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StarNewsOnline put together a 2008 Game Awards article – and Halo 3 won Best Online Multiplayer, even though it wasn’t released in 2008. Nice!(Louis Wu 22:56:36 UTC)

JeSteR 343 got a very cool 10th anniversary present from his wife, a few weeks early. Check it out!(Louis Wu 21:54:20 UTC)

This weekend, a few of us got together for some Halo goodness and Philly cheesesteaks at the Casa de Chavez – a good time was had by all. (My high school journalism teacher can’t even give me a hard time for using that phrase, because I DID talk to everyone there, and they DID all…

Adam Susskind let us know that Chaos Theory Episode 5 is now up – another 20-page PDF is online. I know we just mentioned the series for the first time yesterday… but from here on out it’ll be on the regular week-between-episodes schedule.(Louis Wu 14:55:31 UTC)

Tyler, from Young Street Productions, let us know that Forecast Episode 8 is now online – Timmy’s back. Production values, as always, are quite high – good stuff. (There’s also a tiny short called ‘Entrapment: The Payback’ which should make you grin.)(Louis Wu 14:44:53 UTC)

Noticed a a Halo 3 rap on YouTube – skullkruncher13 and patfan8326 talk some smack, but do it in an entertaining manner. “If life was based on Halo then I know I’d have it made.” Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:33:20 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy wants pics of your Christmas tree, if you used your Halo 3 Legendary Helmet as decoration. Swing by and give her what she needs! (She’s expanded the request to include any video-game-related items – Companion Cubes definitely count.)(Louis Wu 13:20:06 UTC)

The XBL Marketplace Deal of the Week this week is Halo: Combat Evolved – according to Major Nelson, it’s half off, starting today. 600 MS Points… that’s just $7.50 for the game that started the Halo magic! Thanks, DiscipleN2k.(Louis Wu 13:15:28 UTC)

geekinabox was the first of many to point out to us a pretty amazing piece of machinima – swing by YouTube for Reilly311’s ‘UT3 vs Halo Dance Off’. You can probably figure out how it ends, given geekinabox’s post title, and the fact that the machinima was created in the UT3 engine (described as ‘the…

ZZoMBiE13 sent along some Christmas Wallpaper for you to enjoy (in a couple of resolutions – swing by and grab a copy!(Louis Wu 20:37:44 UTC)

Dennis Powers let us know that the Halo Custom Edition 2008 Map Favorites List is now online – based on user votes, it will show you the top 50 maps for the year in various categories – there are still a few days left if you want to cast your own votes!(Louis Wu 20:35:29 UTC)

The Tag and Release series (cool screenshots collected with absurd ease) has a new entry – Jackals. Awesome pics. (Louis Wu 19:22:11 UTC)

Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked 48 is now up – it’s a holiday wish from him to you.(Louis Wu 19:20:30 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy pointed out a pretty fun video montage showing off a nice selection of clips that do a great job of nailing down just WHY Halo 3 is so much fun.(Louis Wu 15:40:22 UTC)

If you missed the great sale at Amazon on Halo goodies last week, you missed a chance to buy the Jasman Covenant Plasma Pistol game for $12 – but never fear, they’re still on sale, just not quite so good. (Now they’re $15.) Thanks to LazerBlader for the reminder.(Louis Wu 15:32:14 UTC)

BrickArms, the company that makes cool add-ons for LEGO creations, is coming out with a bunch of Halo stuff early next year – you can see details on The Brothers Brick. (While you’re there, check out a cool LEGO Hornet they posted a couple of days ago.) Thanks to Bongo for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 15:15:45…

MTV’s Stephen Totilo listed his 10 Favorite Gaming Moments of Years Past – the article currently contains lists for 2005, 2006, and 2007, with 2008 coming later today. A powerful mechanic in Halo 3 made the list for 2007. Go read the full lists!(Louis Wu 15:12:20 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue announced that Reclaimer 127 is live – this one’s… weird.(Louis Wu 15:09:32 UTC)

John_117 let us know that he’s put together a gift for the Halo community – some of our forumgoers had trouble finding the overall message, but you can just enjoy the scenery, it’s a pretty vid!(Louis Wu 15:06:44 UTC)

hubristes stopped in with word of some images he put together for a 2old2play clan calendar – he’s not selling it, but you can easily upoad the images to a photo printing site and make your own using these pics. Check it out!(Louis Wu 14:42:20 UTC)