Hawty McBloggy and friends are participating in an Xbox LIVE Community Playdate at the end of November – you can find full details at Xbox.com. Swing by to see how you can play! Thanks to mendicantbias00 for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 20:03:12 UTC)

If you’re not in on the Xbox LIVE Preview, you can swing by Kotaku and view a video of Waypoint, as viewed by Stephen Totilo. A view of some of the awards you can snag, and more. Thanks, dCon V. Update: there’s a screenshot-based walkthrough from FyreWulff on our own forum!(Louis Wu 19:05:18 UTC)

FrekldThunder has a pair of kids that wanted to be ODST characters for Halloween – check out how he did!

(His daughter’s helmet started as a standard ODST helmet, but she convinced him she wanted Recon – he did a decent job just with detailing!)(Louis Wu 17:02:49 UTC)

If you’re participating in the Xbox LIVE Preview that’s currently going on, you now have access to the Halo Waypoint beta – it went live this morning around 2 am Pacific. (If you’re not a part of the Preview, you’ll be able to access Waypoint next Thursday, November 5.) darthbob stopped in with word of what unlocked for him – I’m sure there’ll be more details as the day goes on.(Louis Wu 13:39:59 UTC)

Willy let us know that there’s a new 20 Questions up on CE United – he’s talked to Mad Villager, of Mad Villager Films. If you’ve never heard of them, this is your chance to learn more. If you have, this is your chance to get to know them better!(Louis Wu 13:39:11 UTC)