Dillo pointed out that the teaser for Lego Halo film we mentioned a few days ago is now available for download – 2.3 mb, Real format. It doesn’t show much – but it made me want to see the whole thing! The teaser mentioned that the film itself will be out in mid-October; here’s hoping they stick to schedule!

Thanks to the 93,000 people who wrote in to let us know that two new playlists are up on Xbox Live – Multiteam (unranked 3v3v3v3 play) and Team Snipers (also unranked). Rumble Preview and Team Preview have both been removed, because the new maps are now integrated into all playlists. Go and enjoy!

Wow – not bad! SketchFactor posted a note on Bungie.net yesterday, letting people know that the ‘Fight the Flood’ t-shirt has raised $93,000 in its first week of sales. This money goes to the Red Cross for disaster relief in the southern US… way to go!

Overswarm has added three new interviews to his Not So Common Sense collection – he talks to IGS Ghandi, Lil Poison, and BlackJak to get the lowdown on the Halo 2 Pro scene. Go read!

Not really Halo-related, but it seems to be inspired by more than one Halo success story, so… According to geek.com, it’s been confirmed that there will be a Director’s Edition DVD available to US buyers of the game F.E.A.R – and that along with items like a ‘Making Of’ documentary, there will be a F.E.A.R. machinima episode from Rooster Teeth Productions – interesting to see how this goes! Thanks, tLove.

Bunker 27 Episode III, ‘Goose’s Story’, passed the MPRRS last night – you can grab a copy in either WMP9 format (15.5 mb) or QuickTime format (15.3 mb). How many machinima pieces contain a hand-drawn storybook? Go watch.

Podtacular Episode 7 is now available for download (I don’t see it yet on iTunes, but you can grab it directly from their webpage). 27 mb, 78 minutes long, covering a variety of subjects – free maps, things that annoy them in XBL, gameplay tips, and more. Thanks to Henry Brown for the heads-up.

Major League Gaming’s own Sundance DiGiovanni will be on G4’s Attack of the Show! today at 7pm ET / 4pm PT – there are a bunch of repeats tomorrow, if you miss it. You can comment on the MLG site. Thanks to synide for the heads-up.

Duke87 writes to point out some really slick maps over at MatchBox360 – they’re Flash-based, and can be used to plot strategies, learn placement for weapons or important features, and more. The more you play with ’em, the more goodies you’ll find. (There are a few maps missing – because they don’t have any way to get overhead images of them; if you can help, drop ’em a line.) While you’re there, stop by the main page – these guys run a UK-only Halo league, and they’ve just started recruiting for their second season.

Dennis Powers writes to point out that Episode 18 of the Halo CE Chronicles, ‘Sharing’, is now available for download. It’s available in WMP9 (30.7 mb), QuickTime (27.7 mb), or streaming Flash (11.2 mb) from the Season 2 Downloads page. A plot summary can be found here – and Dennis wanted to make sure that everyone watching realized this episode contains more individual violence than previous episodes; something to keep in mind if you’ve been watching the series with small children. A bit more of the relationship between the Spartan and the station AI becomes clear… while the search and rescue team continues its fight against the Covenant. Go watch!

Random 15-Year-Old is back with more Red vs Blue PSP-formatted episodes – if you visit this link on FileFront, you’ll find download links for all episodes he’s converted to date (right now, that’s 45-59, but more are coming). Watch RvB from the comfort of your PSP!

Two new montages on Halo2Forum.com – both contain some pretty impressive gameplay. Both are WMP9 format. You can grab DaY’s Montage from this thread (a hefty 148 mb), and OlManMakowski’s Montage 2 from this one (48 mb). Lots and lots of double/triple kills, some Killtaculars, and a couple of longer strings. Go watch!

A long weekend is now over – here’s hoping you enjoyed it (if you’re in the US, or celebrate US holidays), or that you waited patiently for Halo news (if yesterday was a normal work/schoolday for you)… back to the grindstone. On Sunday, [HC]D-Man posted a note about a new Halo 2 podcast – this episode is just over half an hour; highlights include Phantom, from High Impact Halo, talking about their new Trick Review System. Go listen!

Ever meet one of those guys who won’t stop talking about themselves? Stuntmutt has – check today’s One One Se7en.

Sixteen new pieces of Fan Fiction for you on this beautiful Labor Day – if you live in the US, enjoy the holiday! If you don’t… Wish us the best!

Jillybean manages to get in multiple shots at Cortana (and one at me) in her latest Halo Story Page update. Cheeky…

Red vs Blue Episode 59, ‘Hunting Time’, is now up for sponsors – 33-39 mb, depending on format. I gotta say… I’m LOVIN’ Andy. Reds and Blues are separated again – and stuff is going on for both groups. Isn’t this better than just fighting each other in a dead-end canyon? While you’re over there, check the front page – Nico has posted three new downloadable songs, and asks that if you like them, you donate a little bit to the Katrina Relief effort. (They’re great – do it.)

Over at Halo2Forum.com, there’s a new montage posted by YouKonwItUh – WMP9 format, 103 mb. Very heavy on the video effects.

In an attempt to give you some of the flavor of the LANfest held at Miguel Chavez’s house last weekend, Stuntmutt has created a special Sunday One One Se7en.

DHalo made a tutorial to help with basic cutscene making with scripts, using Halo Custom Edition – you can find a download link in this Gearbox forum thread. (The video is encoded using a Mac-incompatible codec; you’ll need a PC to watch this. On the other hand, you’ll need a PC to use HaloCE, so it’s not such a big deal.)