There’s a new Subzero Rivalries posted; I’d guess it was forged in frustration. Thanks to NickLee808 for the heads-up.

Sharp-witted Canadian wonder-boy Finn has braved the behemoth that is the Halo Story Page mailbag, and returns victorious with another update. Go! Ponder!

Wow, icanttype is converting the Truth and Reconciliation hangar to netmap; screenshots can be found here, on Halo mods. Looks fantastic! Thanks to Devin Olsen for pointing it out on our forum.

HUDless screens – there are lots, but some stand out. And CuBaNo is one of those who make the stand-out kind. His latest batch (17 shots) can be found here. There are a few doozys.

The MC proves once again that comprehension IS important in today’s One One Se7en. (FWIW, I loved this strip.)

Halo: Resolution gets thrown by the little guy. (Happens to me all the time.)

Interesting. There’s a 9 mb video of a new ‘multi-inject mod’ from Madrox, over at Halomods; it’s an entirely new level. (Architecture is pretty plain so far, but man, it’s all brand new.) In the absence of the HEK, I find it amazing how far folks are pushing things – but then, I saw an identical pattern in 1995, after the release of Marathon. Bungie games are good enough that it’s worth building the tools to mod them, even if the developers don’t provide any. Thanks to Neo-genesis for the heads-up on our forum. Update: Reppyboyo clarified that it’s not an entirely new level – it’s the top of Boarding Action. That doesn’t make the new additions any less cool, though…

New Wallpaper over at Yayap.com, DocOctavius’ site. Your favorite Gold Elite, rendered by the Doc himself. Comments can go here.

Pico has submitted Lethal Rage 3, a massive (10:11 long, 35.7 mb) tale of heroism and courage, of finding the strength within to carry on when all hope is lost… and, well, to act like an idiot when you win. Cinematography is awesome, storyline is great, and there are some very nice stunts. VERY nice. Watch this one. (And mirror it for us, if you’ve got the bandwidth – it’s gonna be popular.) It’s currently available in QuickTime format from Mythica.org and files.bungie.org, but if you want to put up a copy, send us a link, and we’ll announce it. A DivX version will be coming at some point. Update: DOH! Pico had asked me to link to a thread he started last week about this, for discussion. I forgot. Luckily, he started a new one today; comments can go here. Update 2: Another couple of mirrors – enough to warrant a mirror page. We’ll add more as they come in. Thanks, folks!

Caskey has posted a new no-weapons mod over at HaloMods; the heads-up for us was the teaser screenshot he posted on our forum. Very cool!

We got a submission of a clan vid – Elite Army Drycape put together 4:18 worth of nice clips. Unfortunately, as I said earlier today, after a long dry spell, there are suddenly many good movies vying for our limited bandwidth. nof, of Ninjas On Fire (and the upcoming Halo National), has come to our rescue and hosted this 10.4 mb, WMP9 vid. When its turn comes up, we’ll host it here, as well (in more formats)… but for now, go check out some great gameplay. (High points for me were the first base jump, the hog-in-bg-base flag capture, and the rocket-launcher-at-blue-base grab in hang ’em high.) Update: Thanks to Yayap, who added a mirror of this movie, as well. (FaulkSoft is based in the UK.)

Remember when the things under the bed talked to you? Calvin does. Check out today’s Calvin and Halo.

Gutupio has taken the honor of producing the very first HUDless Halo movie; it’s called ‘Chronicles’, and a 20.5 mb version is being hosted by Coerce.net right now. There’s no dialogue, but it’s not needed; the action tells the story. (Greens kill one innocent Red and kidnap another, a third Red vows revenge and wipes out most of the greens before rescuing his buddy… with some added twists, of course.) Overall, pretty well done. The current version is a 640×480 DivX-encoded AVI – when there’s time (and bandwidth), I’ll add a QuickTime version to the mix. Update: Gutupio clarified that ‘Chronicles’ simply describes the work, and the closest thing it has to a title is ‘Entry 1’… and Narcogen has mirrored a copy over at Rampancy.net. Update2: a number of people have pointed out that the FTC vids are, for all intents and purposes, HUDless, and have been for months. While it’s true that there is no HUD onscreen (and they’ve done an amazing job overall), the fact remains that the FTC vids are cropped, ever so slightly (64 pixels off the large versions); Gutupio’s vid is the first to be released at full 4:3 resolution with no HUD.

Yesterday was a day for screenshots, I guess. There were dozens (over a hundred, I think) posted to our forum. I hate to say it… but the whole HUDless thing is starting to feel commonplace – and that makes me sad. In the midst of the mess, though, XLNC posted his own batch (Number 9) – and he showed me that there’s still room for beautiful composition. That’s a good thing.

Ash and his son spent two hours taunting a poor Gold Elite through the entire AotCR level – Ducain took the videotape and created a 2:42, 8.6 mb WMP9 of the entire affair. Very fun to watch. Currently hosted by Ducain himself (right/option click to save), and Tiger Direct – hopefully, we’ll have more mirrors for you soon. (After a rather long dry spell, there are quite a number of decent movies in the queue; feast or famine, I tell ya!) You can discuss it in this forum thread. Update: Raider has added another mirror here (remember to right/option click and save as).

Ross Mills posted an interesting tidbit to our forum recently; ‘The Art of Halo’, a book we mentioned a few months ago, is ‘basically done and is undergoing review’. Looking forward to it!

Halo Babies has posted some new avatars (100×100) – they’re almost entire HB strips on their own. Take a look..

Viper, over at Battleground: Halo, has put up a new mailbag article – lots and lots of dumb people.

da_masta_chief writes to point out his Halo blog. Take a look!

Even after pruning the duplicates and removing the inappropriate, there are still 21 new stories for you in the Fan Fiction section:

• The Iron Hands of the Prophets (Part 4): Dark Horizons, by MadJackal
• No Hope, by someone that you dont know
• The Forerunner: Chapter One, by Steele
• From the Other Side: Homeworlds Tie-In, by Mainevent
• Halo 2: Chapter 1 , by Mark Lieberg
• Abandoned:Part 1, by TaySK337
• Heroes Among The Dead, by MT
• O creator, by Jetboogieman
• The End Is Near:Part 2/2, by SpartanFortyFour
• Underestimated: Chapter 1 (revised) and Chapter 2, by Ikabuianman
• Halo: Infinity Part II: Control, by Frightener
• All Roads Lead To Sol…But Unfortunately Not Away: Chapter , by S7N
• The Ghosts of Tau Seti Prime {Part One}, by Black Void
• The Harvest Campaign Chapter 5, by Fleet Admiral
• Desolation, by John Morris
• Assault Part 2: Into the fire, by Joe Ehret
• Subit Sepulcrum Titan Ipsi- Ch.2, by Sage Scorpion
• alone, by new1nab113
• 343 guilty spark, by new1nab113
• The Last Days of Master Chief Part 1/10, by Kung Fu Stick Figure
• A John Before Halo: Part 16 Chapter 2, by J-117

Go get ’em!