Duncan stopped by with a story about an emblem, and some artwork to go along with it. He’s also included a submission to Bungie for consideration as an introduction to the Bungie Podcast – go listen!(Louis Wu 13:54:47 UTC)

GamePro gets in on the ‘giving codes away’ game – you just gotta follow ’em on Twitter.(Louis Wu 11:30:30 UTC)

1UP’s got a bunch of gameplay vids up, as well – seven of ’em, to be precise. Go watch! (You’re looking for the ones dated 04/26.)(Louis Wu 11:30:00 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has the Halo devoted covered with her newest Hardcore Gamer’s Guide to Preparing for the Halo: Reach Beta – tips and tricks to ensure you’re not missing a moment of the fun. Check it out! (Do it now; you won’t have time next week.)(Louis Wu 11:19:33 UTC)

Red vs Blue Revelation Chapter 4: Recovering One is now live at Rooster Teeth’s site – more CGI coolness from Monty Oum, more RvB funni from the rest of the crew. Loved the dialogue in this one! Swing by and watch it. (And if you’re one of those people who managed to see the opening of the season at PAX East or the Alamo (or online from either of those places) – realize this is the last episode you’ve seen; from here on in, it’s brand-new!)(Louis Wu 11:13:28 UTC)

Gamespot put up a bunch of Reach videos of their own – swing by their video page to see ’em. (No easy way to pin down just the new ones, so that link gives you their videos sorted by date, most recent first.)(Louis Wu 11:13:11 UTC)

BuzzJuice noticed that IGN is giving away some Friends and Family codes for the Reach Beta – check his post for details on how you might be able to snag one! (Louis Wu 11:12:51 UTC)

As any long-time reader of HBO probably knows, the Halo thread(s) on NeoGAF are goldmines of awesome content; I’ve gone through the Halo Reach Beta thread there, and pulled out all the content that hasn’t been mentioned here yet. Go enjoy it.

• Demoncarnotaur has a pretty cool girlfriend; she did her best to build him a Wraith cake for his 21st birthday. It might be a little flat… but the effort is awesome.


• Kibbles went through the Carnàge Carnivàle ViDoc, and pulled out all the actual gameplay footage. No devs – just play. 4:37, in YouTube’s HD.


• Six-Okay (ex-343 Community Manager) whipped up a Power-Puff-Girls-inspired version of Noble Team. Check it out on his blog. Thanks, Zeouterlimits.


• Dani ran across a YouTube video from ConsoleCreatures – it’s footage from the Canadian Press Event last week. Nice flavor, for folks who’ve never been.


• More art, courtesy of Zeouterlimits – Ben K, of Ars Technica, tweeted about Gamma360’s drawing of Emile.


• Kibbles pointed out that Xbox Evolved converted an Inside Xbox feature about the Reach Beta from its XBLM flavor to a web-based flavor.


• Waypoint’s Cocopjojo let the thread know that they’d filmed a full-length video of an Invasion match – no editing, just gameplay – and put it on YouTube. This is really, really cool. (Especially since you won’t be getting your OWN chance to play this gametype until May 7.)


• Waypoint’s GLYPH pointed out that if you don’t have access to Halo Waypoint on Xbox LIVE, you can still watch their Reach Beta Primer online – either streaming, or via download (it’s a 343 mb, 640×360 .wmv). Good stuff in there – including the first successful footage I’ve seen of the lock-on potential of the Reach Rocket Launcher. Hello, Halo 2!


• (One more) Son of Godzilla posted links to YouTubed versions he put up of Luke Smith’s GamesRadar game+commentary. It’s in two parts: Part 1 | Part 2

Go check this stuff out – it’s super awesome.(Louis Wu 01:54:05 UTC)

More information about Birth of a Spartan – including where you can see it on TV tomorrow – is included in the full press release now live on Gamerscoreblog.com. Unfortunately for the PR firm handling press copies, whoever posted it on Gamerscoreblog.com forgot to remove the paragraph discussing where press would be able to find it online early – you can count on that server being down for most of Wednesday morning. Thanks, A Shaky Shotgun.(Louis Wu 21:48:37 UTC)

More information about Birth of a Spartan – including where you can see it on TV tomorrow – is included in the full press release now live on Gamerscoreblog.com. Unfortunately for the PR firm handling press copies, whoever posted it on Gamerscoreblog.com forgot to remove the paragraph discussing where press would be able to find it online early – you can count on that server being down for most of Wednesday morning. Thanks, A Shaky Shotgun.(Louis Wu 21:48:37 UTC)

Just received a text message from Miguel Chavez:

Reporting live for HBO from Tribeca Film Festival… Saw “Meet Monica Velour” with Keith David in a supporting role. During QA I got to ask 20yr old Dustin Ingram what it was like to work with KD. First sentence: “I freaked out since I was in front of the Arbiter from H3!!” Thumbs up from your intrepid reporter…

Mig – whatever we’re paying you, double it.(Louis Wu 21:13:35 UTC)

swede33 pointed out a few extra places to try and score a Friends and Family Beta Invite – swing by his post for links!(Louis Wu 19:13:16 UTC)

Even with the flood of Reach Beta video footage around the web today, Bungie still has enough juice left over for their standard Monday ‘Tag and Release‘ feature – today’s tag is ‘Wow’. And the pics urk has highlighted definitely deserve the tag!(Louis Wu 19:04:39 UTC)

Luke Smith provides running commentary on a game of Invasion Slayer – Luke Smith is a funny man. Go watch – it’s 13 minutes of hilarity. (Thanks to urk for the heads-up.) While you’re there, check out GamesRadar’s Behind The Scenes feature on Bungie’s lobby – cool pics!(Louis Wu 18:57:29 UTC)