 Halo.Bungie.org main page as of October 22, 2011 | |
Type of site | Fansite |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bungie.org |
| Created by | Claude Errera |
| URL | halo.bungie.org |
| Registration | none (optional for forum) |
| Launched | May 22, 1999 |
Halo.Bungie.Org (HBO) is a fansite created in 1999 by Claude Errera (known online by the pseudonym "Louis Wu", a reference to Ringworld) and two associates as a news site for the Bungie video game Halo: Combat Evolved. The site was started in 1999 as Blam.bungie.org based on the project's development name before it was called Halo. The site covers all Halo properties (including those associated with 343 Industries) and posts game news, rumors, and fan art and videos.
Halo.Bungie.Org grew to become the most widely read Halo fansite, receiving about 600,000 page views a day in 2007.[1] While his cofounders ceased involvement in the site, Errera continued to update the site with the occasional assistance of others. Aside from contests, Halo.Bungie.Org also coordinates charitable endeavors and fundraisers.