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Bungie Weekly Update is up (both at Bungie, and in our Weekly Update Archive), and it’s a doozy. Melee fixes, map changes, and Luke-bashing. And Mister Chief is back. Go read.(Louis Wu 03:46:54 UTC)

When Deus Ex Machina Episode 4 was posted, it looked like the series was over. (It was even called ‘The End’.) Swing by YouTube, though, and you can watch Episode 5, a 22 and a half minute piece from DigitalPh33r. (I assume this will be available soon on Machinima.com.) John recovers from his nearly fatal…

It pains me to misspell ‘color’ in the title of today’s One One Se7en post. Not as much as the comic itself pains me, though…(Louis Wu 21:29:54 UTC)

Win Microsoft Points is running another contest – submit a funny picture, win Microsoft points. Check their forum for details.(Louis Wu 21:21:59 UTC)

Another Halo Comic Strip takes you back inside the building.(Louis Wu 21:03:27 UTC)

MTV’s Stephen Totilo wonders if Bungie should let us define the parameters of Halo 3’s metagame – what actions are worth how many points. Me? I think you should get 1000 points every time you get killed. I’d clean up.(Louis Wu 18:19:02 UTC)

ryu9921 put together a Halo 3 guidebook, in PDF format; it’s got a bunch of info collected from around the web, and can give you a one-stop document that can help you with armor, terminals, achievements, skulls, ranking, and some multiplayer map tips. Check it out! (1.2 mb.)(Louis Wu 15:35:13 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue let us know that Reclaimer Chapter Three, Part Three is now up – looks like Reclaimer is facing more than he expected. Ouch!(Louis Wu 13:09:39 UTC)

HBO’s authoring maniacs have provided you with nine new pieces this week in the Fan Fiction section – go read!(Louis Wu 13:06:30 UTC)

Amazon is once again offering the Halo 3 Legendary Edition for $59.99 (with free 2-day shipping if you’re a Prime member). It’s an unbeatable deal if you want that helmet! (Be careful, if you search; there’s also a SKU that’s listed at $69.99 for the same product.)(Louis Wu 12:47:07 UTC)

Sirkan, From Halo.Fr, let us know that they’ve interviewed Frankie and Luke – you can read the original, in French, or an English translation on their forum. Learn how to pick up (leetle) girls in French, how honorable Luke will be with his debts of meat, and what’s coming next, among (many) other things.(Louis Wu…

There’s a note on Bungie.net describing a new playlist in Halo 3 Matchmaking – you can now play Big Team Battle Ranked. (The Social list is still there; you just have a choice now.) Check the newspost at B.net for details on gametypes and maps.(Louis Wu 19:16:19 UTC)

Kotaku has taken an in-depth look at the marketing effort for Halo 3 – how a global marketing firm helped Microsoft create the largest game launch in history. Interesting read. Thanks, KP.(Louis Wu 18:51:17 UTC)

Today’s installment of Another Halo Comic Strip might solve a mystery that’s been bugging you for a while…(Louis Wu 16:59:05 UTC)

Anton P. Nym noticed an article in Scientific American about voice acting in video games – and both Keith David (the voice of the Arbiter) and Marty O’Donnell are mentioned prominently. The issue of residuals (an ongoing piece of the pie, paid to actors as the game sells, as opposed to a flat fee for…

Rooster Teeth has posted Week Three highlights of the Grifball Winter League 08 – swing by to see stuff like Team Kaboom (Gus’s team) get scored on 4 times in 60 seconds. Available in streaming Flash and downloadable QuickTime.(Louis Wu 13:43:34 UTC)

Narcogen’s walk through the Halo 3 Soundtrack continues at Rampancy.net – Part Two covers the second third of the game. Again, it’s a really interesting read, and will help you look at the music you’re listening to in a different light. (If you missed Part One, we mentioned it on Tuesday.(Louis Wu 13:34:02 UTC)

And speaking of comics, I forgot too post Elnea’s latest episode of Halo Action Figure Theater – it doesn’t seem to have a number, but it SHOULD be 121, I guess. Consequences of activating Zombo-O-trons are now known. You were warned.(Louis Wu 13:23:53 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue is back with another episode of Reclaimer – Chapter Three, Part Two has the Reclaimer wondering what’s going on with Viper squad, and musing on ways to even things up a bit. (His forum post also contains links to a couple of blog posts, explaining the delay and discussing his choice of medium.)…

Bungie has posted their Winter Pentathlon Results – there’s no video, but there are plenty of fun pics, and lots of funny writeup tidbits. Go read! (Raulboy was the first on our forum to notice.)(Louis Wu 13:14:47 UTC)