duke it out against three other teams! pic.twitter.com/0KqL5y2AR1

— Halo (@Halo) April 6, 2016

(MacGyver10 19:15:13 UTC)

At the end of yesterday’s livestream, 343 Industries teased their next content update ‘Memories of Reach’. You can check it out here, just make sure you’re up to date on your immunizations.(MacGyver10 19:11:45 UTC)

If you missed the livestream yesterday, you might not have heard that the ‘Ghosts of Meridian’ update for Halo 5 is out today! You can read the full patch notes at HaloWaypoint (thanks Gravemind!) or watch the launch trailer for GoM which also includes a preview of the Warzone Firefight beta (and a cool new Covenant Spirit!) coming next week!(MacGyver10 19:05:42 UTC)

Famed composer of the Flintstones vitamins jingle and a few video game sountracks, Marty O’Donnell still needs your help in getting his music out to the public. Check out his Kickstarter for the Echoes of The First Dreamer to see how you can help out in the final 6 days! (Thanks Tuckerscreator!)(MacGyver10 19:02:42 UTC)

The Halo Livestream starts any minute now! Watch it for the reveal of the ‘Ghosts of Meridian’ update coming soon!

The Ghosts of Meridian #HaloLivestream begins at 3 p.m. PDT today! What do you want to see? https://t.co/dda9QxPbLG pic.twitter.com/wpxHPh0ARj

— Halo (@Halo) April 5, 2016

(MacGyver10 21:56:58 UTC)

A buddy of mine I know through work just so happens to be a killer graphic artist, and a couple weeks ago whipped together a cool UNSC Warthog wallpaper. You can also check out his Behance profile for wallpapers of the BTTF time machine and Jurassic Park jeep!(MacGyver10 21:46:21 UTC)

Don’t forget to tune into the Halo Livestream this afternoon to see a complete breakdown of the upcoming ‘Ghosts of Meridian’ update.

Catch the #HaloLivestream tomorrow at 3PM PDT to see Ghosts of Meridian in action! https://t.co/qEDRaBYFIUhttps://t.co/eXSKmZKAVA

— Halo (@Halo) April 5, 2016

(MacGyver10 16:15:19 UTC)

Kidtsunami let us know of an interesting contest if you can scribble together code. The Halo API Hackathon is looking for people to use the new data 343 Industries is providing to make websites and/or apps. Engadget mentioned it as well, so hopefully there will be plenty of people coming up with cool stuff from the data we’ll all get to use in the future!(MacGyver10 16:07:42 UTC)

Last week, Tom French sneakily posted some new updates coming with the Ghosts of Meridian update for Forge. New foliage, ‘canvas skins’ and weather effects!

@hamsnyams @ducain23 @Brav … pic.twitter.com/FN6WaOCnFI

— Tom French (@pardontomfrench) April 1, 2016

(MacGyver10 18:35:35 UTC)

After some time off last week to get sick and not work on the house like planned, there should be more regular posts each day like this one from Sligfantry! Looks like he found a way to grab the banshee on AOTCR from the FIRST bridge. Rockslider looks to have been able to do it before, but they both do seem to employ different techniques. Give his post a read for the details and how you can shave time off those Halo: CE speed runs!(MacGyver10 18:30:25 UTC)

It was released yesterday, on April 1… but it’s a real Canon Fodder nonetheless. Info about Ghosts of Meridian’s Tyrant map, plus Hammers and Knights and super-cool screenshots. Go read it! Thanks, Grim.(Louis Wu 18:15:05 UTC)

It’s that time again! Rooster Teeth has released a trailer for Red vs Blue Season 14 – we’re still a few weeks away from the actual season, but this should give you a sense of what’s coming. Or… maybe not. (It’s pretty odd, in the typical RT-funny-weird style that makes you laugh and shake your head at the same time.)(Louis Wu 18:11:44 UTC)

Marty O’Donnell and Mike Salvatori sang the Halo monk chant as part of their introduction for the 2nd Annual Dublin International Game Music Festival – I got chills! (Feel free to comment on our forum.)(Louis Wu 18:09:19 UTC)