Firestorm12 let us know that the Halopen Pencast 11 has been released in honor of Bungie Day – you can listen to it on Podbean, or discuss it on their forum. Topics include Halo 2, Bungie Day festivities, and a new Halopen project.(Louis Wu 14:12:56 UTC)

Bungie Day has kicked off – and Bungie has quite a few tidbits planned for your amusement and enjoyment as the day goes along. Swing by to read the details!(Louis Wu 13:11:08 UTC)

Bungie Day starts in less than 8 hours – at 1 am PST, the first batch of Bungie employees will be online to meet you in battle in the Bungie vs the World playlist – and for 24 hours, you’ll have lots of chances to win Recon. Swing by Bungie.net for a full roster of the players that will be headed out to battle during each hour-long shift.(Louis Wu 00:29:07 UTC)

I ran across this video recently… and wondered a little about the mind that might create such a thing. It’s a tad inappropriate for a family website… but then, we’re not really a family website. (Halo’s M-rated, after all.) I asked my Arbiter of Taste, KP – and he gave it two thumbs up, so I’m linking to it. (I’m pretty sure that means he loses his AoT title.) Please – if you have a weak stomach, don’t watch this. It’s a vision of where Halo COULD have gone… if Bungie were more ghoulish. (It’s actually pretty funny, once you get past the gore.)(Louis Wu 21:35:32 UTC)

I got a little tired of Rube Goldberg creations a ways back… but omfgcarnage has come up with a new twist that made me smile… a lot. I sort of wonder how many times it was filmed in order to nail that ending… thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 21:06:49 UTC)

Doesn’t look like there are any regular comic updates today (I’d guess the holiday weekend has something to do with that), but Hawty McBloggy pointed out a site that contains an entire COLLECTION of Halo-related comics – Grin and Bear It. They kicked off in mid-March, so there are only about a dozen and a half comics there now – shouldn’t take you too long to get through all of ’em!(Louis Wu 17:46:25 UTC)

It’s monday, so it’s time for another Tag and Release feature on Bungie.net – this one looks for images with the tag ‘Art’. MAN, Halo 3 lends itself nicely to gorgeous screens…(Louis Wu 17:42:55 UTC)

Alien Emperor continues his B.U.N.G.L.E.-honoring efforts – his latest project is The Ultimate B.U.N.G.L.E. Quiz. Swing by and see if you’ve got what it takes to ace this baby.(Louis Wu 16:58:12 UTC)

A collection of new vids are highlighted on the BungLog™ today:

• Anoj continues with his Top 10 Halo 3 series – this episode focuses on MLG Kills. Anoj has had his wisdom teeth removed, so it’s a commentary-less episode.
• Black Light Productions continues with the Phil series – Day 10 is the first round of the UXLT. Phil is faced off against Roger, of Clan Catch ’em all. Go see who wins!
• TM22 has edited a minitage for Anoj, called ‘Scratch It Up’ – lots of clutch plays.(Louis Wu 16:56:17 UTC)