We don’t get many of these any more, but Scott Dyer has sent in 3 new modifications of the Halo (Combat Evolved) logo. You’ll find ’em in our Logos section!

Fireworks-filled Fan Fiction on this Fourth of July:

• Order of the Seraphim, chapter 4, by Jehkoh
• Halo 2: The Fallen, by Mike Foreman
• My Funny Little Life: In the Beginning,, by SkyRyan1
• Halo: The Forerunner Chronicles, chapter 2, by Anthony Coronado
• The Lost Spartan, chapter 6, by Spartan415

And just in time for our 547th entry in the Fan Fiction database (yeah, amazed me, too), Vector40 has written another must-read-for-authors article on filetypes. Check it out, over at Zenith!

Juicy Bungie goodness – on the one hand, we’ve got the next chapter of Bungie’s Halo Legendary Walkthrough, created by CandyMan – Assault on the Control Room never looked so gorgeous. (mnemesis, who pointed out all the nice links, especially wanted you to notice Sarge, the incredible one-handed sniper.) On the other hand, we have “Halo: A ‘Her’spective“, an article written by Tinuviel, of WolfePack (a team that made it to the finals of the Seventh Column Halo Competition a month ago), giving a female perspective on this game. And finally, on the other other hand, Matt wanted to point out that Halo soundtracks are finally in local stores. Get over to Tru7h and Reconciliation and get readin’!

Skeletor noticed a hardcover version of the Fall of Reach on the Bungie Webcam (saved for posterity here) – and Matt Soell dished up a few details about this version. If you want it, you gotta buy 6 books for the price of one…

Wanna play internet Halo using a Mac to facilitate? Aquaduct Beta 2 has just been released. Check out Phforslayer’s post!

Evening Fan Fiction:

• Halo: The Forerunner Chronicles Chapter 1, by Anthony Coronado
• Fafnir Chapter Two, by KnightmareWolf

Folks – do everyone a favor, and make sure your fan fiction title isn’t already in use. It makes databasing the whole shebang quite a bit messier. Thanks!

Dark Helmet writes to point out that he’s overhauled his Halo site. The guy’s right up there with the best in terms of his trickster abilities… check it out!

Halo on your phone! James Robinson has put this Halo logo on his cell phone – here’s a small picture of it in action. Now that’s dedication! (We’re still waiting for the playable version, though…)

Another chapter of Shadow’s ‘Rise to Honor’ series was submitted recently – check out Part 5: Expected Betrayals in our Fan Fiction section.

We’ve (okay, I’ve) been very remiss with respect to the Gameplay Tricks section – I’m really sorry about that. Hopefully, I’ll have good news for you on that front in the not-too-distant future. (Say, before the release of Halo 2?) In the meantime, though, Warbow has submitted a movie that we could simply add to his existing trick… and therefore did. No new entry needed. Almost 4 months ago, Warbow sent in some pictures from the bottom of the Maw jump. They were cool… but they didn’t show anyone how to repeat the stunt. Well, now he’s turned in a movie supplement… and even after all this time, I found my jaw dropping, wondering why he wasn’t dead. Check it out on the Floor of the Maw trick page.

Monday’s Fan Fiction offerings:

• Taker of Life, Giver of Death, part 2, by Ian Barnes
• The Saga of the Defiant, by Vector40

PanZer recommends that you read Taker of Life by following the series link rather than the direct one, since it’s been about a month since the last installment…

[E}-{G]Bioblob writes to let us know that the Elite Halo Gang now has a website up – swing by and see if you want to join!

Another desktop submission by Justin – Red vs. Blue, all over your screen. Check it out in our Wallpaper section.

For the Fan Fiction readers, we have two new stories:

• The Long Ride Home, part 10, by Joshua Barreto
• A Comedy of Peace, part 3, by Jason Pridgen

For the Fan Fiction authors, I’d like to take an opportunity to point out a couple of sites you guys should know about:

• Zenith – a site devoted to helping Fan Fiction writers be better at their craft. Check it out.
• The Halo Fan Fiction Project – A collection of writers attempting to recreate Halo as a novel. The project officially starts tomorrow!

And now back to your regularly schedules Sunday activities…

A new site for ya – Halo Installation 004. Lots of game info, gameplay tips, speculation. Not your average ‘put up a bunch of screenshots and call it a site’ site. (Now if only they didn’t refer to us as ‘official’ in the links section… 🙂 )

Gone for a long time, Bonk returns in style! Go visit iBonk.com, and check out the newest Teleporter Fun vid – pretty cool shooting, there…

Quick Fan Fiction functional update: there’s a new link attached to each entry in the Fan Fiction section; if the story is part of a series, you can now read the series in its entirety. (The old ‘more by this author’ link is still there… but in some cases, this will bring up much more material than you’d like to read.) Hope this helps some of you!

Saturday’s Fan Fiction:

• Rise To Honor, part 4, by Shadow
• The Hells of War, part 2 (formerly Tides of War) and Part 3, by Reiyou
• Halo: The Battles Beyond, part 1, by DVDMarine

All yours…

After the gnomes clean this up, they’re gonna come looking for whoever made the mess… we wuz framed.

Today’s Fan Fiction:

• Halo: The True Warrior, part 1, by Mike ‘Halo Lord’ Galazka
• The Brethren of Saturn, part 3, by Lynnada

Check ’em out!