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Marcus posted a small note on the Reach Developer Blog that might just make you jealous – he got to hear some of the latest music coming from Marty O’Donnell yesterday. (Yes, it might sound strange to hear that even the developers are kept in the dark, musically, by Marty… but it sounds like he’s…

Bungie’s updated the Reach playlists with some pretty interesting changes – swing by the Bungie.net post for full details. Then go collect some heads!(Louis Wu 14:14:58 UTC)

Have you ever found yourself playing Halo, and said to yourself, “What this game needs are FOUNTAINS of blood. This piddly splashing just doesn’t do it for me.”? If so, check out MrIfafudafi’s ‘Ultra super high quality blood effects for Halo CE’ – we’re talking Blood Fog. Multicolored Blood Fog. Whoosh!(Louis Wu 14:04:57 UTC)

A number of people were unhappy with our newsbit about ThinkGeek’s new package of LEGO weapons – not because they have a problem with the weapons, but because they have a problem with the marketing. Those weapons are, after all, made by BrickArms, and available directly from the source (though not in that particular combination,…

BuzzJuice noticed that the latest IGN Top Beta Kills for the Week is live. I was a little disappointed to see that 20% of these were already posted in a roundup on Bungie.net (with so many thousand clips being rendered, couldn’t they find 10 that hadn’t been posted on the highest-traffic Halo site on the…

DEEP NNN pointed out a grumpy writeup of the Reach Beta over at 2old2play – Drost wants gameplay, no frills, and feels like he’s not finding it in Reach. Whether or not you agree with his points, his writeup is pretty entertaining.(Louis Wu 13:59:58 UTC)

Bungie’s posted a few fun Banshee clips they’ve dug out of the plethora of rendered vids that is the Bungie.net Fileshare – go see what awesome things people do with Banshees in Reach!(Louis Wu 13:59:26 UTC)

7he grunt w/a plasma pistol noticed that ThinkGeek is selling weapons for your LEGO minifigures – and several of them are Halo-related. The collection includes a Halo pistol, a plasma pistol, a needler, and an energy sword. It also includes the pulse rifle from Aliens, Megatron’s Walther P38, an Auto-9 pistol from Robocop, a blaster…

Videos for you this fine Wednesday at Bungie’s Comm Chatter:Majority put together a Halo Reach Beta montage – lots of power weapons, lots of multikills.KnightxofxLight wanted to show off the beauty of the Reach pistol – it’s just a minitage, but it does a great job of showing how timing and distance are related.Good stuff.(Louis…

Master Ph0bia stopped by with a link to a thread he started at Bungie.net – it shows off a bunch of different helmets that are viewable with a Boneyard glitch that happens occasionally. (He also included some helmets found by modding, it seems.) If you’re interested in seeing some of the variants that might be…

The Halo: Reach Beta wasn’t popular enough to bump Modern Warfare 2 from the top of the LIVE Activity list last week – but it DID put ODST at #2, itself at #3, and Halo 3 at #4. (Shows that there more folks played Halo 3: ODST without touching the Reach Beta than there were…

SK1LL4XED sent word that PGCR’s ‘Beta Special’ podcast is now up – and they’ve announced the code winners. They actually gave away 3 codes, not two. Go listen – they also discuss the beta in detail (game flow, community concerns, opinions about the upcoming game). (Louis Wu 16:06:08 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found a female spartan who might be in need of a tummy plate…(Louis Wu 16:03:40 UTC)

overlordjebus turned his Legendary Helmet into a wearable item – and now he wants to know how much it’s worth. Would you buy it? Let him know! (Especially if you live in the UK.) (Louis Wu 16:03:21 UTC)

The Chronicles of ODS Steve #70 is up at Hawty McBloggy’s – I think Steve’s a little scared. (Louis Wu 16:03:03 UTC)

Halo Action Figure Theater is back – Episode 205… confused me. Looks like Elnea’s enjoying spring, though…(Louis Wu 16:02:45 UTC)

Not sure how we missed this – but Red vs Blue Revelation Chapter 5: Fourth and Twenty went live last night – Caboose is not dealing well with a missing alien diety…(Louis Wu 22:26:20 UTC)

Clantacular is hosting a Montage contest – it’s a showcase for beatdowns, and you could win… well, we don’t know what you could win. But you could win! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 21:20:09 UTC)

Marty Mulrooney let us know that there’s a Halo Reach Multiplayer Beta preview up on his website Alternative Magazine Online – go see what they thought!(Louis Wu 21:15:59 UTC)

Tony Marcotte is just crankin’ ’em out these days; today’s offering is a Brute Major. That dude looks MEAN. Don’t forget to check the ‘Large version’ link for full glory!(Louis Wu 20:11:11 UTC)