jake108 sent word that the Teabag Prevention Team has posted #23 in their TP guides – this one gets you through Sandtrap.(Louis Wu 14:02:11 UTC)

AvatarAang pointed out that the Spriggs machinima team has put up a short – it’s called ‘Road Trip, Part One‘ and it has a lot of blowy-up thingies in a minute forty five. Go watch! (Louis Wu 14:01:56 UTC)

xen eldridge sent us a note that Halo3RPG is doing another DXP Weekend – it’s called ‘War’ this week, and it’s two teams of 50, with a score to win of 500. And because it’s special, it’s not double xp, it’s triple. Thanks, apparently, go to Adam and Scotty. It’s live until Sunday.(Louis Wu 14:01:22 UTC)

kr-1426 let us know that the HBO Fan Fiction Pick of the Week is now online at the HBOFF forum; there were a lot of stories to choose from, so it’s a hefty discussion. (Louis Wu 14:01:03 UTC)

Today’s iteration of the Bungie Weekly Update is actually quite full of content – there’s a File Share FAQ (one that should have been posted a week ago) – with even more info from Stosh, a cool trick for viewing screenshots (seems to be broken on Macs), more info about Bungie Cards, tips for maximizing your Bungie.net enjoyment, info about the Art of Halo book, the welcoming of a new Bungie employee, recruited directly from the community, and a bunch of fan questions (and Bungie answers). And the track from the Halo 3: Recon trailer, courtesy of Marty. (You rock, Marty.) And a scary, scary picture that should probably never have seen the light of day. Go read! (And listen.) You can, as always, read this in our Weekly Update Archive.(Louis Wu 02:19:39 UTC)

Last night, Rooster Teeth posted a new PSA in honor of this week’s Columbus Day – unfortunately, it’s Sponsors-only. If you’re a sponsor, though, swing by and watch it; Caboose is a funny guy! (I meant to post this this morning, but forgot. Thanks to AvatarAang for reminding me.)(Louis Wu 21:32:20 UTC)

Empress Cortana painted a tea set at Busch Gardens with a familiar pattern… check it out!(Louis Wu 21:29:03 UTC)

Yesterday, Luke Smith kicked off a thread on Bungie.net asking for questions for tonight’s Weekly Update – it might be too late to get yours in, but the thread’s not locked, so give it a shot!(Louis Wu 16:47:07 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13 whipped up a scene from RvB: Reconstruction, showing the Red Team surviving boredom as they await the return of Church and Wash. He also put together a wallpaper version – great details!(Louis Wu 16:30:30 UTC)

It’s Friday, so it’s time for Friday Caption Fun at Hawty McBloggy’s – read last week’s submissions, check out this week’s pictures. Go play!(Louis Wu 16:30:03 UTC)

iPhonexe has created SlayerStats, a Halo 3 stats app that runs on your iPhone (or iPod Touch). Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:29:36 UTC)

Nick Ambrose let us know that The Biased, Chapter 1, Page 12 is online – the Reds aren’t taking chances.(Louis Wu 16:29:14 UTC)

Marty O’Donnell talked to Joystiq recently about the issue of used video game sales. (It’s not the first time he’s spoken out about this.) The thread on our forum kicked off by Ross Mills has drawn a lot of comments, from fans, from Bungie/Ex-Bungie employees, from Marty himself. Is the solution digital sales? Do you really want to hold the content you buy in your hands? Where do you stand? (Louis Wu 16:28:29 UTC)

Sports Illustrated.com included a pic of a New Orlean Saints fan in an awesome suit. Hawty McBloggy found it on Geekologie, and put up her own comments. Don’t worry, HP – I’d have posted this even without a sexual innuendo.(Louis Wu 16:27:51 UTC)

Jillybean let us know that she’s updated the Halo Story Page with some canonical discussion. What’s canon? Go read, then decide for yourself.(Louis Wu 16:27:22 UTC)