Wow… I’m floored. Hawty McBloggy enlisted the help of a LOT of friends to create an amazing montage of pictures showing off Fairfax the Bunny in a variety of Halo-related situations. Photoshop for the win! Fairfax is Marissa’s Bunny, and he’s out there to build awareness for infantile spasms – Hawty has shown that when a good cause is on the line, the Halo community can really step up. Check out the pics, leave your comments in the thread, and then visit Marissa’s Bunny’s page and see how you can help!(Louis Wu 18:06:22 UTC)

Alex Costa, of WinMicrosoftPoints.com, is running a new contest – this one is called ‘Halo 3: I R Pro‘ and if you send in your best kill clip by November 7, you’ve got a chance of winning 1600 Microsoft Points. Read the contest rules for full details, including how to upload clips.(Louis Wu 18:01:40 UTC)

The latest version of Master Chief Theater 3000 – Episode 207, covering Sacred Icon – is now up on YouTube. Go watch! Thanks to Pyrosmile Updates for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 17:58:27 UTC)

When it was announced, back in June, that Tobias Buckell was going to be writing the next Halo novel, I visited Amazon and picked up his existing work; I wanted to know what we were getting into. What with new novels from Richard Morgan, Alastair Reynolds, Jim Butcher, and others, I didn’t finish the last of Buckell’s novels until this month – but I’ve put up a short look at his work, as it might pertain to a Halo fan. Mini-version: I’m looking forward to November 25th! Go read the slightly longer version. (Louis Wu 19:21:51 UTC)

Forecast The Series: Episode 7, from Young Street Productions, is now online for your viewing pleasure. Time to set up a new defense system! Check it out.(Louis Wu 19:07:58 UTC)

AvatarAang let us know that Inside Halo 26 is now up – news (most of it about Machinima.com) jokes, and the Top 5 Plays of the Week. (Number One was pretty cool.)(Louis Wu 17:24:51 UTC)

jake108 is back with anther Teabag Prevention article at Geekscape – this one looks at Standoff, and helps you find ways not to suck. Go read!(Louis Wu 16:19:30 UTC)

Dragoncoals let us know that ForgeHub is running a Rube Goldberg contest right now – build a really cool and clever map, win account upgrades. Read the contest page for full details! (Louis Wu 16:19:08 UTC)

Yes, HBO got hacked last night. No, no permanent damage was done. Some pages might not work right for a little while, but please be patient. Thanks!(Louis Wu 16:17:36 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is live over at Bungie.net (and, of course, in our Weekly Update Archive) – some cool screenshots, info about November’s matchmaking updates, a short tidbit about a game you should be playing, if you’re not, and some teasers about Halo 3: Recon. Go read!(Louis Wu 23:57:32 UTC)