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According to this article at Joystiq (and many others around the gaming press), Halo 3: ODST will be playable at MLG Dallas – for spectators. Nice bonus for the ticket! (You’re not guaranteed a spot to play; it’s first-come, first-serve.)(Louis Wu 12:59:07 UTC)

Azrael stopped by to mention that another chapter of his massive ‘Minutemen’ saga is live on his blog – you can read a quick excerpt in his forum post.(Louis Wu 12:57:48 UTC)

Major League Gaming Pro-Circuit is giving away a ton of schwag in preparation for MLG Dallas, coming up on August 28. You’ve got two opportunities at the moment: the first involves visiting the Dr Pepper Facebook Discussion Board and telling them why you love Halo 3 (or what you’ve done that’s cool) – they’re offering…

OXCGN has another writeup of the Sydney Halo 3: ODST event, complete with pictures and a Q&A with Curtis Creamer. (They’ve also got more coming soon, apparently.) Go read.(Louis Wu 20:52:53 UTC)

Whoa, bizarre. According to G4TV, a ‘high-level Microsoft source’ confirmed that the reason you still have a 100-friend limit on Xbox LIVE is… Halo 2 compatibility. (That is: Microsoft would be fine upping the limit – if Halo 2 weren’t still a popular game, whose Friends functionality would break if the limit were raised.) Insert…

Dave Kramer let us know about another giveaway from Busy Gamer News – you can snag a free copy of Halo Helljumper #1 (and a copy of Gears of War Sourcebook, if you’re interested) by adding a comment to the page before Thursday, at 5:01pm PST. (You need to live in the US to enter.)…

AssaultGodzilla stopped in with word of ‘It Ends Tonight’, a Halo music video in which footage from sources as disparate as Blomkamp’s Landfall and 343 Industries’ Legends trailer, all set to the American Rejects’ song of the same name. Nicely put together!(Louis Wu 19:40:04 UTC)

Out all morning, half the afternoon – just enough time for Bungie.net to churn out a Prowler-load of new Halo content:The Running Riot Podcast is broadcasting live again on August 18, 9:30 pm EST. Guests are Jironimo and Cocopjojo from Ascendant Justice – should be fascinating!A Deaf Boy whipped up a new screenshot montage -…

The latest Katonian Press article at Hawty McBloggy looks at the new Dashboard update for the Xbox 360 – and what it means for Halo 3 players who feel their feedback options are limited. I’m glad the details of this are finally getting out!(Louis Wu 11:12:18 UTC)

Australia’s Gameplanet interviewed Curtis Creamer about Halo 3: ODST – he discusses Weta’s Warthog, what Bungie wanted to do with ODST, and more. Good read!(Louis Wu 10:48:04 UTC)

MSNBC’s Tech Watch has an interview with Frank O’Connor – he discusses how the Halo Legends project came to pass, and what you can expect from it. Nice discussion! Thanks, DarkSky Forever. (Louis Wu 10:47:24 UTC)

TDSpiral let us know about a Halo music video he’d created – it’s set to Muse’s ‘Take a Bow’, and it’s not your typical HMV. Even though almost all the footage is static… it’s got a lot of energy. Try it out!(Louis Wu 10:46:57 UTC)

Atomic MPC put together a preview article about Halo 3: ODST, based on their experiences at the Sydney press event last week. If you’re making sure you read everything… read this.(Louis Wu 10:46:12 UTC)

Xbox Evolved has posted a rumor that Microsoft will re-release Halo 2 on their ‘Games on Demand’ service next month, as part of the Halo 3: ODST hype machine – and then follow it up with a value-priced version of ODST itself on the service. (Given that Bungie has said that the Halo 3 Multiplayer…

You might remember the Ghosts of Onyx Preview comic that Leviathan and UNSC_Trooper were working on – the first page went up on July 20, and the second page went live a couple of days ago. Last night, Leviathan sent along the finished comic (9 pages, plus a cover and credits) – you can grab…

wraps52 noticed a trailer showing off the Risk: Halo Wars edition game over at TeamXbox. I think this could have been done just fine with screenshots… but hey, I’m not in marketing. Go read the promo text, and watch the vid. (It’s only 2 minutes.)(Louis Wu 18:34:33 UTC)

Anoj is back with Episode 37 of his Top 10 Halo 3 Series – this one looks at epic fails. Here’s hoping you aren’t in this one. (The number one clip looked staged – but the number two was truly epic.)(Louis Wu 18:26:27 UTC)

A month ago, razzimous came by with ONI BIAS: File 1.0 – the first of a series of declassified files regarding an incident code-named ONI BIAS was live. Last night, announced a new episode: ONI BIAS: File 1.5. More details about the incident emerge. Check this out!(Louis Wu 18:19:03 UTC)

If you’re waiting for information about the size of the Halo 3: ODST Official Soundtrack… word from Marty is that it’ll be 2 disks, 17 suites. Nice! Thanks, CaLL Me ZeNy.(Louis Wu 11:04:14 UTC)

Joystiq posted some info about the Omegathon event that takes place at PAX every year – this year, Halo 3: ODST is one of the games. Very nice grab! Thanks, sorahn.(Louis Wu 11:03:55 UTC)