TeamXbox is giving away a pair of Halo action figures – MC and Cortana – to the winner of a drawing to be held soon. To enter the drawing, simply sign up for TXB’s newsletter. Thanks to Nick Danger for the heads-up.

Narcogen, over at Rampancy.net, has drawn from a number of sources (including our own recent interview with Peter Tamte) to create a Mac Halo FAQ. Worth keeping track of…

Today’s One One Se7en guest strip comes from Germain Couët, normally known around these parts for his Miscellaneous Art and Wallpaper submissions. What’s the difference between the Halo, Halo 2, and Halo PC MCs? Hmm…

What? Only 13 Fan Fiction stories today? Someone forgot to submit one…

• Attack on ERISTOCK Part 3-The Waking, by xitWOUND117
• Better Off Dead Part 2 The Siege, by I_Love_You_Bungie
• The Story of Hitomi: Part One, by Kaboose
• The Prelude to the New Mission, by Dark Prism
• Outmatched, by chevan
• Session 01: Ground Funk, by Vi3tl3l3oi 023
• A Weird Series of Events (A Parallel Universe) Part 1, by Elfster
• The Beginning of Sorrows, by John
• The Alliance: Part Three, by pooman
• A Soul of Steel: Part 1, by The Scribe
• Part I Boarding, by JAfdifai’fih
• The Fight for Bravo Base; pt. 2- The Attack Begins, by ONI_operative_343
• The Story of Hitomi: Part Two, by Kaboose

Go read.

GamePro has written up an article on the Halo action figures. Thanks to KP for pointing it out.

A few days ago, [WSD]-Porsj popped into our forum to point out a pretty big gameplay movie his clan had posted. Skill level of the contestants is quite good, and so is editing. The movie, titled ‘Who? [BBE]Hanneshamlap’, weighs in at 46.4 mb, and is in WMV7 format. (There’s a QuickTime version available now, too, but I haven’t been able to communicate with Porsj to clarify where.) If WSD’s site is not running (they use the server to host games, as well), you can grab the movie directly from this link.

With the PC version of Halo so close to completion, eyes are beginning to turn to Westlake and MacSoft (and Destineer, MacSoft’s parent company) for information about the Mac version. We had a chance to ask a few questions of Peter Tamte, president of Destineer… his enthusiasm should make Mac users everywhere drool. Go read our Peter Tamte interview now!

The Master Chief action figure is once again available for preorder at the Bungie Store – if you can’t find one locally, go reserve one from Bungie! Thanks to SketchFactor for the heads-up.

GameKult has put up twenty screenshots of Halo (though the last 7 are just re-released pics from the Gearbox and Microsoft sites). These are all from Beta 1.5, though this time there are some multiplayer shots. Thanks to Xavier De Coster for the heads-up.

Halo on this side of the pond: Major League Gaming is hosting a tournament next month in New York City (October 25th and 26th). Entrance fee is $50 (this gets you in to both the Halo and Madden events, if you want), guaranteed minimum of $10,000 in prizes. What are you waiting for? Register today. (Future events will take place all over the country – check this list for a big city in your area.)

SketchFactor is putting together a nice big ‘update’ on Halo PC as development draws to a close. He’s going to interview Michel Bastien, Bungie’s Halo PC Producer (not to be confused with Marc Tardif, Gearbox’s Halo PC Producer)… and he’s asking for questions. Burning for an answer about the development process? Jump into this forum thread, add a question – he’ll pick the best and include them in the interview! You’ve got until tomorrow morning.

Adrenaline Vault has an interview with Randy Pitchford up; it’s focused on team play, requirements, and new features of Halo PC. 21 screenshots (all single player, from Beta 1.5). Thanks to Madscientist for the heads-up.

K-Man points out a site allowing signups for a 2v2 double elimination tournament in Oslo, Norway, on October 18th. Entrance is free. Signups have to happen before October 1. If you’re in or near Oslo (or plan to be on October 18)… check it out!

A few days ago, surrept submitted an early version of a remake of ‘A Walk in the Woods’. He’s now finished it. 4:18, 3.9 mb, mp3 format; I love it. Give it a listen! (Comments can be added to this forum thread.)

Wow, THIS is confidence. SaNd TrOoPeR, of ThinkGeekness.com, stopped by our forum last night to announce a Halo 2 tournament scheduled for next summer. Top prize is planned at $25,000, and they’re hoping for 1500-2000 players. Wonga. Check their Halo 2 Championship page for details.

Whoa. BOLL has put a minimalist (but quite functional) face on his rather enormous collection of Halo material; some of this stuff is housed here at HBO, some of it is not. (I’m going to have to go through and figure out what we’ve got and what we don’t and yank the good stuff; that’s gonna take a LOONNG time.) While you’re waiting for us to do that, though, feel free to browse on your own. There’s tons of fun stuff to uncover. Comments can be added to this forum thread.

Does the MC have a shot at a second career, if this killing Covenant thing doesn’t work out? Maybe… but today’s One One Se7en points out that it’s probably not gonna be comedy.

Doggone has put the MC action figure… into the action. Check out this forum post with a couple of screenshots, modified. (We’ve got a few other ‘things people do with action figures’ in the queue – I wonder if we have to set up a new section?)

Wanna be a game animator? John Butkus, aka anim8rJB, has written a nice little article on what will help… and what will not. Check it out on Bungie.net.

(GT)Juggler has posted a 3:49, 18 mb movie (QT format, hosting by Blackstar Productions) which you can find linked on his Halo Page. Combination of multiplayer hijinx and single play tricks; most have been done before, but they’ve been put together pretty nicely. Check it out! (Comments can go in this forum thread.)