More BungLog™ video offerings:

• Power Plant is a new racetrack (see? Toldja!), and you can watch a video or download the map.
• Pattythedog615 whipped up a video to Weird Al’s ‘eBay’ – I don’t think I’d ever expected to see the Master Chief in tube socks.
• I told urk I wouldn’t post this – but hell, I was here anyway…

That’s what there is. Deal.(Louis Wu 21:32:49 UTC)

Slim30 stopped by with word of Lost Levels episode 7 – some pretty odd flashbacks! (This will make very little sense if you haven’t watched previous episodes.)(Louis Wu 17:52:36 UTC)

Marty O’Donnell wants to know how good your voice recognition skills are. Swing by this post from ElusiveEagle519 for all the details… there ain’t nothin’ to win but Marty’s respect, but for some of us, that’s worth more than… well, tapioca pudding.(Louis Wu 17:41:33 UTC)

Leviathan continues his graphic novel, ‘A Sangheili’s War Is Never Over’ – Part 6 was posted on our forum this morning. If you missed any of the previous parts, he’s kindly linked them all.(Louis Wu 17:35:08 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found a stop-motion Halo 3: ODST trailer… made with LEGOs. Given the timeframe involved, I’d have to say this is great work!(Louis Wu 17:32:29 UTC)

Whoa – check out the Cortana costume created by {Cortana, a member of the 405th – fantastic work! Thanks, Hawty.(Louis Wu 17:32:10 UTC)

CaptainTony stopped in to point out that Marvel’s offering a preview of Halo: Helljumper #1 – a bit about the plot, plus five pages of artwork. (No dialogue, though.) Check it out!(Louis Wu 17:31:45 UTC)

If you missed the Microsoft E3 Press Briefing last week (or if you watched it unhappily on a crappy stream), they’ve made the Halo 3 ODST footage available in high-quality 720p – 345 mb for nearly 8 minutes of footage. You’ve seen it a few times, if you’re a big Halo fan – but you haven’t seen it in this quality. Head over to Bungie.net for the download!(Louis Wu 17:31:20 UTC)

A couple of new machinima pieces, courtesy of your friends at Bungie.net: ‘Forever War‘, from Dispatch Films, is a short and pessimistic piece about the human race, while ‘Budget Cuts‘, from Amateur Entertainment, shows what happens when governments run out of money. And while you’re there, check out Obi Wan Stevobi’s ‘The Road to Recon‘, a tribute to the good times had during the challenge he issued last month.(Louis Wu 17:30:53 UTC)

The latest Community Spotlight at Bungie.net is focused on Real 7alk – swing by and see where they came from, and what sort of files they like! (Louis Wu 17:30:34 UTC)

Bungie is once again teaming up with The American Red Cross to give you a shot at some ultracool schwag, while doing good. They’ve donated an autographed copy of The Art of Halo 3 and an embossed and signed limited-release poster to the local Seattle branch – and you can bid on both of them at eBay. Read urk’s post for full details – and go save a life or three!(Louis Wu 17:30:08 UTC)

Halocharts continue to challenge you with their Mythic Campaign trial – swing by Bungie.net for full details on the latest chapter, this time focused on Halo (the final level).(Louis Wu 17:29:47 UTC)

pete_the_duck has turned the concept of Zombie games on its head – check out this variant for some distinctly different gameplay.(Louis Wu 17:29:24 UTC)