From Game Informer:

Most fans have noticed Cortana’s prominent placement on the cover of the latest issue of the magazine. The new Halo team at 343 Industries is aiming to build her up as both a pivotal character in the plot and as a showcase for the new technology behind the scenes. We talked with Frank O’ Connor about the evolution of Cortana throughout the series, why she chooses to be a naked blue lady, and how the impending end of her life affects both Master Chief emotionally and the overall story of Halo 4. Check out the video via the link below and let us know what you think of the new direction for Cortana in the comments section.

Game Informer: The Rise And Fall Of Cortana In Halo 4

From Rooster Teeth:

Jack and Geoff bring forth the 84th week of Fails of the Weak! Watch and enjoy this pile of hilarious screw-ups!

Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.

Fails of the Weak 84

Halo Community is proud to present our most competitive tournament to date! This is your chance to WIN Halo 4!

This tournament is a 4v4 type in a Capture the Flag format featuring the TU settings. We are only accepting 64 teams total, and it is first come, first serve. So register early! Each member of the team must have their own registered HaloCommunity.com account (it’s free), and their gamertag (that they are using in the tournament) must be linked to their HaloCommunity.com account (input the gamertag into the “gamertag” field during registration).

Go here for the complete list of rules.

Last week, for our Friday Caption Fun festivities, you provided quips for an image featuring a flexible Spartan. Here are the top captions you left for that particular image!

“This is not what I meant when I said we should split the field.” –deluca34
“After much testing, the UNSC realized that the newly developed “Athletics” Armor Ability
would not serve much purpose on the battlefield.” –RespectedTrw123
“Being a gold medal-winning gymnast on Reach, this was the only way Joe knew how to distract him.” –CrawlingShadow9
“Bill found out the hard way that warm-up exercises are for BEFORE the battle, not during.” –Krazy Bomb
“At least he won’t need his ‘English to Blarg-Blarg dictionary’ anymore.” –ChubbyCats95
“Hey Elite dude, check if it still says MAGNUM in Halo: Reach.” –Sqartan1176
“Ok… just going to go back to glassing your planet now… yeah.” –Stephen Osborn
“Time out! I think I pulled a hammy.” –Coux73
“You know the ” If They Came to Hear Me Beg” achievement? Well, I missed.” –Busted Entity

Now that we’ve wrapped up that picture, let’s start a new one. Up for your captioning pleasure this week is an image featuring two Spartans and one functional jetpack. Soak in the screenshot, then leave your witty and relevant quip in a comment. Off you go!

Author: Falconface718

From MovieHunter1888:

In the streets of New Mombasa, an ODST named the Rookie is searching for his missing squad mates. But he ends up finding a strange new friend and a very dangerous enemy in the city….

ODST Ambush – A Halo MEGA Bloks Stop Motion Video

Every Friday night at 9pm EST, we get together on Halo: Reach and run some custom games. We play everything from Team Slayer to Knockin’ Zombs, and you can even bring your own custom maps to play! Just make sure to upload them on your File Share and let us know either in a comment or in the lobby which map and what game type to run with it. Hope to see you tonight!

Need some extra in-game credits? Then hop into Super Slayer because starting today and ending on Sunday, games played and completed within that playlist will present you with the chance to receive a 26,000-credit bonus. So stop reading, and go get some!

From Alex:

This is a Halo: Reach/3 mixtage from HighsounD, edited by tranQ. The gameplay is good, featuring a diverse array of clips across the two games, which includes a nasty far range Triple Kill no scope on Sandtrap. The editing is simple overall, but the syncing’s good and the flow’s strong. Enjoy!

HighsounD – A Halo: Reach/3 Montage