The July issue of Xbox Gamer has hit the newsstands in the UK, so we’ve put the June Halo 2 article (scanned nicely by broony) into our Press Scans database. Some good stuff in there, though there’s obviously a lot of overlap with the other magazine articles published last month…

Fourteen new Fan Fiction pieces since the last update. Are you caught up?

A nice collection of desktop images have built up in the past couple of weeks – you can find 17 new choices in our Wallpaper section. Two that really stand out for me (mostly because of the custom artwork) are Mr Guy’s Boarding Action pic, and Eric Rodrigues’ Elite. Go look at everything, though!

In keeping with the mod updates, Homefront has posted one, too. Buildings, vehicles, landscapes… go check it out. Thanks, Pballwizard.

Poor Grunty in today’s One One Se7en.

Halo: Resolution shows why you shouldn’t make EVERYTHING obsolete.

Stefander pointed out the third weekly update for the Zanzibar modding team, over at Halomods. Base work, looks like.

Friday’s Weekly Bungie Update has been added to our database – and a quick search on ‘Marty‘ will show that the last line of his current update might actually be false. Search is good…

Skeletor points out a resource for guitarists:

Powertab Editor is a program that makes arranging songs for the guitar easier. Someone made a tab of the RvB theme recently and uploaded it to the Powertab Archive.

If you use Powertab Editor, go grab this! (And then upload your OWN tabbed version of other Halo songs…

A few days ago, we mentioned Halogen, the upcoming mod for C&C Generals – yesterday Dispraiser posted Weekly Update One on our forum. The UI looks pretty good, and there’s a bit of info about upcoming vehicles and weapons. Take a look!

NiTrOuSoXiDe posted an update for the New Mombasa mod for Halo CE over on Halo Revolution – DHalo reposted it on Halomods, and scottisonfire found it there and posted it on OUR forum. (Viral marketing at its best.) Very sexy screenshot, and some drool-inducing text. Check it out!

GAH! This came in last week, but got lost. (Sorry, Peter.) The Tulsa Jaycees are hosting a video game contest to benefit a local Tulsa hospital on July 10. Halo is one of 9 games in the lineup (rules can be downloaded here, in pdf format). If you live in or near Tulsa, OK, this might be of interest to you!

Red vs Blue will be showing at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX on July 8, 9, and 10. (How they picked 11:49 pm for showtimes, I don’t think I want to know.) Ross Mills also points out some extra Sponsor content related to this event in the RvB Sponsors forum. If you’re in the area – it should be a good time!

rockslider mentions another episode of Frontline with Suzie – this time, the interview is with the Master Chief. Go read!

18 new pieces for you in the Fan Fiction section today – go read. That’s the end of the news posts, I think – UCDI: Special Forces starts pretty soon.

Braxton Colongione made a life-size model (140k) of a plasma pistol – always great to see Halo fans expressing themselves!

It’s taken me forever and a day to get these posted… but they’re worth seeing, so post them I’ll do. Miguel Chavez took a bunch of hi-res pics of the Halo 2 prototype action figures (as well as the now-on-sale Series 4 figures) at E3 this year; we’ve made them available for viewing. There are 640×480 versions for casual viewing, and gigantic 2048×1536 versions for up-close examination. Give ’em a look!

The Bungie Weekly Update this week can be found at the forums on the Major League Gaming website – there’s lots of good stuff, but what killed me was that Sketchfactor was in New York this week, and didn’t call. I would have bought him pancakes! (There’s boatloads of more exciting stuff – go read.) Heads-up, surprisingly, came from Frankie. (Usually a fan beats him to the punch.)

Red vs Blue Episode 37, Dealer Incentive, has been posted for sponsors – and it’s a whopper. 60 mb in high-res, any flavor. 6:27 worth of totally incompetent negotiations… and other stuff. Some of it’s optional.

Halo Babies has updated their comic, and asked a question that’s puzzled many a Halo player over the years. There’s also some new vectorized fan art. Go look!