Ducain found a bizarre little glitch last night – bypassed some standard loading points, and found… a killer hog? (WMP9 format, 3.4 mb.)

Marc, at Halo Universe, points out a movie they’re hosting – 10.6 mb, AVI format) recorded via shakeycam at the Games Convention in Leipzig (where Halo 2 is available to be played by the masses). Screen glare is a bit of a problem… but Halo 2 is Halo 2, right? Check it out! Update: full-bore points out a BitTorrent link for the same footage.

There’s a new interview with Alex Seropian, of Wideload Games, up over at GamersInfo.net; this one, more than most, focuses on Alex’s experience with Bungie and Halo. Answers are a bit tongue-in-cheek – nice to see! Thanks to Thomas Bottrill for the heads-up.

Baldev Patel sent in a link to a picture of a Halo cake, hosted by 343GS. Looks yummy!

A while ago, pushbak created a movie called Supermega – it’s gameplay set to music, but the gameplay is a lot of fun to watch (the guy’s pretty good with a sniper rifle). We were hosting GNF videos when he submitted it, and he’s been patiently waiting – sorry for the delay. It’s QuickTime format, 480×360, 4:36 long, and 27.3 mb big. We’ve put up copies on both Mythica.org and files.bungie.org. Enjoy!

Halo Babies has a new comic up – in which Baby MC is a little… lost. If you’re interested in meeting these guys, they’re gonna be at MLG’s Downpour event in Seattle this weekend, selling Halo Babies T-Shirts – details can be found in this news post.

Wow – a movie theater in Logan, Utah has set up a permanent weekly Halo tourney, making good use of their giant screens for some sweet gameplay. Not a bad way to bring in a little extra money! Thanks to Team Overkill (w00t! Halo 2 is coming, they’re visible again!) for the heads-up.

Yesterday, Art Vandelay pointed out some shakeycam photos taken at the X04 Canada event in Toronto, during Halo 2 multiplay. (There are 54 shots in all.) Apparently, they were originally taken by “Biff Sasquatch” of GameFAQs. Extra mirrors for some (or all) of the shots can be found in this TeamXbox thread. Before everyone gets all hot and bothered – most of these are really terrible; blurry, weird angles, whatever. And they’re all showing the same E3-based Zanzibar build you saw pics of several months ago. That said, gameplay is gameplay, and you get some new views here. Check ’em out!

It’s that Bungie-special Episode 77 over at Calvin and Halo – and Blackstar takes a shot at the… hmm. Someone.

The Fan Fiction section grows by another 13 pieces today, including a poem AND a song. Give it a look-see.

Wow. Nice Halo painting – 20×30 acrylic on canvas. Pointed out by its creator, Stinogatron. He mentions that there are a couple of other Halo pieces in his DeviantArt gallery. (One of them is already in our Wallpaper section…)

Hmm… Alex Cross got his hands on the long-awaited OXM Holiday Preview Guide… and he was disappointed. Yes, there’s a large spread on Halo 2 – but to him, it seemed like a rehash of existing info, and there weren’t any new screenshots. (The leaked shots currently making the rounds will likely show up in the October issue, due on newsstands on September 7.) It’s got plenty of information, and if you’re looking for a mag that compares the various games due out for Christmas, this would be a great buy (it is, after all the Holiday Preview Guide) – but if you’re specifically looking for Halo 2 info, it looks like you won’t find it here. Go read Alex’s post for more details.

As we mentioned yesterday, Microsoft was recently in Toronto for X04 Canada, a press-only event at which Halo 2 was present, and playable. Gamespot was there, and snuck in an interview with Peter Moore, Microsoft’s VP of marketing for Xbox International. Moore was enthusiastic across the board… but had some pretty amazing things to say about the Halo 2 release.

“…there is no doubt in my mind that the first 24 hours of Halo 2 will be bigger than the first 24 hours of any movie at box office or music CD. They will pale in comparison. Halo 2 will be the biggest 24 hours in entertainment retail history.”

Go read the rest of the interview – get pumped up.

Hawaiian Pig fixed a small typo in his recently-posted Red vs Blue Season 3 poster – and added two new styles, and a new set piece. Pictures, and explanations, can be found in this forum post.

Mintz08 decided to try the Megabattle technique (fixed camera, multiple composited shots) with Halo action figures, rather than ingame – interesting results. Plasmanator tossed in his own offering. A new creative option?

Bestmasterchief posted a link to a vid hosted by Halo Babies – bouncing warthogs off dropships. It’s 5 mb, WMP9 format. The last one’s nicely timed.

Dolbex has been playing with the Megabattle picture technique (search our news if this doesn’t mean anything to you), and has recreated a few key moments from MLG games. There are four static shots, and one panoramic. Pretty slick! (Registration – free – required to see the pics.)