The Bungie Weekly Update has been posted (thanks, Frankie) – reading it should make you want to bust down the doors of Bungie Studios and steal some time on the test machines – even if it’s only for the few minutes it takes the cops to break down the barricades you left in the lobby. But if you wanna stay legal, there’s stuff about things to buy at the Bungie Store, too. Party pooper. (And, of course, you can read it in our Weekly Update Archive.)(Louis Wu 02:07:56 UTC)

Walshicus pointed out a Halo tourney in Crawley (Southeast England) coming up on the 19th of November. More details in his post!(Louis Wu 02:07:03 UTC)

Lukey125 found a Halo-related strip of Little Gamers – another perspective on the Peter Jackson influence.(Louis Wu 02:05:43 UTC)

Dennis Powers points out two new, and decidedly different, Halo CE maps available for download at halomaps.org. Mystic places you in a mist-filled valley with castles hidden behind waterfalls; a unique skybox gives the whole level a different feel. Snowtorn Cove is a winter take on a classic Halo CE map – absolutely worth a run-through. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 00:36:06 UTC)

Joystiq, in order to brighten your mood a bit, has dug up a few video performances of the Halo theme for your enjoyment. None are new, but they’re nice to have all together! (To be honest, I’d never heard the guitar solo before.) Thanks, 3Suns.(Louis Wu 00:26:41 UTC)

Self-deprecating humor works really well when you suck. Check out today’s One One Se7en.(Louis Wu 20:01:37 UTC)

EternalScrappy continues on his MPRRS-passing moviemaking spree; his remake of ‘Don’t Stay’ (song by Linkin Park, action by Bungie and Scrappy) made it through last night. Not a lot of plot – just a well-timed music vid. Great camera work. Grab it in WMP9 format (41.3 mb) or QuickTime format (43 mb).(Louis Wu 19:57:52 UTC)

Major.Dump has been learning about 3D animations – he’s posted a few of his early works. You’ll find some in this post (local, more easily downloaded versions, including QT, are in this post), and another one here (local versions here). Pretty cool stuff!(Louis Wu 19:36:08 UTC)

PEZ wants to collect all the clues about Halo 3 multiplayer in one place – what better place than a Wiki? Swing by halowiki.net and peruse his starting collection – and if you have other confirmed info, add it!(Louis Wu 19:28:39 UTC)

Twenty new pieces available in the Fan Fiction section this week – some big names! Check it out.(Louis Wu 19:20:20 UTC)

The Halo Humpday Challenge was, once again, internal, and Halo 3-based, rather than Halo 2. KP teases you with tidbits of gameplay for a game you won’t see for a while… and gets in a shot or two at his boss. Fun writeup, as usual, as long as you can get past the envy. Thanks, LoneRanger 2.5.(Louis Wu 18:17:45 UTC)

IceWeasel noticed that you can now buy the Carnage symbol at the Bungie Store – but it’s no longer a sticker, now it’s an iron-on patch. At $3, you should buy a couple; they’d look great on backpacks.(Louis Wu 18:12:10 UTC)

A quick reminder – the Mackies, the annual Machinima Awards, take place this weekend, and the Machinima Festival that goes with them starts tomorrow; you can read articles at both Newsday.com and Wired.com. Halo projects feature prominently in both articles.(Louis Wu 17:53:27 UTC)

Bunch of new video content over at MLGPro.com – you’ll find some gameplay stuff linked from Foulacy’s blog, and a nice feature on Dave “Walshy” Walsh (included in the longer trailer in that blog, but available on its own, as well) for the upcoming TV season. Thanks to 3Suns for both.(Louis Wu 17:50:10 UTC)

EternalScrappy put together ‘Outside’, a video about the Arbiter set to the eponymous song by Staind. All of his footage came from cutscenes – but he did a fantastic job matching the action to the lyrics. Cinematics, of course, are great – Bungie did ’em. A couple of MPRRS reviewers weren’t happy to see purely cutscene footage… but given the limitations, the piece is really well-done. 58.1 mb in WMP9 format, 65.8 mb in QuickTime format.(Louis Wu 01:00:43 UTC)

Paul Maestri points out that Halo Heads 25 is available – it made me laugh. Go read.(Louis Wu 21:49:36 UTC)