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In all that drooling while we waited for the Bungie ViDoc, we neglected to notice the start of the Team Control Double EXP weekend playlist yesterday – swing by Bungie.net for a full rundown of the gametypes and maps.(Louis Wu 20:42:10 UTC)

Hey – Friday Caption Fun is running again at Hawty McBloggy’s! Some great captions for last week’s pic, plus a nice Valentines-themed pic for this week! Go see.(Louis Wu 17:25:28 UTC)

Alessandro let us know that Halo Legends looks like it will actually appear in Europe dubbed in Italian, English, German and French – all in Dolby 5.1. (Apparently, Italy often gets standard Region 2 discs with an added dub/subtitle – but it looks like this time Warner’s going all out!) (Louis Wu 17:24:13 UTC)

Just 3 new pieces are up in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read ’em!(Louis Wu 17:23:16 UTC)

As many of our forumgoers have already discovered, the Halo: Reach ViDoc promised earlier this week is now online – swing by Bungie.net for download links. It’s a nearly eight-minute look at what Bungie hopes to accomplish with the release of this game – and it shows off the really polished documentary style Bungie is…

newguy2445 has posted another batch of Reach wallpapers – really nice work. You should check ’em out!(Louis Wu 15:30:48 UTC)

Willy from CE United interviewed Adam Grumbo from the 405th.com – you can read his 20 questions on his site. Solid interview!(Louis Wu 15:30:08 UTC)

Renegade_Squadron is selling a one-off ODST helmet he built – it’s nearly done, and if you pay the ‘Buy It Now’ price, he’ll finish it for you (or you can do it yourself). Swing by and take a look! Starting bid is $165, and there are about two and a half days left on the…

FyreWulff is back with another round of Firefight Friday – this week, the competition is on Windward or Chasm Ten, depending on difficulty. Swing by his forum post for full details! (Louis Wu 15:29:09 UTC)

Andrew Squires wants to paint you a 12-inch Spartan. Your colors, your choice of details. The auction listing has some photos of work he’s done – but what you’re bidding on will be your own creation. Go check it out!(Louis Wu 15:28:18 UTC)

Wow. Over at High Impact Halo, HB sa’ lamee filmed a Halo 2 feat that’s been discussed for years – he successfully launched himself from the Covenant to the Human gondola on Quarantine Zone… and lived. Check out the newspost by Nofirefrog for the history on this one, then read HB sa ‘lamee’s writeup and…

Pete Cooper was watching Band of Brothers, and decided to write an ODST-themed version of ‘Blood on the Risers’ – his poem is called ‘Blood on the VISR’. (If you don’t know the song itself, it’s a parody of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, and a good version of it – with lyrics -…

RedGrimRune went to the IGN screening of Halo Legends in San Francisco yesterday – you can read the details on his blog. Awesome artwork!(Louis Wu 15:26:16 UTC)

There are many, many new pieces online from game journalists who were present at the X10 presentation yesterday – here are a few:IGN’s First Look discusses the ‘huge, epic battles’ you’ll be fighting.Gamespot’s First Look mentioned the conversation-causing assertion that “all of the multiplayer maps are taken directly from the single-player campaign”, among other things.Joystiq…

There are many, many new pieces online from game journalists who were present at the X10 presentation yesterday – here are a few:IGN’s First Look discusses the ‘huge, epic battles’ you’ll be fighting.Gamespot’s First Look mentioned the conversation-causing assertion that “all of the multiplayer maps are taken directly from the single-player campaign”, among other things.Joystiq…

So if you’re not cool enough to be invited to the X10 event in San Francisco today, you might want to swing by Bungie.net – they’re showing off new screenshots, new art assets… and a date for the Halo: Reach Beta. Is your calendar open on May 3, 2010? WELL, OPEN IT, SOLDIER!(Louis Wu 21:39:47…

Stephen Totilo revisited Desirai Labrada and John Henry one year after their famous Halo wedding – go check out his writeup at Kotaku.(Louis Wu 17:48:35 UTC)

Thursday movie offerings at Bungie.net:Nocturnal Emissions is a jump video.Full Throttle is a Goosetage.Queso Man 7 is a mishaptage.Go Watch!(Louis Wu 17:44:26 UTC)

A couple of hours ago, we posted that one of the Hide, Seek, Snap images from Round 10 was still unsolved – and provided a second clue. Almost immediately, chris101b sent us a screenshot. Nice work, Chris! We’ve posted two NEW shots for you – this time, there’s one each from Halo 3 and Halo…

For another couple of days, Amazon has a deal going – buy two Platinum Hits, get a third free. Halo 3 is on the list ($28), as is Halo Wars ($30) – go stock up and save a little scratch!(Louis Wu 15:29:12 UTC)