Laird stopped in with a preview of a new project he’s working on with John Graham (Jon CJG) – nice rendering! (Louis Wu 20:43:46 UTC)

In all that drooling while we waited for the Bungie ViDoc, we neglected to notice the start of the Team Control Double EXP weekend playlist yesterday – swing by Bungie.net for a full rundown of the gametypes and maps.(Louis Wu 20:42:10 UTC)

Hey – Friday Caption Fun is running again at Hawty McBloggy’s! Some great captions for last week’s pic, plus a nice Valentines-themed pic for this week! Go see.(Louis Wu 17:25:28 UTC)

Alessandro let us know that Halo Legends looks like it will actually appear in Europe dubbed in Italian, English, German and French – all in Dolby 5.1. (Apparently, Italy often gets standard Region 2 discs with an added dub/subtitle – but it looks like this time Warner’s going all out!) (Louis Wu 17:24:13 UTC)

Just 3 new pieces are up in the Fan Fiction section this week – go read ’em!(Louis Wu 17:23:16 UTC)

As many of our forumgoers have already discovered, the Halo: Reach ViDoc promised earlier this week is now online – swing by Bungie.net for download links. It’s a nearly eight-minute look at what Bungie hopes to accomplish with the release of this game – and it shows off the really polished documentary style Bungie is becoming known for. All the taglines we’ve heard so far have been tucked in (“from the beginning, we knew the end”) – but just as the content is full of new tidbits, so is the discussion. Download this in the highest-res you can manage, because it’s worth it. And make sure your movie viewer allows you to step through frames, because they’ve put in quite a number of goodies that will be chewed over by fans for weeks to come. Update: for those with trouble with direct downloads, or the web in general, it’s on YouTube and Xbox LIVE Marketplace. (Louis Wu 15:55:52 UTC)

newguy2445 has posted another batch of Reach wallpapers – really nice work. You should check ’em out!(Louis Wu 15:30:48 UTC)

Willy from CE United interviewed Adam Grumbo from the 405th.com – you can read his 20 questions on his site. Solid interview!(Louis Wu 15:30:08 UTC)

Renegade_Squadron is selling a one-off ODST helmet he built – it’s nearly done, and if you pay the ‘Buy It Now’ price, he’ll finish it for you (or you can do it yourself). Swing by and take a look! Starting bid is $165, and there are about two and a half days left on the auction.(Louis Wu 15:29:51 UTC)

FyreWulff is back with another round of Firefight Friday – this week, the competition is on Windward or Chasm Ten, depending on difficulty. Swing by his forum post for full details! (Louis Wu 15:29:09 UTC)

Andrew Squires wants to paint you a 12-inch Spartan. Your colors, your choice of details. The auction listing has some photos of work he’s done – but what you’re bidding on will be your own creation. Go check it out!(Louis Wu 15:28:18 UTC)