Morpheus pointed out a new section on Xbox LIVE Marketplace – it’s in the ‘Spotlight’ section, and it’s entitled ‘Calling All Halo Fans’. It contains links to all the downloadable Halo content on LIVE (map packs, games on demand, and avatars/themes), another link to Waypoint, and links to all the Insider videos done about Halo topics. Nice to have everything in one place!(Louis Wu 19:43:39 UTC)

Just three vids for you, it seems:

• TSquared is back with Pro Tips for Longshore at G4TV. I haven’t faced folks who’ve used these yet (well, maybe the Sniper one) – so they’re pretty fresh tips!
• Static Hazard and B Mc Gann put together Top 10 Big Team Battle Kills, Episode 1 – a bit on the long side, but the kills are fun.
• Wafflebrains made a montage called ‘Hang Ten’ – a player riding on top of a Banshee can do some serious damage!

Go watch!(Louis Wu 19:13:56 UTC)

This update is pretty light – the only new Halo comic material we know about is a new episode of ODS Steve. #59 (The Best Laid Plans) has Steve suggesting a plan of attack that really doesn’t inspire confidence…(Louis Wu 18:56:52 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy, unhappy with Bungie’s requirement that user-designed armor emblems be sexually innocent, has kicked off a new contest – the Unofficial Inappropriate Halo: Reach Emblem Contest. Read the post for full rules and prize descriptions. And go be inappropriate.(Louis Wu 18:53:34 UTC)

pete_the_duck’s tale of sidekick rivalry ended this morning – in a very surprising way. Swing by the final forum post to see it!(Louis Wu 18:29:52 UTC)

AngelicLionheart found some poetry he’d written a while back – call these ‘Gravemind, Revisited’.(Louis Wu 18:18:53 UTC)

Document noticed a new book for sale on Amazon.com – it’s called ‘Factions of Halo’, and it’s selling for $49. It weighs in at a meager 75 pages… and a large green stamp on the cover proclaims “High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA Articles!” Aglor nailed down the rationale behind buying this, I think.(Louis Wu 18:16:12 UTC)

Life is, once again, getting in the way of Halo. Sorry. Yesterday, the Mythic II Map Pack (Longshore, Heretic, Citadel) were released, for 800 MS Points, on Xbox LIVE – if you never bought ODST, here’s your chance to get your hands on some great multiplayer maps!(Louis Wu 18:13:09 UTC)