The Tag and Release feature released today uses ‘HSSBOB’ as the flagged term – it’s screenshots submitted for HaloScreenshots.com’s Best of the Best competition. Check out the images urk came up with – and then search the tag yourself, for even more goodies! (Louis Wu 17:17:22 UTC)

Looks like the only updated comic we know about is Bloogyo’s mention of Rat’s Nest 19 7 – guess it was a slow weekend!(Louis Wu 17:14:09 UTC)

ForgeHub has kicked off a ‘Favorites’ section, spotlighting the best recent work from their members. Swing by and see what’s there for download! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 17:08:21 UTC)

tb2571989 pointed out that UK retailer Argos has upped their price for Halo 3: ODST from £26.99 to £36.49 – much more in line with the US price of $60. (Nearly exactly in line, in fact.) If you’re a UK buyer, and didn’t preorder when we mentioned the price war a couple of weeks ago, it looks like you might ALMOST have missed your window – GAME and Gamestation have also bumped their prices up to the £35 range. Gameplay (as of the time of this writing) is still offering the game at £30 – this might be your best bet, and will almost certainly rise soon.(Louis Wu 17:05:29 UTC)

The Seattle Times has posted an interesting summary of Halo 3: ODST, with some nice background info on Bungie themselves. If you’re interested in where they are, and where they’re going, this is worth a read.(Louis Wu 13:36:29 UTC)

j m sent us a link to a tribute video he made, paying homage to the love between Cortana and the Chief. Starts slow, but the overall feeling is quite good.(Louis Wu 13:35:29 UTC)

This post, on a japanese forum, found its way into my Google Alerts folder. I have to say, it’s one of the hardest-to-read posts I’ve seen in a while (from a color/background standpoint)… and it’s one of the most out-there theories I’ve ever seen (from a crazy fan standpoint). Sort of fun to see all of the ‘evidence’ in one place, though… (Louis Wu 13:34:47 UTC)

Alien Emperor sent us How B.U.N.G.L.E. Are You?, a Flash-based test to find out your suitability for Bungie’s B.U.N.G.L.E. – are you fit? Go see!(Louis Wu 17:06:43 UTC)

The latest Halo 3 Fails (Episode 22) is now life – the Throwing Fail on Blackout was pretty funny. (Lots of ’em are funny, actually – that one just made me laugh harder.) Thanks, Chris10023.(Louis Wu 15:24:48 UTC)

CaptainTony pointed out a bunch of new content he’s added to Halopedia, collected from an IGN Preview of the first issue of Halo: Helljumper, the next Halo comic coming from Marvel. Five pages (no dialogue) plus the cover – when coupled with Marvel’s own preview, that’s got to be a significant chunk of the issue!(Louis Wu 15:24:12 UTC)

ikillbambis let us know that he’s written a review of the Bungie Pro Render to Video service over at 360Junkies – if you’re not really sure how easy it is to use this service, give this a read.(Louis Wu 15:23:50 UTC)

Looks like it’s time for the next season of Grifball league play! Swing by grifball.com to sign up for the Summer League 09. Thanks, The Thurmanator.(Louis Wu 15:22:47 UTC)

There’s plenty of OTHER Halo content on Hawty’s blog in the last day or so, too – check out this really huggable stuffed Master Chief, and a short video showing one of those ‘hey, what just happened?’ moments we’ve all run across in Matchmaking. Typical – on a day she’s supposed to be getting presents from others, she continues to give. Thanks, angel!(Louis Wu 15:20:49 UTC)

Yesterday was Hawty McBloggy’s birthday – and a bunch of regulars on her blog put together a tribute song to celebrate. Boom-Dee-Ya-da gets another Halo rendition – but this time, the lyrics are all new. Happy birthday, angel! (Thanks to Captain Spark for pointing it out.)(Louis Wu 15:19:43 UTC)