A simply MASSIVE new logo from X - in our Logos section.

Heh. We're flattered. :)

Two months ago, forum regular Tarrsk set up a list of HBO forumgoers and their Xbox Live gamertags, so that people could find friends to play with. Recently, that list moved here, to HBO. Now, it's become quite a bit more automated. The list keeps track of which XBL games you play, and you have full access to your own entry, so that you can add and remove games as you buy new ones or get tired of old ones. All existing entries have been moved to the new system, and assigned random passwords. None of these, of course, have games associated with them, because that information wasn't collected the first time around. If you'd like to edit your existing entry, simply visit the list, and follow the 'Edit your existing entry' link at the top of the page. We found email addresses for most existing entries, so you can have your password mailed to you - once you're in, you can change the password to something you can remember. There were about a dozen entries for which we have no email addresses - if you're one of these, you'll need to mail Tarrsk again with your address. (Follow the instructions on the page for details.) You're welcome to set up a new entry, as well - but be advised that these will be screened; spam will be deleted, and spammers will be banned from the system. Hopefully, this new setup will give people more control over who they play games with! If you have any questions about the list itself, please contact Tarrsk. If you have a PROBLEM with the list (something isn't working properly) contact me - I coded it, and any errors are certainly my fault.

Whoa. Nice find by mnemesis. After seeing all those hardcover copies of The Fall of Reach on the Bungie Webcam, he went looking at Del Rey's online catalog... and the latest iteration of the entry for the next Halo novel is rather intriguing. It's now listed in 3 categories, instead of just two. The older two ('Fiction - Science Fiction' and 'Fiction - Science Fiction - Adventure') have been there for months... but now it's listed in 'Fiction - Movie/TV Tie-In' as well. After all those times Matt's said that there's no Halo movie in the works, it looks like SOMEONE thinks Halo's gonna get SOME screen-time... I'm curious to see how this unfolds.

Back in September, we posted a piece of Halo fan art that showed an interesting composite submitted by macro werner. Well, its fame is spreading - you can find this picture (unattributed) on page 91 of the February 2003 issue of OXM. (Interestingly enough, the footer of that page says 'February 2001' - maybe they're having some quality control issues.) Thanks to elect5 for the heads-up.

Griffon pointed out that he announced a piece of Halo fan music more than two years ago. (As far as I can tell, this is the FIRST piece of Halo fan music - I'm sorry it's remained buried until now.) You can grab a copy (3.2 mb, mp3 format) from mythica.

Matt Purcell asks a momentous question, Katana_701 sketches some weapons based on the Halo assault rifle. You'll find the results in our Miscellaneous Art section.

Fan Fiction from the last day or so:

• Fallen Angel, part 2, by Gruntkiller/Covert
• A Shield of Deception, by Jahan
• Rebirth - Shadow's Prologue, part 1, by Shadow
• War on the Home Front, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, by Anthony Coronado

Go get 'em... Update: oops, missed one. Don't forget to check out Ring Of The Forerunners Part II, by Locke.

A couple of days ago, we mentioned a new piece of Halo fan music. We've recently gotten permission from Spiderstyle (the creator) to host a copy here; we've placed it on Mythica's HBO Mirror. It's 3.9 mb, and nicely polished. We'll add comments from the author about the piece as soon as we get them. Hopefully, this will take some of the pressure off Xboxworld.nl, the original host (they still have it available, we're simply mirroring it). Enjoy!

Tarrsk's HBO XBL Gamertag list was updated recently - but he's in a place where he has no access to the website. To help out, we're hosting it here at HBO. Find friends now! (For those who don't know, this is a list of HBO forum regulars, correlating their Xbox Live gamertags to their HBO Forum profiles.)