QsKglobal.com sends their own Christmas wishes, in the form of a video… 113 mb, WMP9 format. (It’s considerably more violent than some other wishes you might see this time of year…)(Louis Wu 21:41:46 UTC)

The Edgeworks Crew has two new CG screennshots, courtesy of Major.Dump – they’re a Christmas present to you. Thanks, MasterChief2829.(Louis Wu 19:59:45 UTC)

This scared me.(Louis Wu 19:50:54 UTC)

The Cortana action figure artist proof that went on sale last week didn’t reach its reserve price – so it’s back up today. Give it another shot! (There really are not very many of these at all; only a few were made. This auction ends the day after Christmas – so you don’t have long to wait to see if you’ve won!)(Louis Wu 16:52:01 UTC)

EternalScrappy has made a Christmas Video from Renegade Pictures – take a look! QuickTime format, 26 mb, hosted by Mythica.(Louis Wu 16:48:15 UTC)

If you missed Episode 7 of the MLG Pro Circuit on USA yesterday, you can find it available for web viewing from the MLGPro.com front page. This is the Las Vegas National Championships – this one’s for all the marbles. Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 15:00:45 UTC)

Black Guard created a Halo video as a Christmas gift to the HBO community – you can find links in this post. (Louis Wu 14:56:51 UTC)

Lordstemplar1 stopped by to point out a cool wallpaper created by MaCeGaC for the Prophecy website – very nice work! (MaCeGaC has been busy – he created a Christmas wallpaper for High Impact Halo recently, too.)(Louis Wu 14:55:08 UTC)

Rookie Rabbit Productions wrote to point out their Comic series – it’s mostly not Halo related, but there was a Halo strip back in October. Check it out!(Louis Wu 14:52:01 UTC)

Mintz noticed a ‘Ten for 2007’ article at GameInformer that focuses on Xbox 360 offerings – and Halo 3 is at the top of the list. Works for me!(Louis Wu 14:49:59 UTC)

This Spartan Life, a machinima talk show, has released previous episodes as ‘modules’ – a half-hour show might be broken up into 5 or 6 pieces, and released over the course of a few weeks. Episode 4 is a little different – 3 of the 5 modules are online right now, with a fourth due to show up later today. This episode will contain interviews with McKenzie Wark (author of A Hacker Manifesto, among other works) and Burnie Burns (of Rooster Teeth Productions), as well as humor and music snippets. The opening monologue, the travelogue we mentioned in early November, and the interview with Burnie are all up now, with the McKenzie Wark interview coming soon. Go watch – good stuff!(Louis Wu 17:48:22 UTC)

Red vs Blue Episode 86 is now up for Sponsors – ‘Brass Tacks’ is all about introducing Sister to the Blue Team – and some other people. Don’t ask about the Ping Pong Ball trick. Thanks to Bodie for noticing. (This should be available for free before Christmas, I’d guess.)(Louis Wu 15:22:39 UTC)

Legend, from Halo Base, wrote to point out an analysis article about the Brute Vidoc – it’s in German, but it’s pretty big, so if you read German, there’s lots of info. There’s also a shopping guide, if you’re still missing Christmas presents (and read German).(Louis Wu 15:18:53 UTC)

Over at MLGPro.com, you’ll find a sneak peek at the final episode of the MLG Pro Circuit – first from Walshy’s perspective, then from Karma’s. What struck me most about watching Karma’s screen was the way he simply never slipped off his target’s head. (I know most pros do that to some degree – but it’s never seemed so obvious before, at least to me.) Great bit – thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 15:13:29 UTC)

The last Bungie Weekly Update of the year is up – looks like Frankie’s all alone in the Bungie offices. Go read, then have some eggnog, even if Frankie says it’s terrible. Because it’s not. Eggnog rocks. As always, you can read it at Bungie.net, or you can read it in our Weekly Update Archive. (Not bad, btw – 104 weekly updates in 110 weeks. That’s not a lot of slacking!)(Louis Wu 02:02:07 UTC)

Christmas is Monday, but Stuntmutt has started the season a little early, with today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 16:31:25 UTC)