Microsoft’s Channel 8 has an hour-long talk for Student Technology Day, discussing the Microsoft True Ranking System, and how it works with Halo 3 (and other games). If you’re interested in the behind-the-scenes math that’s involved in how you get matched up in Xbox LIVE Matchmaking, go watch this!(Louis Wu 20:27:26 UTC)

This week’s Community Spotlight is focused on Forge Hub, and if you swing by Bungie.net you can read about why you might want to join them. Bungie Favorites is now populated with their goodies – so go see what they make!(Louis Wu 20:17:43 UTC)

mrsmiley let us know the winner and runners-up for the first round of the Happy Halodays contest are now up at HaloBabies.net – there’s still plenty of time to enter for the next three rounds. (Chances are pretty good – only 12 entries this round, and the prize for each round is 1600 MS points!) Details for entering are here.(Louis Wu 18:58:38 UTC)

The Running Riot has put up new Favs – screenshots and film clips. The clips are viewable on the site (no need to download from B.net). Thanks again, urk.(Louis Wu 17:25:55 UTC)

Pyrosmile’s Master Chief Theater 3000 continues with Episode 210 – covering the Uprising and High Charity cutscenes from Halo 2. Go watch!(Louis Wu 17:18:53 UTC)

Anoj continues his Top 10 Halo 3 series with Episode 17, ‘MLG Kills’ – cool bits pulled from the MLG playlist on LIVE. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 17:17:48 UTC)

New comics live today – Hawty McBloggy has the next installment of ODS Steve (he shows up on the surface), and TTL Demag0gue told us about Reclaimer 122, where tensions are short. Go check ’em out!(Louis Wu 17:17:02 UTC)