If you’ve been wondering when you’re going to see some real Reach material, wonder no more – GTTV’s Geoff Keighley just updated his Twitter feed with the following information:

The world premiere of HALO: REACH happens only at the 2009 Video Game Awards, Live 12/12 on Spike.

Mark your calendars! Thanks, Oddworld.(Louis Wu 16:20:24 UTC)

GrimBrother One noticed a tidbit at Kotaku about some high end Halo art going on sale soon. There are three giclée prints, framed, published in limited-edition runs of 100, selling for $175 each. (You can actually buy them at Sideshow Collectibles – along with the four previous Halo glicée prints we mentioned almost two years ago.) Just so you’re aware: all three of these new prints are avaiable in digital format on our ODST Assets page – they’re in resolutions EASILY printable at a large size (24 megapixels for ‘A Heavy Toll’, 50 megapixels for ‘Happy Hunting’, 3 megapixels for ‘Mombasa Streets’ – granted, that one might not be ideal). Googling ‘Glicée Printing’ shows that a 13×19 print from a digital image will run you less than $40, though you’ll still have to frame it. If you want the work done for you, though – this looks like a nice product!(Louis Wu 15:00:25 UTC)

Mid7night has recently learned the art of breaking out of maps – and has used this new skill to whip up a gorgeous panorama of a Covenant carrier glassing New Mombasa. Go look!(Louis Wu 14:59:57 UTC)

The regulars are updating on schedule:

• ODS Steve #49 (Finger Lickin’ Good) is live at Hawty McBloggy’s – oh, the joys of flame grenades…
• TTL Demag0gue keeps us informed about Reclaimer updates – and #227 (Form in Function) is up now. Reclaimer is learning more about the place he’s in… and what he’s sharing it with.

Go read!(Louis Wu 14:59:19 UTC)

Bungie’s slowly filling out their merch collection with stuff that isn’t Halo IP – and coming soon they’ve got a Marathon hoodie! (For those of you who came on board with Halo, no, that’s not just a UNSC logo from Halo – its origins are much, much older.) You can also snag a classic Bungie T – go see.(Louis Wu 14:58:44 UTC)

Goodies from Bungie’s Comm Chatter:

• The Spartan I Project wants to remind you that they can help you get the Endure Achievement
• The Running Riot wants to remind you that tonight they’re broadcasting The Firestream Firefight at 9:30 Eastern
• Xero, Warkid, and Asidious got together to make Merit, a Halo 3 Teamtage – 9 minutes (well, 3 of those minutes are intro or credits minutes) of heavily-edited gameplay
• The latest Average Joe interview is with Iggyhopper, a Halo fan who hangs out on the Bungie forums
• KnightxofxLight created a Halo 3 jump tutorial focused on Guardian tricks

Pretty wide range of goodies – go check ’em out!(Louis Wu 21:12:16 UTC)

Joystiq has an interview with Frank O’Connor – it’s from a week ago, but we’re hearing about it for the first time today (thanks, GrimBrother One). He discusses the market for Halo merchandise, the goals of Waypoint, and what’s coming down the line. Interesting read!(Louis Wu 19:09:36 UTC)

It’s been a long time since the last episode – but G4TV’s got Tom ‘TSquared’ Taylor providing tips again. This time, he’s giving you some advice about Halo 3: ODST – worth watching!(Louis Wu 18:39:32 UTC)

Paste Magazine has taken a look at Sadie’s Story, and compared it to radio dramas of the past. It’s a great take on a wonderful sidepiece of the Halo 3: ODST experience – give it a read! Thanks, Anton P. Nym.(Louis Wu 18:06:44 UTC)

pete_the_duck put some time into thinking about what could make Firefight better; his ideas are totally worth reading. Go see if you agree!(Louis Wu 14:31:08 UTC)