Looks like Red vs Blue Recreation Episode 12 is up REALLY early for Sponsors (it’ll go live around 9 CST, as usual, for the rest of the world). Things are getting crazy – both back in the canyon, and in the desert. Old friends, old enemies, new acquaintances… things are heating up. Go watch! Thanks, Rockdio. (Louis Wu 21:45:55 UTC)

Eurogamer got word from Brian Jarrard at PAX that Firefight could be included in Reach… if folks like it enough. Thanks to NeoGAF’s enzo_gt (who got this from Joystiq) for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 21:45:28 UTC)

Devin Olsen posted pics of his second day of PAX goodness (lots of Halo stuff) – as well as an offer for a bunch of PAX shirt codes for your Xbox LIVE avatar. (I’m guessing that by the time this hits the front page, they’re all gone – but it’s a pretty cool thing to give away, so check it out.)(Louis Wu 21:06:36 UTC)

ConK3rS let us know that Halo.fr found the extended version of the Halo 3: ODST live-action trailer – it’s got extra footage compared to the original 90 second version (and some scenes are slightly different, as well). Take a look!(Louis Wu 19:06:05 UTC)

Morpheus pointed out that in the latest ‘Major’s Minute’, Major Nelson and Lars Bakken discussed the new Vidmaster achievements, and how they’re going to affect your quest for Recon. You can watch it on Xbox LIVE (in the ‘Inside Xbox’ section), or you can download it in HD from us (WMP9 version is 44 mb, QuickTime version is 41 mb). There are no spoilers in this – you can watch it even if you don’t want to know specifics about the Achievements.(Louis Wu 16:41:00 UTC)

Schedonnardus was at a Texas stop of the ODST Roadshow – and took a bunch of pics. Go check ’em out on our forum! (He’s also added some personal impressions.)(Louis Wu 16:40:37 UTC)

The recent release of the Rupert-Sanders-directed live action ODST short has rejuvenated the question about a full-length Halo movie – Screen Rant wonders if it’s time to start talking about it again, and Examiner.com’s Justin Mack thinks that this release might be aimed at just such a goal. What do you think? (Louis Wu 16:40:17 UTC)

If you live in Aukland, NZ, ‘RVB’ might not evoke a Halo-based machinima series first and foremost in your mind – it might make you think of beer. There’s a bar called ‘Red vs Blue’, and they’ll be hosting a Halo 3: ODST Launch Party on September 21. If you’re in Aukland – get down there!(Louis Wu 16:39:57 UTC)

ZaneZavin scoured the net to find ODST-related shirts you could buy. He found a few. (Louis Wu 16:39:41 UTC)

GameSpy has updated their Firefight impressions, based on playtime at PAX. Go check ’em out. (Louis Wu 16:39:24 UTC)

GryphonOsiris found a YouTube video with translated text for the Hungarian spoken in the live-action ODST short (along with sung lyrics – it’s still not clear to me what language that song is in). Nice work!(Louis Wu 16:39:08 UTC)

kabu let us know that the latest HBO Fan Fic Pick of the Week is live at the HBOFF forum. He also reminds you that there’s still time to enter the Feet First into Hell contest – deadline is September 18! (Louis Wu 16:38:13 UTC)

Pete Cooper and friends have made a special helmet for their Operation Chastity project – one that will be presented to Bungie at the completion of the movie. Fun! (Louis Wu 16:37:48 UTC)

Joystiq got some footage of the Firefight round of PAX’s Omegathon. The crowd has some great advice (“don’t get shot!”!), but mostly it’s an interesting (if hard to see) view of Firefight on Legendary.(Louis Wu 16:36:16 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has yet another tattoo for you – she found a guy who inked a less-than-common image from Halo 3.(Louis Wu 16:35:54 UTC)

Computer and Video Games has a preview of Halo 3: ODST that’s also an interview with Bungie’s Curtis Creamer about the game – no spoilers, but some information about the full length of the game presented in a way I haven’t seen before. (Remember; difficulty, number of players, and personal skill all work into how long a campaign lasts – your mileage may vary.) (Louis Wu 16:32:03 UTC)

IGN posted a small ‘behind-the-scenes’ clip showing some fun dialogue recording with Nathan Fillion (Buck) and Tricia Helfer (Dare), overseen by the Bungie audio team. Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:14:54 UTC)

We heard about a slew of different fan-made ODST t-shirts this weekend: PsH Bling and his girlfriend whipped up a design shown off on High Impact Halo, reaper75 created a design based on the new interactive MS site, and LastSpartan recreated the trainee shirts from the live-action short. Nice stuff!(Louis Wu 17:12:26 UTC)