Kudos to Merkinjata, who passed along an interesting bit of information from a somewhat recent PR from Turbine Software. To whit:

That's right. Bungie has updated its Letters Page! Turkish Prisons! Numbered responses! Cushions! Go there now! Go go go!

Thanks to Pallor who pointed out in our forum a typically sharp-witted Salon piece on Microsoft's upcoming X-Box gaming console which mentions Bungie, even if it doesn't mention anything about Halo specifically.

Here's an excerpt:

Matt Soell stopped by our forum today in response to (yet more) attacks on Bungie for being bought out. His reply is both informative and a pleasure to read. Check it out.

Addendum: Yeroen weighs in this conversation with a revealing picture. At least we know they're eating well!

Eagle eyes at halo.bungie.org have found an interview with Bungie's resident audio genius at MacCentral. Not much in the way of new Halo info, but nevertheless an interesting read.

On the Bungie Sightings page. Freewill has announced a fanfest on Saturday, August 19, 4-9 PM at Club-i in San Francisco (the same place we had the fanfest for the last MWSF). Focus will be on Myth, although if people bring the proper equipment a Marathon LAN could be set up.

If you intend to come, please RSVP in the appropriate thread on the Bungie Sightings forum so Free can start a headcount. The club has a $7 per person cover charge, so start panhandling now!

Well, not just yet. But the beginning of the end has arrived. View the horrifying evidence in this thread at halo.bungie.org. They're tearing each other apart like jackals, man! Jackals!

Matt Soell has confirmed on the halo.bungie.org forum that Bungie's creating a new division to do the movies for their games.

Essentially, Joseph and Marty will be heading up a new team devoted to making cutscenes, trailers and the like (both in-engine and CGI) for Bungie titles.

This is cool because they get to work on them year-round as opposed to doing it all in the two weeks before E3. I'm expecting an increase in quality AND quantity.