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We got an interesting press release this morning – Kotobukiya, long known for making high-quality vinyl action figures, is getting into the Halo game. They will be releasing a series of 12″ figures from Halo 1, 2, and 3 over the coming year. Folks visiting Toy Fair 2007 at the end of next week in…

Bungie.net’s posted another Halo 3 Humpday writeup – a 2v2 match of old guys vs young, fit (well, okay, young) contractors. It’s pretty cool to hear that gravity is as changeable as any other gameplay attribute – makes you wonder what OTHER new options we’re going to see. Avateur was first with the news.(Louis Wu…

Some time ago, a site called HaloImpulse hosted flash signatures displaying Halo 2 stats. That site has since disappeared. AJay just wrote to us to tell us that he’s resurrected the script that generates these .sigs, and is willing to host them for whoever wants to use them as forum signatures around the net. Swing…

Eight new pieces are available for reading in the Fan Fiction section today – check ’em out!(Louis Wu 13:05:43 UTC)

elessar787 noticed a comment by Ninja 0n Fire on the Bungie.net forums – looks like Team Brutes is disappearing from the BTB Slayer playlist when Matchmaking playlists are next updated (which, according to last week’s BWU, should be in the next couple of weeks). Bummer – I sort of liked that gametype.(Louis Wu 12:59:44 UTC)

pooberry wanted to make sure that he and his friends didn’t just qualify for the Rule of 3 beta program – he wanted to qualify with style. The writeup is here.(Louis Wu 18:53:39 UTC)

JeBr0nie noticed a story at BetaNews discussing Yahoo’s plans to set up ‘Branded’ sites – including an upcoming one for Halo. The thread participants so far aren’t very impressed.(Louis Wu 18:48:27 UTC)

The big news this morning is the Bungie.net article on the Spartan Laser, posted last night. Even censored as it is, it’s chock-full of tasty morsels, not just about the Spartan Laser, but about the upcoming world of Halo 3. (Check out our forum for some of the speculation people are pulling from this.) Baratos…

GameTrailers has posted a video entitled ‘Top Ten Most Anticipated Games of 2007’ – 3 guesses as to what took first place, and your first two don’t count. (White Rabbit was first with this, but GhaleonEB had a better link.)(Louis Wu 13:36:43 UTC)

Sane Intolerant pointed out a DeviantART journal post that chronicles the evolution of his action figure comic there – give it a read!(Louis Wu 13:33:52 UTC)

Heh – rapture found an image from Shadowrun that makes him wonder how close the FASA and Bungie studios really are… it’s an image that’s older than both of them, but still… (For the record, I’d have to say that his speculation about what this might mean in terms of the FASA engine is totally…

j41m3z noticed that the Golden States Pops Orchestra is going to be playing a Video Game Soundtracks show on February 3 (that’s this coming Saturday) at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, CA. Tickets are $20 for general admission ($10 for students). Halo is on the menu! Update: Nice discount in this post!(Louis Wu…

Jonathan Rivas noticed three new shirts at the Bungie store – a long-sleeve I heart Cortana Tee, a short-sleeved I heart Master Chief Ringer Tee, and a Twofer long-sleeved Mongoose Tee. Get to buying!(Louis Wu 23:23:30 UTC)

Heh – Z, from Halo3Forum.com, pointed out a strange little vid on his forum – what’s that flying thing on Sanctuary? Lots of discussion – toss in your own two cents!(Louis Wu 21:39:53 UTC)

Another article about women playing Halo – and being abused for it. (Not for playing – but for being women and playing.) This is going to get better someday, right?(Louis Wu 19:46:39 UTC)

Paul Maestri writes to point out Halo Heads 44 – to what lengths will you go to ensure a spot in the Halo 3 beta?(Louis Wu 18:47:41 UTC)

ImmortalThree wrote to point out Podtacular Episode 98 – with special guest Luke Smith from 1Up.com. All the Halo 3 beta info Luke can give out! Go listen; 1:15 long, 63 mb. (He also pointed out Episode 97 – but since that one focuses on Viva Piñata and not Halo, we’ll pass on it.)(Louis Wu…

Some of the recent articles out of Bungie have used terminology that might be hard for non-military personnel to follow. That’s Stuntmutt’s take, anyway, in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:34:39 UTC)

Bungie posted a new Top Story last night (thanks, S043), reminding everyone that the ‘Rule of 3’ Program starts tomorrow. This is your next opportunity to get into the Halo 3 beta. But if you don’t make it… these words of hope were included:And remember, after all the dust has settled, Bungie will have a…

Pinkuh stopped by to let us know there’s a new episode of ‘Lost the Lead’ – apparently, the joke makes more sense if you understand the current influx of Naga artwork at DeviantART, but it doesn’t take a lot to appreciate the artwork!(Louis Wu 13:36:15 UTC)