Last night was also the night that this week’s Halo Humpday Challenge got posted (thanks again, LackOfKnowledge) – the EA Tiburon team met, and were demolished on the field of battle by, the Bungie crew. Harshness! I think the page’s thumbnail says it best…(Louis Wu 12:53:17 UTC)

Bungie has posted their newest podcast – the first hour is Dave Dunn telling stories of the old days at Bungie Studios, and the last 20 minutes has Paul Bertone talking football and ripping on Luke. It’s a pretty great listen – go grab a copy and hear tales of Chris Butcher sleeping in fields and doing something with mushrooms. Thanks to LackOfKnowledge (and serpx) for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 12:46:51 UTC)

Monster week for the Fan Fiction section – 19 new pieces. Go read!(Louis Wu 12:45:18 UTC)

Nathan Gibson let us know that he and the website Community Radar have put together a Halo 3 Guide – it’s 52 pages long, and available in both PDF and Microsoft Word formats. You can grab it from the Community Radar website. They’re also looking for folks to help update and expand upon what they’ve got – if you’re interested, follow the Submissions link at the top of the page.(Louis Wu 12:30:04 UTC)

Don Whitford let us know that Obienator released a couple of short vids recently – there’s “an extended edit of a plasma sword fight“, and a Halo-flavored tribute to Penny Arcade’s riff on Valve’s Portal. Both are on YouTube – go watch!(Louis Wu 12:29:26 UTC)

Cody Miller announced a new feature at High Speed Halo – the “Million point challenge”. Can you help the crew score a total of a million points on the campaign metagame? His first run is up – 73 thousand points on Halo. Go help!(Louis Wu 19:51:12 UTC)

An article written by a Silicon Valley insider uses Halo 3 as evidence that content drives sales more than technology does… I think there are lots of examples of that these days, but Halo 3 definitely fits the mold.(Louis Wu 19:22:40 UTC)

BARBARIC RAGE pointed out a pretty cool Halo 1 Standee (from the original Xbox Launch in 2001), now for sale on eBay. It’s in pretty nice condition – check it out!(Louis Wu 18:38:22 UTC)

trigger119 sends word to remind everyone that the Halo 3 Film Festival at MLGPro.com will only take submissions through tonight – if you’re planning on participating, now’s the time to get your entry in!(Louis Wu 18:35:10 UTC)

Dan Rhine and his fiancee were married on October 6. They had a pretty cake. Why do you care? Because they’re both avid Halo players, and Halo was there. He and his friends spent the morning trying to collect the IWHBYD skull. “Rock Anthem to Save the World” was played during the reception. And the groom’s cake had a Halo cake topper. Fate had them meet as foes on Xbox Live, but these rings have made them brothers. (Well… spouses, anyway.)(Louis Wu 14:09:45 UTC)

RVideo noticed that one of the original Nightmare Armor Rocket Launchers (they made three, back in the day) is available right now on eBay (take THAT, Hawty McBloggy!). Current bid is $155, reserve is not met yet. There are still 5 and a half days left on the auction. This puppy is 4 feet long, and weighs 24 lbs; it’s a monster!(Louis Wu 13:54:26 UTC)

Elnea posted Halo Action Theater #98 – if you don’t normally read her RvB Journal, you might wonder what that giant cat is doing in frame 3. If you aren’t wondering that… well, I guess the surreality of the strip has become commonplace for you.(Louis Wu 13:50:21 UTC)

Wow… Hawty McBloggy speculated about how interesting it might have been to have had Cortana as the final unlockable in Halo 3. Personally, I’m guessing I’d go crazy after a day or so… but it’s an intriguing idea. Go let her know what you think!(Louis Wu 09:54:04 UTC)

Jay sent us a link to a thread he started at the High Impact Halo forums – it gives step-by-step instructions for making your Legendary helmet wearable… with lots and lots of pics. He even added lights! (Remember: if you do this, you’ve done it; you can’t put it back the way it was.)(Louis Wu 09:50:10 UTC)

Mid7night has added a Phantom Dropship to X-Plane – you can find a download link (with pictures) in his forum post. Nice!(Louis Wu 09:48:16 UTC)

Mintz came across a page of geeky wedding photos – check the fifth one down. You’ll find a couple of familiar characters…(Louis Wu 09:46:25 UTC)