A little late this week (okay, it was supposed to go live LAST week), but the latest Aesthetic Artist Interview is now up – thanks, jdars. Swing by to read about Meatball O Doom, and her personal Forge obsessions.(Louis Wu 17:40:53 UTC)

Thanks to urk for the following pair of vids:

• Shenanigans – a montage made up of stuff you love to see in the after-game theater. (Occasionally, the in-game reaction is less enjoyable… and I could probably do with fewer betrayals.)
• Top 10 Halo 3 Kills HD – a relatively random assortment of kills – maybe a little over-produced, but fun gameplay nonetheless.

Kills a quarter of a lunch hour, right there… Update: oops, another one, with more funny dialogue lines from Campaign play.(Louis Wu 17:37:01 UTC)

Leviathan is back with another graphic story – this one is called ‘Prophet of Penance‘, and it introduces us to an interesting side of the Covenant. (Louis Wu 12:34:28 UTC)

Loby stopped in with word of a new machinima from Banshee Surprise – it sets the Normal Guy (from The Lonely Island) to Halo 3 footage, and does so pretty well. Might bring a smile! (As the info section states, this may not be appropriate for younger audiences.) (Louis Wu 12:33:31 UTC)

The comic crowd wasn’t too busy this weekend:

• Elnea posted Halo Action Figure Theater #177 – The Last Straw; some very nice setup work went into this. (A photo is included.)
• Bloogyo let us know about Rat’s Nest Episode 14 – it started here, and the most recent segment is here. It’s a story of the Chief that’s never been told.
• TTL Demag0gue told us about Reclaimer 187 – Combat of the Mind. A history lesson… and some chilling predictions.

I’m craving donuts…(Louis Wu 12:32:15 UTC)

CaptainRaspberry let us know that the Fan Fic Pick of the Week is up for submissions in by May 15. kr-1426 wrote it. Go see what he thought!(Louis Wu 23:11:15 UTC)

zofinda told us (sort of) that Arby ‘n’ the Chief S3E12 is up – I had a little trouble finding it at YouTube, but here’s a link. Chief and Arby play some Resident Evil 5. I guess it’s fun, but not scary. Or maybe racist and insensitive. I’m not sure.(Louis Wu 23:03:32 UTC)

GameTrailer’s Bonus Round Episode 304 contains some discussion about the showing of Halo 3: ODST at E3’s Microsoft Press Conference from three big industry insiders – worth a look if you want some informed speculation about what’s going to show up this year! Thanks, The More Deluded.(Louis Wu 21:33:52 UTC)