XMixMasterX noticed that the Halo Interactive Strategy Game (originally released about a year ago – it’s been in our news a few times) is now available at a deep discount ($12, down from its original $45) at Best Buy. It’s up to you to decide if it’s worth it at that price.(Louis Wu 13:57:34 UTC)

Previews based on Campaign play are starting to appear – we saw two new ones this morning. Both of them looked at the same level (NMPD HQ) – neither contains story spoilers. IGN’s article (thanks, DancingJesus) summarizes how gameplay in the campaign actually works, and then discusses the level, with a focus on how gameplay is different between Halo 3 and ODST. WorthPlaying’s article (Thanks, Adam) focuses more on how the level is laid out, and discusses the voice acting (and AI) of the non-player denizens of this world. (It also has a summary of the new Mythic multiplayer maps.) Go read ’em – and get psyched! ODST drops in 11 days.(Louis Wu 13:01:06 UTC)

CaptainTony pointed out a bit of ODST fanart he discovered at the Military Photos forum – done by someone who wasn’t much of a Halo fan before ODST was announced. Pretty cool!(Louis Wu 13:00:40 UTC)