geekinabox was at the Cleveland ODST Roadshow stop… and wrote up his experiences for a less-than-obsessed audience. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:12:53 UTC)

Brian Jarrard and Joe Staten will be participating in a live chat on the Best Buy forums tomorrow night, September 15, from 6-8pm central time (7-9 eastern, 4-6 pacific, you do the math if you’re outside the US) – if you’ve got questions, submit ’em!(Louis Wu 14:02:54 UTC)

Can Brian Jarrard justify the purchase of Halo 3: ODST in 30 seconds? You decide.(Louis Wu 13:59:45 UTC)

NeoGAF’s Popeck pointed out the GTTV Bonus Round’s Pax Panel over at GameTrailers – Brian Jarrard, N’Gai Croal, and Randy Pitchford discussed marketing and development of games. Sketch once again confirmed that Halo Reach’s engine is new:

Something like Reach, obviously, we don’t want to use a three, four year old engine and technology, so we typically tend to reinvent the wheel and build a new foundation for each big launch, and that’s where a lot of our time goes.

The distinctions between development philosophy as presented by Bungie’s Jarrard and Gearbox’s Pitchford are fascinating.(Louis Wu 13:47:58 UTC)

Matt MacNabb let us know that Toy Legion has a look at an upcoming bust of the Master Chief, available this winter from One2One Collectibles. It’s the first in a trio of busts (the other two will be a Brute Chieftan and an ODST Marine). Check ’em out; they’re pretty limited in their distribution (650 units total), and will set you back about $225. (Louis Wu 13:45:39 UTC)