Bunch of new vids available in today’s Comm Chatter at Bungie.net:

• ‘Pure’ is a Reach Beta montage from Sandman – Sandman likes him some Sniper and DMR action.
• Believe Me 2.0 is a Reach Beta Montage from BilzozANinja – he already released this montage, but he’s updated the intro, and added a bit of gameplay.
• Halo 3 Funny Lines 5 is a collection of clips from the Halo 3/ODST campaigns involving some great dialogue from NPCs. This is apparently the final episode. (“You suck, Reclaimer!” made me laugh.)

Go watch!(Louis Wu 16:43:21 UTC)

Tied the Leader has a new piece up for your reading pleasure – XerxdeeJ explores the need for (and pitfalls of) a public beta for a top-tier game release – it’s an interesting thought-provoker. Check it out! (Thanks, deeJ.)(Louis Wu 15:01:13 UTC)

Not long ago, OboeCrazy kicked off a site she called ‘Musiter‘ – it was inspired by Twitter… but it uses music, not text. She posts musical tidbits of 140 notes or less. Her most recent addition? The Halo theme, played on an English Horn. Kickass!(Louis Wu 15:00:04 UTC)

Red vs Blue Revelation Chapter 9 (Backup Plans) is online now – Wash continues to be antisocial, Red Team gets inside, and Caboose is surprisingly insightful. And surprises! Check out the surprises. Funny!(Louis Wu 14:59:08 UTC)

So you bought the Halo 3 Legendary Edition, and somewhere on a shelf, you’ve got a helmet that might or might not fit your cat. Hawty McBloggy wants to get your creative juices flowing. (CREATIVE juices, you sicko. She wants you to make stuff. ART stuff. Gah.) Come up with a cool use for the helmet, you can win OTHER helmets! Read her post for full details.(Louis Wu 14:57:40 UTC)

We got word from HCDPAMF that there’s a new Halo Zero Evolved Tech Demo – this link was supposed to be removed June 3, so although it’s still up, there’s another link here. Check it out! (If you haven’t heard of this project, search our news.) (Louis Wu 14:56:41 UTC)

We neglected to get back to the MLG Columbus wrap-up on Sunday – but congratulations (once again) to Instinct, who took first place for the second tourney in a row. Final Boss definitely benefitted from the addition of iGotUrPisto1a – they placed second, their best showing since the first tournament in 2008. Full results are on the MLGPro.com website, along with highlight videos, game analysis, and more. Check it out! (Louis Wu 14:55:37 UTC)

Today’s Tag and Release term at Bungie.net is ‘Death’ – it’s not really clear to me why some of the entries are on the list, but they’re cool pics nonetheless. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 21:57:55 UTC)