Bungie.net’s updated the Bungie Favorites section, using another batch of goodies from Major League Driving. Swing by to see what they have to offer!(Louis Wu 17:58:19 UTC)

Lando Griff1n let us know about a new montage from HAZMAT v2 – it’s 17 minutes long, and REALLY heavy on the editing. The HD download weighs in at a seriously meaty 600 mb (but there’s a streaming version available on the Halo3Montage.com page). I liked the ‘Unexplained’ section (though I wish it had been brighter). Take a look! (Louis Wu 17:27:30 UTC)

In early June, we mentioned a charity tournament being organized to raise money to help search for a missing teenager in Tennessee. The tournament scheduling is much farther along now – looks like it’ll be taking place on July 18, in Newport, TN. Swing by JeSteR 343’s forum post for full details.(Louis Wu 16:47:18 UTC)

A couple of new movies for you, courtesy of the BungLog™:

• Top 10 Halo 3 Splatters HD shows off (surprise, surprise) ten splatter vids. I’d say number 8 was the best of the bunch, unfortunately.
• Halo 3 Crudbusters takes a relatively unsubtle approach to parodying the Halo 3 Mythbusters videos – but I like the last one quite a bit.

Be like Chauncy Gardner.(Louis Wu 16:36:18 UTC)

It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for a summary of Halo comics released in the last 48 hours:

• Dennis Powers let us know about Shipwrecked Episode 75 – Wishful Thinking; sometimes, apparently, you get what you wish for.
• Hawty McBloggy sent word of ODST Steve #31: Falling Angel – and the new Lieutenant has a surprise.
• Bloogyo stopped in with word of Rat’s Nest 20 2 – I’m pretty sure the Master Chief isn’t THAT stupid…
• TTL Demag0gue put some extra effort into Reclaimer 200 – AI Upgraded. This one is Flash-based, and created completely by Demag0gue – congrats on a fine piece of work! Go get a better sense of who Tran is.
• The Catfish sent word to urk that 2501 Episode 73 is live.

That’s it for today – grab a cup of coffee and do some reading! (Louis Wu 16:17:19 UTC)

GrimBrother One noticed a new Developer Blog at HaloWars.com – this one discusses how the Halo Wars team matched the art style of the Halo universe… with minimal help from Bungie. Interesting read!(Louis Wu 22:37:29 UTC)

Stuff that showed up on the BungLog™ since I headed out this afternoon:

• The latest ‘Know Your Ninja’ feature looks at Butane123, who will ban you as soon as look at you. Wait, that’s not right. …who’s a really nice guy, and will buy you hot chocolate. No, that’s not right, either. Oh, go read the piece, and see what he’s like.
• CMNeir and friends have released ‘Can’t Help But Stare‘ – I guess there are things more important than playing Halo. Or something.
• My Halo Life has released ‘They Call Me Chief’ – which makes absolutely no sense. I think that’s the point.

Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 22:35:04 UTC)

Bungie.net stats are offline today, for a short time, starting soon. (If that sounds vague, blame urk.) Just maintenance, though – don’t get all excited about new features or anything. Update: urk wanted to point out that it was actually Achronos who posted that vague note, not him. Way to man up, urk.(Louis Wu 16:21:34 UTC)