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Back in November, we pointed out a chance to preorder an exclusive Active Camo EVA Spartan from McFarlane. It was supposed to be released in March. The page was later updated with a May 2008 release date. (That’s still there, in fact.) However, the item still hasn’t been delivered – and the preorder has reopened…

Today’s episode of Another Halo Comic Strip might make you laugh out loud. It did that to me.(Louis Wu 18:20:37 UTC)

Narcogen has posted a new article – this one focuses on the Iron Skull, and how it affects gameplay. It’s an interesting collection of observations and comments – it’s made me look more closely at my playing style on Campaign levels. (Although we came close, we (the Halo community) didn’t hit that magical 7 billion…

Dennis Powers sent us an update on Halo Custom Edition – if you swing by Halo Maps, you’ll find more than 100 new maps and assets added during the month of June. Notable items include Asterisk, Winter Snow, and several maps made by the DMT Clan. If you’re into urban warfare, DMT-OD SP4 Upskirts is…

Red vs Blue Reconstruction Chapter 6 has been posted for sponsors – look for it on the RvB front page (for everyone) in the very near future. It’s a fascinating progression of the plot – and Caboose provides multiple laugh-out-loud moments. With every chapter, Rooster Teeth shows that they are setting the bar for Halo…

XerxdeeJ dropped in to remind us that Tied the Leader is a great place to go for commentary on the Halo community. A gentle look into the life of a Recon-wearer (and what it should mean to you), an exhortation to ally yourself with others of like mind for more satisfying Halo battles, and a…

Mid7night continues his Halo-to-X-Plane work with a version of In Amber Clad flying around in X-Plane. Nice!(Louis Wu 14:40:56 UTC)

Sigafoos let us know that The Riot 106 is now online – 38 minutes, 15 mb, full of Halo, Bungie, and beer. Go listen! (You might have missed 105 last week, because we did – mostly because Sigafoos did. Yes, our secret is out – we don’t actually pay attention to the community unless someone…

Ross Mills noticed that Video Games Live is releasing Greatest Hits, Volume 1 in a couple of weeks – and Halo will be among the games featured on the disc. Ross provides an Amazon.co.uk link to purchase – or you can grab it from the US Amazon. Details on the recording itself can be found…

In honor of Bungie Day, c0ld vengeance has created another Puzzleball map – go play with it!(Louis Wu 21:47:32 UTC)

Wow, cool. 3of9 pointed out that not only is today Bungie Day – but it’s the 7th anniversary of the birth of Subnova! (This was their first day of news, back on July 7, 2001.) Happy Birthday, guys! They haven’t been very vocal recently… but Subnova was home to the hardest of the hardcore Bungie…

Matt Sayar let us know about some guys playing Halo 3 all day and raising money for Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play charity, in honor of Bungie Day. If you want to join ’em, the gamertag to send a request too is BDay2008.(Louis Wu 19:02:03 UTC)

Appreciation On this very special Bungie Day, vociferous posted a thank-you note to Bungie – and Ascendant Justice opened a new gallery devoted to the beauty of the Halo universe.(Louis Wu 18:42:54 UTC)

bman3737 stopped by with a batch of Cold Storage-based Bungie Day wallpapers (and then added some text-free versions on request) – go look!(Louis Wu 18:25:36 UTC)

Bungie’s posted a Q&A for Cold Storage, with answers coming from the guys who worked on the map. Give it a read! Thanks again, mendicantbias00.(Louis Wu 17:20:32 UTC)

On March 22, Bungie released a podcast, with special guest Chris Butcher – and then the Bungie Podcast went dark. Added work, and the loss of Frankie, conspired to keep Bungie from revisiting this beloved outlet for community enlightenment… but now, three and a half months later, just in time for Bungie Day, it’s back.…

Okay, let’s start at the beginning. Back in October of last year, McFarlane released a schedule for Halo action figure release in 2008. Littlebigman transcribed the Spawn.com list, which is good, because it’s been edited since then. At that point, the plan for vehicles was a Series 2 release in June, consisting of a Scarab,…

UNSC Trooper let us know that the Fan Fic Pick of the Week for last Friday’s fiction release is now up on the HBOFF forum. Thanks to J.D. Ford for the work!(Louis Wu 16:31:24 UTC)

Dennis Powers let us know that you can grab Shipwrecked Episode 35 from his site.(Louis Wu 16:27:07 UTC)

Lordstemplar1 stopped in to point out Blackstone [Log 1] – a simple recon mission goes awry. Available in downloadable and streaming formats. Go watch!(Louis Wu 15:44:00 UTC)