Speaking of eBay… this is pretty nice. Sulaco is selling his Xbox goodies – a Halo Special Edition Xbox, copies of Halo, Halo 2 (the Limited Edition version), Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Splinter Cell, hi-def cables, the Xbox DVD remote, a communicator headset for Live, and more – current bid is $51, and there’s no reserve. You’ve got 4 and a half days to decide.

Gryponosiris found a Covenant Plasma Pistol replica (heh – as though there’s a REAL one I need to differentiate from) on eBay; two days left, starting bid of $99. I guess this is becoming big business! Bungie has said, more than once, that the day might come when they crack down on this stuff… so if you’re interested in this sort of thing, buy it while you can!

Someone sent me this link, I think it’s pretty hilarious. It’s a 2 minute snippet from Howard Stern’s Sirius radio broadcast of 3-15-06 where one of the staff explains his adventures in XBL playing Halo 2. It’s interesting to see how others who are not clued in about XBL, Halo 2, and console games in general get a laugh at the hijinks that occur. Since we’re talking Howard Stern and Sirius radio, this is definitely NSFW! Profanity and crude language spread throughout.

If you’re in or near Philadelphia, check out Cyberzone – they’re having a Halo 2 2v2 Team Slayer tourney this weekend. More details can be found on their website.

PEZ writes to point out that halowiki.net has revamped their Halo 2 Sites article – it gives you an overview of many of the sites in the Halo community, and if there’s a site you like that isn’t on the list, you can simply add it. Swing by and take a look!

Remember all that talk about Delta Halo’s QuadWings last week? Stuntmutt does – and looks at the logical conclusion; check today’s One One Se7en.

Yesterday, we mentioned a figurine that agdTinMan found on the web – he was unsure whether it was real or not. Mortalis pointed out that not only was it real, but he owned it – and he sent us some pics for you. Check it out!

Gryphonosiris found yet another one of those cool fullsize M6D replicas on eBay; folks who’ve bought them so far seem to have been pretty satisfied. This one’s got 2 days left, with a bid price of $100, and a buy-it-now price of $140.

Running behind today – first up, a new top story at Bungie.net. It looks at the AV setups used by some of the Bungie guys in their own houses… and man, some of ’em must go hungry to afford this stuff. Pretty cool pics – and of course, Frankie was first. Check that thread for some forumite setups – they’re not nearly as impressive as the Bungie rigs, but hell, not everyone can be as rich as game developers. (Awesome top story graphic, too – localized in case it disappears, or they rearrange the site for the 8403rd time.)

The Valley of the Forerunners, Part 3 has been released over at the Halo CE Chronicles website. Harrington encounters stiff resistance from the marine contingent… and the first real sign of trouble appears. 7:29 long, available (as always) in WMP9, QuickTime, and streaming Flash formats. Go watch!

Thomas Reynolds submitted a film called ‘Meet The Chief’ to the MPRRS – and they liked it, quite a lot. It’s rather unique; I’m not sure how to describe it without stealing any of its thunder, so I’ll simply post the description Thomas gave it when he submitted it:

A Halo 2 obsessed fan gets drawn into a strange world when his internet connection goes down…

I found it hilarious. Snag it in WMP9 format (52.1 mb) or QuickTime format (55.6 mb). When you’re done watching it, you can go read a blog entry Thomas wrote up about it; I’d suggest holding off until you’ve seen it, to avoid being spoiled.

Red vs Blue Episode 75 – ‘Things Are Looking Down’ – has been posted for sponsors. The Red Team is reunited with Lopez, and the Blue Team introduces Andy to Doc (well, sort of). If I ever join an armed force, I hope nobody like Sarge is anywhere above me… thanks, DirePhoenix.

About a month ago, we pointed out an analysis of Elites, written in German and hosted at Halo Orbit (Part 1 (pages 1-3) | Part 2 (page 4)). Recently, we received word about two more parts; I’m not exactly sure when they came in, because the date stamp on the emails says 1997… but they’re in the last week or two. You can visit them here: Part 5 | Part 6. Again – these are in German, and there is no translation available. If you speak German, though, or are willing to struggle through a Google translation, give these a read!

A million years ago (okay, last April), Team GAG released a movie called ‘Sex, Drugs, and Halo Pros, Part 1’ – the first half of a chronicle of the team’s road trip from Chicago to Houston in order to participate at MLG Houston, last March. They’ve finally released Part 2. If you ever wondered how this all ended up – wonder no more. Thanks, Adam.

agdTinMan found a pretty cool 3D Master Chief figurine (3 inches tall), and posted word of it on our forum. Give it a look!

The Broken Console team is starting a new series – this one is called ‘Conquest’, and they’ve got a trailer for it up on their site (WMP9 and QuickTime). Go watch! Nice mix of Halo and Halo 2 footage, and movie dialogue.

Se7en One continues his Hall of Mural 3D conversions – Mural 5 is now available from the Hall of Murals page (QT or WMP9). Go grab a copy!