The French gaming site jv247.com interviewed Lars Bakken last week during the Paris press event – the intro and the questions of the video are in French, but Lars answers in English (with French subtitles), and there’s plenty of info that’s understandable for those who don’t speak French. Thanks, Backflip.(Louis Wu 15:33:36 UTC)

If you enjoy 1v1 competition, swing by Forge Hub – signups are open for their 1v1 Conflict Tournament. Looks like it’s free to get in, and there are nice prizes on the line for winners – and, win or lose, you get to play on some very nicely Forged maps! Head over and sign up. (You’ve got until August 15, or until the limited number of slots are taken, whichever comes first.) Thanks to squidhands, over at NeoGAF, for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 13:35:54 UTC)

Domino Theory has asked that the entry period for his latest Mythamanjaro Mythic Code Giveaway be extended one more day, until Tuesday at noon, UTC – so that’s exactly what we’ve done. You’ve got one more day to register for totally free stuff – go do it!(Louis Wu 13:28:00 UTC)

Halcylon put together a sticktage for your entertainment – just under 4 minutes of sticky fun, streaming or downloadable (in HD) at WeGame. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:26:54 UTC)

Comic pickin’s have been light of late – I guess summer is a time to kick back, not create comics. Bloogyo told us about a bunch of new Rat’s Nest episodes… and Hawty McBloggy highlighted an episode of grin + bear it. Go read!(Louis Wu 13:26:11 UTC)

Z let us know about a new Minitage from Majority, over at Halo3Forum.com – it really does have some very nice editing. Swing by to grab a copy (nearly 200 mb for a 4.5 minute vid).(Louis Wu 17:22:35 UTC)

Splogs have been around for a while – but I can’t remember reading a Halo-related post on one that was… so tantalizingly close to coherency, while being, in actuality, so surreal. I wouldn’t suggest clicking on any of the links… but if you want to get a sense for what LSD might be like in text form, read Halo 3: Bring It On!, Cooking For All Ages. (I’d guess that multiple run-throughs of Google’s Language Translation tool were involved in the creation of this work.)(Louis Wu 17:21:28 UTC)