Wow. Over at High Impact Halo, HB sa’ lamee filmed a Halo 2 feat that’s been discussed for years – he successfully launched himself from the Covenant to the Human gondola on Quarantine Zone… and lived. Check out the newspost by Nofirefrog for the history on this one, then read HB sa ‘lamee’s writeup and watch the vid. The tenacity of these tricksters never ceases to amaze me… (and thanks to Grumpy for the heads-up.)(Louis Wu 15:27:00 UTC)

Pete Cooper was watching Band of Brothers, and decided to write an ODST-themed version of ‘Blood on the Risers’ – his poem is called ‘Blood on the VISR‘. (If you don’t know the song itself, it’s a parody of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, and a good version of it – with lyrics – can be found here.) Gory be!(Louis Wu 15:26:33 UTC)

RedGrimRune went to the IGN screening of Halo Legends in San Francisco yesterday – you can read the details on his blog. Awesome artwork!(Louis Wu 15:26:16 UTC)

There are many, many new pieces online from game journalists who were present at the X10 presentation yesterday – here are a few:

• IGN’s First Look discusses the ‘huge, epic battles’ you’ll be fighting.
• Gamespot’s First Look mentioned the conversation-causing assertion that “all of the multiplayer maps are taken directly from the single-player campaign”, among other things.
• Joystiq put up an article focusing on Reach’s ‘Definitive Halo’ status, and another mentioning the ‘pretty big risks’ Reach will be taking. (No details on what those risks are.)
• According to 1UP, Reach will be the ‘Ultimate Halo’.
• Gamespy reconsiders the value of entry to the Reach Beta, and decides that ODST was, indeed, worth the price.

I’m sure there are others, but I’ve got an appointment to give blood. (You might want to check Twitter feeds of folks like Geoff Keighley, Dave Ellis, and Bungie themselves. Lots more – those happened to be the three windows open when I wrote this.) More news later this morning!(Louis Wu 12:26:29 UTC)

There are many, many new pieces online from game journalists who were present at the X10 presentation yesterday – here are a few:

• IGN’s First Look discusses the ‘huge, epic battles’ you’ll be fighting.
• Gamespot’s First Look mentioned the conversation-causing assertion that “all of the multiplayer maps are taken directly from the single-player campaign”, among other things.
• Joystiq put up an article focusing on Reach’s ‘Definitive Halo’ status, and another mentioning the ‘pretty big risks’ Reach will be taking. (No details on what those risks are.)
• According to 1UP, Reach will be the ‘Ultimate Halo’.
• Gamespy reconsiders the value of entry to the Reach Beta, and decides that ODST was, indeed, worth the price.

I’m sure there are others, but I’ve got an appointment to give blood. (You might want to check Twitter feeds of folks like Geoff Keighley, Dave Ellis, and Bungie themselves. Lots more – those happened to be the three windows open when I wrote this.) More news later this morning!(Louis Wu 12:26:29 UTC)

So if you’re not cool enough to be invited to the X10 event in San Francisco today, you might want to swing by Bungie.net – they’re showing off new screenshots, new art assets… and a date for the Halo: Reach Beta. Is your calendar open on May 3, 2010? WELL, OPEN IT, SOLDIER!(Louis Wu 21:39:47 UTC)

Stephen Totilo revisited Desirai Labrada and John Henry one year after their famous Halo wedding – go check out his writeup at Kotaku.(Louis Wu 17:48:35 UTC)

Thursday movie offerings at Bungie.net:

• Nocturnal Emissions is a jump video.
• Full Throttle is a Goosetage.
• Queso Man 7 is a mishaptage.

Go Watch!(Louis Wu 17:44:26 UTC)

A couple of hours ago, we posted that one of the Hide, Seek, Snap images from Round 10 was still unsolved – and provided a second clue. Almost immediately, chris101b sent us a screenshot. Nice work, Chris! We’ve posted two NEW shots for you – this time, there’s one each from Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. Go reproduce them, and get your OWN Johnson code!(Louis Wu 17:41:28 UTC)