Anyone who’s read this site for any length of time has seen that a lot of good Halo content comes out of the NeoGAF forum – but finding older gems becomes difficult because there is just so much discussion with very little structure. nscuDuncan has decided to start archiving posts he really enjoys, to make them easier to get back to in the future. Keep an eye on the new ‘TL;DR’ section of HaloGAF.com! First up – a thoughtful what-if post by FyreWulff about Forge.(Louis Wu 15:57:20 UTC)

The latest G4TV Multiplayer Pro Tips is almost a parody of product integration with videogame content – which would be funny if it HAD been a parody. Unfortunately, it’s just a gameplay tips video with copious references to Mountain Dew and Doritos. Thanks to CyReN for noticing.(Louis Wu 15:51:30 UTC)

The HaloGAF Radio crew sat down with Havok (check out his blog for thoughtful – and wordy! – analysis) and discussed Halo 4 – they go through Multiplayer, Spartan Ops, and Campaign, as well as more general news and upcoming events. Two hours long… go listen! (Thanks, nscuDuncan.)(Louis Wu 15:47:23 UTC)

We mentioned Round 4 of Postmortem’s Visualizing the Halo Universe contest last weekend – but we haven’t seen many entries posted yet. Last night, TDSpiral weighed in with a killer pic – go see!(Louis Wu 15:42:27 UTC)

The Achievement Hunter crew released the latest Halo HORSE episode – it was really a PIG episode, but whatever, the game’s the same, just the final score is different. Ray and Michael squared off on new Halo 4 challenge maps – they looked pretty interesting! Go check it out on AchievementHunter.com or YouTube. Thanks, Nikko B201.(Louis Wu 15:38:47 UTC)

The Halo Waypoint Twitter offers a ‘Free Stuff Friday’ contest on an irregular basis – and last month, the giveaway was for a Forward Unto Dawn hoodie. The Lionheart was the lucky winner – and yesterday, the package arrived! It contained more than just a hoodie – check out his post (or this gallery) for the full pot! Not to shabby at all…(Louis Wu 15:35:32 UTC)

RC Master sent word that he’s released a couple of new videos – the first is a pretty fast LASO/Mythic run through Dawn (15 minutes or so), while the second is a guide for Forerunner on Solo Legendary – with no deaths. Go watch!(Louis Wu 15:20:02 UTC)

For years, people have asked if HBO would ever have a Twitter account. For years, I’ve said it simply would not happen. A bunch of things are in the works, though, that make a Twitter account relatively important… and I was reminded that it doesn’t have to be a two-way communication. (That is: one of my biggest problems with the platform is the ability to become seriously unproductive as you try and keep up with those connected to you. But if we’re using Twitter as a notification system – and we are, each newspost will be posted to the account, in headline form, with a link to the full post – there’s no need to fret about followers, or following, or any of that.) It’s there for folks who want an alternative way to be notified when new Halo news goes live here at HBO. Here’s hoping that’s useful to some of you. So go follow HBOTweets, and you’ll never again need to say “what front page?”(Louis Wu 23:12:06 UTC)

The Halo Bulletin went up earlier this afternoon – and it includes even MORE pictures of the three new maps, plus details on changes to Halo 4 matchmaking and pictures of that Forza truck Grim mentioned recently. Go read it! (It’s local as well, of course.)(Louis Wu 22:40:45 UTC)

Rockslider just can’t get enough of the bizarro bits of Halo (the first one, of course) – he’s posted another collection of odd and funny moments from his campaign gameplay. Go watch!(Louis Wu 21:50:55 UTC)

ScienceFiction.com has an interview with the Executive Producers of Forward Unto Dawn – interesting read! (Unfortunately, three out of five of the videos linked below the story don’t work – if you haven’t seen it, you’ll need to buy it when it comes out on DVD next week.)(Louis Wu 21:41:03 UTC)

The Crimson Map Pack is the first of three known DLC packs – and it’s coming in less than two weeks. We knew this last week – but now there is official info. Swing by the Xbox.com Press Center for promo screenshots and a 90-second HD teaser. (We’ve put up a local version if you’d like streaming instead of WMV.) Update: Looks like it’s already up on YouTube… and our forum is not really happy with what they see.(Louis Wu 20:27:09 UTC)

Dark Helmet continues to render stuff – his latest work is a pretty intricate Halo ring, and a ship I’ve never seen before. Go take a look! (Louis Wu 19:46:57 UTC)

u4iX hosted a new Halo Council Top 5 – great gameplay, and some pretty nice commentary, too. Go see! Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 19:45:35 UTC)

slYnki stopped in to let us know he’s finished a single segment run of Halo 4, incorporating all known shortcuts. (Difficulty was on Easy.) Total time: about an hour and a half. (!!) Go watch!(Louis Wu 19:40:48 UTC)

Looks like McFarlane is coming out with a trio of figures based on Halo: Legends – reaction in our forum is… less than positive. (High heels on a Spartan? Really?) Thanks, tadboz. Update: apparently, they were like that in the original video. I can’t believe it didn’t raise a ruckus THEN.(Louis Wu 19:31:37 UTC)

agdtinman is back with more Joyride figures for sale on eBay! Stop by his post for details.(Louis Wu 19:27:01 UTC)