Remember that pirate comment Frankie made in last week’s Weekly Update, when referring to an upcoming Halo Humpday Challenge? Turns out it was because Bungie played against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week. Frankie did a good job staying with the football theme all the way through the writeup. There’s a scary pic at the end, with (as several people pointed out to us) two pictures of Marty in it. And of course, the obligatory First (down) post by Frankie. (And oh, yeah, in case I forget… congrats, Bungie, for pulling out the win in the last few seconds!)

Nice. MLGPro.com has put up a gallery of photos from last weekend’s National Championships; 434 pics of people playing Halo. Go look. Thanks, 3Suns.

Rockslider continues the Frontline with Suzie series – today she’s interviewing some swampdwellers. Well… not really dwelling. More being lost, actually. Go read.

This Spartan LIfe has posted Episode 3, Module 1 – visit the site for download options. Damian has some… staff issues. Here’s hoping he works ’em out soon! The QuickTime is 16.6 mb, the WMP9 should be available soon. (There’s also an alternate version of the Solid Gold Elite Dancers module released a few weeks ago; it’s mostly the same episode, except slightly less integrated into the storyline than the original.)

Wow, bizarre. Remember Video Games Live? They’re claiming to be happening again (there are two dates on their Tour page)… but they’re no longer the only game in town. Play! bills itself as ‘A Video Game Symphony’, and features music from ‘a catalogue of blockbuster video game titles’… including Halo. They kick off in Chicago, on May 27… with dates in Stockholm and Philadelphia already scheduled. Tommy Tallarico… watch your back! Thanks, Hanchen Lu.

More movies. Well, movie. This one ALMOST passed the MPRRS. (Missed by 0.4%.) It’s a music video from Belligerent, set to 311’s ‘Love Song’, and it’s pretty nicely done. Not too huge, and the suggestions made by the reviewers aren’t dealbreakers, in my opinion. Grab it in WMP9 format (28.3 mb) or QuickTime format (26.3 mb).

Funkiness. Looks like someone’s trying to create a version of Halo that runs on the PSP. Should be fun to keep an eye on… thanks, Hexudus.

BootStrap Boon put together a vid called ‘Lament for Pvt. Jenkins’ recently, and the MPRRS said ‘yeah!’ It’s an alternate look at what might have happened to the poor dead Private from Halo, and aside from some odd aspect issues, and the occasional interlacing, it’s quite well done. He does a really nice job of integrating Dialogue Databank snippets into his footage, so all dialogue is done by the original Halo marines. It’s rather large; both long (11:40) and big (856×480), so it weighs in at 115 mb, in either WMP9 or QuickTime formats. Give it a whirl!

Spartan Jag wrote up a FAQ for Action Replay, the device that lets you trade saved games with other Halo players (well, lots of games, but this is a Halo site, right?). Check it out on our forum.

So, not too long ago, Bungie announced that Halo 2 would be coming out on Windows Vista – and a lot of people griped that they didn’t want to upgrade their operating system just to play Halo 2. Stuntmutt takes the ‘if you can’t beat ’em, laugh at ’em’ tack in today’s One One Se7en.

Season 3 of the Halo CE Chronicles kicked off yesterday, with ‘The Valley of the Forerunners, Part 1’ – swing by the HCEC website to grab your copy. This one picks up where season 2 left off, and is the first in 11 parts. Nice scenery, and a great kickoff into the new season’s plotline. Hmm… no download links in that news post, so after reading about the release, be sure to stop by the Videos page. Thanks to Dennis Powers and PsycoJoe for letting us know.

Player of the week this week, over at MLGPro.com, is Gandhi – a member of the number two team out of last weekend’s Nationals. Go check out what makes him tick. Thanks, 3Suns.

RedvsBlue Episode 74, ‘Right To Remain Silenced’, has been released for sponsors, a bit later than expected… but man, it was worth it. My favorite character is back… and as fun as ever. If you’re a sponsor, go grab it now. If you’re not… it should be out by Thursday or so. Thanks to spartaneric for the heads-up.

MLG has put up an article showing the winners from last weekend’s National Championships – lots o’ cash! Check it out. Thanks, 3Suns.

Dang, meant to get to this yesterday, forgot. Omg A Fish submitted ‘Drive-Thru’, a Tenacious D skit set to Halo, to the MPRRS – and it would have passed, except for one reviewer (who didn’t even really seem to dislike it, but gave it a dismal score anyway). It’s a tiny film (just over 6 mb), and pretty funny, and Omg A Fish got hosting for the WMP9 version at a few different places… so I’m putting up a QuickTime version for those who need/want it. (If you swing by the Halo2Forum.com thread for this movie, you’ll find a ton of people who downgrade it because ‘it sounds really close to Jack Black’. It is Jack Black; the soundtrack is right off the album. Only the visuals are Halo-related.)

Se7en One let us know about a small animation he created – a Grunt, and one of the Quadwings from Delta Halo. QuickTime format, 22 mb. Check it out!

Pro-G (a british gaming site) is hosting a Halo 2 Slayer tournament on Xbox Live on March 18-19; prizes consist of Xbox and Xbox360 titles. More info can be found on this page.

Ross Mills found a UNSC Marine armor set for sale on eBay(uk). It’s not completely finished – but a bunch of it is. (I’m wondering what happened to the model’s arm…) Four days left, nobody’s bid yet.