Yesterday’s edition of the Bungie Weekly Update was a little light on information – some travel info, some head-to-head info, some BTB info, ways NOT to submit news, a teaser about next month, and… another Superintendent message? Go read – either at Bungie.net, or in our Weekly Update Archive.(Louis Wu 13:16:25 UTC)

Folks have been making montages of gameplay footage for almost as long as Halo’s been out, and I think I’ve been pretty consistent in my tastes during that time. I’ve always felt that some effects can add to the interest level of the montage – but there’s a point at which visual effects take away from a montage’s enjoyability. We got word from Lando Griff1n today that his montage was posted, over at Bungie.net (well, hosted by Halo3Montage, but the discussion is at B.net), and I downloaded the HD version to check it out. I think I can say with confidence that I’ve never seen a montage with more video effects than this one. It’s fascinating just from an academic standpooint… but I warn you, you might have some trouble watching it if you’ve been drinking. There are smaller versions if 330 mb is too much for you.(Louis Wu 19:58:31 UTC)

Bungie’s Blog has a machinima roundup – looks to be a bunch of submitted movies, with descriptions by their creators. Most have been mentioned here before – but not all. Go poke around!(Louis Wu 19:22:32 UTC)

Cthulhu117 let us know that the Fan Fic Pick of the Week is already online. That was fast!(Louis Wu 17:48:41 UTC)

shisno34 pointed out ‘The Day our World Died‘, a fan film created by some students in Sweden as an entry into the ‘Halo 3 Recut‘ contest Microsoft Europe ran this spring. Pretty nice!(Louis Wu 17:31:11 UTC)

This showed up in my Google alerts this morning – it made me smile. Very cute idea!(Louis Wu 17:26:05 UTC)

Wow – almost forgot it was Friday! Ten new pieces in the Fan Fiction section today – go see what you can find!(Louis Wu 15:54:31 UTC)

Today’s edition of Another Halo Comic Strip is another zinger from Keith Jones – it might be considered a little more mature in content than other strips, but its humor can’t be denied.(Louis Wu 14:30:55 UTC)

Paul Miles, from PhillyGamers.net, let us know that they’ve got six LAN tournaments scheduled between the July 4th weekend and the end of September – all are in and around Philadelphia, and all will have Halo 3 2v2 events (among other games). They’re looking for someone who wants to help rebuild their website – if you’re interested, swing by and let ’em know! (Preferred contact appears to be their Myspace profile.)(Louis Wu 14:01:55 UTC)

Interesting. Gamespot has posted some info from NPD, the industry tracking group that keeps up on sales numbers… they’ve listed the Top Ten Best-Selling Non-PC Games in the US (yes, that’s a bunch of qualifiers), and a Halo game is there. But maybe not the one you expected… it’s Halo 2. (Halo 3 has sold almost 8 million copies worldwide, so far – but only about 5.75 million of those have been in the US.)(Louis Wu 13:36:25 UTC)

Last September, Jamie98s let us know about the Unlucky Elite – today, he’s released a sequel. Unlucky Elite 2 follows our hapless friend as he continues his fight against the human. Great sound, nice effects, well-done all around. You can watch the streaming version at Jamie98s’ site, but since nobody should have to be subjected to MegaUpload, we’re providing mirrors for the download versions – both WMP9 and QuickTime. (They’re 62 mb each.)(Louis Wu 13:20:33 UTC)

It’s time for a new Reclaimer comic, or so TTL Demag0gue tells us – Episode 52 provides the names of two more AIs (and the origin of one of those). Funky!(Louis Wu 13:02:33 UTC)