The Tyrant let us know that he’s released the last level of his Halo 2 Legendary Walkthrough (the hardest) – Gravemind. He made it a little easier (okay, a lot easier) with the Envy Skull glitch, but he will probably be adding a non-skull version at some point. If you want to see the entire guide, the playlist link is here. Nice! (He also sent us this fun little tidbit from a run-through of Metropolis… I laughed.(Louis Wu 16:49:06 UTC)

Eurogamer has a thought-provoking (if inflammatory) article about the current state of game journalism, and how it got to where it is. Posted here on a Halo site because it’s built around an image of Geoff Keighley amongst Mountain Dew/Doritos Halo 4 promotional material. Thanks, Beckx.(Louis Wu 15:41:12 UTC)

Sometimes, Halo is fun. (Who am I kidding – it’s almost always fun. But sometimes it’s funner than other times.) pete_the_duck and iMonkey777 team up for a flag cap that deserves a toast.(Louis Wu 14:41:36 UTC)

Ibeechu stopped in last night to announce the completion of a labor of love – check out Cookin’ With Chief. Delicious!(Louis Wu 14:39:41 UTC)

Penny Arcade’s Tycho had some thoughts about the monumental task of building on the Halo franchise yesterday. Food for thought. Thanks, HiredN00bs.(Louis Wu 14:36:42 UTC)

If you’re curious about what comes in the Limited Edition Halo 4 Soundtrack, swing by and watch the Little English Halo Blog’s unboxing video. Nice package! (twss…)(Louis Wu 14:34:32 UTC)

Polygon posted ANOTHER Halo-related bit yesterday, as well – a remix video they call ‘The History of Halo’. I loved it. Thanks, Monumental.(Louis Wu 14:33:01 UTC)

Polygon has a fascinating article about the user testing Microsoft and 343 have done with Halo 4 – it gives you some unique insight into how some flow decisions are made, and why it’s worth putting this much time and effort into ensuring that the team’s original vision can be appreciated without too much frustration on the part of the player. There are two embedded movies – one discussing a campaign playtest (minor spoilers, though if you watched Frank play through part of Level 3 at Eurogamer Expo in September, you won’t see anything new here), the other showing off a multiplayer playtest. I love this stuff. Thanks to Tashi, over at NeoGAF, and Arithmomaniac, on our own forum.(Louis Wu 14:27:14 UTC)

Last week, we mentioned a Halo auction on eBay that seemed to be somewhat overpriced (at least to me) – a couple of days ago, the seller stopped by our forum, and after a bunch of discussion, has decided to relist the package at a much more reasonable pricepoint. If you wanted to get your hands on a signed copy of The Art of Halo 3, but didn’t have $12,000… look again! (Louis Wu 14:13:32 UTC)

Deadly Cyclone and COIN-OP.TV continued their Forward Unto Dawn coverage, with an analysis of Episode 3 – good stuff!(Louis Wu 14:10:09 UTC)

RC Master sent word of two new speedrun vids – the first is a Zero-Shot Legendary run on Tip of the Spear (this is amazing), and the second is his New Alexandria Legendary run, now with commentary. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 13:56:34 UTC)

LostSpartan987 pointed out a really entertaining video that mashes up Halo Anniversary and Portal 2. (I’m surprised I haven’t seen more stuff like this.) The integration of the two games’ audio is masterful. (Louis Wu 13:46:12 UTC)

nscuDuncan announced Episode 9 of HaloGAF radio – a bunch of SLRPy dudes discuss Halo 4, Comic-Con, and other semi-relevant topics. Recorded in two pieces, a few days apart. Thank GOODNESS the video version isn’t seeing the light of day. Swing by and listen in the format of your choice!(Louis Wu 21:05:46 UTC)

MajorNelson announced today details on the upcoming War Games Map Pass for Halo 4. Included are some first details on the 9 new maps we will be getting over the next few months, including time frames and titles! Definitely worth taking a look at!(GrimBrother One 18:19:23 UTC)

If you simply can’t wait until Friday for a taste of the fourth segment of ‘Forward Unto Dawn’, ComingSoon has a 1-minute preview, and I gotta say… I want it to be Friday now. Thanks, randomrosso.(Louis Wu 15:59:33 UTC)

AssaultGodzilla has released a new Halo Music Video – this one is set to Hoobastank’s ‘Crawling in the Dark’, and as always, cutting is fantastic. Even if you aren’t really fond of the song (and I’m not), the video’s really nicely done.(Louis Wu 15:57:30 UTC)

If you weren’t able to be at the Halo 4 panel at New York Comic-Con a couple of weeks ago, it’s finally up in streaming format on the NYCC webpage. (Scroll to the bottom.) Go watch! (Thanks, Asian Inferno.) (Louis Wu 15:56:00 UTC)