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If you missed Episode 7 of the MLG Pro Circuit on USA yesterday, you can find it available for web viewing from the MLGPro.com front page. This is the Las Vegas National Championships – this one’s for all the marbles. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 15:00:45 UTC)

Black Guard created a Halo video as a Christmas gift to the HBO community – you can find links in this post. (Louis Wu 14:56:51 UTC)

Lordstemplar1 stopped by to point out a cool wallpaper created by MaCeGaC for the Prophecy website – very nice work! (MaCeGaC has been busy – he created a Christmas wallpaper for High Impact Halo recently, too.)(Louis Wu 14:55:08 UTC)

Rookie Rabbit Productions wrote to point out their Comic series – it’s mostly not Halo related, but there was a Halo strip back in October. Check it out!(Louis Wu 14:52:01 UTC)

Mintz noticed a ‘Ten for 2007’ article at GameInformer that focuses on Xbox 360 offerings – and Halo 3 is at the top of the list. Works for me!(Louis Wu 14:49:59 UTC)

This Spartan Life, a machinima talk show, has released previous episodes as ‘modules’ – a half-hour show might be broken up into 5 or 6 pieces, and released over the course of a few weeks. Episode 4 is a little different – 3 of the 5 modules are online right now, with a fourth due…

Red vs Blue Episode 86 is now up for Sponsors – ‘Brass Tacks’ is all about introducing Sister to the Blue Team – and some other people. Don’t ask about the Ping Pong Ball trick. Thanks to Bodie for noticing. (This should be available for free before Christmas, I’d guess.)(Louis Wu 15:22:39 UTC)

Legend, from Halo Base, wrote to point out an analysis article about the Brute Vidoc – it’s in German, but it’s pretty big, so if you read German, there’s lots of info. There’s also a shopping guide, if you’re still missing Christmas presents (and read German).(Louis Wu 15:18:53 UTC)

Over at MLGPro.com, you’ll find a sneak peek at the final episode of the MLG Pro Circuit – first from Walshy’s perspective, then from Karma’s. What struck me most about watching Karma’s screen was the way he simply never slipped off his target’s head. (I know most pros do that to some degree – but…

The last Bungie Weekly Update of the year is up – looks like Frankie’s all alone in the Bungie offices. Go read, then have some eggnog, even if Frankie says it’s terrible. Because it’s not. Eggnog rocks. As always, you can read it at Bungie.net, or you can read it in our Weekly Update Archive.…

Christmas is Monday, but Stuntmutt has started the season a little early, with today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:31:25 UTC)

Maxe3 took the Authority Route Map from Terminal, and tied locations from Metropolis to it. Nice work!(Louis Wu 16:14:58 UTC)

The Grand Rapids Press has an article on Dave ‘Walshy’ Walsh – and while the Halo stuff is pretty cool, I was more impressed by the sales from his start-up shirt company; they’ve had almost 15,000 orders in the past month. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 16:10:23 UTC)

Dan Morrell wrote to point out a Halo 2 tourney/LAN party this weekend in Glenmont, NY. The news post for it is on Facebook – many people won’t be able to read that, but he sent along a screenshot for the rest of us. If you’re in the area, check it out!(Louis Wu 16:00:08 UTC)

Fun article over at Wired – Bonnie “Xena” Burton schools a Wired reporter (and in the process rakes in $25/hour for the lesson). Thanks, JeBr0nie.(Louis Wu 15:55:51 UTC)

One more update for the Brute Vidoc story at Bungie.net – you can now find official Microsoft downloads listed in the piece, both QuickTime and WMP9 versions. ‘Small’ means 320×180, ‘Large’ means 640×360 (no matter what the article itself says). These are not the biggest versions out there – but they’re watermark-free, and nice quality.…

3Suns noticed an interview with Max Hoberman, of Certain Affinity, over at FiringSquad – Max talks about his work on Halo 3, the upcoming Halo 2 maps, and where CA will fit in the future. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 15:40:01 UTC)

Also at Rampancy.net, you’ll find an interesting analysis of what the current focus on Brutes might mean for your gaming pleasure once Halo 3 comes out, in a new Narc’s Retorts.(Louis Wu 15:31:14 UTC)

There’s another piece of Halo sheet music for piano up at Rampancy.net – spartan182 transcribed the Halo 2 main theme. Currently available only in Finale Notepad format (though PDF is coming soon, apparently), and remember, you won’t see a download link unless you’re logged in.(Louis Wu 15:28:56 UTC)

Mintz noticed a video called ‘Top 10 Worst Ways to Die in Video Games’ over at TechEBlog – and Halo makes an appearance. (In fact, the Halo entry is unique, in a way. Go watch.) This isn’t new; it was created by ScrewAttack, and originally went live a couple of months ago… I remember seeing…