We didn’t hear about this until it was over, but there was a 48-hour Machinima Filmmaking Challenge that took place this past weekend – the Rooster Teeth crew and Waypoint were both involved. CrazedOne1988 stopped by today with his entry – not bad!(Louis Wu 16:47:14 UTC)

Gilver found a ‘Generic Space Marine Training Manual‘ at IGN – any Halo fan will recognize more than a little bit.(Louis Wu 16:42:33 UTC)

Building up towards Reach, Forward Unto Dawn has another article about Forge – this one is written by GhaleonEB. Reading it will pump you up for the potential of Reach’s Forge 2.0! Give it a look-see. Thanks, Dani.(Louis Wu 16:40:42 UTC)

Kotaku editors review a lot of games. They don’t play many of them over again – there simply isn’t time. Reach is different. Thanks, GrimBrother One.(Louis Wu 16:36:34 UTC)

Comics are a fine way to skewer a new game – doesn’t matter if you’re big or small. Ctrl+Alt+Del plays on the name (thanks to many, with vlad3163 being first), while Sure to Be Ban’d is more about the fans (thanks, Trunks). Go read.(Louis Wu 16:34:25 UTC)

I saw this yesterday, but forgot to post it – NeoGAF’s Shake Appeal combines one of the best sci-fi movies out there with one of the best multiplayer console shooters out there and comes out with a fitting tribute to Halo 3.(Louis Wu 14:31:32 UTC)

So it turns out that if you’re insane, and get into the Best Buy Reach Launch Party Line in Times Square more than 24 hours before the door opens, you MIGHT just get your picture taken with some Bungie bigwigs and show up on the Reach Developer Blog. (It was raining in NY yesterday…)(Louis Wu 14:09:12 UTC)

A jetpack Spartan flew over Trafalgar Square, in London, this morning, as part of the promotion for the launch of Reach – we didn’t get to see any new assassination animations, but we also didn’t have to watch him crash. I think Microsoft could make a mint if this pack were bundled with the game… thanks, Stuntmutt. (The video is at Facebook, but no account is needed to watch.)(Louis Wu 14:04:15 UTC)

Worthplaying has an interview with Brian Jarrard, too – this one is more about the game and its development. That Brian – he’s good with words.(Louis Wu 14:03:47 UTC)

The full game of Halo 3: ODST is presented, capped off with an extraordinary accomplishment. RC Master receives the Vidmaster Challenge: Classic Achievement (solo on Legendary, with no shots fired or grenades thrown) on Coastal Highway, faster than the Vidmaster: Deja Vu record (4 Players with 4000 Rockets). High Speed Halo will be back in 2 weeks with Halo: Reach Speed Runs.(Louis Wu 14:03:06 UTC)

Grunts R Us has a look at the Reach coverage they’ve got planned for release week – swing by and see what you think!(Louis Wu 14:02:14 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, Zomo posted a couple of pics of his paper shotguns (one | two) – with paint, they look great!(Louis Wu 14:01:45 UTC)

Brian Jarrard posted a video interview with Brian Jarrard; the focus is post-release suppoort. Interesting discussion – go listen!(Louis Wu 14:01:04 UTC)

Cortana4ever found some previews of the Boot Camp comic being released on Tuesday over at IGN – go get a taste!(Louis Wu 14:00:43 UTC)