Microsoft has one of coolest pieces on Halo 5: Guardians I’ve read a while. They cover the passion of the fanbase, the history of Halo and Xbox, the stories of the developers behind the games and more. Definitely worth a bit of your time if you can check out The ‘Halo 5’ effect from Microsoft Stories.(MacGyver10 19:15:54 UTC)

Bloomberg Businessweek has put 343’s Bonnie Ross on the cover, spotlighting her management of the Halo franchise (and most recently Halo 5) as a linchpin of Microsoft’s gaming efforts. Fantastic article (even if Frank O’Connor is described as “a cue-ball-headed 45-year-old”) – go give it a read! (There’s a behind-the-scenes video where Bloomberg’s Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director discuss the article, as well.)(Louis Wu 22:35:28 UTC)

The Halo Twitter account shared a new video for Halo multiplayer. Strategy, Substance and Style: Advanced Halo 5 Tactics covers a range of Spartan Abilities and customization, new starting weapons and will teach you a few pro moves as you prepare to enter the Arena next week.(MacGyver10 20:42:47 UTC)

I think we figured out why KP left our HBO Spartan Community…to make a killer video showcasing the new Spartan Communities. Maybe not, but still, it helps us sleep better having a reason. (Thanks kidtsunami!) (MacGyver10 20:40:35 UTC)

With the recent change in leadership, Visualizing the Halo Universe will continue now with Round 21! Go check it out in our forum and come up with your best rendition of a Sangheili warrior from the old school!(MacGyver10 20:35:23 UTC)

The mythic, music maker himself posted some gameplay from Halo 2 that shows how the music and audio adapts itself to your experience while playing! (Thanks robofin117!)(MacGyver10 22:11:51 UTC)

Just in time for the release next week, Xbox has made available a collection of gamerpics for Halo 5: Guardians. They start rolling out to different Xbox Live regions today!(MacGyver10 21:56:29 UTC)

I wasn’t sure it was gonna happen this year, but hey – how could we not? It’s been going for more than 10 years now! If you love Halo, and you want to express your creativity on the side of a pumpkin, this contest is for you! We’re much later than usual with this announcement, but you still have almost two weeks to get your entries in to us, so you should be good. All details are on the Guilt O’ Lantern 2015 contest page. Do something Halo 5 related – have fun!(Louis Wu 20:01:11 UTC)

If you hop over to our sister site DBO, Kermit posted a link to Forbes Online where they compare the year old Bungie game Destiny to 343 Industries upcoming Halo 5: Guardians. It is a little difficult obviously for a straight comparison (though the author seems to have little trouble with that barrier), but it does bring up valuable questions as to what makes a game enjoyable and what the average consumer might expect from their FPS these days. Go give it a read here!(MacGyver10 22:04:47 UTC)

IGN has ‘picked up their copy’ (or finally opened the gift that was sent them) of the Limited Collector’s Edition of Halo 5: Guardians, but what is cool is they filmed themselves unpacking this colossal box! Side note, if you plan on switching out your download code for a physical disc, make sure your console is registered first!(Thanks ChrisTheeCrappy and thebruce0!)(MacGyver10 21:34:07 UTC)

The latest ‘Hunt The Truth’ is online today. The crew gets grounded, Maya remembers a safe place, and the Triad rises all in this latest episode! (Thanks mid7night!)(MacGyver10 18:33:06 UTC)

As we pointed out a week ago, Postmortem was looking for someone to take the reigns of his fan-creation submission-heavy ‘Visualizing the Halo Universe’ as he was low on free time. With the desire to see someone else take up the mantle, he posted a call for a new bearer, and it looks like TDSpiral has answered the geas instilled in him. Go check out his forum post to see how things will change, and how they’ll stay the same! Thanks TDSpiral for keeping this awesome community-driven project going!(MacGyver10 15:13:24 UTC)

So Tuckerscreator let us know that 343 Industries has put the Halo 5 soundtrack up on Soundcloud completely free for an entire week! Thebruce0 also posted information on how you can purchase your copy of the Halo 5 soundstrack next week with a few different ways for you to get your hands on the album!(MacGyver10 15:09:24 UTC)