One Bungie fan expressed disappointment (and hope) with true eloquence. Give it a read. It's a bright spot in an otherwise dreary morning for friends of Bungie.(Louis Wu 13:57:00 +0000)

Joystiq spoke to Phil Spencer, general manager of Microsoft Game Studios - Spencer answered a question about the lack of a Bungie announcement at E3 with a description of what WAS focused on (first-party games aimed for a holiday release this year). That suggests that Bungie's announcement was postponed because 1) they're no longer a first-party studio, and/or 2) their material is not ready for release this year.

A bit more on the surprise cancellation: Kotaku has a short item that ties the situation to a "high level executive". There are plenty of forum posters out there willing to speculate who that might be. (On the off chance that the Kotaku piece is pulled, here's a screenshot.)(Louis Wu 04:35:04 +0000)

It's a sad, sad day for Bungie fans - swing by Bungie.net for full details. The short version: the announcement many have been waiting for eagerly - a new game, new Halo content, whatever it was going to be - is not going to happen tomorrow. Plans have been changed - no new date is announced.

Hawty McBloggy found a series called 'Feast' - it's horror, Halo style. If you're into that sort of thing - swing by!
(Louis Wu 20:16:30 +0000)

UNSC_Trooper stopped by the main forum with word of some additions to the Halo Story Page. Check 'em out!(Louis Wu 18:15:25 +0000)

Not sure where this is all going... but it's interesting.

Psychophan7 posted a 'Mission Log' - a series of (very cool) screenshots (well, screenshot amalgams) with some storyline tossed in. I hope he continues with this. Check it out! (And be sure to look at the full-sized versions. They're spectacular.) Update: He's added a new pic, some explanation, and textless versions of the first five images. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:25:39 +0000)

sylntsniper reminded our forum that a week's gone by since Cold Storage's release on Xbox Live Marketplace - which means it's now available for download by Silver account holders. Better late than never!(Louis Wu 16:08:59 +0000)

Fluffy, over at Planet Halo, found another couple of Halo Wars vids - IGN has a short gameplay clip (embedded in the news post) and G4TV's got a video interview with Dave Pottinger, discussing the game (and showing off some examples).(Louis Wu 16:04:42 +0000)

Red vs Blue Reconstruction Chapter 7 is now up - both for sponsors, in an extended cut, and for everyone, on the RvB front page. What is Alpha, really? And who the heck are Burke and Dellario? Go watch!(Louis Wu 10:29:42 +0000)