Stuntmutt speculates about Halo 3 in today’s One One Se7en. You ask me, though, that last balloon sounds more like J Allard than Frankie…

kapowaz pointed out a writeup of a Halo PC match between the HBO Helljumpers and his own Helljumpers (not affiliated with HBO). Looks like the HBO team got their butts kicked pretty bad… it’s an entertaining writeup.

Sector 7 is putting together a machinima series, called Squad 7. The promo for the series (51 seconds long, QT format, 8 mb) is available on their website. Thanks, JPOGDNA

Thanks to Peptuck, who submitted Level Transcripts for both The Arbiter and Oracle. The Arbiter is now online – Oracle should be soon. (Apparently, a number of other levels are in progress, thanks to fan response to mnemesis’ call for help last week.) Remember: these are works in progress; if you come across a mistake, PLEASE send us a note; we’ll fix it. (Update: Gravemind is also up, thanks to Count Zero. Thanks, Count! -mnem)

Two new cutscenes added to the Halo Cutscene Library today – The Library is now documented. Go grab ’em!

Anelf3 submitted an audio recording of a piano recital he performed a couple of weeks ago – his subject material was the Halo theme (figured out on his own, rather than read from published material). The MP3 is 2.7 mb, and just under 3 minutes long. Give it a listen!

Fifteen new pieces for you in the Fan Fiction section today. A quick note – one of these pieces is an analysis of in-game relationships – it belongs in the Halo Story section, rather than the Fan Fiction section. I let this one go, because up until now there hasn’t been a rule against them (I didn’t think one was needed) – but if others choose to use the Fan Fiction section to submit story speculation, we’ll be rejecting the entries. Thanks.

Jillybean has snagged several forum threads and bundled them up for inclusion on the Halo Story Page – you’re welcome to toss in your own two cents about the credibility of any of the theories mentioned!

Today, the Halo Cutscene Library adds the three cutscenes from 343 Guilty Spark – please download the files to your local hard drive (instead of streaming them from our mirrors), and if the download is going very slowly, try a different mirror. (The middle cutscene is quite large.) Enjoy!

Titan85c noticed a Halo mod for Madness Interactive over at Matrix Rayne Online – there aren’t any screenshots, but there’s a downloadable zip (4 mb). If you have Madness Interactive, check this out!

Henri sent us a link from the High Impact Halo forums, containing download links (three resolutions, all WMP9 format) for his jumping vid. Mostly new maps. Take a look!

Recently, the PraetoriaGuard clan has appeared on the movie-making scene, to considerable praise. Now, we’re happy to bring you some of the secrets of its leader, LordGideon, who is working on a guide to help you make movies, hosted right here at HBO. It’s written for Windows XP users – because that’s what LordGideon uses. It will cover a variety of software applications, from video to audio, from freeware to expensiveware. Check out the first two lessons now! (More are coming.)

There’s a Worms-based Halo Flash movie at Newgrounds – that is, a movie showing a Worms-like battle, but with Halo-themed worms. Well done, but a bit slow. Thanks, Eww.

Episode 12 of the Codex Series, ‘Emergency Response’, has been posted – 6:40 worth of great storyline, cinematography, voice work. This one rocks. Go watch. Thanks, trigger119.

Bungie’s Weekly What’s Update was posted last night (as usual) – there’s information about cheating (including a clarification about the difference between Bungie banning folks and Xbox Live banning folks, and a new email address for reporting cheaters), plus some other random stuff – it’s been a bit of a slow week. Go read it!

Red Leader says there’s a new This Island Earth up. Go check.

H2Press.net has released a toolbar for Windows Internet Explorer – it adds handy links to a variety of Halo-related RSS feeds, as well as direct buttons to fansites and bungie.net. Read about (and find download links) on their forum.

rec0, over on the Gearbox forums, has released a tool for adding new bipeds (and other characters) into HaloCE. You can find a download link (and basic instructions) in this thread. Thanks, MasterGrief.

Kaboris pointed out a page on the Xbox.com Japan site (I can’t find a corresponding page yet on the main Xbox.com site) touting the multiplayer map pack. it’s got a bunch of screenshots that haven’t been released (legally) anywhere else yet, and walkthrough vids of the first four maps (a lot like the ones Red vs Blue made, except without voiceover, explaining what you’re looking at, and only available to PCs – the movies won’t play on macs.) Go look! Update: Jimmy points out that those ARE the RvB movies – minus Burnie’s voiceover.

You knew it was only a matter of time before One One Se7en started taking potshots at the new consoles…