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There’s an interesting article over at Ars Technica about gaming reviews, and how the circumstances under which they take place might affect their conclusions. It focuses on an event sponsored by Activision, in which reviewers were put up at a resort in Santa Barbara, airfare and lodging included, in order to play Modern Warfare 2…

Halo 3 Screenshots has another Top 10 list for you this week – this collection is called ‘Out of This World’, and contains some really cool alien-looking shots! Check ’em out.(Louis Wu 14:08:24 UTC)

Over at Rampancy.net, The Halo-Dragon has submitted a transcribed version of Reborn Relic, as heard in Halo 3: ODST. The download includes a PDF, a .MUS file, and a midi version of the piece. (Halo: Reborn appears on the Halo 3 soundtrack; the piece appears only in-game in ODST.)(Louis Wu 14:07:56 UTC)

A press release from McFarlane went live on Toy News International on Friday evening – Halo Series 7 contains some interesting figures. Sgt. Forge from Halo Wars, Dare from ODST, and Tartarus from Halo 2 are joined by some standard Halo 3 figures. Swing by and take a look! (A discussion thread on our forum…

Lots of tasty stuff in the Bungie Weekly Update this time around… good stuff about Reach, good stuff from Marty, AMAZING stuff on the Matchmaking front, some great charity stuff, A NEW VIDOC (wait, did I just yell?), some very funny fan mail, and more. You can, of course, read it in our Weekly Update…

If you live in Europe (or Asia or Australia or really, anywhere but the US) you can watch The Duel, the second of the Halo Legends anime shorts, showing on Halo Waypoint. (Full schedule is here.) You’ve got 24 hours from the point at which it starts in your country, so don’t miss it! (Initial…

2good4u2 announced a bunch of new panoramas and composite pics – glorious. Check ’em out! (Louis Wu 01:07:14 UTC)

Bungie’s posted a ‘post mortem’ on the Engineer – where the character came from, what it looked like early on, what inspired its creation, both in form and function. Great stuff! Go read. (There are plenty of pretty pictures, too, and a video with pretty awesome sound.)(Louis Wu 22:34:50 UTC)

Video goodies from Bungie.net’s Comm Chatter today:CSI: New Mombasa wonders what David Caruso would be doing 500 years from nowHard Justice S2E10 follows the adventures of our heroes in Canada(There’s a video labeled ‘MLG Top 10 Plays 3’, as well, but it’s identical to an earlier posting called ‘Top 10 MLG Plays Episode 10’.) Go…

Bungie is offering what may be the best shirt they’ve ever created – join the B.U.N.G.L.E. Pro League and show your support! There’s a women’s version, as well. (The back is pure genius.)(Louis Wu 15:37:10 UTC)

For folks worried that the VGA reveal of Reach might be disappointing (they didn’t handle the Halo 3 footage very well a few years ago), Geoff Keighley posted a note at NeoGAF that might reassure you. 23 days until the Awards Show! (Thanks, EazyB.)(Louis Wu 15:07:38 UTC)

Leviathan is working on a large piece of fan art – today, he released a small piece that works amazingly well as a desktop. Serious atmosphere.. go see!(Louis Wu 14:51:44 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy ran across a fantastic-looking Jackal mask that was in the works for this year’s Halloween festivities. (No word on whether it actually got finished in time – this was a work-in-progress pic from early September.) The creator, DeviantART’s randomflyingpigeons, is no stranger to Halo-themed Halloween costumes – she went as a Grunt in…

IGN has returned to the ‘Top 25 Games’ well – this time, the list is ‘Top 25 Xbox 360 Games’, and Halo Wars and Halo 3: ODST came in at #12 and #11, respectively. (Games #1-10 will be released over the next two days – it’s a good bet that Halo will be represented in…

CaptainTony noticed that the cover and summary for Blood Line #3 is now available on Marvel’s website – go take a quick look! (The actual issue won’t be out until February.)(Louis Wu 14:38:47 UTC)

Last week, we pointed out some of Aberrant Designs’ favorite files (in the Bungie Favorites section) – they’ve put up a new batch. Swing by Bungie.net to read about one of their maps, and then look at the rest of the goodies!(Louis Wu 20:35:58 UTC)

Bungie’s pointed out that polls for Spike’s 2009 Video Game Awards are now open – Halo 3: ODST has been nominated in five categories (Best Shooter, Best XBOX 360 Game, Best Original Score, Best Multi-Player Game, and Best Performance by a Human Female). Go cast your votes! (There’s a thread going on our forum, if…

If you’ve been wondering when you’re going to see some real Reach material, wonder no more – GTTV’s Geoff Keighley just updated his Twitter feed with the following information:The world premiere of HALO: REACH happens only at the 2009 Video Game Awards, Live 12/12 on Spike.Mark your calendars! Thanks, Oddworld.(Louis Wu 16:20:24 UTC)

GrimBrother One noticed a tidbit at Kotaku about some high end Halo art going on sale soon. There are three giclée prints, framed, published in limited-edition runs of 100, selling for $175 each. (You can actually buy them at Sideshow Collectibles – along with the four previous Halo glicée prints we mentioned almost two years…

Mid7night has recently learned the art of breaking out of maps – and has used this new skill to whip up a gorgeous panorama of a Covenant carrier glassing New Mombasa. Go look!(Louis Wu 14:59:57 UTC)