Bungie Weekly Update!

Marty hints at a date for Halo 2 Soundtrack Vol. 2, I hint at some new Halo novel action and do a little social engineering, in a weekly update destined to languish in mild obscurity for thousands of years.

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Community 12/16/2005 4:23 PM PST

Building a Spartan

When Tomonobu Itagaki and Team Ninja approached us and asked us if we wanted to work with them on a special feature for DOA4, well, we could hardly say no, could we? Enter Spartan 458.

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 12/13/2005 5:51 PM PST

Bungie Weekly Update

Short and sweet, with a fond farewell and a bitter hello, not much new to report, but you insist on reading anyway. Lost fans will love or hate the new Mister Chief too. Don't say you weren't warned.

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Inside Bungie 12/9/2005 5:28 PM PST

The Bungie Humpday Challenge

It's nearly midnight, everyone's asleep and a Humpday needs to happen? What do you do? You venture alone, into the hell of the recently deployed Matchmaking update. Three new gametypes, three different results. Can Bungie squeak one out?

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 12/8/2005 4:35 PM PST

Bungie Weekly Update

Lots of info about the new playlist update, sure to set our forums ablaze with hate and love, and some snippets of stuff 360 owners might be interested in. And if you care about your stats, READ CAREFULLY!

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 12/2/2005 5:03 PM PST

Jumping In!

We just got back from the Xbox 360 launch at a giant aircraft hangar in the desert. We had a blast, but now we're taking off for Thanksgiving, suckaz. We strongly suggest you check out this story. Especially the part about Warren Sapp.

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Community 11/22/2005 4:01 PM PST

Bungie Weekly Update

This week a few graphical treats and one graphical punch in the fanny. We take a look at DOA4, matchmaking playlists and some mutant biker gangs, roaming through the desert.

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 11/18/2005 5:47 PM PST

Bungie Humpday Challenge!

Another Humpday Challenge came and went. The question is usually: Who handed Bungie's butt to them this time? Well it wasn't quite so clear cut this time around. Check out our battle against the Seasoned Gamers inside.

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 11/17/2005 5:17 PM PST

Bungie Weekly Update

Mostly news on backward compatibility, but some very big news about matchmaking playlists. Everyone start frothing now, either with rage or joy. It's your choice.

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 11/11/2005 6:15 PM PST

Halo 2: One Year Later

It's Halo 2's very first birthday. We celebrate by taking a look at GASP Halo and Halo 2 running on Xbox 360, and a bunch of other really cool stuff you'll probably ignore because of 720p screens.

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 11/9/2005 3:35 PM PST

Bungie Weekly Update

We have a minor flashback this week taking questions from the kidz. And the kidz are all right. This week we address matchmaking, cheating, dance carefully around the next project and lots, lots more. Nothing too heart-stopping.

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 11/4/2005 5:02 PM PDT

Humpday Challenge: Cavegirls

When will we ever learn? This time we looked to Bungie's own Groups, and found an all-girl gang that beat, stomped, kicked and murderized us into submission. The Cayote Cavegirls showed Bungie that men are men, and really, what's that worth?

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 11/3/2005 4:47 PM PDT

The Great Hollywood Journey: Part 3

Joe Staten, recently returned from WETA Studios in New Zealand, is pleased as punch to tell you what he got up to while he was there. Are we jealous of him? Yes. The Halo movie is coming, folks.

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Inside Bungie 11/1/2005 1:58 PM PDT

Video Games Live: Post Show Report

On Saturday, most of Bungie went to the Paramount Theater in Seattle to listen to a top-class orchestra play top-class music from top-class games. Here's a rundown of what went down. Maestro, please.

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Community 10/31/2005 4:56 PM PDT

Bungie Weekly Update

I won't say this update is PACKED with stuff, but it does have SOME stuff in it. Check it out, and decide for yourself if it's a tease or a please. News on our Auction, the Vol. 2 soundtrack and some game we're working on.

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 10/28/2005 5:08 PM PDT

The Bungie/HBO Auction!

Your chance to bid on some incredibly collectible, valuable and rare Bungie items, and raise money for Hurricane victim relief in the process. In concert with our favorite community site, Halo.Bungie.Org, we're opening the floodgates of schwag! Get your wallets out.

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Community 10/27/2005 9:44 AM PDT

The Humpday Challenge: Halo 2 Test Team

The Humpday challenge goes domestic this week. We took on our own testers, idiotically forgetting that all they do is play Halo 2 all day. Dur. You can probably guess what happened next.

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 10/25/2005 4:54 PM PDT

Fight the Flood: Thank You

Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of our community, the Fight the Flood campaign to raise money for the American Red Cross was a rousing success. Thanks to all who donated, and wear your T-Shirts with pride. You made a difference.

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Community 10/24/2005 3:27 PM PDT

Bungie Weekly Update

A short update this week, but there’s a couple of snippets in here, including the number of banhammers dropped to date. If short updates make you mad, and then you email me to complain, just go enjoy the weekend instead!

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Inside Bungie 10/21/2005 5:17 PM PDT

Team Hardcore: Stayin' Alive

Now that we've launched our toughest playlist ever, Team Hardcore, we thought we'd employ some expert assistance to advise beginners on how to stay alive for more than ten seconds. The MLG's own Dolbex has some wise words.

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 10/20/2005 12:00 PM PDT

The New Guy: Bob

Sometimes, when new guys start, they're gullible enough to believe us when we claim that it is necessary to be interviewed on Bungie.net. They are more likely to be gullible when they work for Noguchi. Meet Bob.

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Inside Bungie 10/18/2005 4:17 PM PDT

Halo 2: By the Numbers

Halo 2 is played by a LOT of people. That means a LOT of statistics. We broke out and broke down some numbers. Some are predictable, some are scary and some are completely surprising. Come inside and see for yourself.

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 10/17/2005 5:49 PM PDT

Bungie Weekly Update

This week's update dances glibly from topic to topic, never stopping to catch its breath or get bogged down in details like, erm, detail. But read it anyway, because it doesn't cost nothin'.

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Inside Bungie 10/14/2005 4:33 PM PDT

Return of the Humpday Challenge

So the Humpday Challenge has been offline for a while. but now it's back. With a vengeance. This week, we took on random suckers in three taut games of Team Snipers. But next week, it could be YOU in our crosshairs!

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Halo 2 (Xbox) 10/13/2005 3:22 PM PDT

Bungie Weekly Update

Frankie is out sick so I began writing on his behalf only to have his version arrive moments before we went live. The result is a double feature with twice as much update lovin. Read about a few minor bits of news and the latest on Frankie's ailing health...

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Community 10/7/2005 4:46 PM PDT