CyReN found another Fan Expo off-screen gameplay vid, this one full of Carbine action. Take a look! (Louis Wu 13:30:19 UTC)

1on1 interviewed Paul Patinios, Microsoft’s Global Marketing Manager for Halo, at Toronto’s Fan Expo – good stuff. (The following interview, with a pair of fans, is comedy gold.) Thanks, Munish23. (Louis Wu 13:27:03 UTC)

Stepto, who used to oversee Xbox LIVE’s security and now works for GAEMS, tweeted about the newest GAEMS release, the Vanguard – it is a UNSC-themed case that holds your Halo 4 Limited Edition Xbox and hooks it to an integrated 19″ monitor, for your on-the-go Xbox pleasure! It ain’t cheap – but man, it’s cool. According to Amazon, it’ll be available on the same day that Halo 4 comes out. Thanks, Deadly Cyclone.(Louis Wu 13:23:31 UTC)

The newest Breaking In article at Bungie.net spotlights Brandi House, a User Researcher who’s worked for Bungie for a bit over a year now. She figures out how people interact with games, which helps designers make better choices about how to present information to you. It’s a fascinating read, and might give you insights on how you can get YOUR foot in the door (at Bungie, or somewhere else). Go look! (Louis Wu 13:21:24 UTC)

It’s been more than a year since we saw a new Halo Action Figure Theater episode… but one popped up last night. Oh, the deep richness of the Sangheili language… (Louis Wu 13:15:28 UTC)

Red vs Blue Episode 12 went live last night – it’s almost all Machinima (as opposed to CG), and it’s almost all plot. And it’s quite good. Light on the humor – but heavy on the good. Go watch. Thanks, Bryan Newman. (Louis Wu 13:07:07 UTC)

robofin117 pointed out a live-action short called ‘There’s an Alien on your Head!‘ – many video games (including Halo) get some love here. Take a look!(Louis Wu 13:05:35 UTC)

IGN decided their last ‘Top 25 Xbox 360 Games’ list might not stand the test of time, so they revised it. (Looks liked they’d revised it already; if you step through the older version (which is dated 2011 now), you’ll see that Reach is the only Halo game on the list, at #5… until you get to the final page, which shows the 2010 list, with Halo Wars at #17, Halo 3: ODST at #13, and Halo 3 at #5.) New list (thanks, Morpheus) puts ODST at #20 and Halo 3 at #13. Whee!(Louis Wu 13:03:07 UTC)

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Four new entries have been added in over at the Age of Gratitude project. Go and see what these fans had to say in appreciation for what Halo has meant for them, and as always, consider sending in your own memories to share!(GrimBrother One 19:00:14 UTC)

Australia’s V (an energy drink company) just unveiled ‘Purple Plasma‘, a Halo 4-themed libation. Initial reaction seems quite positive! Thanks, Jmte (who found it at Gadgetsteria). (Louis Wu 15:11:57 UTC)

NeoGAF’s lilty was at Fan Expo in Toronto this weekend – he wrote up some impressions in the Halo thread on GAF. I thought the biggest takeaway was how critical the hardware used at conventions can be! Update: This post has more.(Louis Wu 15:07:44 UTC)

Eurogamer Expo 2012 is coming up in a month – it’s a gaming festival that takes place every year in London. Recently, they announced the keynote speaker, kicking off the event on Thursday, September 27 – Frank O’Connor will present a Halo 4 Developer Session to showcase “this year’s biggest Xbox 360 release”. According to Tom Bramwell, Eurogamer Operations Director:

We were looking around for a big video game icon to open the show and they don’t get much bigger than the Master Chief. The Master Chief is more than a video game star – he’s a pop culture icon – and we can’t wait to see what 343 Industries has in store for us.

Not too shabby!(Louis Wu 15:04:09 UTC)

Nevin ‘CruelLEGACEY’ Douglas let us know that the 25th episode of the Waypoint Community Modcast went live yesterday – on it, he and Das Kalk discuss the playable Halo 4 they experienced at Fan Expo in Toronto this weekend. Go listen! (Louis Wu 14:52:26 UTC)

Some of the HBO Old Guard got together in DC this weekend, at the house of Malagate, to eat, drink, and play Halo. Greythor was there, and wrote up some of the highlights. Go read!(Louis Wu 14:50:25 UTC)

Nexy and Ghandi sat down to discuss recent Halo news – nice to see MLG-centric folks looking at the rest of the Halo community! Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 14:43:36 UTC)

The latest episode of HaloGAF Radio has Tashi, Domino Theory, and ncsuDuncan discussing Halo’s competitive community with Bravo, and Halo news with Heckfu. Two hours long, with delicious morsels spread throughout. Go listen! (Thanks, Duncan.)(Louis Wu 22:08:48 UTC)

Geoff Keighley talks to a variety of analysts about Halo 4’s potential this fall on the latest GTTV Bonus Round – go listen! Thanks, UNKNOWN iXi.(Louis Wu 20:56:15 UTC)