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Co-Optimus is giving away a copy of Halo 3: ODST with a Sgt. Johnson code – swing by the thread, tell them what your favorite Halo weapon is, and you’re entered! Drawing is this Friday (October 16).(Louis Wu 12:49:32 UTC)

You’d never know it if you only listened to the rabid fanboys… but developers who work on different platforms CAN get along. The Naughty Dog crew hosted a live chat session with fans to answer questions about Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (a PS3 exclusive currently getting rave reviews), and one of the questions they received…

Yesterday, Bungie posted a new ‘Know Your Ninja’ – the target this time was Achilles. He plays Halo, he makes vids, he bans people. Go read about him!(Louis Wu 12:48:11 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found ANOTHER pair of Master Chief cufflinks – it looks like they’re using the Mega Bloks limited edition guys. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 20:44:42 UTC)

Thanks to urk for reminding us that The Running Riot Podcast is recording live tonight – the guest is c u l8er from HaloTracks, and the festivities kick off at 9:30 Eastern. (If you show up at 9, you’ve got a shot at winning a ‘backstage’ pass.)(Louis Wu 17:29:01 UTC)

Bunch of videos for you today, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter:The Six Below Failtage purports to show off ‘fail clips’ – this means that he wasn’t successful in earning an overkill medal for his four kills, or a Killtac medal for 5. It really doesn’t mean ‘fail’. (I’m pretty sure the creator knew that.)Facility B5D…

Rockslider’s been having fun finding huge battles in ODST – he’s written up a guide to playing with the Covenant forces you generally ignore at the start of ONI Alpha Site (you blow the bridge, and they’re on the far side). Give it a read if you like masses of enemies all at once!(Louis Wu…

Servers are holding up well to demand for the ODST cutscenes (we’ve served almost a terabyte of ’em since Sunday afternoon), so we’re turning on the next batch of HD versions in the Cutscene Library. NMPD HQ, Kikowani Station, and the start of the end of the game… go get ’em! (Some people are reporting…

One One Seven has updated his Halo Networking Guide on Bungie.net (significantly) – and we’ve mirrored the changes here in the local copy. This is absolutely worth a read, if you’ve ever cursed at Halo lag or wondered whether the other team just cheated against you. Now with more networkety goodness! (Louis Wu 12:11:36 UTC)

Red vs Blue Recreation Chapter 17 is now live – since when did mortal danger seem so funny? While Lopez, Simmons and Donut try to stay alive at Valhalla, the rest of the crew learns new things about Church (and tries to say alive) at Sandtrap. Watch it. It will make you laugh. (Louis Wu…

io9 put together their list of the top 10 Greatest Space Zombies of all time – the scary part of the Halo universe made the list. Thanks, c0ld vengeance.(Louis Wu 12:05:16 UTC)

Pete Cooper stopped by again last night, with MORE pictures of the new M7/caseless SMG prop for his Operation Chastity movie. That’s one nice-looking gun! (Louis Wu 12:04:26 UTC)

Did you enjoy playing Grifball this weekend, during its Double XP moment in the sun? Do you like looking at pictures from similar games? If so, jump over to Bungie.net – today’s Tag and Release feature is all about Grifball. Bam!(Louis Wu 18:23:13 UTC)

A couple of movies for you, thanks to urk and Bungie’s Comm Chatter: Master Chief was caught dancing on film at a Saints game, and Funny Halo 3 Production released their 7th collection of dumb stuff. Go watch! (Louis Wu 18:22:47 UTC)

kilaMOMjaro sent word that it’s time for the 2nd annual HALOween Zombies Charity Tournament (proceeds to benefit Be the Match Foundation, a registry for bone marrow donors with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) – swing by the PraetoriaGuard site for details. (If you’re registered on their site, you can check out the tournament forum. The…

Hold X to Trick have gotten themselves out of Kikowani Station – all I can say is ‘wow’. Check out the video. Thanks, Ducain.(Louis Wu 15:39:21 UTC)

The Halo 3: ODST Cutscene Library has been updated with HD versions of all scenes from Uplift Reserve, Kizingo Boulevard, and Oni Alpha Site. Enjoy!(Louis Wu 14:16:10 UTC)

Slim pickin’s on the comic front this morning – one more episode of the Least I Could Do ODST line (here’s hoping Halo never goes there), and yesterday’s Grin + Bear It, teaching you how to teabag. (Really?) There’s always Wednesday! I’m missing Reclaimer…(Louis Wu 13:57:21 UTC)

The Independent has an article describing the planning stages of the Halo 3: Believe ad campaign – the goals its creators set for themselves, the route they planned to take to success. For those of us outside the advertising world, it’s an interesting look through the window.(Louis Wu 11:00:46 UTC)

Bluestrike2 pointed out three new articles at Gaming Lessons; one is readable by the general public (“Good Riddance, Guardian” contains thoughts on Guardian’s removal from MLG play), and two require a Player’s Club membership ($20/month). you can read the first couple of paragraphs of “Chronicles of a Coach” (a new series by the coach of…