So someone went to a convention dressed as Cortana… and the part of the picture that Hawty McBloggy focuses on is the guy in the background ogling her. That woman is so predictable… (Great pic, though.)(Louis Wu 12:56:18 UTC)

Minime637 noticed a quiz at IGN – which Halo character are you? Turns out it’s a little more extensive than it appeared to me… but I still wasn’t happy with the choices.(Louis Wu 12:54:56 UTC)

Wow, cool beans. Bungie’s got a guy on staff doing mocap – and when he needs a prop weapon, he builds one. Well… the frame of one. Because it’s mocap, and there’s no need for the whole thing. (In fact, the whole thing gets in the way.) Very fun article at Bungie.net – go read it!(Louis Wu 21:49:45 UTC)

Interested in seeing what’s on tap during the month of June, in terms of Double XP Weekend playlists? FyreWulff’s got your back. (Louis Wu 19:33:24 UTC)

chris101b created a bunch of short video clips he calls ‘Things You Won’t Expect’ during the Reach Beta – the first one went live on Monday. (It had been seen a number of times, in a number of montages, so I didn’t bother to front-page it.) The second one is live now – it’s received less exposure, so it may be new to you. He’ll be releasing new ones every Monday and Wednesday, until he runs out.(Louis Wu 19:03:14 UTC)

The latest batch of Bungie Favorites has been submitted by Owners of the Katana, a bungie.net group for folks who’ve unlocked certain Halo 3 armor. Go read about their stuff, then download some of it!(Louis Wu 18:01:20 UTC)

Just a pair of new videos in Bungie’s Comm Chatter today: The Spartan 1 Project team has put together a full-blown trailer for their Annual Achievement services (funny stuff!), and Mini Waz created the Halo: Reach Beta Bash – it’s another Reach montage. Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:59:44 UTC)

If you’re looking for a new Halo wallpaper, you might wanna swing by Smyf’s gallery at DeviantART – lots and lots of cool choices. Thanks to urk for the heads-up!(Louis Wu 17:59:15 UTC)

The latest Chronicles of ODS Steve (#73) is now live at Hawty McBloggy’s – I’m pretty sure you don’t want to be standing next to a giant bomb when things go BOOM nearby.(Louis Wu 17:45:12 UTC)

Pete Cooper stopped in with some very nice shots of the Battle Rifle they’ll be using on the set of Operation Chastity. Love it!(Louis Wu 16:30:43 UTC)

Geez, nearly missed it… but DEEP NNN was a guest on the last 2old2play Community Pulse podcast, bringing honor to the OLD Halo crowd. Go listen!(Louis Wu 16:30:20 UTC)