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Testicleez (what sort of name is that, anyway?) posted a series of images showing what happened to his poor Master Chief action figure while he was away from his desk. Let this be a lesson… don’t leave action figures around unattended!(Louis Wu 19:41:47 UTC)

Team SWAT tourney being organized over at Games In Action, a Seventh Column chapter – you need to join the group to sign up, but that’s pretty simple to do if you have a B.net account. There are cash prizes for the top spots. Thanks, marshall (who saw it at Bungie.net).(Louis Wu 19:02:24 UTC)

Stuntmutt takes a look at the limitations of the existing feedback system on Xbox Live… and what might NOT be a limitation for some, in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:23:39 UTC)

Gen Con, a national fan convention producer, has teamed up with Video Games live to bring you a VGL concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at Gen Con Indy on August 11 and 12th – the full press release can be found on VGL’s website. Tickets are $22 to $62 and available now.(Louis Wu 16:21:29…

In the past few days, we’ve heard about a couple of different projects involving Halo Trading Cards; oriol003 set up a small tutorial showing how to make your own cards (visit his site for a template), and Dain Ironfoot sent along a link to a pretty in-depth website devoted to a customizable game built in…

Random 15-Year-Old noticed a video on YouTube that purports to be a Halo Intervention – family and friends come together to help a Halo addict remember what’s important in his life. I have a little trouble believing this isn’t a parody… but I guess you never know.(Louis Wu 10:57:08 UTC)

Slacker Entertainment has released Heroes & Heretics Episode 7, Operation: Clubbed Seal for sponsors (free versions coming in a few days, as usual). Minimal humor this time around, but a finely-executed strategic rescue, and a powerful setup for the next episode. Which you might not see for a little bit; check this page for details…

Blck, of the Halogen team, sent us a note recently about a new contest being held on their site; they’re looking for help in creating a DVD cover, and they’re putting some EA games and other schwag on the line to help you do it. Go read for details.(Louis Wu 10:43:39 UTC)

And that’s it for this morning; the rest of this day is devoted to father-related activities here. Go celebrate your own.(Louis Wu 14:34:06 UTC)

Mintz pointed out a Halo-related comic at The Day It Snowed which takes a pretty interesting look at one of the questions of the ages. You know… I’m not gonna argue with that penguin’s logic. (If he is, indeed, a penguin.)(Louis Wu 14:30:29 UTC)

Okay… this is just…odd.(Louis Wu 14:29:23 UTC)

Over at Halo3Forum.com (the name’s changed a little, but most other stuff is the same), Z’s put up Jump Tactics Mix 3, a new, pretty amazing collection from a well-known name. Registration (free) required to downlad this monster – 185 mb in zip format.(Louis Wu 14:10:21 UTC)

SEspider posted Page 28 of his Miniature Halo series on our forum yesterday – we’ve added it to the Miniature Halo page, as well.(Louis Wu 14:04:13 UTC)

Very nice – c0ld vengeance created a new ‘3d shot’ (sort of – it’s a QuickTime movie that rotates around the image) of an Enforcer… gorgeous. He also shows you where the fire’s coming from – and it might not be what you’d expect…(Louis Wu 18:13:09 UTC)

MaritalBlaze54 Submitted ‘The Creepy Guy at Work’ to the MPRRS – a Dane Cook comedy routine, set to Halo. Clever idea, great filming, funny routine – great overall piece. For the most part, the reviewers loved it. (I did, too.) Grab a copy in WMP9 format (34.5 mb) or QuickTime format (33.5 mb).(Louis Wu 10:43:21…

Frankie’s sick, so this week’s Update is a bit light – but there’s still some good stuff in it. (And KP does a great job of ridiculing some random cheaters for good measure.) Go read – either at Bungie.net, or in our own Weekly Update Archive.(Louis Wu 01:21:37 UTC)

Jillybean isn’t letting her fame go to her head… too fast. She’s still willing to slog through the Halo Story Page mailbag and clean off the gems (wash off the blood, wash off the rum). Go see what she found this time out.(Louis Wu 02:39:34 UTC)

Ars Technica has a short piece comparing the Halo 2 Brute Shot to a Wookie blaster (from the Star Wars universe) – sort of makes sense, doesn’t it?(Louis Wu 12:28:03 UTC)

Psi Matrix pointed out that he’s remapped Blood Gulch with a cel-shaded mod designed by Xavier, who passed away a couple of years ago, as a tribute; you can grab the map in either .rar or .zip format, and he sent along a few screenshots (1 | 2 | MC | layout).(Louis Wu 12:24:51 UTC)

Halo Planet played Bungie last night in a Humpday Challenge – and won. There’s a writeup at HP, with game links and plenty of comments from players and other community members, but nothing at Bungie yet. Hmm… is it just a coincidence that Bungie has lost every Humpday Challenge they’ve held since KP joined the…