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If you’re participating in the Xbox LIVE Preview that’s currently going on, you now have access to the Halo Waypoint beta – it went live this morning around 2 am Pacific. (If you’re not a part of the Preview, you’ll be able to access Waypoint next Thursday, November 5.) darthbob stopped in with word of…

Willy let us know that there’s a new 20 Questions up on CE United – he’s talked to Mad Villager, of Mad Villager Films. If you’ve never heard of them, this is your chance to learn more. If you have, this is your chance to get to know them better!(Louis Wu 13:39:11 UTC)

gunluva was impressed by the drawing skills of his cable guy – he took a pic, and you can judge for yourself!(Louis Wu 13:38:23 UTC)

HaLo2FrEeEk has recorded all the Sadie’s Story audio logs in mp3 format, and made them available for download from his website, Infectionist.com. (This is just audio – no video.) Swing by his forum post for details!(Louis Wu 13:37:16 UTC)

Geekscape is back with a new Teabag Prevention article – this one teaches you how to Kill a Zombie/Human in the Living Dead playlist. Read it and stay alive!(Louis Wu 13:35:47 UTC)

It’s Friday, and Hawty McBloggy is back with another episode of Friday Caption Fun! Episode 68 has some pretty funny captions for the last entry, along with a great screenshot we featured recently – here’s your chance to caption it! (Louis Wu 13:35:03 UTC)

Out of Work Spartan is back – episode 2.5 has our hero giving you tips about surviving Living Dead. Thanks, jake108. (Louis Wu 13:34:31 UTC)

Rampancy.net member jacques B has arranged ODST’s “Another Walk” in .MUS format – only vocals, percussion coming later. Check it out!(Louis Wu 13:34:00 UTC)

Elnea’s back with another episode of Halo Action Figure Theater – Episode 186 reunites Steve and Lois, and reminds us to always brush our teeth after a meal of delicious brains. (Louis Wu 13:33:23 UTC)

Five new pieces are available for your viewing pleasure in the Fan Fiction section today – go read!(Louis Wu 13:32:15 UTC)

IGN has posted their ‘Best Games to Play on Xbox Live’ – and (not surprisingly) Halo 3: ODST is on the list. Thanks, Naveeda. (Louis Wu 13:29:59 UTC)

Just in time for Halloween, Ranked Living Dead went live yesterday as the Double EXP Weekend Playlist on Xbox LIVE. Mmmmm… brains! (Louis Wu 13:29:22 UTC)

Rampancy.net has posted an image gallery to go along with their latest podcast (released a few days ago). Take a look!(Louis Wu 13:28:44 UTC)

InfiniteMomentStudio created a a Halo 3 horror short called ‘The Follower’ – be careful what you look for! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 13:28:18 UTC)

Monochron wrote up a solo guide to playing Firefight on Crater – give it a try and see how far you get!(Louis Wu 20:05:01 UTC)

bryan4208 let us know about a trailer for a new machinima series called ‘Halo Reach’ – it’s to be the story of the planet’s final hours.(Louis Wu 19:24:41 UTC)

Geeks.com is offering a refurbished version of the Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360 for $170 (with free shipping) right now – not a bad deal! (Buying a refurbished 360 is always something to think twice about – but this is a nice model at a nice price.)(Louis Wu 19:10:54 UTC)

Gamasutra has an interesting article looking at what keeps people playing games. Of the nine titles in the study, Halo 3 was second in the percentage of players earning a campaign completion achievement (finishing the game), with a respectable 71% or so meeting that goal – but smack-dab in the middle of the pack (at…

Bungie’s Comm Chatter has word of a minitage (well, it’s almost 4 minutes long, seems like it’s sort of a regular montage) – gameplay by Foley, editing by Phurion. Lots of sniping. Some of it is really nice sniping. Timing rocks.(Louis Wu 17:58:21 UTC)

Pacific Penguin and A Bad Vibe played through the Halo trilogy on Legendary difficulty, and put together a 17-minute, two-part montage of some of the highlights. Really cool in concept – implemented, a bit less so. (Editing is nearly nonexistent, clips have very, very little to do with one another, transitions are abrupt and jarring,…