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Bungie’s confirmed the final handover of power on the Halo IP to 343 Industries will take place by March 31.

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Ahead of a US House Committee discussion on SOPA next week, Firefall studio Red 5 and Destructoid will go offline on Monday for a 24 hour period in protest.

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The classic Bungie Macintosh first-person-shooter Marathon 2: Durandal is now available for free on iOS. Any iOS device newer than an iPhone 3GS will be able to experience a true classic, and the predecessor to Halo.

You can pick up the game here. The game itself is free, but offers a few bonuses via in-app-purchase like HD textures. This isn’t just a slipshod port either. It offers GameCenter support as well as support for Joypad.

A free, open-source version of Halo developer Bungie’s classic Marathon trilogy has been released online. Available for Linux, Mac and PC, the pack contains an updated version of the engine, a fan remake of the first Marathon, and lovingly HD remastered versions of Marathon 2 and Marathon Infinity. The new versions sport modern features like online multiplayer including co-op; control pad support; and OpenGL shader functionality. You can grab the pack here. The Marathon series of shooters kicked off in 1994 and wrapped up in 1996, predating Halo by five years.

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From Halo developer to indie publisher. What’s that all about? Nathan Grayson talks to Bungie’s Bernie Yee about Bungie Aerospace.

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A quick heads up for those among us who simply must know at any given moment precisely how their Halo stats stack up against their friends’ efforts – Bungie’s app for that precise purpose is even now available on the Android Marketplace.

The app syncs with your Bungie.net and Xbox Live profiles. An iOS version is also available.

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Mission IceFly, the ARG which made headlines in late June and is strongly suspected to bear some relation to Halo 4, is back.

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Get a glimpse behind the scenes at McFarlane Toys to see how Halo figures are constructed.
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More shorts are posted below to help get your weekend started. As for us? Well, ours doesn’t start until tomorrow but that just means we can get smashed on Sunday whereas you can’t. We laugh at your fate.

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If you thought the earlier shorts post was large, wait until you get a load of this one. Okay, we lied. It’s smaller – but not by much.

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“It’s my job to pay attention [and] make sure we respond to the right kinds of things and let other things that we don’t normally touch just kind of sit there. Speculation is usually generated when people are interested, so in that respect it’s good. People want to know what we’re doing and people are engaged. That’s pretty cool. We’re kind of going into a dark phase now. We’re not going to make a whole lot of noise, we just want to allow people to build anticipation. And frankly we’re really, really busy.” Bungie’s Eric Osborne to Eurogamer.

As part of Bungie’s 20th Anniversary, it has assembled a mini-documentary on its past, present, and future. Around a hour long, the video features different team members, industry folks, and the studio’s creative director Jason Jones chatting about all things Bungie. Titled “O Brave New World”, the video is posted below. Around the 50 minute mark, it shows a bit of concept art which could be from the firm’s new game, which apparently bears the codename, Tiger.

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Bungie has thanked fans in a thump-in-the-throat open letter on its official website for making Bungie Day, and the firm’s 20th anniversary a success.

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To celebrate Bungie Day, a fan-made iPad remake of Marathon is now available from the App Store right now for free. There’ll be a $3.99 charge for those looking to upgrade to the hi-res texture pack to make it look pretty and stuff. Get it from the store here.

Keeping with the spirit of the week, VG247′s going free-to-play. We’re selling Pat’s beard via microtransactions. News, however, is free. Catch it all after the break.

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Bungie Aerospace is an initiative to partner with small developers to help them make mobile and social games – and to let those in the Bungie.net community know about some Bungie-approved games worth playing, according to Kotaku.

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A mysterious new alterative reality game has popped up online, just as the ilovebees.com counter kicks back into action. Coincidence? I wouldn’t bet a dollar on it. You have 20 hours to get on board the first round.

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Bungie is conducting all sorts of festivities for its 20th anniversary celebration. Though the most enticing challenge for Halo fans is Bungie’s steak challenge. Beat the developers at Halo Reach during their 24-hour Halo marathon and they’ll mail you a pair of steaks. That’s right, steaks.

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It’s Friday. Let’s get you caught up on shorts so you can get the hell out of the house for a change.

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Bungie’s Marathon is heading to iPad, and the science-fiction FPS is being ported by indie developer Daniel Blezek using the game’s source code, which was released for free back in 1999.

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