Down in San Diego, there's a bunch of Bungie and Halo-related goings-on. Click to check out a quick itinerary.


The San Diego Comic-Con is underway and there's definitely a Halo/Bungie related presence enjoying the sultry heat of SoCal. Here's some of the stuff going on that Halo fans may want to check out.

Joseph Staten and Eric Nylund Signing, WizKids Booth (#2743), Saturday, July 28,  3:30-4:30
Bungie Writing Director Joseph Staten and bestselling author Eric Nylund will put their fake rivalry aside for an autograph session at the Wizkids booth. Staten will sign a limited number of cover flats from his upcoming novel "Halo: Contact Harvest" and Eric Nylund will sign copies of his books, Fall of Reach, First Strike and Ghosts of Onyx.

Topps Presents: A Halo Universe Panel, Friday, July 27, 2:15-3:15 Room 6A
John Williams, creative director for Topps will preview the Halo trading cards and Mark Tuttle, the WizKids brand manager for Halo ActionClix will present the Collectible Miniature game via Powerpoint. Then, Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev and Halo editor Ruwan Jayatilleke will present details from the upcoming Halo: Uprising comic miniseries, due in August.

Other booths where you may find Halo-related goodness:
McFarlane Toys, Booth 2601: McFarlane Toys are making action figures for Halo 3, due in September 2008.

Master Replicas/Cogri International Booth #3229: These companies are presenting a series of scaled replicas based on UNSC and Covenant weapons, this fall's lineup includes the BR55 Battle Rifle and the Covenant Carbine.

Kotobukiya, Booth #2301: These guys will be showing the ARTFX Halo 3 Master Chief statue, an incredibly detailed figure, complete with multiple bonus parts for additional poses.

Gentle Giant, Booth #3515: Look for a Master Chief mini bust and Halo Kubricks at this booth.

Jasman Toys, Booth #1116: Jasman toys will introduce their line of electronic Halo 3 Covenant weapons using Laser Pursuit technology.

Acme Archives Booth #529: Halo limited edition art pieces.

At this week's San Diego Comic-Con, WizKids will unveil the biggest Clix collectible they've ever created -- a Battle-damaged Covenant Scarab.


WizKids Games is bringing a numbered-to-500 exclusive Battle Damaged Scarab to this week's San Diego Comic-Con. Each day, Wizkids will distribute tickets to interested consumers and then they'll draw tickets at the end of the day -- if your ticket is drawn, you've won the right to purchase the Scarab for $249.99. Because the Comic-Con Scarab is so huge (2 feet by 2 feet), folks who purchase it will receive a mini Scarab box and then the actual Scarab will be shipped directly to your house after Comic-Con (allow 4-6 weeks for shipping).

However, each day, one Scarab owner will get to take theirs home with them that day.

If you miss out on the Battle-Damaged Scarab, there will be a non-battle damaged one showing up at retail later this year. Here's three images of the WizKids Battle-Damaged Exclusive below.

The storied return of the Bungie Podcast continues -- now, the podcast is available for download at the iTunes music store.


Tired of right-click and save-as-ing to get your dose of the Bungie Podcast? It's now available for download at the iTunes music store, you can follow this link (assuming you're an iTunes user) and subscribe to the show. Not an iTunes user, or subscribe to Podcasts another way? Click here for  the RSS feed for the Bungie podcast.

lukems writes:

We're not joking. The hiatus is over. The end is nigh: The Bungie Podcast is back.


After nearly a year (who really is to blame?), the Bungie Podcast has left the nest and spread its wings. Instead of a bird, it's a fierce dragon and the below download is your seat on the fire-breathing winged beast's back. Joining me this week in the studio are podcast veterans Brian Jarrard and Frank O'Connor, with special guest star Multiplayer Designer Lars Bakken rounding out the four-part harmony. We talk about some of the studio's preparations for E3, Bungie's Technical Lead Chris Butcher stops in for a few minutes and finally, a very special guest phones in to the Bungie Teen Support Line. All of this and more on the Bungie Podcast.

Download it now (right click and Save As)

Yet more media from Halo 3's campaign.


We just put a few new images up in the Halo 3 Renders Gallery. This latest batch includes two images of the Master Chief and a well-armored Brute.

Instead of making you wait for it, Marty's giving Bnet visitors the gift of music. Specifically, the music from the  Halo 3 E3 Trailer -- available now.


Got an email from Marty with an excellent attachment this afternoon. The contents speak for themselves, so I figured I'd share it with you:

"Hey we should put this up on Bnet and make it available.

Love,
Marty"

The attached file was the music from the Halo 3 E3 Trailer. Enjoy!

Download here.

Marathon: Durandal is headed to Xbox Live Arcade later this year.


At their press conference last night, Microsoft announced that Bungie's Marathon: Durandal was being brought to Xbox Live Arcade by Freeverse sometime this year. The good folks at Freeverse have put up an information page on Marathon: Durandal for your perusal. Included in Freeverse's Marathon: Durandal will include “King of the Hill,” “Kill the Man with the Ball,” and “Tag” Live modes and an all new “Survival Mode.”

Last night, director Neill Blomkamp's collboration with Bungie Studios, WETA and Origami LLC debuted "Halo: Arms race" today, we've uploaded the file in Quicktime. Details inside.


Here's Halo: Arms race in the Quicktime format. For more on Neill Blomkamp and Halo: arms race, check here.

Quicktime HD (Large)
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You didn't forget, did you? The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) begins tonight and Microsoft's press conference will kick things off. Details inside.


In case you've just crawled out of a hole after sleeping for the last year, E3 begins tonight and Microsoft's Press Conference gets underway at  11:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. PT. The goodly folks over at Xbox.com will be streaming the conference live for you to view over the Internetz. Additionally, it's probably worth your while to keep checking the Bungie.net Interwebz destination in case stuff and/or things occur that require your presence.

While these may be "omg so old" to some folks browsing the Interwebz on this fine Bungie day, a couple videos inside here are probably new to the rest of you.


Have you seen Frankie talk about being a backdoor bandit? Or an old school video that shows what Bungie was like back in 1994? No? Then you probably owe it to yourself to check out these videos. If you find more obscure Bungie-related videos on the Internet link 'em and discuss 'em on our forums.

Frankie gives a Tour of Bungie
Bungie in the Mid '90s

"Bungie Day" is nearly upon us and to celebrate we have a few cool things in the works for our loyal fans. One of them is time sensitive so we wanted to give you a heads-up so you don't miss out. Intrigued? Read on for the scoop!

July 7th has come to be known as "Bungie Day" amongst our fan community and this year is extra special on account of it actually falling in a year ending with 7. If you're new to our fan community, do some digging to find out the rich history of Bungie and the number 7 and you'll see why 7/7/07 has special meaning within our family.

Lukems and the Bungie.net team have some cool things lined up for the site tomorrow but we also managed to pull a few strings to make some extra special content available on Xbox 360 Marketplace. I won't spoil the fun and tell you exactly what it is (don't get too excited, it's not Halo 3 - think something of a more decorative nature) but I did want to give you a heads-up that these commemorative goodies are ONLY available on 7/7/07 and then they are gone forever.

Log on to Marketplace any time starting at approximately 2:00 AM PDT on July 7th and get it while you can. Once the clock strikes midnight on Saturday, this content is gone forever. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Spread the word throughout the Bungie community and join us on Marketplace and Bungie.net tomorrow for good times.  And we wouldn't have a "Bungie Day" without our loyal fans who have stuck by us for so long.  Thanks for all of your support and here's to 2007 - the best year yet in the history of Bungie Studios and our fan community!