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Xbox360Achievements has posted a new Reach Firefight preview – they got some hands-on time this week, and wrote up their impressions. Thanks, Wes.(Louis Wu 13:07:59 UTC)

Hedgemony updated our forum about his Hedgemony Loves Halo ‘shopped screenshot site – it’s now over 400 images. (The reason this blows me away is because we mentioned his hitting the 300-image milestone less than 2 weeks ago…) Go check out some of t…

Hawty McBloggy found a cool ‘sounds of Halo used to make music’ vid that’s pretty well-done – nice synchronization! (She highlighted a slightly different asset, but then, she’s Hawty…)(Louis Wu 22:09:52 UTC)

A couple of weeks ago, Halo Waypoint highlighted Stephen Loftus’ Scale Chart of objects in the Halo universe; he redid his existing scale comparison to fit properly on a 720p TV screen. He also added a new top-level screen, showing the Halo Ring in th…

Friday’s Weekly Update showed off the Hologram Armor Ability – Stuntmutt saw humor in the situation. Go read a new One One Se7en. Then thank an old man for his contribution. (No, not ME, you idiot…)(Louis Wu 16:22:30 UTC)

Spartanx5 stopped in with a new piece of artwork – a render of Dare’s Helmet from ODST. Nice work!(Louis Wu 16:14:25 UTC)

Today’s Grin + Bear It shows the dangers of letting armor customization go too far. Remember – this is a war, soldier!(Louis Wu 16:12:19 UTC)

This week’s Top Ten Halo Screenshots focuses on ‘Rainbows’ – from the trippy to the sublime. Go look!(Louis Wu 18:46:05 UTC)

Tommy92L is back with ‘A Moment In Time’ – a man survives an apocalyptic event, and looks for help. Sometimes, things don’t turn out the way you plan. A bit long, maybe… (This is part 1, apparently.)(Louis Wu 18:44:53 UTC)

Max Dyckhoff, clearly confused about the whole concept of Twitter, used his account to explain (part 1 | part 2 | part 3) how a bad assumption caused some awful AI driving in Halo 3 – but that this is fixed in Reach. (Max, Twitter limits you to 140 ch…

BierWiser was thinking about the Falcon – and came up with a comic about it. Great art!(Louis Wu 16:43:44 UTC)

Leviathan posted up two pieces of art he created for into the Evolutions art contest – killer! (For those who hadn’t heard, the deadline for submissions has been extended to July 31… so you have a few more days!)(Louis Wu 16:43:07 UTC)

We meant to post this yesterday – but our posting intern forgot to put it up. (Needless to say, he’s been fired. I guess I’m stuck with the job.) The Aesthetic Artist Interview series has awoken from its year-long slumber; COL0NEL SANDERS sent along a…

When Bungie employees compete to produce the most info-filled update ever… you win. The Bungie Weekly Update released last night is chock-full of status updates, strategies, difficulty descriptions, and multiplayer crowing. It also contains a quarter…

Game Play is a festival running through July 25 at the Brick Theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It’s a collection of shows that link theater with videogames – and one of the shows combines classical greek mythology with Halo 3. Go read about it in the …

Ready for another Fire Team Zulu challenge? FyreWulff’s got you covered. Night Nightmare is a Legendary Firefight challenge on Rally (Night), while Boom Blvd is a Normal Campaign challenge on Kizingo Blvd. Go play!(Louis Wu 18:25:23 UTC)

Curious about what might be coming later today in the Bungie Weekly Update? SketchFactor stopped by NeoGAF yesterday with some BODACIOUS info (I’m droolin’)… and followed it up this morning with some timing info. Do yourself a favor – take the minute…

Totally forgot to update the Fan Fiction section this morning – it’s hard to remember what day it is in summer! Go by and read, though – there are 2 new pieces. (I guess writers are taking it easy now, too…)(Louis Wu 17:22:50 UTC)

Brian Gilmore let us know that the Teabag Prevention Team is back with another set of tips to keep you on your feet longer – this week, they’re discussing how to play best in FFA lists. Check ’em out – then go practice in the Mythic Brawl list!(Louis …

Whee… fun. Michael Pachter, a well-known games industry analyst, is suggesting that the decline in game software sales in the US is due to ‘the replay value of titles such as Halo 3 and Call of Duty’ – and that gaming companies should move to chargin…