ForgeHub is setting up another 1v1 ladder – end up at the top and you can win a custom-painted camo-themed controller with a ‘Ring of Light’ LED mod. (You pick the color.) Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 18:26:09 UTC)

urk has word of Good Life – a Halo 3 montage from Axilo and Stealthy. Very light touch on the editing effects; this one focuses on the carnage. Go watch. (Louis Wu 18:25:42 UTC)

We last mentioned Cody Brigan’s Halo tattoo back in December – he posted a new shot, and now it’s got some color! It’s not done yet, but it’s looking pretty amazing.(Louis Wu 17:23:37 UTC)

Devin Olsen found a Hardcore Gamer’s IQ Test – almost 500 video game characters, illustrated. A bunch of them are Halo-related. Can you name them all? (Not just the Halo ones – those are easy.)(Louis Wu 17:18:06 UTC)

TripleZeroFilms let us know that the next episode of “Core Tempature”, starring that 70s superstar, Mandlbaum, is online – you can learn about cheese. And other stuff. And the world. And really, REALLY stupid heroes.(Louis Wu 14:08:35 UTC)

There’s a new Friday Caption Fun up at Hawty McBloggy – hammer innuendos and big, hard, cylindrical things are all over this one. Oh, Hawty…(Louis Wu 14:07:35 UTC)

Harmanius went through the Multiplayer trailer, specifically looking for armor permutations. His resultant image is a bit tough to read, but contains a LOT of information. Take a look!(Louis Wu 14:06:32 UTC)

A new Firefight Friday has been announced by FyreWulff – this one takes place on Crater (Night), and is available on a pair of difficulties. Go read about it – and then beat it!(Louis Wu 14:05:26 UTC)

CrazedOne1988 put together a tribute to Halo 2, to say goodbye. I think we’ve seen this sort of thing a few times already… but it’s good to be able to say goodbye.(Louis Wu 14:04:01 UTC)

Not sure what this is all about – but Attack of the Fanboy noticed a new trademark by Bungie, for ‘Bungie Aerospace’ (no, they’re not getting into the ship-building field; the registration itself mentions computer game software and hardware). Nice logo! What does it mean? Your guess is as good as ours! I found this at Rampancy.net, where Narc also included a link to a Blast story (which, in turn, has a link to an IGN story – the news is all the same, but the comments might be interesting.) There’s also a thread on our own forum, if you want to join the conversation. And just to REALLY get the noodles revving, DeathBringer669, over at Bungie.net, also noticed that the MARATHON LOGO is the subject of a brand-new trademark, as well. (Thanks, Hedgemony.) Things that make you go hmm…(Louis Wu 14:02:03 UTC)

Pepsi sent us a note about a new project undertaken by his HaloPC modding community, Halo Modding – they’ve overhauled Gephyrophobia with a space battle, water-filled pit, and lots of pretty eye-candy. There’s a movie showing off the changes, as well as a download link for the new map, in this thread. If you like what you see, look around – the site’s fully outfitted with all essential modding tools and lots of tutorials!(Louis Wu 14:01:12 UTC)

February 2010 is a milestone month for Microsoft – because for the first time since Halo 3 was released, the Xbox 360 has outsold both of its competitors. (This seems to be more a function of lackluster sales overall than a killer exclusive crushing the competition… but it’s still a big deal for them.) (Louis Wu 14:00:40 UTC)

Co-Optimus has a review of Halo Legends online – a bit odd for a site devoted to cooperative gaming, but I suppose watching videos can definitely be done cooperatively. They liked it. (Louis Wu 13:59:35 UTC)

One of the talks at the GDC this week was from a Microsoft researcher who studies Achievements and how they affect players’ actions. One interesting tidbit from his talk: more than 93% of Halo 3 players finish the first level of the Campaign – and nearly 72% finish the entire campaign. Those numbers are MUCH higher than I’d have guessed.(Louis Wu 13:58:35 UTC)

AssaultGodzilla posted an older Halo HMV he’d created – this one is called ‘Earth Invasion‘, and uses footage from an impressive array of sources. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:57:17 UTC)