Another musical offering – this time from Wintergore. It’s the 12 Days of Halo 4, and I have to say, I’m impressed with the level of work that went into this. (Not too many repeated clips!) The Halo Waypoint blog turned this one up. (Louis Wu 17:11:30 UTC)

DeathMcGunz and his buddies are nostalgic for older Halo maps – they’ve released a musical tribute to what isn’t new. Go watch! (Louis Wu 17:05:52 UTC)

Robowski tipped us about a new blog post on Post Game Carnage Report – newcomer The Wach takes a close look at the Halo 4 Infinity Challenge, and his chances (and yours) of winning it. Good stuff! (Louis Wu 16:39:58 UTC)

RC Master’s been busy – he stopped by our forum with links to six new videos, showing off speed runs on Campaign and Legendary Solo runs on Spartan Ops. Immerse yourself! (Louis Wu 17:06:33 UTC)

Funky. A Halo 4 player named Lord Zedd discovered a couple of Armor Abilities that were pulled from normal play… but without disabling the actual code. He’s activated these on Harvest (via modding), and you can see how they work in a video from Clicked. Nowise10, who brought this to the attention of NeoGAF, took a bunch of screenshots if you don’t have time for a video. The first ability is ‘Teleport’ – much like what the Promethean Knights can do in Campaign. The second is ‘Hacker’ – it lets you turn off the Armor Ability of your enemy. Check ’em out! (Louis Wu 17:04:32 UTC)

Funky. A Halo 4 player named Lord Zedd discovered a couple of Armor Abilities that were pulled from normal play… but without disabling the actual code. He’s activated these on Harvest (via modding), and you can see how they work in a video from Clicked. Nowise10, who brought this to the attention of NeoGAF, took a bunch of screenshots if you don’t have time for a video. The first ability is ‘Teleport’ – much like what the Promethean Knights can do in Campaign. The second is ‘Hacker’ – it lets you turn off the Armor Ability of your enemy. Check ’em out! (Louis Wu 17:04:32 UTC)

We’ve mentioned Murder Miners before (back in September, and again in October) – Overdoziz pointed out a video showing off lots and lots of Halo remakes. Take a look! (Louis Wu 17:03:11 UTC)

MosaicBricks posted a video showing off their newest creation, a Cortana Holographic Mosaic made out of lego. There is also an article that runs through creation process in case you want to make your very own holographic Cortana. This is really cool! Thanks, Hypertrooper.(mastrbiggy 11:54:08 UTC)

devinsupertramp posted a video showing off an early build of Halo 5 running on the Xbox 720. The photorealistic graphics are great, but I’ve always preferred a unique art style. 😉 Thanks, NobleGundam.(mastrbiggy 11:35:23 UTC)

t00lbox posted a video showing how to obtain an Energy Sword with UNLIMITED ammo on the very first level of Halo 4’s campaign. Glitch or easter egg? You decide. Pretty neat find!(mastrbiggy 11:27:42 UTC)

Fails of the Weak 118 (AH.com | YouTube) has fails… but also some very cool glitches. (Well, lots of fails, a couple of glitches.) I laughed, more than once. Thanks, Nikko B201.(Louis Wu 18:46:43 UTC)

Zylon 0217 stopped by with a video showing how to hijack an invisible Banshee on Composer – you can be Iron Man! (Very, very cool.) (Louis Wu 18:39:18 UTC)

HaloHistory100 has run through Reclaimer (the Mammoth level) on Legendary… with no kills, no deaths, no shots. I hadn’t realized that was possible! (He DOES help destroy the cannons with the Target Locator – but those aren’t really shots.) Amazing – the whole run. Thanks, Hypertrooper. (Louis Wu 18:35:32 UTC)

So I got it wrong a couple of days ago – I said that IGN had posted their Best of 2012 preview… but they’d actually given out awards. Halo 4 won Best Xbox 360 Game, Best Xbox 360 Shooter Game, Best Xbox 360 Multiplayer Game, Best Xbox 360 Graphics, and Best Xbox 360 Sound. Yesterday, they posted their overall awards (all platforms) – they picked up Best Overall Multiplayer, Best Overall Graphics, and Best Overall Sound, as well. Sounds like IGN liked Halo 4! (Thanks, CyReN.) (Louis Wu 18:30:28 UTC)

SK1LL4XED has gone back and taken another look at Halo 4, after it’s had a month to percolate in his brain. Go read his thoughts on Teabag or Die.(Louis Wu 18:09:51 UTC)

Check out this really awesome (and huge) Brute Hammer prop created by Sisko4. I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of that swing! While you’re there have a look at Sisko4’s other Halo gear. Great looking stuff!Thanks, The Lionheart.(mastrbiggy 13:17:25 UTC)