Forge Hub has put up a Mythic Map Pack review – go take another look at these maps from the viewpoint of mapmakers. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 14:04:57 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue stopped in with Reclaimer 157 – it’s Part 6 of Reclaimer: Mythic Edition, and it gives you a final look at Orbital (and a bit about Ferial).(Louis Wu 14:04:40 UTC)

Just two new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week… go read!(Louis Wu 14:02:28 UTC)

Wow… I don’t know how much time is left on the contest… but OXM UK is giving away 20 codes today – register and answer a simple question, and you’re entered. This contest went live yesterday, and they say the winners will be announced today… but it’s still open as of this writing. Get over there! (They’re doing ANOTHER 20 later today, it sounds like – and have a total of 100 to give away.)(Louis Wu 12:06:27 UTC)

Okay, because we’re gluttons for punishment, we’re giving away ANOTHER 5 Mythic Map Pack codes. This time, the process is much, much simpler: visit our giveaway page, give us your name, email, and gamertag (once – read the warning on the page about getting yourself disqualified), and tomorrow night we’ll randomly pick 5 valid entries and give ’em codes. Be careful with your inputs; we had someone try to steal one of the winning codes from the LAST contest last night by suggesting that he’d mistyped his email address. If a winner doesn’t respond to the notification email within 48 hours, we’ll send the code to someone else. (Whoever uses it first wins!) Okay, what are you waiting for? Go add your entry to the list!(Louis Wu 00:00:17 UTC)

Rooster Teeth has added their Orbital Walkthrough – go watch. Thanks, T07WRX5.(Louis Wu 20:05:08 UTC)

According to Joystiq, the Guinness Book of World Records has created a ‘Top 50 Console Games of All Time’ for their 2009 Gamer’s Edition – and Halo comes in at #6. Nice! (Joystiq thinks there might be shenanigans involved.) Thanks, RevDotNed.(Louis Wu 20:02:21 UTC)

I left for a couple of hours, so there’s a lot of catching up to do, thanks to urk’s tireless blogging over at Bungie.net. Here’s the new stuff:

• ArmTheFlag has created a Halo music video, using Bryan Simon’s ‘My New Home in Halo’ as the soundtrack. I’m wondering how they got that Spartan’s armor off him…
• The crazies at HaloTracks have put together the first Mongoose racetrack in Sandbox’s sky bubble. Go watch a preview. (If you register on their website, you can also see pictures of the map.) Video makes it look pretty cool!
• This week’s Double XP playlist is Team Flag – and it’s live now. If you were looking forward to Team Melee, sorry, you missed it, it was last week.
• ‘Warthog Montage’ is a seven-minute look at hog-based fun. Insanely short clips of people getting splattered… lots and lots and lots and lots of them.

There are a couple of other articles – but they cover stuff we’ve already posted. (Suck it, urk!)(Louis Wu 19:58:04 UTC)