Hawty McBloggy found a pic of a Canadian-branded Master Chief in Vancouver… they’re everywhere!(Louis Wu 10:57:36 UTC)

The Bungie Dev Blog got a new update last night – a photo of some pretty happy-looking devs watching… something. Something cool, apparently. Thanks, ElusiveEagle519. (Louis Wu 10:56:47 UTC)

Harking back to the old days of crack-pipe speculation, Cortana 5 stopped in to our forum to lay down a theory about the origins of Bungie’s storytelling. Man… I feel like I’m back in Hamish’s domain! (If you’re a really, really, REALLY old-timer, this stuff might not be new to you… but for most Bungie/Halo fans, it’s a nice summary of some of the early inspirations.) (Louis Wu 10:55:48 UTC)

arbitersaids is selling an Assault Rifle prop – looks like a painted Plasma Blaster – to make money for school. If you want one of these but don’t feel like painting it yourself, here’s a chance to buy one!(Louis Wu 10:54:07 UTC)

Dwood dropped us a line about an Ivory Tower remake for Halo CE; at the moment, it’s for multiplayer, but a single player version is planned. (He’s hoping for feedback to see whether the added features are worth the effort.) Check it out, and let him know! He also mentioned something pretty cool – swing by YouTube to view a Zombie Test from CtrlAltDestr0y. It’s… go watch it. Update: apparently there’s a link to a public alpha of the single player version of the Ivory Tower map in this thread on Halomaps.(Louis Wu 21:27:37 UTC)

Today’s Tag and Release feature at Bungie.net looks at screenshots on Sandbox – they range from clever to gorgeous. Go look!(Louis Wu 17:56:30 UTC)