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The Halo Wars demo is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace (for Gold account holders); release seems to be rolling by region, so if you can’t get it right away, be patient. It’s 1.4 GB in size. You can also download the Call to Battle trailer (though this is available on YouTube (thanks, onebitrocket), or…

G4 TV has a hands-on review of Halo Wars that’s mostly a video playthrough of Campaign Mission 3. Go watch if you want to see Grizzly tanks in action.(Louis Wu 12:34:45 UTC)

The Catfish let us know that 2501 Episode 11, following Squadron E, is now up.(Louis Wu 12:34:23 UTC)

Bryan Newman asked us to let you know about his casting call – his team needs Halo 3 actors, and they know what they DON’T want. Watch the video for details.(Louis Wu 12:34:06 UTC)

I thought this was common knowledge at this point, but apparently it’s not – and it bears repeating in any case: sketchfactor confirmed yesterday that when Halo 3: ODST touches down this fall, every Halo 3 multiplayer map – original shipping maps, Heroic, Legendary, and Mythic packs, Cold Storage, and the three new exclusive maps…

nash–housewares noticed an article at Wired about an increase in the use of hacker techniques in Halo 3 matchmaking. It’s definitely not common… but apparently, some people are turning to approaches like Distributed Denial of Service attacks in order to win Halo 3 matches. (The article suggests that you can lease a ‘zombie’ (a PC…

Bungie’s Blog noted a video entitled ‘MLG Top Ten Series: Episode 3’, showing off 10 clips collected by B Mc Gann and Static Hazard in MLG matchmaking and custom games. I don’t think I’d agree with the order (#4 is WAY more impressive than 3, 2, OR 1), but they’re good gameplay moments. Go watch!…

Jason Pace, Microsoft’s Halo Studio’s Lead Producer, talked to VideoGamer.com about the future of the Halo franchise. What he says will reassure some fans, and scare others. (Narcogen, at Rampancy.net, reacted to an early excerpt with a little bit of fear. I think the discussion of a dancing Grunt game in the full interview might…

urk pointed out that the Weekly update to Bungie Favorites, showcasing the second batch of material from ODST 4th Battalion, is now live. Cheeto666 also discusses a particular map.(Louis Wu 20:45:29 UTC)

If you haven’t completed the Vidmaster Annual Achievement, the Bungie Blog is highlighting a video that can help you whip through it in no time at all. Four decent Halo players usually need 45 minutes to an hour and a half (or more) to finish the level… these guys offer you hints and a glitch…

anthraxgoon told us about X36 Chapter 2 Issue 2 (mindhacking? ew.), and Hawty McBloggy sent word that ODS Steve #12 (You Won’t Like Him When He’s Angry) is up, but she went to sleep and forgot to mention it sooner. Watch those mad grunts!(Louis Wu 18:21:30 UTC)

MLGPro.com has released info about the 2009 Pro Circuit – including locations and dates of the first two events. They’re back in New Jersey in early April, and in Ohio in early June! Get pumped. Thanks, subtheorist.(Louis Wu 17:12:39 UTC)

IGN sat down with Brian Jarrard and Lars Bakken to talk about Sandbox – they’ve got 10 new screens, and some tasty info about the map itself. Give it a read! Thanks, CaLL Me ZeNy.(Louis Wu 13:03:11 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue let us know that Reclaimer 145 is now up – and Ferial’s back. (Louis Wu 12:59:44 UTC)

Mid7night has released his X-Plane model of In Amber Clad – if you’ve got the flight sim, you can download this and fly it yourself!(Louis Wu 12:59:28 UTC)

Unigamesity has listed their 10 Hottest Xbox 360 Games for 2009 – and both Halo Wars (#6) and Halo 3: ODST (#4) are on the list. Nice! (Louis Wu 12:59:09 UTC)

Bryan Simon was one of the winners of the Best of Halo Community Awards that Hawty McBloggy put together – and yesterday he received his Bungie-supplied (and Hawty-mailed) prize box. He filmed the opening, and added a special thanks. You can watch the whole thing on YouTube. (Louis Wu 12:58:44 UTC)

Competitive Video Games’ Nathan Moeller let us know that they’re running a 2v2 pre-season tournament on February 7th – no prizes, just fun. Swing by to sign up.(Louis Wu 12:58:23 UTC)

On the eve of the release of the Halo Wars demo, there are a number of hands-on articles around the web: MLive.com has one, and so does NextGen Player. Gamerzines has a 17-page issue (downloadable, and free) entirely devoted to Halo Wars (thanks, Ndositwe Chizimbi). Australia’s The Age has lined up an interview with Jason…

Remember ‘Sup Chief?’ We mentioned a trailer back in December.) Episode One is now online – swing by Vimeo to watch it. Truly stellar production values. Don’t miss this one! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 21:49:12 UTC)