"Proceeds of the sale, conceived of by Bungie Studios and executed by bungie.org, a fansite, will go to the Brian Morden Foundation, an organization working towards a cure for Ewing's Sarcoma. 100% of the final bid, minus our costs, goes to this cause.
"Earlier this week, Gearbox Software President and CEO, Randy Pitchford, revealed that the company is in the early stages of a new project that is the most important development they have ever worked on.
The action-adventure book Contact Harvest is on the USA Today and New York Times best-seller lists. It is the most recent book in a series of adaptations of the video game Halo. The popularity of Contact Harvest shows Halo's influence is reaching beyond the gaming community.
First Look at Master Chief, Spartans, Brute Stalker and ODST.
Fear not young gamers, a Halo movie is not dead in this "post-Halo 3 $300 million in its first week of sales" world. Microsoft is already in talks with other movie studios to continue development on a Halo feature film, according to producer Peter Jackson's representative Ken Kamins.
Good old Toddy McFarlane and his entrepreneurial spirit, always taking ideas to the next level and always willing to saturate a retail channel. It's something we value in a person more than good will or kindness.
Kotaku reports that artist David Johnson, has put up for eBay auction this one of a kind Mz Master Chief figure made from polymer clay. The 11.5 inch figure is currently going for $241 with three bids and five days to go. 10% of the profits from the sale will go to support the American Breast Cancer Foundation. Kotaku states, "I've never seen MC looking quite so sexy. It suits him/her well"
Mimoco announced today a new line of mimobot Designer USB Flash Drives featuring Master Chief. Licensed by Microsoft and Bungie Studios, the Halo mimobot Series 1 will be available in three limited-edition colorways ¿ Master Chief Green (edition of 5,000), Red Spartan and Blue Spartan (3,000 each).
MSNBC Writes: "San Francisco - Microsoft Corp wants video gamers to "finish the fight" when the last chapter of its "Halo" trilogy comes out next week, but a carefully crafted merchandising strategy will make sure Master Chief lives on for years to come.
From the eBay auction: