Yesterday, EternalScrappy’s ‘Go To Sleep’, a video set to the tune of the same name by Eminem, came through our system – the music’s a bit harsher than we usually see around here, but the MPRRS passed it along, so we’ll do the same. You probably want to have the volume down if you’re watching this at work. WMP9 format or QuickTime format, 33.1 mb.(Louis Wu 15:05:38 UTC)

The Halo Humpday Challenge seems to be harder and harder to keep as the weeks go by; this week, two Bungie employees lassooed two Cayote Cavegirls to provide at least a modicum of resistence to the opposing Hollywood Halo team. Didn’t go so well, for Bungie – they lost all three matches. Swing by to read KP’s entertaining writeup – and wish the boys luck in actually fielding a team next week!(Louis Wu 14:37:36 UTC)

Eleven new stories and poems went live this morning in the Fan Fiction section – go read!(Louis Wu 14:25:58 UTC)

Deepblue stopped by our forum to announce that LEVEL, a large gaming mag in Sweden, has a huge Halo 3 section in their latest edition (not out on newsstands yet, only subscribers have it at this stage). He discusses some of the biggest bombshells revealed in the story – and if you’re the type of person who doesn’t want to know any of the surprises before you get to play them yourself, do NOT read this. Two new weapons and a new vehicle are described. (Among other tidbits.) People are demanding scans, so I’ll remind the forum now what our general policy is: we will not allow any scans of magazines currently on store shelves to be shown in our forum. If the magazine is so new that it’s not even ON store shelves yet, it should be obvious to you that we won’t allow it in this case, either. When Issue 8 hits the shelves, probably in early December, if someone has sent along scans of the article, we’ll post it then – but not before.(Louis Wu 14:11:33 UTC)

Paul Maestri shot us the word that Halo Heads 22 was posted – things NOT to settle with a Rocket Launcher. Go build your own list.(Louis Wu 20:10:11 UTC)

John Turner was checking the events calendar of his school, Shawnee University in Portsmouth, OH, and noticed that Peter Tamte was going to be speaking at a tech conference there tomorrow. (Yeah, we know – short notice.) It’s unclear how much of his Bungie experience will make it into this talk, but the blurb on the Shawnee website mentions Halo prominiently. If you’re in the area… this could be good!(Louis Wu 19:50:38 UTC)

Turtle Mann submitted ‘The SnowGlobe Show’ to the MPRRS recently, and they liked it. A variety show, with the comedy coming from the clan interactions. Give it a look! Available in WMP9 format (45.4 mb) or QuickTime format (47.9 mb).(Louis Wu 19:45:34 UTC)

Dennis Powers writes to point out The Halo CE Chronicles has kicked off Season 4, entitled ‘Static’. Episode 1 is now available for download. It tells the story of Petty Officer Alex Hicks, the last survivor of a UNSC crash on the First Ring World. Go grab a copy in WMP9, QuickTime, or streaming Flash.(Louis Wu 16:03:33 UTC)

Very cool – Narcogen ran across an opportunity in Lacey, WA by reading Eric Trautmann’s blog; Jay Faerber, the author of the ‘Armor Testing’ story in the Halo Graphic Novel, will be on hand at Olympic Cards and Comics to sign stuff (and answer questions) this Saturday, October 28, from 1-5 pm. After the signing/Q&A session, there’ll be a Halo tourney, with some nice goodies in the pot.(Louis Wu 13:16:22 UTC)

While I slept (heh – right now, I’m not doing much else), KP dashed around to all the team members working on Halo 2 Vista (codenamed ‘Hired Gun’), and asked ’em a few questions for you. Go meet the guys (of both sexes) that are gonna be bringing you this masterpiece in just a very few months!(Louis Wu 13:10:46 UTC)

Wow. I have no idea about the background of this seller, or whether this is normal for this industry – but it seems like a pretty awesome opportunity for the right collector. BARBARIC_RAGE noticed an eBay auction, ending tomorrow night, for what purports to be a page of the original Simon Bisley artwork used in the Halo Graphic Novel. Gorgeous! If we get more info on this, we’ll pass it along.(Louis Wu 22:09:25 UTC)

ChrisVioxxx stumbled across this online ad as he was websurfing yesterday – while I find it hilarious, I have the same problem Chris has – I have trouble seeing anyone with the authority to authorize this actually doing so. Which would suggest, funny as it is, look quick, cause it won’t be around for long.(Louis Wu 22:00:33 UTC)