Red vs Blue Revelation Chapter 7 – “And Don’t Call Me Shirley” – is now available to the general public. Church and Caboose meet an old-sounding friend (wait… that’s not right), while Tucker learns that you should always make sure you’ve got gas before you play the Prototype trick.(Louis Wu 02:01:56 UTC)

Robbert014 noticed that UK-based game resellers are listing a pre-order bonus for the Standard Edition of Halo: Reach – a downloadable Recon Helmet variation. Folks on our forum are wondering if this is available in the US, as well, and if it’s just the Standard edition, or all three editions. If we find out more, we’ll let you know! Update: DOH! Didn’t notice the tidbit in the official press release that

“As a special bonus, fans can receive a token to unlock an exclusive in-game Spartan Recon Helmet, by picking up a copy of the game on launch day at North American retail stores, and outside of North America by making a pre-order reservation at participating retailers.”

Solves that problem… (thanks, Halo2uman)(Louis Wu 18:21:57 UTC)

Bungie has posted the official Halo: Reach Launch Press Release on their website – if you live for PR-speak, go read it!(Louis Wu 18:19:44 UTC)

The term this week for Bungie’s Tag and Release feature is ‘Reach’ – some great shots from the Beta. Go look!(Louis Wu 17:38:03 UTC)

A quick reminder (thanks, urk) – tonight is the live recording of The Running Riot‘s 28th podcast, with guest Adam Grumbo from the 405th. Be there at 9:00pm ET if you want a chance to watch from backstage!(Louis Wu 17:36:15 UTC)

Monday Comm Chatter Vids:

• Sneakier is a hilarious vignette – it’s not what you think. (Plus, it’s only 30 seconds.)
• Halo: Reach Beta Fails Episode 3 is another collection of Fail moments from the Beta. (I think The1ToFear didn’t really like the whole Weapon Drop kill thing.)
• G2G is a Halo 3 montage from Orangeclock. Have you jumped back into Halo 3 multiplay yet?
• Halo 3 Fails: Episode 29 is an older collection of Halo 3 fails (it was uploaded two and a half weeks ago), but it’s got some great facepalms.
• Watercolour is yet another Reach Beta Community montage (clips snagged from Bungie’s Fileshare collection) – very heavy on the color effects.

Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:33:20 UTC)

Domino Theory still has stuff to give away – this time, it’s a 1-month card for Xbox LIVE. If you’re interested, fill out the form; he’ll pick a winner on Wednesday!(Louis Wu 15:45:29 UTC)