BloodSignature has released the Harvest 2 trailer, a trailer to the sequel to Harvest. 9.5 mb, almost 3 minutes long. You can grab it from their site, or from a mirror at halomachinima.com. Thanks, trigger119!

Thanks very much to the kindness of SanchezTheLlama, we’ve added a third cutscene mirror to our Halo Cutscene Library – you can now download from bungie.org, mythica.org, or enfinityservers.com. w00t!

Gah. Yesterday was so busy here, I forgot to release any new cutscenes in the Halo Cutscene Library – apologies! If you swing by today, you’ll find all 5 scenes from Silent Cartographer have been added. I’ll do my best to stay on schedule.

Infernus has released a Mac version of his Xbox Live Experience Calculator – you can grab a copy over at Rampancy.net. (The PC version was first mentioned in this forum thread – there are download links in this post.)

trigger119 wrote to point out that HaloMachinima.com has mirrored all of the PraetoriaGuard vids (including yesterday’s Episode 3, both versions). Check ’em out!

Eep – this came in yesterday, but I missed it. DSmooth, of 2old2play, pointed out a new podcast they’re doing, called 2old2type. The first episode is about 60 minutes long, and chock-full of info from E3 this year, including Halo 2 map info. Go download and listen!

Duke87 wrote to us about UK Halo Match Maker, a UK-based tournament community that’s looking to launch its league this Sunday. Matches will be 4v4, with up to 10 people per team – the league will operate like a football league, with one match (3 games) per week, with 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. You can also find league information or an application form for participation around the place. If you’re in the UK, check this out!

Mike Riess writes to say that his website, h2press.net, is offering a free video hosting service for Halo vids, with ‘unlimited space and bandwidth’. You can read the details in this forum post.

Captain Spark whipped out another 30 unique dialogue snippets – you can grab the lot in zipped format on his website, or view them individually in our Dialogue Databank.

What happens when plasma grenades fall in love? What’s a tynosaur, and why should you run from it? What ARE popcorn shrimp, anyway? These questions, and many more (as well as a mini-melee montage) can all be found in the latest video release from PraetoriaGuard’s website – hit ‘Downloads’, and grab Video Three, “Where’s The Beef?”, in either WMP9 Advanced or WMP9 Standard formats (thanks, Gideon, for taking care of the Mac crowd!). A bit over 22 mb, in either format – 8 minutes of hilarity and Cheech and Chong imitations.

With the release of Revenge of the Sith recently, there’s been some silly Star Wars/Halo arguments on our forum (okay, maybe not silly, but… no, silly). Stuntmutt joins in with a new One One Se7en. (To be fair to him, he never really intended this to see the light of day – if it makes you groan, blame me.)

I’m breaking a rule because… well, because I want to. Last night, Jamie98s posted a movie on our forum – it’s a remake of 28 Days Later, in the Halo engine. It’s 25 minutes long, and does an amazing job of capturing the feel of the film. (It’s abridged, clearly – but it uses the audio track from the film married to footage from Halo 2, and stays very true to the atmosphere of the original.) The movie is quite large (73-74 mb, depending on flavor), due to its unusual length. You can find a number of mirror links in Jaime98s’s forum post – but most of them are limited in the number of downloads they’ll support, so we’re putting up several mirrors of our own (the rule I’m breaking is the ‘no posting movies without MPRRS approval’ rule).

    WMP9 (72.5 mb): b.org 1 | mythica.org | b.org 2 | HBO Spartans
    QuickTime (73.5 mb): b.org 1 | mythica.org | b.org 2 | HBO Spartans

Go watch this – there’s a lot of work put into it! Update: trigger119 has made copies of both versions available at Halomachinima.com, as well. Thanks, trigger!

sh33p has decided to start a summer league for fun, not rank. Rules are posted at his website, and motivation and basic info can be found in the forum post. If you’re looking for an alternative to matchmaking, this might be for you!

Cigma posted a note in our forum about OlapStats.com – and how it’s become HaloStatsOnline.com. They’re still offering basic services for free, but they’ve added an advanced membership category ($10/year) that gives you extra features. Check the links for more details.

(GT)Juggler has posted a teaser to his next video, HaloGT 18, ‘No Scope King’. Great video quality, and a no-scope montage… should be fun! Available in several formats; they range in size from 4.4 mb to 8.4 mb, depending on size and version.

XerxdeeJ points out his newest post on his Tied the Leader blog – a look at Fanboy Psychosis. It’s more focused on the Star Wars series than Halo, but Halo’s mentioned, and the syndrome is definitely applicable.

Z, from Halo2Forum.com, wrote to point out a new montage they’re hosting – very high quality video, nice timing. You can find it in this forum thread.

Red Leader pointed out that there’s another episode of This Island Earth posted now. I’ve lost track of the plotline, but the graphics work is nice.

The Halo Cutscene Library grows by another two scenes today – the Keyes rescue from the brig, and the final Truth and Reconciliation scene have both been added. Go grab the flavor of your choice!

Over at Rampancy.net, there’s another Halo audio transcription – this one is Earth City, done by Spenser Anunsen. The downloadable archive (free registration required to see the Download link) contains a midi file, Printmusic files, a score, and a PDF doc containing the score. Nice work!