Enjoy your Father’s Day today, everyone!(Louis Wu 15:46:19 UTC)

Podtacular this week has a guest from ANOTHER Halo podcast – Ryaaan14, from Real 7alk. Swing by to listen (39 mb, 85 minutes). Thanks, GLewis.(Louis Wu 15:45:55 UTC)

Helveck put together another funtage that he’s posted on YouTube – clips that are entertaining, as opposed to showing how skilled he is. Some of these should make you laugh!(Louis Wu 15:45:18 UTC)

Wow. Them Texans, not wanting to EVER be outdone, went and set up a game of Halo 3 (among other games) on a 160-by-72-foot (not inch) screen; the Cowboys Stadium LED wall was used to play some 360 stuff during downtime. That has got to be the biggest screen hosting a game of Halo… ever. Thanks, Blackstar.(Louis Wu 22:17:39 UTC)

juzzz is back – this time with a SketchUp file of ‘Security Zone’, the other Firefight map shown at E3. Once again, the work does a great job of detailing the space! We’ve added local copies of all screens and the SketchUp file itself to CaLL Me ZeNy’s HBO forum post – we’d hate for you to miss this! (Louis Wu 15:03:52 UTC)

CyReN stopped in to announced a Halo 1 tournament in Canton, Michigan – 5 hours of old-school gaming (original Xboxes and Dukes, if interested, supplied) on July 12. Swing by his post for more info! (Louis Wu 15:03:30 UTC)

ElusiveEagle519 noticed that Gamestop is currently offering 12-month LIVE cards for $39.99, a full $10 off their normal price. Wanna get your matchmaking skills in order before ODST comes out? Here’s a cheap(er) way to do it!(Louis Wu 15:02:55 UTC)

nomis78 let us know about a Halo 3-based interactive desktop highlighted at Lifehacker – all of the HUD features actually do things! According to the creator, it should be available for download later this month. Check it out!(Louis Wu 15:02:30 UTC)

What happens on Fridays? Oh, yeah, Bungie releases its Weekly Update – and this Friday is no different. This one focuses heavily on Crater[night], one of the maps you’ll be getting well acquainted with once you get your hands on ODST’s Firefight mode. It’s not all that’s in there, though – there’s also some important Render-To-Video beta news (they’re deleting ALL rendered videos on Monday, so download the ones you want NOW – and also on Monday, ALL Bungie Pro subscribers – not just those who paid for it – will be able to use the service), and some Haloscreenshots.com contest info, and a few other tidbits. Including some awesome sound clips from Johnson. Go read! (Either at Bungie.net, or here, in our Weekly Update Archive.)(Louis Wu 01:16:59 UTC)