I don’t highlight a lot of Sandbox creations here – but Decadence Night stopped in with a remake of of Hang it High that looks fantastic. I haven’t had a chance to play it yet… but High Noon brings back great memories, just in the screenshots. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:37:06 UTC)

The latest Arby ‘n’ the Chief (“Party”) uses the new-ish ‘annotations make movies interactive’ technique to present multiple flashbacks in a way that becomes a little tiresome before it’s all over… but it’s intriguing nonetheless. Thanks, sharpsniper99.(Louis Wu 16:36:31 UTC)

Daniel ‘Tyrant’ Morris sent word that a new challenge has been beaten – earlier this month, he announced an attempt to beat Halo 3 in co-op Mythic difficulty, no deaths by any player. (Standard Halo 3 co-op, even with the Iron Skull on, will not make you start the level over again if someone dies – you only have to go back to the last checkpoint. So these guys have upped the difficulty past this; if they die, THEY start over.) They’ve posted films of all ten Campaign levels – visit the Bungie.net thread for links and discussion! Congrats, guys. (Louis Wu 12:00:25 UTC)

jdars sent us a link he’d found to a website that looks like it was built to display images of a rendered warthog (which is pretty cool, all by itself)… but it’s more than that now, and the site is really, really nicely done. It’s still a work in progress; a couple of sections haven’t been filled in yet… but what’s there is really cool. Check out Paul Beard’s Shrine to the Forerunners! (I hope we don’t kill it; we’ll happily host a mirror if we do damage to his bandwidth. We couldn’t even ask first, because the contact link is not populated yet.) (Louis Wu 11:59:35 UTC)

Curtis Blakely let us know that the latest podcast from Nerdballoon, ‘Lunchpail Platoon’, contains an interview with Mad Max of Team End Result, a Canadian pro gamer team. It’s an interesting discussion that goes from pro gaming, to the Halo series in general. Go listen!(Louis Wu 11:59:03 UTC)

Last night, as is usual on Friday nights, Bungie posted their Weekly Update – it contains a summary of what happened around the Halo world this week. There’s not a HUGE amount of content for folks who pay really close attention – but a few tidbits that might have passed you by are definitely inside. Good stuff about how to Forge without pulling all your hair out, an interview with a Forger who created a pretty slick map, and details about the playlist updates for those who missed ’em the first time around are highlights. Go check out the whole deal! (You can, of course, read it right here at HBO in our Weekly Update Archive.)(Louis Wu 11:52:21 UTC)

hyokin stopped in with word of a new Halo 1-based machinima – Slayer. The first chapter is up now. The characters are from his Operation Respawn series, but this seems to be a self-enclosed story.(Louis Wu 18:45:10 UTC)

It’s Friday, so it’s time for another Aesthetic Artist Interview – this week jdars sits down with Dusty Boy T, and discusses the fine art of Campaign screens. There are 30 examples to mull over when you’re done reading!(Louis Wu 17:35:29 UTC)

New movies, courtesy of the Bungie Blog:

• CARmakazie put up another GooseTage – splatter central.
• Scarecrew has a montage that’s just bloopers. I think he’s been piggybacking on my Xbox LIVE matchmaking. (I gotta say, though, it’s pretty impressive to stick yourself without bouncing the grenade off something, or throwing it straight up…)
• ALPHA PHEONIX put together a fun-to-watch vid showing the building of a pyramid on Sandbox, block by block. MAN, I wish Forging happened this fast.

Is that popcorn I smell?(Louis Wu 17:29:26 UTC)

Z pointed out a new DualTage at Halo3Forum.com – gameplay by Kimo and Krunchy, editing by Domino. About 10 minutes long. Nice gameplay and editing (though I had to turn it down a bit…). Take a look!(Louis Wu 17:20:22 UTC)