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Team Xbox has a story about the ‘Power In My Platform’ edition of Halo 3, estimated retail price of $999.99 – instead of just a helmet, you get the whole Spartan. Comes with pretty special content – read the story. Thanks, Spec_Ops_Assault (and Wayward Spleen™).(Louis Wu 14:12:06 UTC)

Game Stooge has an article about Halo Zero, an upcoming prequel to the Halo series starring the I Love Bees cast. Joystiq cries foul. Thanks, Spec_Ops_Assault.(Louis Wu 14:07:21 UTC)

We got word from bndud that a trailer for ‘Cops and Robbers: Robbers Unite’ has been released – swing by their website to grab a copy (2:19, 22 mb, WMP9 format). THe ywant to make clear they’re not an RvB ripoff, even though their color scheme is Red and Blue. Cinematography looks good – release…

MLG held a Halo 2 Online Tournament last week – the writeup is now available, with some cool stats at the end. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 13:31:23 UTC)

Mister Froggy tries to let you know to be careful when playing April Fool’s jokes on your friends, in today’s Halo, Articulated.(Louis Wu 13:28:15 UTC)

Sane Intolerant sent word of a new Halo Toy Box – looks like things are getting violent.(Louis Wu 13:27:00 UTC)

Phan7om noticed that Certain Affinity’s website is hosting very high resolution versions of the two new screenshots – 3480×2106 pixels apiece, to be exact. Nice!(Louis Wu 19:45:03 UTC)

Red vs Episode 93 has now been posted for sponsors. (As always, it’ll be up for the general public in a few days.) This won’t make a lot of sense if you’ve never watched the Out of Mind series they posted on Marketplace last year; all 5 episodes are available in their video archive, if…

NeuroKoNeza had been working on a remake of Hang ‘Em High for Halo2Vista – he was shooting for a Colossus-type environment. You can see a couple of shots of his work in progress over on the Gearbox forums – looks like he’s not sure whether to continue work, or simply let the Bungie version step…

A high school student in Michigan spent 9 months organizing a Halo tournament to be held on school grounds. He did everything right; he talked to school officials, he organized parents and teachers to act as chaperones, he advertised both in school and out. All was copacetic – until 4 days before the event, His…

Teen Ink has reviewed the Halo 2 Original Soundtrack, Volume 1. At least, it LOOKS like a new review… (Louis Wu 11:29:47 UTC)

Last weekend, we posted a link to an article at Unconfirmed Sources – it was clearly parody, but at the time I thought it was a one-off. I was wrong. They’ve got a followup.(Louis Wu 11:25:58 UTC)

GotFrag posted an article looking at the changes in the MLG rules and gametypes, and how those might affect the standings in the upcoming season. Go read!(Louis Wu 11:23:02 UTC)

QuickTactical pointed out a trailer for ‘The Voices’, a machinima series coming out in a few months. It’s… odd.(Louis Wu 11:18:44 UTC)

XiT Woundz is one of the pro squads that did some major rearranging with their roster after the end of last season – they’re back, and rarin’ to go for Charlotte with two new players, and you can see what they’re thinking in a new interview at MLGPro.com. Thanks, Tyger.(Louis Wu 11:14:44 UTC)

Mister Froggy has posted Halo, Articulated #26 – methinks he had some bad experiences in MatchMaking recently.(Louis Wu 11:10:50 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is up way early this week – it’s mostly about the new Halo 2 maps announced today, but there’s also a bit about a comic convention in Seattle this weekend, if you’re nearby. Be very, very happy that Bungie found a way for all Halo 2 players – Xbox and 360…

Alexander ‘Nerrolken’ Winn, the leader of the Edgeworks Entertainment crew, has put together a very nicely laid-out tutorial entitled ‘How To Make Halo Machinima’. Give it a read; there’s lots to learn! (Louis Wu 20:05:36 UTC)

Wow. This one’s pretty interesting. Several sites (Engadget, Techdirt) are quoting a Reuters article about a new program from the Mexican government, an attempt to get guns off the streets; turn in a gun, get tech stuff. High-caliber weapons net you a computer, while handguns get you an Xbox. As Davidgojr (who sent in this…

Last week, Kotaku mentioned a marketing program that involved Halo-branded Mountain Dew. Stuntmutt gets down to what it REALLY means in today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:59:51 UTC)