The Woaf let us know that the latest episode of Dust and Echoes focuses on the Halo 4 reveals in the latest Game Informer (on newsstands now!) – go listen!(Louis Wu 13:16:51 UTC)

Kaboris stopped in this morning to point out that Fall of Reach is finally coming out in Japanese! (Louis Wu 13:15:00 UTC)

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We haven’t had a special in a while, but this one deserves it. I was invited to be on the PAX East 2012 special for the Waypoint Community Modcast (link). We had 8 people on the show stuffed into one hotel room filled with German candies. Enjoy

RC Master has finished up his gametype critique – there’s a section on Crazy Gametypes, and some closing thoughts. Go read!(Louis Wu 19:17:04 UTC)

The Alpha ELite pointed out a pretty cool little animation by Tim Hijlkema – it lays out 10 video game ‘planets’, including one that’s pretty relevant to this website! The whole video is great – go watch.(Louis Wu 19:14:43 UTC)

Lord Friendship stopped by to announce that the Halo: Reach BOB Guide for the level Exodus is now online – all three Banshee BOBS on this level are shown, along with techniques for taking them out (and even some backstory about why they’re in Banshees at all). Have I mentioned how cool this entire guide is? (Louis Wu 18:26:40 UTC)

We’ve mentioned the Lurker to Leader Panel at PAX a couple of times, because our own GrimBrother One was up on stage – but it’s not until today that we can give you a link to actually WATCH it for yourself. GrifballHub’s Goose Checka (the impetus behind this particular panel in the first place) let us know that the entire hour-long conversation is now up on YouTube. This discussion is near and dear to my heart; its core is all about how fan communities are managed, and how good leaders can help them grow. Every one of the panelists is someone I look up to as an example of fantastic fan leadership, and while I wish I could have been there in person this past Friday, to watch them live, getting to see this video takes away much of the sting. If you’re interested in fan communities, and the people who help to shape them, GO WATCH THIS.(Louis Wu 14:18:52 UTC)

Last month, we mentioned a forum post by Leviathan, one that looked at his own vision of where a Halo game could go. It was fascinating, and generated some really interesting conversation. Well… he’s back, with the next installment. This one focuses on a mission titled ‘Shield World’, and reading it will give you a peek into Levi’s mind – there are concept art pieces, diagrams of layout, ideas about new weapons, a sandbox, and more. After reading it, I wanted nothing more than to PLAY it. Go see if you agree.(Louis Wu 14:09:09 UTC)

The latest Breaking In article at Bungie is a visit with Daniel Hanson, a relatively recent (October, 2011) hire for the User Interface team. As has been true of the last few of these, Daniel was hired well after Bungie’s last Halo product was released – but as a glimpse inside the company, and as a window into what might be needed to get a job in the gaming industry in general, this episode (this SERIES) is a must-read. (Louis Wu 14:01:41 UTC)

Tashi has released a new video in his series of Practical Jumps, Ledges and Tricks – this one covers MLG Sanctuary v7. (This one has fewer jumps that are applicable to the vanilla Reach version of the map than previous videos… but you should absolutely watch it even if you don’t hang out in the MLG list – knowing WHERE to try jumps is half the battle.)(Louis Wu 13:56:18 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY has been doing a bang-up job of covering the Halo-related material that could be found at PAX East this year – He’s got summaries of Day One and Day Two (his Day Three summary should be up today), as well as the latest Waypoint Community Modcast (recorded at the show, and featuring an amazing collection of guest hosts). You absolutely shouldn’t miss the Waypoint Dance Mob (it’s not all Waypoint; our own GrimBrothers One and Four, along with Hitmonchan, are featured), and for extra spice, there’s a version filmed by HBO’s own Miguel Chavez. If you weren’t there (I wasn’t there), you should be sad. (I’m sad.)(Louis Wu 13:50:10 UTC)

Interfacing with Bungie.

Game Informer has posted a new article comparing Halo 4 to Halo 3 – it’s a video interview with Frank O’Connor, talking about the development procedure of 343, of the jumping-off spot for Halo 4’s story arc, how the studio is approaching the game, and more. Go watch! Thanks, nillapuddin.(Louis Wu 21:57:59 UTC)

Although we were pretty busy this weekend, the crew over at Halo Waypoint continued to post high-quality content – Saturday saw the release of Part 6 of their ‘Anatomy of Halo’ series, with a spotlight on The Control Room, while Sunday brought us all five games from the MLG Anaheim 2011 Losers Bracket Finals between Status Quo and Classic. And then, this morning, they re-released a great speedrun of ODST’s Coastal Highway, done by RC Master in just over 22 minutes, as their Speed Run of the Week. Go explore!(Louis Wu 21:31:13 UTC)

nomis78 stopped by to announce that The Community Customs website has posted a Spotlight on Hyokin, a regular on our own forums and the founder of the CC group. Go read!(Louis Wu 21:25:42 UTC)

gunn3r11 let us know that his community, The Spartan Force, has posted a weekly montage showing off clips collected from the group within the past week. Editing’s a little funky, but the clips are fun to watch. Check it out! (If you visit their website, there’s also news about an Easter Doubles Tournament they just finished up – the winners took home 1600 MS Points each.)(Louis Wu 21:22:30 UTC)