Red vs Blue: Reconstruction Chapter 13 was posted late last night – the crew does their best (which, um, isn’t very good) to obtain a vehicle, or two, to use in a base assault. It goes about as well as can be expected. Production values are as high as ever (there’s one effect I’m still having difficulty figuring out how it works). Go watch!(Louis Wu 11:26:21 UTC)

Bryan Simon has been putting out original Halo songs (1|2) for the past couple of weeks – and now he’s got a new one. Lichtonatus says it’s “Made entirely of awesome” – and I’d have to agree. Go listen to ‘I Bought My 50’… and laugh. (Unless you did.) Funniest tidbit, for me… the top choice in the ‘Featured Videos’ listing provided by YouTube. Do they know something I don’t?(Louis Wu 18:06:29 UTC)

My7hos has kicked off a new feature on our forum – “Where’s the Chief?” (He actually ran a feature like this some time ago, under a different name.) An image with a hidden Master Chief was posted on his blog, and folks set out to look for him. I’m not sure if I can front-page these; I was away from my computer for a 2-hour stretch today, and the image was posted and solved before I returned; seems like if you’re interested, you should just watch for My7hos’ posts. Next one coming soon!(Louis Wu 17:39:38 UTC)

OddGodHMK let us know that The Biased has been officially released; the cover and Page 1 are now online in their final forms. New pages will be released on Mondays and Thursdays.(Louis Wu 17:15:29 UTC)

GameGuru, a gaming site in India, has a rumor that I haven’t seen elsewhere, at least not yet – and it contains a number of details that are totally new to me. I’m inclined to extreme suspicion at the moment… but will withhold final judgement for the time being. The gist of the rumor is that the Peter Jackson Halo title, announced two years ago at X06, will be revealed at the Tokyo Game Show next month, and that it will revolve around a female Spartan. Real? Fake? Something in between? It might be a full month before we can answer this. Thanks to Merguson, over at NeoGAF, for noticing.(Louis Wu 14:29:55 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue let us know that Reclaimer 84 is now up; things are getting a little scary! (Louis Wu 14:18:54 UTC)

Ross Mills noticed a writeup of a very cool entry into this year’s Red Bull Derby, over at Kotaku – even though it doesn’t move very well, I’d still LOVE to have that Ghost!(Louis Wu 14:17:21 UTC)

Finnish Spartan has finished up his molded helmet, and started on an AR model; we’ve added a bunch of new images to the gallery page we set up for him. Swing by and look!(Louis Wu 14:15:26 UTC)

More news from the Geekscape crew – Jake108 snagged interviews with Eric Nylund, Tobias Buckell and Joseph Staten at the San Diego ComicCon in July – swing by YouTube to watch! (Louis Wu 13:56:47 UTC)

Jake108 let us know that the folks at Geekscape have put together another installment of Teabag Prevention – this one focuses on Snowbound. There are descriptions of where to find the key elements on the map, and strategies for building up your kill count. If you find it useful, remember that this is #19 in the series, scroll back through their features list for other maps.(Louis Wu 13:54:34 UTC)

We got word from Briar, of Briar’s Armor, that the one-off sniper rifle he built is now for sale on eBay. Starting bid is $115, and you’ve got until September 14 to make up your mind. Worth a look!(Louis Wu 13:50:27 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy found a pretty nice-looking Cortana Faceplate for your 360 while she was trawling the eBay waters. It ain’t cheap, though. And I think it would look better in the vertical configuration than the horizontal one. Go look.(Louis Wu 20:15:55 UTC)

A tutorial at You Noobs Got Owned will show you how you can make a Halo 3 screenshot look like it’s a miniature model. Pretty slick!(Louis Wu 20:02:40 UTC)

So one of the things I did at PAX last weekend was to collect a few signed prints, for folks who weren’t able to make it to the show. I snagged a total of 25 prints – 23 of them are signed (some by multiple people). I just need some help in coming up with ideas about how to give them away! We could do the random thing, but that’s dull. And there are enough that a single ‘skill’ contest (art, or music, or whatever) would be silly – but multiple contests would be WAY too much work for me. So… any suggestions for fun ways to give these away? Post your ideas here!(Louis Wu 16:25:25 UTC)

Brandon found a TRUE HEROES Plasma Blaster (1600×1200, 312k) at Toys R Us, for $14.99 – I’d have to agree with him that it looks an AWFUL lot like a Halo-style assault rifle. (For $15 and a little paint, you’ve got a great cheap prop.) I couldn’t find it in TRU’s online store – but maybe you can find it in your local brick and mortar establishment!(Louis Wu 16:14:51 UTC)

RandomSauce let us know that his second ‘MythBusters’ video, a project he does with TURRET BUDDY, is now up on YouTube. As was true last time, there are some pretty interesting tidbits, and watching it might teach you something cool! (It should be noted that not all of the research is accurate; for example, they claim that you cannot stick a plasma and frag grenade together in midair… but there are plenty of vids like this one out there suggesting that’s not true.) Go watch – I found the clip showing someone killing a Spartan by FIRING A NEEDLER THROUGH AN ELITE’S NECK to be worth the price of admission.(Louis Wu 16:13:03 UTC)