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Tex stopped by with word of a videogame fest at the University of California, San Diego that’s open to the public – along with a Halo 3 tourney, there are tons of other games you can play with. Check out her link! (Louis Wu 16:42:36 UTC)

It’s Wednesday, so Bungie’s updated Bungie Favorites – it’s the second batch of material from Death By Mongoose. You can read about one of their racetracks, or you can simply look through the entire collection!(Louis Wu 19:33:40 UTC)

I thought I’d wait and see if the Wednesday Reclaimer was posted – but it doesn’t seem that it’s going to be. You can still visit Hawty McBloggy’s to read ODS Steve #56 (City Planning), or Halo Action Figure Theater to read Episode 196 (The New Girl) – government idiocy and mysterious resurrections are both…

Black Water Ops wants you to take screenshots with the theme ‘Mysterious’ – top shots win points and LIVE cards. Details at their website – thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 18:31:02 UTC)

New vids for you, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter today:High Voltage is a montage from the team High Voltage, with editing by Kapow. Good gameplay, interesting effects.Jump Sequence has released ONE, a trick jumping montage. Fun flying!Lyko and Spankem had KlassicXL edit their dualtage, Brace – heavy on the effects. Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:28:55 UTC)

James Cameron talked to G4TV a couple of days ago – and he reminded Halo fans that are criticizing Avatar for its similarities to Bungie’s game that Bungie’s game owes quite a bit to Cameron’s earlier work (Aliens) – and that if he’s referencing anything, it’s that. Thanks to deftangel for pointing this out.(Louis Wu…

We missed this yesterday – but Bungie posted a new Average Joe interview, this time with Halcylon. (Most recently, he’s known for the Halo Periodic Table.) Go read about a truly talented Halo fan! (Louis Wu 15:00:11 UTC)

HaloCharts has a pair of Firefight Challenges going on right now, with a whole bunch more to come – swing by to read about Insecurity (Security Zone Challenge) and Windswept (Windward Challenge). These are great for meeting other players and winning fun stuff! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 21:28:23 UTC)

Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte has another render up in his gallery here – this one is called ‘Rookie no more’, and takes a darker look at the growth of a Spartan. Check it out!(Louis Wu 20:18:02 UTC)

Bungie’s Comm Chatter has more videos than you can shake a remote at:Hardass Space Adventures continues with ‘Bring Your Orphan To Work Day’ – I don’t think Hardass’s friends understand what kids are all about. Especially kids like Lyle.B Mc Gan and Mc Gann2 released Dualistic Proelium – HD gameplay collected from Social and MLG…

Game Informer continues their Halo: Reach coverage – there’s a video interview with some of the team behind Reach. Not a lot of actual REACH content – but you’ll get a glimpse into the people building the game! Thanks, 2900d4u.(Louis Wu 17:26:14 UTC)

Congrats to Playkid, who successfully reproduced our Round 3 screenshot for the Hide, Seek, Snap contest – a Sgt. Johnson code is on its way! (We don’t have a Round 4 image up yet; things are a little crazy around here. Hopefully soon!)(Louis Wu 16:19:49 UTC)

Cody Miller was struck by inspiration (or maybe a falling brick) and came up with a not-safe-for-work ditty. Text-only; you’ll have to sing it in your head. (Careful.)(Louis Wu 16:18:40 UTC)

Yesterday, we mentioned the 2009 top 20 Xbox LIVE titles in the US, courtesy of Major Nelson. Today, Kotaku Australia has posted the top 10 most popular titles for the year in Australia. Halo 3 was number one, there, too. (ODST came in at #7 – the Aussies liked it more than the Americans did!)(Louis…

We don’t usually use prewritten blurbs, but this one’s pretty good:343 Industries has partnered with ONE to create a stunning motion comic based on Frank O’Connor’s Halo: Evolutions short story. Told in ONE’s unique artistic style, “Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian” is a story of bravery and sacrifice in the darkest parts of space.…

The latest Tag and Release feature is live on Bungie.net – screenshots snapped on Security Zone. Go see ’em!(Louis Wu 22:38:47 UTC)

Apparently, last year’s Halo-themed wedding made a list of ’15 Insane Weddings’ at WeddingABC.net – but don’t worry, they’re doing great! Their one-year anniversary is right around the corner. Thanks, urk. (Louis Wu 22:38:28 UTC)

One Life Remaining, S1E8, went live last week. We know, because it made Bungie’s Comm Chatter. Go watch.(Louis Wu 22:38:10 UTC)

Looks like Edge’s next issue will be chock-full of Reach info, as well – thanks, ElzarTheBam.(Louis Wu 15:27:13 UTC)

CrazedOne1988 decided to make a promotional video for Halo 3 multiplayer – go see how he did!(Louis Wu 15:26:16 UTC)