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A couple of new vids for you, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter:Inside Gaming posted a Halo 3 ODST Special – Bungie’s a week late noticing it, but we can’t complain too much, we’re learning about it from them. (If you’ve played through the game, there’s not a lot here you’ll need – but if you’re…

Just a couple of Halo comic mentions today – Saturday’s Ctrl+Alt+Del ‘Silly’ was ODST-related (thanks, Black Six), and the most recent Grin + Bear It (Bip Bop Oh) has gone live at Hawty McBloggy’s. Laugh over lunch!(Louis Wu 17:30:38 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found another pretty amazing Xbox 360 case mod – you’ll need quite a lot of space for this puppy (it won’t slide into a standard AV rack between your receiver and your TiVo), but MAN it’s cool-looking. Go see!(Louis Wu 17:27:26 UTC)

Nice – Buy.com’s price on Halo 3: ODST has dropped to $43.24, with free shipping. If you don’t have a copy, this is a great deal! Thanks, Chairhome.(Louis Wu 15:33:21 UTC)

So I was cleaning out my office this weekend, and I ran across a copy of The Official Xbox Magazine that I don’t think I ever read. It’s the June 2009 issue, and one of the cover teasers is ‘The Halo You’ll Never Play!’ It’s an article about Allen Murray’s GDC 2009 presentation – and…

Jensen stopped by with a newly-envisioned Elite armor – he calls it ‘tank armor’, with weapons integrated into the suit. Read his post for rationale behind the suit – along with a whole bunch of in-progress renders. Great stuff!(Louis Wu 12:38:32 UTC)

Heh – looks like ODST might have some of the same tricking opportunities that Halo did – there seems to be plenty of places where death/soft barriers don’t apply. Check out this hog launch to the top of one of the skyscrapers on Uplift Reserve. Thanks, Ducain.(Louis Wu 12:37:26 UTC)

Some discussion was raised on our forum yesterday about the possibility that the F-99 Wombat (the unmanned drone that Bry’s been taking wonderful pictures of) might not be built to scale, since it’s not really intended to be seen up-close. Bry confirmed that the version in the cutscene is the same size as the ones…

Rampancy.net user shadeslayer has posted an arrangement for ODST’s Prepare to Drop for Piano and Alto Sax, in Notepad format. You must be logged in to R.net to see the download link.(Louis Wu 12:28:35 UTC)

Hedgemony pointed out that the latest KOXM podcast (the podcast of OXM magazine) has an interview with Marty O’Donnell – it’s a pretty interesting discussion that ranges from how Marty got into the industry, to how the music for ODST came about. The actual interview itself is about 40 minutes long, starting at about 22:30,…

Over in the UK, ODST has topped the sales charts – not just for Xbox games, but for ALL games. You go, girl.(Louis Wu 12:23:54 UTC)

Jayshum pointed out a youtube vid showing off a pretty cool easter egg in the Epilogue cutscene of Halo 3: ODST – if you want to see it for yourself, simply hold the analogue stick you use to turn (Default is the right stick, but Southpaw is Left) as you watch the cutscene. If it’s…

Bry continued his work on the unmanned drone we see in Uplift Reserve – he’s added it to his size chart, comparing it to a Pelican, a Phantom, and a Longsword. Check it out!(Louis Wu 18:12:42 UTC)

Jillybean has been rejuvenated by the release of Halo 3: ODST – and the Halo Story Page is alive once more. Go check out some of the latest speculation! (Spoiler-rich, of course – don’t read this unless you’ve played through the campaign.)(Louis Wu 18:11:49 UTC)

If you were willing to wait in line (for a long time!) to play Halo 3: ODST at the Tokyo Game Show, you got a pretty cool t-shirt. Nice! (Look for some of these on eBay soon.)(Louis Wu 18:10:45 UTC)

CyReN stopped in with word of a Halo 3 FFA Heretic tournament next week in Canton, MI – check his post for details!(Louis Wu 18:07:11 UTC)

Adam Grumbo told us about a video from the Angry Joe Show – what better way to pick up an ODST pre-order… than as an ODST? Armor sculpted by Rube (with molding help from Adam), paint is by Adam, SMG is by Lee. Epic.(Louis Wu 17:33:42 UTC)

AssaultGodzilla created a tribute to The Arbiter – it works surprisingly well with the Sum 41 soundtrack. 3 minutes – go watch.(Louis Wu 17:33:24 UTC)

Bry took some amazing screenshots of the drone fighter you see overhead on the Uplift Reserve level. Awesome!(Louis Wu 17:32:55 UTC)

Black Asgard has an interesting theory about the story of Halo 3: ODST. Coincidence… or not?(Louis Wu 17:32:36 UTC)