kilaMOMjaro let us know that Gaming4Others has kicked off registration for a tournament that will help one of their members get a new kidney. (No, I’m not joking.) The Help RJB Finish the Fight Charity Tourney takes place on March 22, and entrants can compete in the FFA or 4v4 contests. Registration is $10/person, and prizes will be announced soon. (They’ve gotten so many donated that they need to sort ’em all out.) There are some details about RagingJellyBean and her need for a kidney on their Events page. Play Halo, save a life!(Louis Wu 14:08:39 UTC)

Tyler Tschida let us know that he’s opened up a new site called Installation 05, specifically to sell products like McFarlane’s Toys and ActionClix sets. They’re running a promotion right now where they’re giving away a 5-figure ActionClix set to a lucky winner – and if you mention HBO, your entry is doubled. Check ’em out! (Louis Wu 14:03:36 UTC)

2phast wrote to point out that the next Larry the Marine is now up – Larry has come up with yet another plan to defeat the Covenant. This one’s definitely better than the last one… but I think it still might have some holes.(Louis Wu 13:56:01 UTC)

Vincent let us know that the latest Inside Halo (the Halo news machinima from Soda God) is now available at machinima.com (and YouTube). Swing by and watch!(Louis Wu 13:42:06 UTC)

j.miggz recreated Hamlet’s most famous soliloquy in Halo-speak. I don’t know whether to applaud or bang my head on the wall. Go read.(Louis Wu 20:16:34 UTC)

Darkspire Films has put a bunch of their clips together in one montage they call ‘HayLol 2‘ – check it out, there are some funny skits in there! Thanks, Raulboy.(Louis Wu 19:39:43 UTC)

Sigafoos reminded us that The Riot 89 is now up – 32 minutes, 13 MB, lots of stuff like challenges, tourneys, the Frag a Friend event(s), what kind of idiots they are, and more. Go listen!(Louis Wu 19:30:28 UTC)

Paula Rodriguez sent along some pictures of her cardboard Guilty Spark to Tim Dadabo, the voice of Spark. He was so tickled he sent them to us. We’re sharing them with you. Enjoy! (Louis Wu 18:53:13 UTC)

To all the folks who’ve noticed that the latest issue of EGM contains a story about an upcoming Halo LEGO game… we’d like to remind you that that issue of EGM happens to be the April issue. (Louis Wu 16:44:10 UTC)

I neglected to note its passing with an update… but Mythica.org officially went offline on Friday. (Thursday, for file downloads… but the site was still up on Friday.) Again, I’d like to thank Brian for his years of Halo community support – I don’t think his influence on the success of Halo machinima can be overstated. (It’s hard to appreciate that today, with resources like YouTube and GeeVee and Halo 3’s theater mode… but when Mythica opened its doors to fans looking to share their work, bandwidth was EXPENSIVE, and there were very few options for people with just a movie or two.) Thanks, Brian! Mythica will be missed.(Louis Wu 16:30:05 UTC)

Scott Robinson let us know about a new challenge from X-Play (G4TV’s game review show) – Mr Sark (that’s his gamertag, take note, you’ll need it later) has created the Sarkathlon, an obstacle course built on Standoff. Visit his fileshare, and download three files: the Sarkathlon-VIP map (Slot 4), the map itself (labeled ‘Watch tut vid!’, slot 5), and the Sarkathlon-Tut film clip (slot 6). Figure out what’s going on by watching the film, then try to run through the course as quickly as you can. When you’re happy with your result, save the film to your own fileshare, and recommend it to Mr Sark. Winners get fame and t-shirts (though maybe not in that order). You’ve got until midnight March 11 (I’m not sure what timezone, but I’d assume Pacific) to submit your run – they’ll have a leaderboard up on the show Wednesday March 5, so you can see what you’re up against. Get to practicing!(Louis Wu 18:50:27 UTC)

Sometimes, the Arbiter just feels a little put upon. Check out today’s installment of Another Halo Comic Strip.(Louis Wu 18:50:04 UTC)

rapture pointed out a funny little clip at YouTube – Robin Williams backstage at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference riffing on Halo 3 (and the guys who try to pick up his daughter online).(Louis Wu 18:46:48 UTC)

IGN has reviewed McFarlane’s Series 1 figures – go read what they thought!(Louis Wu 18:43:38 UTC)

Joystiq snagged a couple of clips off the Conan O’Brien show – one of ’em is ith SNL’s Jason Sudeikis, who calls Halo his ‘first love’, and then demonstrates Halo 3 teabagging… in front of a national audience.(Louis Wu 18:24:05 UTC)

Elnea stopped by to point out that not only is the next Halo Action Figure Theater out (I’d say it’s probably not recommended for our youngest viewers, because at heart Elnea is a little twisted), but she’s posted a review of the new Halo Action Figures she picked up yesterday – good stuff. Go read – but make sure you’re of age!(Louis Wu 17:17:57 UTC)