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Stuntmutt is a little nervous about the upcoming CGI TV ad for Halo 3… check today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 14:10:07 UTC)

So, if you’re an architect, beware of employees like Boxer. They’re sneaky.(Louis Wu 14:02:17 UTC)

There’s a new Community Spotlight up at Bungie – Kitty, from the PMS clan, holds forth on the rigors of clan membership (those girls are SERIOUS), Marty’s studliness, and Bob. Who’s Bob? Ask KP. He won’t give out that YouTube link.(Louis Wu 12:01:53 UTC)

For folks wondering about the timing of the current Halo 3 publicity blitz (and there shouldn’t be a lot of you; it’s pretty obvious, if you spend a little while thinking about it), there’s an article over at Newsweek that pins down some numbers in next-gen console sales (well, let’s be specific, Xbox 360 sales),…

Over at High Impact Halo, scurty’s been playing around in the Pillar of Autumn; he’s managed to get himself into the escape pods without activating them, something which doesn’t seem to have ever been done before. And it’s pretty cool to see the totally bare inside of those pods; I guess they don’t get seats…

Computer and VideoGames has a ‘preview’ of Halo Wars posted; I hesitate to really call it a preview, since it’s more an attempt to determine gameplay features from posted concept art… but it’s up, nonetheless. Thanks to Mike Smith for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 16:57:29 UTC)

sorahn created a bunch of Halo-related folder icons for Mac OSX – pretty! Check ’em out.(Louis Wu 16:37:30 UTC)

It’s Tuesday, so it’s time for another Tied the Leader update from XerxdeeJ – he stopped by to point out the new stuff; a 22 Questions interview with Jessica Chobot of IGN.com, a Clan Profile of the Cayote Cavegirls (I haven’t forgotten, Indian Princess!), and a kind word for a tired old man. Go read!(Louis…

Bungie has put 5 of the new screenshots (floating around the net at this point, victims of a misunderstood embargo date) on Bungie.net, in hi-res splendor. 2 are at standard 720p size (1280×720), but three of them are huge – 3840×2160 – and give you a wonderful chance to zoom in on details. (There are…

Several days ago, jester_343 pointed out a video at Google; someone had gone to great lengths to reproduce the original Halo 2 announce trailer (the one released back in August 2002) using Lego bricks. It’s an amazing piece – but I was unhappy with the quality, so I contacted the creator – Marshall Brekka of…

Interesting… Thunder visited the Halo Wars forums to announce that he’s the Community Manager at Ensemble Studios, and will be the liason between the developers and the fans – and that there will be a new update coming in December. Noticed by RedNovember… keep your eyes open!(Louis Wu 01:19:46 UTC)

NeuroKoNeza stopped by our forum to announce that Immure 2, a sequel to a map created back in September 2005 by himself and Mothergoat, will be released this coming Friday, November 24. He’s removed the Wasp, the flying single-person fighter, that unbalanced gameplay in the first version, and replaced it with another new vehicle -…

PEZ wrote to point out a neat feature at halowiki.net – any user can create their own variant of the main page. He wanted to highlight a new alternative built by LegendaryMark – he liked it so much, he actually MADE it the front page!(Louis Wu 22:55:03 UTC)

1Up’s 3 Weeks of Halo coverage continues today, with Luke Smith’s blow-by-blow recounting of the tiny clip of campaign action the EGM boys saw while they were at Bungie’s offices last month. He does a great job of making you wish you worked for a gaming magazine… thanks to Saint for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 21:32:45…

Today’s Penny Arcade looks at what happens when you switch games, but don’t switch tactics. Thanks to Stuntmutt for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 20:14:55 UTC)

Today’s Halo Heads looks at the lengths Nintendo Wii fans will go to express their love for their system. I’m hoping Paul Maestri made this one up from whole cloth… because the alternative scares me.(Louis Wu 20:01:57 UTC)

Last week, SketchFactor gave the Halo community a new name. Today, Stuntmutt lets Bungie know what he thinks of this idea, in the current One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:56:12 UTC)

MereCatfish wrote to point out LifePod, a new podcast by FireDragon04, Nic, and Mere with a focus on Halo CE. They have an open-forum style chat section with a panel of community members, and this first episode includes an interview with Masters of the Custom Map Team. Episode 1 is 50 minutes, 42 mb. (Louis…

Jonathan Rivsa wrote last night with word of a bunch of new content at the Bungie Store; you can buy the Carnage Street Sign (replace your street’s stop sign and watch the hilarity ensue!*), the Halo Hockey Jersey, Limited Edition (which you can’t seem to actually order; it has special sizing, but the chart’s not…

Congratulations to Carbon, who won the top spot at this weekend’s MLG Nationals in Las Vegas – they have beaten Final Boss in 3 consecutive tournaments, and are now officially on top of the Halo Pro scene. A summary, including game-by-game scores and a prize breakout, can be found at MLGPro.com. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 15:38:55…