FyreWulff has challenged you with a new Fire Team Zulu – this one has both Campaign (on Data Hive) and Firefight (on Rally Point) components, with multiple difficulty options. Go play!(Louis Wu 10:49:40 UTC)

TheRecreator whipped up a pretty cool Red vs Blue Timeline – It’s an interactive Flash app that makes sense of some of the ins and outs of the evolving RvB storyline. It includes all five seasons of the original series, plus Reconstruction, Relocated, and Revelation. Go play with it! (Louis Wu 10:48:58 UTC)

Gizmodo Australia is giving away an Xbox 360 Elite bundle, complete with Halo 3: ODST and Forza 3 – if you’re a resident of Australia, swing by to see how you can win it!(Louis Wu 10:46:36 UTC)

Would it really be Friday if there were no Friday Caption Fun? Hawty brings you the best captions for last week’s pic, plus a new Halo 3 vehicle that really needs your help to be properly named. Go play!(Louis Wu 10:46:01 UTC)

Ten days ago, we mentioned a contest at Hawty McBloggy’s – she was looking for you to come up with novel uses for your Legendary Spartan Helmet. Today, voting for the top 7 entries went live – go vote! (Be sure to follow all of the links in the opening paragraph, to see some of the non-finalists…) (Louis Wu 10:44:20 UTC)

IGN posted their own Firefight demo, with Lars doing the narrating – thanks, Lifejumper. And Talk Xbox has summarized the high points of Reach’s Firefight mode – worth a read if you’re feeling overwhelmed. (Louis Wu 10:43:30 UTC)

Six new pieces are up for your viewing pleasure in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read!(Louis Wu 10:42:31 UTC)

Last night, Dani found a bunch of videos done by the Waypoint crew – Lars Bakken talks Firefight (and general Reach goodness), Hip Hop Gamer raps about Master Chief at the Reach Party, and CS Lee from Dexter is excited about Reach. Cameras for the win!(Louis Wu 10:42:02 UTC)

Some of our forumgoers are… a little off. (Don’t worry, though, he doesn’t bite.)(Louis Wu 22:42:50 UTC)

If you’re interested in watching shakeycam footage of the new Firefight, swing by YouTube – GatheringofGamers posted an 8-minute vid filmed from a theater showing. Fun stuff! Thanks, Lifejumper.(Louis Wu 20:31:36 UTC)

More from GameTrailers – Lars runs through the campaign gameplay once again. Why should you watch it for the 80th time? Because there are always little tidbits that might be different from the last one you saw. (Nice hint about some space boarding action that might come later…) Good discussion in this one. Thanks, Sean P.(Louis Wu 19:17:40 UTC)

Gamespot’s posted a couple of ‘Floor Check In’ videos – interviews with Lars Bakken (about Firefight) and Joe Tung (mentions Forge). Thanks, ElusiveEagle519!(Louis Wu 19:08:22 UTC)

Another Halo Waypoint interview – Aisha Tyler holds forth on Reach’s story and the parts of the game she loves. Thanks again, Zeouterlimits.(Louis Wu 18:41:15 UTC)

Lars talks to Gametrailers about Firefight: Part 1 | Part 2. Part 1 is the (now-familiar) customization stuff… Part 2 is a look at some of the newest goodies in Firefight, like the Drop Shield and Target Designator. Thanks, Sean P.(Louis Wu 18:34:42 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, Demoncarnotaur noticed a Gamespot Stage Demo of Halo Reach – Mike Zak and Lars Bakken take over the gameplay/discussion pairing. The Gamespot host was content to watch the play for much of the time, so you get a cleaner view of the demo than in previous releases, and a very nice view of the space combat. One new fact – Zak makes it clear that Sabre gameplay is a campaign-only experience (though this includes coop) – no multiplayer. There’s also a very easy-to-read runthrough of the Firefight customization screens… awesome! Go watch.(Louis Wu 18:13:56 UTC)

Brian Gilmore let us know that the Teabag Prevention Team is continuing their Double EXP ‘Prepare to Drop’ list hints – Part 2 is now live on their site. This one focuses on the Asset Escort gametype, and ways that you can tip the odds in your favor when playing it. Take a look! (Louis Wu 17:16:07 UTC)

pete_the_duck isn’t sure if he wants to get started on something he can’t finish… but he’s posted the first page of a comic-based story on our forum. Go give him feedback! (Louis Wu 17:15:15 UTC)

Reach has been nominated for Best Shooter and Best Xbox 360 Game at E3 by the IGN crew – The Alpha Elite linked to the full list on our forum. (Louis Wu 17:14:57 UTC)

IGN posted a summary of the five biggest changes in Reach’s Firefight mode – if you missed the videos, this is a nice way to catch up. Thanks, Minime637. (Louis Wu 17:14:36 UTC)