TTL Demag0gue got a new Reclaimer posted while it was still Wednesday, his time – check it out for a slick new view of Ferial! (Louis Wu 15:36:41 UTC)

Higuy wanted us to let you know that the TM Mapping Team, the group behind Project Lumoria, is looking for a good Halo Fan Fiction writer to help out with Lumoria Ep 2 – swing by their website if you’re interested!(Louis Wu 15:26:03 UTC)

The delectable Hedgemony is back today with his latest installment of Halo: Special Projects Division. If you do one thing today, drink some water. If you do two things today, drink some Foster’s and read this comic. You WON’T be disappointed (unless you don’t like Foster’s).(GrimBrother One 14:46:31 UTC)

If you get a chance, definitely head over to Waypoint today to catch their videos of Greg Bear, Frank O’Connor, Eric Raab, and Kevin Grace all discussing Cryptum at the Seattle book launch and signing. Some great conversation about the book itself as well as the universe as a whole. Every fan of Halo fiction should take a look, even if just to get a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes.(GrimBrother One 14:39:56 UTC)

Hey guys, sorry for the late news post, but here is today’s fresh new HORSE! Check it out to see whether or not I close the gap on Geoff, or if Geoff is just a jerk.

Hey guys and girls,
This morning’s video is something a little different. I recently crawled out from under my console rock to discover that L4D has custom campaigns via steam. Check out this video to see what I mean.

Hey guys, as I said yesterday, EA and Visceral Games have given us the okay to release some Dead Space 2 achievement tutorials a few days early…well, here’s the result of that!

The first achievement you’ll see is “Romper Stomper” followed by “Going for Distance.” Enjoy!

Kornman00 was kind enough to collect the Bungie-related talks at this year’s Game Developers Conference, coming up in early March. Let’s see what we’ve got…

• David Aldridge will be talking about Reach’s Networking in “I Shot You First: Networking the Gameplay of HALO: REACH“
• Joe Spataro and Tam Armstrong will be discussing in-game characters in “The Animation of HALO REACH: Raising the Bar“
• Marty O’Donnell’s Adventures with Adaptive Audio, Creative Collaboration and Geese! will be given by (surprise) Marty O’Donnell
• Chris Tchou will delve into the atmospheric stuff in Reach in “HALO: REACH Effects Tech“
• Xi Wang will introduce Reach’s Level of Detail system in “Automated Level of Detail Generation for HALO: REACH” (kornman’s looking forward to this)
• While he’s no longer with Bungie (he’s moved over to 343 Industries), Seth Gibson will be part of a panel called “Technical Artist Boot Camp: Lessons in How to Create and Be an Effective TA“

All in all, a pretty exciting lineup!(Louis Wu 22:21:53 UTC)

Up and running.

No, in YOUR face!

Pixel Force Halo (a 2D project we first heard about in December) has been released – it’s free for download on your PC. You can read an interview with its creator (and find a download link) at Piki Geek – thanks, Blaidd Drwg. (Louis Wu 17:01:53 UTC)

pete_the_duck’s back with another Flaming Ninja Challenge – he says it’s his last. (I don’t buy it. He’s too good at this.) Check out the pics, download the map and gametype, and try it yourself!(Louis Wu 17:01:35 UTC)

In sad news, Firefight Arcade disappeared yesterday off the ‘Grab Bag’ playlist. Its replacement, however, will bring joy to many – Grifball is now live. Go see how Reach has changed this beloved favorite! (And Firefight Arcade will probably be coming back in the not-too-distant future…) (Louis Wu 17:01:16 UTC)

If you liked watching that Forge timelapse video last week, urk highlighted a new one yesterday – VIP Lounge built a star in Forge. Fun! (Louis Wu 17:00:55 UTC)

Hey guys and girls,
This morning’s video is something a little different. I recently crawled out from under my console rock to discover that L4D has custom campaigns via steam. Check out this video to see what I mean.