Over at the 405th, nosaint posted pics of his Halo 4 MC Helmet… amazing. Thanks to Hypertrooper for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 11:43:40 UTC)

Edge let us know about the latest Halotracker Top 5 – July’s episode focuses on Betrayals. Oh, the humanity… (Louis Wu 11:42:21 UTC)

Over at Bungie.net, there’s a new Breaking In article – Chris Chambers is a Bungie specialist in filling bars. Go see what that means (and how he got where he is today)!(Louis Wu 23:54:59 UTC)

The Doctor will see you now…

We get news in a bunch of ways – we find it on outside sites, folks post it in our forum, folks mail it to bungie.org email addresses. It’s really important, though, that for the first two weeks of August, that you do not send email to the lwu address. It will not be read with any consistency (maybe not at all) between August 1 and August 15. Someone reported that they weren’t able to mail to the halo@bungie.org address – if this happens again, you should post news in our forum. Please keep this in mind – we’d hate for your cool Halo story to sit unattended for weeks! (Louis Wu 21:38:06 UTC)

Heh – freakinrad (the folks behind Halo vs Predator) have released The Spartan Shuffle… showing you how the Spartan dances. Thanks, MASSAIKUR.(Louis Wu 16:53:25 UTC)

If you’re going to be in Tokyo or Osaka at the end of August, you’ve got a shot at playing some Halo 4 – it’ll be present at the Xbox 360 Summer Festival on August 24-25 (in Tokyo) and September 1 (in Osaka). Nice! Thanks, Beckx.(Louis Wu 15:33:06 UTC)

To follow up their RTX wrap up, Halo Waypoint has posted a wrapup from San Diego Comic-Con (you can watch it on their website, or on YouTube) – awesome summary of the multi-day event! (Thanks to Laird for the HBO shout-out!)(Louis Wu 23:11:47 UTC)

davidfuchs pointed out that Forward Unto Dawn (the site, not the movie) has finally created an archive for all of their articles – swing by and check it out, it’s likely you’ll find something cool you haven’t read yet!(Louis Wu 23:06:54 UTC)

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)