The public beta for Halo 5’s API is open now for those interested. The stats, service records and carnage report info can be funneled into whatever tickles your fancy. Maybe someone can work up an HBO stats list?(MacGyver10 18:44:49 UTC)

Some pretty cool news from the Xbox team as Halo 5: Guardians has the biggest launch in Halo history (though sales do include hardware this time). I did find it interesting that they saw a spike in digital orders after the YouTube stream and Halo 5 became the most purchased digital game on opening weekend! The press release can be found here on the Xbox site!(MacGyver10 18:41:35 UTC)

343 Industries has announced that thanks to REQ pack purchases, the Halo World Championship prize pool has grown from a cool million to $1,500,000 now! Check out their post at Waypoint!(MacGyver10 18:37:12 UTC)

We mentioned the screenplay and summary from the cancelled Operation Chastity earlier this week, but Tuckerscreator came back with more goodies today. Check out some of the original storyboards now from the creator himself (about half way down the page)!(MacGyver10 18:34:34 UTC)

Did the movie Tremors do to the desert what Jaws did to the oceans for you? Well stay away from this video! Greenskull shows off a nice little easter egg on the map, The Rig, from Halo 5. Takes a little effort, but easy to replicate and one of the best eggs on Halo multiplayer maps I’ve seen!(MacGyver10 19:36:56 UTC)

Man At Arms is no stranger to Halo Weapons, but they’ve added to their arsenal now in brutish fashion. Check out their brand new gravity hammer video to see how they made this 100 lb behemoth! (Thanks thebruce0!)(MacGyver10 19:32:12 UTC)

Looks like the UNSC is hooking up our armed forces with a cool little coin for their purchase of Halo 5!

If you buy #Halo5 on a military base, you get a collectible coin with your purchase. pic.twitter.com/qrV1e6Znu2

— ICXM (@XboxMAD) November 2, 2015

(MacGyver10 19:30:39 UTC)

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that we’re cancelling the Guilt O’ Lantern contest – we didn’t get enough entries to actually HOLD it. I’ll send prizes to the people who DID enter (and post their submissions sometime later this week, for posterity)… but I guess this is the end of a pretty good run. Thanks, all! (Louis Wu 19:44:36 UTC)

This is… amazing. A cosplayer and a designer have teamed up to build a helmet with 25,000 Swarovski crystals on it, and are selling it on eBay to raise money for the Make-A-Wish foundation. There is still over a week remaining on the auction – current bid is a bit over $3500 US. (The helmet is in Taiwan, and being auctioned by Xbox Taiwan.) Whether or not you can afford this, you owe it to yourself to at least go look. Thanks to Tex for the heads-up on this.(Louis Wu 19:54:32 UTC)