It’s not over yet for the beleagured Chief as Dyoung92 sends in another part of his take on Halo 2.

Chmee writes to announce that Cortana.co.uk has just opened its forums.

Lots of cool stuff has just appeared on Bungie.net… Top story is the announcement of the E3 Fanfest/Seventh Column Convocation, complete with Halo tournament and “Bungie-style tomfoolery”. The Truth and Reconciliation has posted an interview with Bungie artist and Covenant sculptor Juan Ramirez. Speaking of which, the winner of said Covenant sculpture turns out to be Tom Van Sinden, known around here as mnemesis. Congratulations!

In a quest for perfection, Team 7HR33 has kept their web page private until the last tweak has been given to the content, but each time they came close to finishing (and going public), they decided to add ONE more feature, or ONE more color change, or ONE more cool section. Well, Frogblast has blown their cover… and rather than let you look at a sub-page of the site, and think you’ve seen what there is, they’ve decided to open up to the world – The Website of the 7HR33 Halo Team. Check it out – cool movies, a large number of ‘firsts’… good stuff.

If you’re lucky enough to be going to Game Developers Conference 2002, don’t miss the chance to listen to (and, if my Macworld experiences are any guide, hobnob with) the Bungie personnel who’ll be there. Pallor passes along a handy list of events:

• Halo: Combat Evolved, a Post Mortem, with designer Jaime Greisemer and AI programmer Chris Butcher
• The Audio Production for Halo, with audio director Marty O’Donnell

The Grunt abuse continues as Bonk has some fun with the “frozen AI” bug in this movie. Ouch!

And the fan fiction continues to flow… New author Ian Barnes sends in Operation False Prophets: AI Constructs and Cyborgs First, Again, taking place immediately after the game.

The adventures of the Silver Hawks continue as Vector40 sends in Chapter 3b of his Hawk Chronicles.

Our friends at The Psyjnir Complex have run into a bit of trouble with their hardware, as documented here by operator Psyrixx. This site provides several mirrors for Halo content (including the Warthog jumping movies), which are now temporarily down. Get well soon!

Legolas has created a guide to virtually every known secret in Halo (and some I didn’t know about myself). It’s posted at GameFAQs’ Halo section.

The quest for the elusive Halo Hippo kicks into high gear with the creation by carrim of The Halo Hippo Hunting Grounds. Who will be the first to find the ultimate easter egg?

The Junkyard noticed that Unknown Player has posted an interview with rising star Randy Glass, Halo’s own Evil Knievil.

Ever wanted to send a warthog into orbit yourself? Randy Glass, creator of the world-famous Warthog Jump, has put up a page of info about the movie and the techniques used. Most of these have been seen before, but now they’ve been collected in one place. Thanks to Vector40 for noticing this.

Xbox.com has put up an interview with Bungie audio director and Halo music composer Marty O’Donnell. Lots of fun stuff in there! Thanks to Nijhazer for pointing this out.

Can it really be? Has Liquidex discovered Halo’s most precious secret, its greatest mystery? I’m convinced, but you’ll have to decide for yourself

Another bit of script-exploiting fun comes to us from Frogblast, who has noticed that there’s more to Assault on the Control Room’s vehicle population than meets the eye. Be the first kid on your block to collect them all!

The One-Shots submissions continue – pad_avox drops off a fun shot from Silent Cartographer for our collection. Oh, what we owe R.G. and his Warthog Jump…

Thanks to Firfin, who pointed out a couple of French articles – a Halo review at Jeux Network (this has been added to the Reviews database), and a preview at VosJeux. Check ’em both out!

Spotted on IGN was this article on the Japanese release of Halo, which contains this tidbit:

… would go without Halo, IGN`s game of the year for 2001…

I can’t tell if this has already been announced to IGN Insiders (I don’t have an account) or it’s an editorial slip of the tongue. Any subscribers around here? Update: Deimos found confirmation of this on Microsoft’s site. Congratulations to the Halo team!

The Halo Story Page has been slowing down a bit lately… Word from the management is that they are understaffed and overworked, so they have put out the call for additional hands. If you have some spare time and you know and love Halo’s story, head over to this post and drop them a line.