Rampancy.net has posted a new Anger, Sadness, and Envy Podcast – they take a look at the Halo: Reach multiplayer Beta. (Sounds like it was recorded over last weekend.) Blackstar, Miguel Chavez, and Cody Miller discuss the weapons and gameplay based on a couple of days of play – and all of it includes video this time around. If you’d rather watch it in HD, try this link (but be aware that the player doesn’t show the full video onscreen; you’ll need to use the download link to see the HD).(Louis Wu 17:35:22 UTC)

cardo 8 atl was cruisin’ YouTube (always wear protection, folks!), and ran across this odd death. Loved the vocal at the end!(Louis Wu 17:29:53 UTC)

This week’s Top Ten Halo 3 Screenshots collection at halo3screenshots.com is called ‘Men of the Wheel‘ – some are (as you might expect) cool vehicle images, but others are… more specific. Great collection!(Louis Wu 17:25:35 UTC)

RVideo keeps experimenting with panoramas – his latest is called ‘The Loss of Self‘, and takes a nice view of Swordbase’s flag capture…(Louis Wu 17:22:48 UTC)

Minime637 found a couple of videos at IGN devoted to Reach, recently: the first one is a look at how Reach differs from Halo 3, while the second one is more of a comedy, and takes a look at how MC reacts to the Activision news. Go watch ’em! (Louis Wu 17:22:24 UTC)

It’s a little later than it was supposed to be, but harabek tells us that Grind Rider, a full-length machinima western, is now available to watch on YouTube. It’s nine segments long – you can see them all in the Uploads section of ironspam’s channel. All told, it’s about an hour (75 minutes are what the segments add up to, but I’d guess this counts duplicated credits). If you’ve got the time, give it a look! (Louis Wu 17:21:57 UTC)

It’s been in the Weekly Update Archive since last night, but we neglected to mention the Bungie Weekly Update at that point – so we’re letting you know now that it’s up and available. It’s definitely worth a read – it’s full of things in the Halo Reach Beta that are already fixed for the full release later this year. Anyone who feels the need to jump onto a Halo forum somewhere and vent about how stupid this bug or that glitch is… check this update, it’s likely you’ll see the object of your fury is already gone in the final product. There’s also word of a pretty cool contest at Haloscreenshots.com (the guys who will print and frame your favorite shot) – submit cool screens, and you could end up SEEING that screen, printed on canvas, on your wall. When you’re done reading, make sure you’re playing Invasion… it’s a HECK of a lot of fun.(Louis Wu 12:27:23 UTC)

I don’t understand this Kotaku post… but hey, it’s Friday. Thanks, AfroRyan.(Louis Wu 18:41:26 UTC)