ZZoMBiE13 is proud of the latest episode of Another Halo Comic Strip – the first strip of 2008 also marks the longest he’s ever stuck with a webcomic. I know I speak for many when I say I hope there are many more!(Louis Wu 20:47:37 UTC)

Joystiq posted their Top 10 Games of 2007 – Halo 3 came in at number 6. (Before you get all upset about that, understand that they felt it was the one game you should have with you on a desert island. It lost points because it was the third go-round, not for anything else.) The whole list is nicely justified – go read!(Louis Wu 20:38:46 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has relinquished control of her blog for a day (or a post) – there’s a guest strip from -S-, aka IX Fall0ut XI, on what the pro gaming community wants. I wish there’d been less unsubstantiated rationalizing (I don’t know why people can’t just say “this is what I want”, but instead need to say “this is what we all want, and we are a huge group”), but it’s a nice summary of how the pro community differentiates itself from the non-pro community. (I don’t want to call non-pros ‘casual gamers’, because I know PLENTY of hardcore competitive gamers that don’t think this way – I’m not sure there’s any way to split things comfortably in a binary fashion.) You don’t have to agree with it, but it’s an interesting read.(Louis Wu 20:20:19 UTC)

deftangel found a video which appears on YouTube, GameVideos, and Mythica.org. It’s a montage – but it’s not like any montage I’ve ever seen. It was created by UnfilteredNoise (his YouTube handle)/krushedNsorted (his GameVideos/1UP handle), and although the music grates strongly on my nerves, the camerawork is amazing. It’s not about awesome snipes, or triple kills, or unreal sticks – it’s about Halo gameplay, shown in such a way that you just want to pick up a controller and start playing. Go watch. (The YouTube version is crap; download the higher-res version from Mythica or GameVideos.)(Louis Wu 19:22:47 UTC)

Halo Babies hasn’t been in the news much in the past year – but they’re back, and launching a new comic strip, Larry the Marine. Swing by to check it out, along with an interview with the strip’s author!(Louis Wu 18:47:25 UTC)

RVideo created a really nice image showing Epitaph… from way outside the gameplay portion of the level. He’s included the raw version (before perspective correction), as well. What a nice New Year’s present!(Louis Wu 18:45:04 UTC)

pooberry wrote up a travelogue of his experience at a LAN event that occurred here last weekend – sounds like he had a pretty good time. There are pictures, too.(Louis Wu 18:35:53 UTC)

Xbox Family says Halo 3’s ‘rehashed [campaign] gameplay and storyline similarities’ held it back from being their Game of the Year – but its multiplayer component made sure it didn’t fall below the number 2 slot.(Louis Wu 21:25:25 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy is getting tired of muting idiots, so she wants everyone on Live to take a simple survey. Your answers will determine your automute status when playing with her. (For what it’s worth, I want this too.)(Louis Wu 20:59:56 UTC)

Yesterday, we mentioned that Halo 3 had won GameTrailers’ Best Shooter award for 2007 – Mattus let us know that they’ve also taken Multiplayer GotY, and Best 360 Game. Nice going!(Louis Wu 20:48:52 UTC)

harabek stopped by to announce ‘All The Stuff Your Heart Is Wet For’ – a music video montage that works surprisingly well. Several very funny clips; I laughed out loud at the Counting Crows punchline. (Mostly because I didn’t recognize the opening; might not have been as funny if I had.) Go watch it – I know there are a lot of these, but this one’s quite good.(Louis Wu 20:38:54 UTC)

A bit over a week ago, Taco Power stopped by our forum to report that ‘Peril’, from the Halo 2 Soundtrack, could be heard in the Top Gear Christmas special. Given that Top Gear is actually pretty hard to find on this side of the pond, I decided to pass on this as front-page news. It popped up another couple of times on the forum, as other people heard it, and came to report it – but it wasn’t until today, when SLR999 pointed out a YouTube link to the clip in question, that this was actually visible to folks who can’t find Top Gear on their TVs. Go watch it – nice use of the music! (Pretty nice car, too.)(Louis Wu 20:28:27 UTC)

In its 750th (!!!) standard strip, One One Se7en sends you New Year’s wishes, of a sort. Well, not really. It just makes you laugh. It’s a Christmas Miracle, one week late.(Louis Wu 16:44:49 UTC)

Gaming Steve has put together a list of resolutions made by games and consoles for the new year. (I’m wondering when he broke into my house to ask my stuff… but I’ll let that go for now.) Bungie, Halo 2 (Vista) and Halo 3 are all on the list. Thanks, gijake.(Louis Wu 16:43:56 UTC)

retinence is back with another Lego Bionicle Halo figure. This time, it’s a Grunt. He hasn’t posted instructions for making this one yet – but will, if there’s a demand. Take a look!(Louis Wu 16:40:10 UTC)

Wow, awesome. Alexei TND (you can find a bunch of his work in our Misc Art section) is offering one of his cool space pics at cost – that is, you can buy a canvas print from DeviantART, and pay only what DA charges for printing and shipping; Alexei is making zero profit on this one. It’s not particularly Halo-related… but it’s pretty nice space art, and it’s a great deal, and he’s offering it to the Halo community. Check it out.(Louis Wu 16:37:15 UTC)