For those hoping that Neill Blomkamp would use the upcoming District 9 as a springboard to relaunch his shelved Halo movie… sorry. /Film’s David Chen caught up with Blomkamp at Comic-Con yesterday, and asked about the possibilities… Blomkamp’s done with Halo. Go read the article for full details. Thanks, BARBARIC RAGE.(Louis Wu 13:06:22 UTC)

A quick link roundup relating to yesterday’s Halo panel discussion at the San Diego Comic-Con:

• The event was live-blogged by IGN and G4TV (thanks, 2900d4u)
• The trailer that showed on GTTV last night is now available online on GameTrailers (and elsewhere, of course, but since they’re all stealing it from GT, I’m just linking to the original)
• There’s Firefight play footage from the Microsoft booth at YouTube and GameVideos (thanks, Kibbles)
• NeoGAF’s Voltron64 wrote up his experiences of the day
• If you log into Xbox LIVE, and visit the ‘Inside Xbox’ section, the current ‘Major’s Minute’ feature has Major Nelson interviewing Frank O’Connor about both Halo Legends and Waypoint – a nice 60-second overview of the pair. (Thanks, Domino Theory.)

Our forum is chock-full of discussion about the Legends trailer, Waypoint, and the future of the Halo franchise. Funniest exchange of the night: Jayshum posted an image that summed up his (negative) feelings… and Frankie replied, Frank-style. Update: Gah, I totally forgot to include the multi-day coverage from Teabag Prevention’s Jake108! Swing by and see what he has to offer.(Louis Wu 13:01:29 UTC)

Jon Weisnewski is a test lead at Bungie – and it seems he likes to break people. Go check out the latest ‘Breaking In’ article on Bungie.net to see how he got where he is, and what he does when he’s NOT breaking people. (Louis Wu 22:33:27 UTC)

Looks like IGN is live-blogging the Halo panel at SDCC – in about two hours from the writing of this post. If you can’t be there, this might be the next best thing. (Thanks, CaptainTony.)(Louis Wu 21:33:59 UTC)

JeSteR 343 stopped in with word of the tournament held last weekend for the family of Megan Maxwell – over $1000 was raised. They’ve got some t-shirts left over (he’s got pics) – if you want one, you’d pay him for shipping (and whatever else you feel like donating), he’d send you one. He’s trying to find out if there’s enough interest to set this up. More details in the post!(Louis Wu 19:57:11 UTC)

Renier let us know that ShopEcko.com has new limited edition Halo t-shirts featuring Master Chief, UNSC Sniper, and more. They’re not your typical mostly-empty T’s – go take a look. (These are definitely ‘limited edition’ – grab ’em while the grabbing’s good.)(Louis Wu 18:49:40 UTC)

maximumfear let us know that he’s compiled a list of theories relating to the Halo universe – and has posted them in one place for easy viewing. He’s looking for others to add their own theories to the mix, and maybe a volunteer who’d be interested in doing some organizing. (Louis Wu 18:29:36 UTC)

There’s a new Community Cartographers spotlight up at Bungie.net – Mini Waz discusses Benchmark, a large symmetrical map great for a number of gametypes. Check it out!(Louis Wu 18:20:14 UTC)