It’s Wednesday, so TTL Demag0gue tells us it’s time for Reclaimer 71 – and the Reclaimer learns, finally, what happened at Outpost 77.(Louis Wu 13:45:41 UTC)

BlueNinja has updated his Views From the Edge website with four new panoramas – he’s shooting for better technique over quantity this time around. Go see how he did!(Louis Wu 13:45:26 UTC)

GatchamanUK pointed out an article in Edge Magazine on the Secrets of Great Menu Design – Halo gets some heavy praise. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 13:45:07 UTC)

Twich ran across a Covenant Energy Sword replica (with stainless steel blades) for sale at True Swords ($50). Pretty! (And dangerous!)(Louis Wu 13:44:47 UTC)

KP let us know yesterday that according to Major Nelson’s LIVE Activity list for the week of July 21, Halo 3 is still on top, suggesting that last week’s showing might not have been a fluke. (The news by NOW is all over the net… including on our forum if you want to discuss it.) Are players coming back to Halo 3 from other games?(Louis Wu 13:43:39 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has decided to start highlighting some fan art – and her first choice is a doozy. ‘Cortana 2.0’ was done by EvilFlesh, from DeviantART, and it’s a really attractive piece. Take a look!(Louis Wu 13:43:18 UTC)

Dennis Powers let us know that Shipwrecked 38 is up – it’s about dumb things we do. (Louis Wu 13:42:50 UTC)

Kreyg let us know that he’s hosting a gaming marathon (the Halo 3 session is a four hour block on August 22) to raise money for Childs Play – he’s not looking for donations, he’s looking for players. Go read the details in the forum post – there’s even a prize up for (random) grabs during the session. (Louis Wu 20:22:00 UTC)

If you didn’t get a chance to watch the Halo Universe Panel vids we mentioned yesterday, because you don’t do streaming Flash, or because you didn’t relish the thought of watching 8 consecutive videos, or for whatever reason – Red_Breast went to the trouble of downloading the Flash files, concatenating them into a single movie, and uploading the result (in WMP9 format) to FileFront (With CrypticGuardian’s permission). Go grab it!(Louis Wu 20:12:32 UTC)

Alekat stopped by with an update from Buddy System Gaming – there’s a writeup of their challenge against the H3Wheelmen, an HMV-style music montage, and a new website! Check ’em out. And if you like what you see… join ’em! (Louis Wu 19:54:20 UTC)

Over at IGN, there’s a press release for a software upgrade for the iWear VR920, a video eyewear unit that lets you play video games in 3D. v2.2 of the software now supports Halo: Combat Evolved on XP/Vista. (The unit retails for $400, but the street price is a bit lower – $350 or so.) Get in the game – literally!(Louis Wu 19:29:16 UTC)