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ElzarTheBam pointed out a couple of new articles – looks like the Halo Reach media floodgates have opened. Eurogamer has a Hands-On that should comfort people who’ve lost faith in the Jetpack, and Ars Technica nails down why Halo FEELS so good. Go read! Update: almost before I could hit the ‘post’ button, dCon V…

Last year, we mentioned ‘Digilegs’, a creation of Kim Graham that lets you walk as an Elite (or any creature with reversed knees). We complained, at the time, that the price tag was steep (about $1k) – but even at that price, the demand was apparently pretty great; Kim Graham Studios has teamed up with…

We’ve missed a month of these – but if you swing by the IGN Top Kills of the Week, you can catch up by using the handy-dandy Playlist feature on the right side of the page. (We’ve linked to the most recent, April 14.) As I’ve said before, these are the sorts of kills you…

Marcus Lehto has posted a short note on the Reach Developer Blog – they’re days away from ‘content complete’, meaning all of the pieces are (almost) in place, and what’s left is polish. And then some more polish. Give it a read – he’s sounding pretty excited!(Louis Wu 12:46:30 UTC)

IGN was first out of the gate with a Reach Beta Hands-on article – skimpy on the info, but it’s info! (As the headline implies, it focuses on the Headhunter gametype.) Thanks, GrimBrother One.(Louis Wu 12:45:14 UTC)

Johnny be good from Halo.fr sent word that the second half of their Operation Chastity article is finally online. (The first half went live on March 18; this piece was supposed to launch a week later.) Definitely worth swinging by – there are lots of cool pics of the props the team will be using…

Alessandro De VEscovi sent word of the Italian Videogame Aawards, announced recently. Halo Wars took second place in the Best RTS category. ODST got a pair of nominations (Best FPS and GOTY X360), but didn’t win either one. Full list of winners is here. (Louis Wu 12:44:23 UTC)

vVv Gaming and The Game Lounge have teamed up for a Video Game Charity Marathon – on May 20, they’ll be hosting up to 12 hours of video gaming in Toms River, NJ. In the afternoon, there’ll be a 2v2 Halo 3 tourney. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Research. Swing by, play…

a flyin hobo sent word that Cardboard Box Productions’ “Halo 3: Fun Times Contest” (we mentioned it on April 6) has had its deadline extended to April 26, due to light entries. Go turn something in – you could win a free copy of Halo 3: ODST in time for the Reach Beta!(Louis Wu 12:43:26…

It’s nearly May, and in the northern hemisphere, that means summer is just around the corner. Wouldn’t you know it, though, Hawty McBloggy found a Halo 3 Snowman, created back in February. Go feel cold.(Louis Wu 12:43:00 UTC)

Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte found an older render – this one is of Halo 2 Elites – and he thought he’d share. Check it out in his gallery here! (Louis Wu 12:42:35 UTC)

Bungie.net had a quick piece about Clantacular, a competitive site that’s gearing up for Halo Reach. Swing by to see their new look!(Louis Wu 12:42:13 UTC)

As Dani says, when it rains, it pours, and we can’t help but get wet. Swing by Forward Unto Dawn for not one, but TWO new articles – there’s the second portion of their three-part ‘Backwards From Dawn’ retrospective on Halo 2, and there’s a new article called ‘The Centre Holds’ (yes, they’re from the…

Dying for info about how Bungie.net’s gonna be handling your Reach Beta data? Swing by Bungie.net – there’s a story that talks all about it. With pretty pictures, even. w00t!(Louis Wu 22:56:59 UTC)

TTL Hoovaloov is back with another Reach video analysis – his last go-round was a resounding success, and this one is just as well-thought-out. Watch this for our best overview so far of the Invasion gametype! Thanks to XerxdeeJ for the heads-up on this one.(Louis Wu 19:23:58 UTC)

Rockslider is back with another couple of movies – he’s messing around on Silent Cartographer, doling out pain to the poor Grunts hanging out above the crashed Pelican. Swing by his forum post for links to the writeups, and the movies!(Louis Wu 18:17:48 UTC)

ColinD2197 sent word of Capulin 2 – a tribute to Halo 2 from SicktistiK and Emptyproductions. Nice editing, nice gameplay… and a reminder of how bad some of the spawns were in Halo 2.(Louis Wu 18:01:33 UTC)

Planet Xbox 360 has a story about the upcoming packaging for Halo Reach – according to them, there’ll be the same three versions that Halo 3 had: Regular, Limited, and Legendary. No further details are available at this time. No confirmation from an official source exists. Thanks to 2900d4u for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 17:10:14 UTC)

Vids available for you today via Bungie’s Comm Chatter: Anoj posts Bungie Explains Episode 5 – with info about Powerhouse and Swordbase… and Static Hazard and iSNAXY have put together a Halo 3 dualtage called ‘Bullet Theory’ – lots of MLG footage. Go watch!(Louis Wu 16:57:20 UTC)

Yesterday, kidtsunami noticed that urk was answering general Reach Beta questions in a Bungie.net thread. I pulled all his answers out for readability (it’s a 30-page thread at this point, and urk only answered 17 questions), but waited until this morning to ensure he was finished. You can read the results on this page.(Louis Wu…