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Wow, very nice – there are 28 new map pics over at Gamespot showing off the new levels; many gameplay shots, but also several overhead shots showing the full level layouts. (Thanks, Red Leader.) There’s a written preview (with a movie – an interview with Brian Jarrard about the new material), as well. Not to…

In a move calculated to keep their post on our front page for the maximum time possible, Bungie has just posted a new top story, pinning down the new maps download date. (It’s next Monday, April 25.) There are descriptions of the levels (if you missed them the first time around)… but the big news…

Gruntsbane has created a tutorial explaining how he makes the Halo Babies comic strips – it’s pretty cool stuff! (The HB news post, with user comments, is here.)

Hypnotoad, who created some melee damage charts a couple of months ago, has updated them to reflect the new realities of the Auto-Update. I’m sure those numbers could be made friendlier… but it’s a useful chart, nonetheless!

The next “Game With Fame” Challenge on Xbox Live is coming up on April 22 – this Friday. You’ll have the chance to play against Dan Cody, All-American defensive end from the University of Oklahoma. More details can be found in the official press release.

In honor of the Auto-Update that’s shown up today, Stuntmutt looks at some of the improvements to gameplay in today’s One One Se7en.

Whoa… be careful. Frankie writes, If you have a hacked game save/profile, do NOT sign into Live with it after the update. You’ll be banned. Delete it, or don’t sign into Live.You’ve been warned! (It’s unclear whether this means JUST the hacked saves that let you cheat, or ALL hacked saves – for now, you’re…

Gotfrag, a site aimed at competitive gaming, has reopened its Halo 2 coverage with new staff and no fewer than 7 new articles. Swing by and read some! (Older Halo 2 material requires a Gotfrag Prime account, but these should be available to everyone.)Lil Poison: Superkid or Jedi Knight? Check Six: Dedicated to Dominance As…

Yesterday afternoon, I saw a news post on the front page of High Impact Halo which pointed to this forum thread there. choroboy managed to bring a pair of Hunters into the Control Room on Great Journey – and it’s astounding how poorly they do against Tartarus’ hammer. I didn’t post these yesterday, because the…

For all the people checking every 10 seconds or so to see if the Auto-Update has been released… word is that you won’t see it BEFORE about 9 am PST (4 pm GMT), and (if the WWU was accurate) maybe not right then, either (since they’re going to try and spread the bandwidth load over…

Halogen, the C&C Generals Halo Total Conversion, has put up a trailer for the mod; it’s pretty high-quality. There’s only a little bit of actual game footage… but it’s pretty cool stuff! Comes in multiple flavors (and I sent along some mirror links, to help with the bandwidth) – go grab one and check it…

Ross Mills pointed out a website called ‘Video Game Pianist’ – it’s some really nice piano work focused on (wait for it) video game music. There’s a really nice version of the Halo 2 Theme (Mjolnir Mix) – but the only way to get it on the website is to download an entire CD’s worth…

Wave of Lag pointed out a thread at the Gearbox forums devoted to a new HaloCE map called ‘H2-Prime’… looks pretty fun! Check out the pics (and there are some small vids farther along in the thread).

Art Vandelay recorded some of last week’s Halo Humpday Challenge between High Impact Halo and Bungie, on XBL; I thought the third game was pretty interesting to watch. Remember; you’re seeing this entirely from a single player’s viewpoint, with no editing; It’s not nearly as exciting as it would have been had multiple people recorded…

The DJ, of Halo Impulse, sent us more links for the Team GaG vid from yesterday – these have been rar-compressed, but otherwise are unchanged from the versions we posted. We’re lovin’ the community help!WMP9 Hi-Res | WMP9 Lo-Res | QT Hi-Res | QT Lo-ResEnjoy!

A small trick movie made its way through our Peer Review process – and passed; we’re gonna let it go this time, because it’s pretty small, and has a neat trick, but we need to remind both submitters and reviewers that this system is NOT for trick vids; there are better places for those. That…

Captain Spark posted another 62 dialogue snippets on his website; we’ve added them to the Dialogue Databank. There’s some good stuff in there – including a Marathon reference (well, a Carlito’s Way reference, I suppose, but it was a Marathon level title), and some pretty funny quotes.

Nirvana has posted a bunch of mirrored movies on his HaloVids site – check this forum post for the list!

There are a couple of important news items over at MLGPro.com for folks who play in their tournaments. The first points out that having the MLG Online League actually start competition the night the auto-update comes out might cause some headaches… so they’ve pushed the leagues back a week for folks to get used to…

Wow… this is a little weird, I think. ManKitten found an ad in American Funeral Director, a publication for the mortuary industry, promoting a product to help you remember your loved one for the important things in their life… and the example they put together involves Halo 2. Go check out the picture.