PHANTOMFIRE X let us know that DS Fanboy has a list of the ‘Top ten horrendous April Fools’ joke ideas for DS owners’… and Halo DS is on the list. (Problem is, it’s not really a joke…)(Louis Wu 18:41:58 UTC)

Bzerker01 let us know that Outpost: Isil Episode 4 is up at Treeskunk Productions – the humans look for lost stuff, the Covenant looks for food. When they find each other, you learn which side shoots better. Sort of.(Louis Wu 15:42:43 UTC)

SPARTAN 294 pointed out that Major Nelson’s LIVE Activity list for last week has Call of Duty 4 still on top of the charts. (My last few posts about this list have had tongue-in-cheek commentary about what the list might mean to the Halo community, and without fail, have caused people to rant at me either that I was taking things too seriously or that I wasn’t taking them seriously enough – so I’m leaving this as a straight news bit. There’s the list.)(Louis Wu 15:29:38 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue has posted the next episode of his Reclaimer comic – #39 introduces Cavalcade, and further deepens the mystery of Ferial’s motivations. What’s really going on?(Louis Wu 15:15:26 UTC)

We got word from Tyler Tschida, of Installation 05, that a regular from our forum – JeSteR 343 – won the free ActionClix set they gave away last month. (Congrats, JeSteR!) They’ve got a new contest up right now – submit a cool screenshot, win a McFarlane Brute Chopper. Go read the page for full details! You’ve got until April 26 to submit.(Louis Wu 15:13:05 UTC)

Merc noticed a page selling a custom-made sculpted figure from Starship Troopers (well, maybe not any more – the page dates back 7 years) – it looks a lot like a Halo marine with Hayabusa shoulders. Interesting! (If you’re interested in ordering, you might want to contact the creator first on this page.)(Louis Wu 15:08:31 UTC)

Cody Miller announced that the winner of his crossword puzzle was goatrope. Go see how you did.(Louis Wu 22:34:58 UTC)

Nabsuh stopped by to point out a trailer for Fatum, an upcoming Halo 3 machinima he’s doing CGI for. Go watch it on YouTube.(Louis Wu 22:21:36 UTC)

Over at Halo Wars Heaven, there’s a new interview with Halo Wars lead designer Graeme Devine, in which a playable Forerunner race is announced. J23 noticed this mentioned on the official Halo Wars website.(Louis Wu 21:32:56 UTC)

Aaron Fish let us know that Larry the Marine 15 was released yesterday. It’s the beginning of a look back at how Larry got himself into this mess in the first place…(Louis Wu 20:49:33 UTC)

Marc Swint let us know that Mindless Distortion has posted a trailer for Gray Team Transmission Two: Relegation. You can stream or download it from a variety of sources – they’ve taken the feedback they got from Transmission One (released last week), and are promising an improved machinima project. Take a look!(Louis Wu 20:40:44 UTC)

Casters Realm has news of ‘Halo: Divide of the Covenant’, a Halo MMO. (Here’s a hint, for folks creating April Fools posts in the future – don’t use artwork from existing Halo projects if you want to be taken even a LITTLE bit seriously.) Thanks, gunluva.(Louis Wu 20:26:06 UTC)

Today’s episode of Another Halo Comic Strip answers a question a lot of people have asked for a long time. You might not be happy with the result, though.(Louis Wu 19:01:57 UTC)

If you’re a Red vs Blue fan, you can celebrate their 5th birthday with them – by buying the RvB Box Set. It includes all five seasons, plus a bonus disc that contains lots and lots of good stuff that never made it out before. (You can read about it on the RvB website.) If you already HAVE all five years on DVD (as many of us do), never fear – instead of the $70 box set, you can buy the box and the bonus disc for $20. Don’t be a cockbite – get yours today!(Louis Wu 18:48:34 UTC)

Halo CE Chronicles’ Shipwrecked, Episode 6 is now up – this puppy’s degenerating.(Louis Wu 18:27:31 UTC)

Wow, I hate it when news posts are eaten by the site gremlins. GameSpot is running a Halo 3 CTF tournament – registration begins tomorrow, runs for 5 days. Winning team gets a $200 Best Buy card. Swing by for more details.(Louis Wu 18:23:52 UTC)

Check out the Bungie.net Jobs page – there are three new jobs (Port/Emulation Specialist, 3D UI Designer, and Animator/Dance Choreographer) you might be qualified for. Sort of makes you wonder what they’re working on, doesn’t it?(Louis Wu 17:15:36 UTC)