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Not really Halo news – but of interest to many Halo fans: Marty O’Donnell tweeted last night that he’s considering releasing some rare music tracks – from older video games. He wants to know if there’s any interest. Hedgemony says (emphatically) “yes” – and he’s echoed by other forumgoers. How do you feel?(Louis Wu 14:40:09…

Mr Sark is back with another obstacle course – and since his old prize (Recon armor for the winner) is now relatively easy to grab by other means, he’s upping the stakes – the winner of Sarkathlon 4 will get a copy of Bungie’s Flaming Armor. Now THERE’S something rare! Go read the full details…

Kotaku found a pretty nice Arbiter tattoo at BodMod.org – and Merc let us know about it. Take a look!(Louis Wu 14:27:37 UTC)

CaptainTony noticed an excerpt from Halo: Evolutions at Amazon (the same excerpt is on Macmillan’s website, as well) – the typos are likely due to bad OCR rather than horrible editing. Go give it a read!(Louis Wu 14:26:58 UTC)

Laird has set up a series of auctions to raise money for Child’s Play – tons of unique Halo schwag is on the block. Swing by and look at what he’s offering! You’ve got about 6 days on most of these, so plan your bids appropriately!(Louis Wu 14:26:05 UTC)

pete_the_duck decided to see what sort of changes there might be to parts of Kizingo Boulevard, depending on the time of day you were looking. His findings are interesting. (They also goaded Marty into admitting that ‘Siege of Madrigal’, the haunting piano piece from Myth that has been included in every previous Halo game as…

Tommy92L whipped up an ad for the M12 LRV Warthog – go see if you want to buy.(Louis Wu 14:19:56 UTC)

The next MLG Tournament is coming up in a week and a half – are you ready? Bungie.net has some basic info – get psyched for MLG Anaheim!(Louis Wu 14:18:01 UTC)

A new batch of Bungie Favorites went live last night – this group was picked by ReconLIVE, a group started when the founders couldn’t find an easy way to play tourneys over LIVE. Read a little about them on B.net, then check out their favorite files! (Louis Wu 14:17:31 UTC)

New videos, showing up today on Bungie’s Comm Chatter:Yoinhell created a puzzle map – there’s a walkthrough on YouTube that might only make you realize this is WAY too tough for you… or not. Sort of crazy!bildebeast whipped up a ‘funtage’ – 3 minutes of betrayals, fun kills, and just plain stupid stuff. Great Owl…

Rockslider has got a new pair of movies for you – it’s showing off some of the fighting available on Keyes in the original game. Go watch – and expand your battle repertoire!(Louis Wu 14:15:25 UTC)

Domino Theory is back with another desire to give you stuff. This time, it’s a Halo 3: ODST Official Soundtrack – just fill out his form, and you’ll be entered to win a copy. How can you beat that?(Louis Wu 14:03:13 UTC)

NeoGAF’s Willeth had some time to sit down with Pete Cooper and discuss Operation Chastity; he’s written it all up for his blog, Continue or Quit. It’s a deep look at the movie, the motivations for making it, and the team that’s been assembled – if you’ve been curious about the project, this article has…

John_117 let us know about a new collection of clips – nothing spectacular, and the quality’s a little shaky… but overall, it makes you want to jump into Matchmaking. (Well, a lot of the clips were from customs, but you get the idea.)(Louis Wu 13:54:40 UTC)

Frankie stopped in to announce that he was affronted by the bad simulated Halo playing on an episode of Glee, a Fox drama. You can watch the clip yourself – it starts about 11:20 into the episode. Can you get vaporized in Halo 3? (Louis Wu 13:53:14 UTC)

It’s Wednesday, so there’s a new Chronicles of ODS Steve at Hawty McBloggy’s – Episode 46 discloses a… disturbing side of Steve.(Louis Wu 13:52:42 UTC)

G4TV talked to Jason Pace, of Halo Waypoint, and discovered that only a tiny percentage of Halo fans have unlocked every achievement across Halo 3, Halo Wars, and Halo 3: ODST – “significantly less than 1%”. Are you one of the few? Check the G4 article for contact information – and let them know!(Louis Wu…

We’ve known some of the bigger names in the Halo: Evolutions short story collection for a while now – but Kotaku has just posted the full list, and it’s intriguing. Go check it out! Thanks, dCon V.(Louis Wu 18:06:17 UTC)

Today’s Average Joe over at Bungie.net is Dropship dude, a guy who discovered Bungie when Halo: Combat Evolved was released, and has been a huge Halo fan ever since. Go learn more.(Louis Wu 18:06:00 UTC)

Zoxin It Up! LIVE is hosting another (live) podcast this Thursday, October 29, at 9 pm EST – special guests are staff from HaloTech.org. Swing by and join ’em! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 16:47:02 UTC)