Higuy, from Team Lumoria, let usk now that their latest trailer was unveiled at CE3 2012 – go watch! (Louis Wu 23:01:59 UTC)

Kal, from GrifballHub.com, let us know that there are a number of Grifball events coming up in the next two weeks – swing by their site for full details! Teams and inviduals of any experience level are welcome. (Louis Wu 23:00:41 UTC)

Dust Storm sent word that Podtacular has hit the big Three Zero Zero – 300 episodes have been released in their 7 years of existence. Not too shabby! Go listen as they relive the history that got them where they are today. (Louis Wu 22:59:03 UTC)

TeamHeadKick, the guys behind this Halo 3 rap song, have a new Halo 4 rock song – “I Can’t Wait” (To Play Halo 4). Get in the mood! Thanks, TheOddOne.(Louis Wu 22:55:58 UTC)

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Today marks a very special occasion for us. Seven years ago, Mike Funk (aka foomojive) started this podcast and is the reason we are standing here where we are today. I have had the honor and the privilege to follow in his footsteps and keep Podtacular going, but neither of us would have been able to do so without the support of the staff who have tread the path and the listeners that support the show. Unfortunately, not everyone who has played a special part in the Podtacular history books was able to make it, but they deserve honor none-the-less. We plan on having everyone on at some point in the near future so we can play catch up, but for now, this will have to do:

• foomojive – Founder and Host
• Spelchek – Co-host
• JVB – Co-host and Community Manager
• Dialpex – Website Administrator and Community Manager
• CapnKrunk – Website Administrator
• ChuckieJ – Community Manager
• Lancelot – Host
• GLewis – Co-host
• BrentGamer – Co-host

These individuals have shaped Podtacular into the podcast and community that it is today, and they deserve all of our thanks and gratitude. Join us for this very special episode as we take a look back at our history and look to what the future holds. See you star-side and Keep on Fraggin’ Trucks!

FulRoro stopped in with word of Loco Roco 2, a followup to his silly montage from last year. It made me laugh! Go watch. (Louis Wu 17:49:51 UTC)

davidfuchs was playing with character concepts, and ended up with some new Halo sprites – pretty cool! Take a look.(Louis Wu 17:48:51 UTC)

Euphorian Films released “If It Were Realistic: Halo Marines” – a machinima that speculates what Halo might look like if… well, if it were more realistic. It starts off with promise… but quickly fades into silliness (I question whether the creators REALLY thought that the Master Chief is being portrayed ‘realistically’ in their vid). Thanks, Ogan Panavo.(Louis Wu 17:47:01 UTC)

Paul Shelley, of Treeskunk Productions, let us know that Outpost Isil Season 2 Episode 6 is now up on YouTube (and should be on their website soon). Go see how the crew’s doing! (Louis Wu 17:39:13 UTC)

Jon CJG has released a few goodies for Arby ‘n’ the Chief fans – music and scripts, for download. See this post on his blog for details. There’s also a new Director’s Commentary on Season 7 Episode 4 (chosen because it’s the longest episode this season, not for any plot reasons). Go watch!(Louis Wu 19:54:14 UTC)

Halo Waypoint posted a wrapup from RTX – floor footage, fan impressions, developer comments. Go watch! THanks, Mixmasterchief. (It’s on YouTube, as well, if you have trouble with Silverlight, or you want a higher-res verison.) (Louis Wu 19:50:20 UTC)

Fails of the Weak is closing in on its 100th episode – 97 went live yesterday (AH.com | YouTube). Death and laughs – what more is there? Thanks, Nikko B201.(Louis Wu 19:48:46 UTC)

Yesterday was Friday, so a new Bungie Mailsack found its way to the world wide web. Great questions, great answers. Get to know your friendly neighborhood employees just a little bit better! (Ibeechu started a thread on our forum, if you have anything to say about it.)(Louis Wu 19:48:07 UTC)

MatthewDratt stopped by to point out that CE3 LIVE, an event for showing off what the Halo: Custom Edition community has been doing recently, will be streamed live tomorrow at 4pm Eastern. He also linked to five promo pieces (very short): one | two | three | four | five. Make some time!(Louis Wu 19:47:25 UTC)

Halo Base’s Legend put together a gallery of shots of the Promethean Crawler, a new enemy we’ll be facing in Halo 4. Nice work! (Louis Wu 19:46:40 UTC)

The SuperWaffle let us know about a Halo 3 glitch called ‘Dumpster Diving‘ – this uses the dumpster-driving technique that’s been known about for a few years to get completely out of the map, past a ver deep death barrier. Pretty cool!(Louis Wu 19:19:13 UTC)

Back in 2009, a Halo Wars version of the board game Risk was released – now, you can buy a straight Halo version. Nice! Thanks, Hypertrooper.(Louis Wu 18:42:51 UTC)

The cover for Awakening: the Art of Halo 4, has been made public – check out IGN, for example, for a quick peek. Thanks, ChrisTheeCrappy.(Louis Wu 18:36:34 UTC)

Anoj has published a new episode of “Anoj Explains”, in which he holds forth on the Halo 4 console, Forward Unto Dawn, and tidbits from San Diego Comic-Con. Thanks, Jordan Bell.(Louis Wu 18:33:24 UTC)