It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Bryan Simon, but Halo 4 has re-excited him, and he’s got a new musical parody for you. Sorry For Armor Locking is some pretty funny stuff! Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 14:21:23 UTC)

We got word from gunn3r1 that if you’re interested in community gaming, you should check out The Spartan Force – blogs, podcasts, tournaments, and weekly Halo custom games to boot! Take a look. (Louis Wu 14:16:24 UTC)

I definitely have to question Sawnose’s timing… but I tip my hat to his attitude. Over on Bungie.net, he posted a tutorial showing how you can keep your Reach player model updated on Bungie.net, even though Bungie no longer has access to any of the back-end data. They’ve put in a tool that will allow you to MANUALLY update to your current model – now THAT’S fan love! (The Bungie.net version is higher-res than the 343 version, and has your Spartan holding a DMR instead of an AR. In addition, the B.net model has the potential to be downloaded as a rotating video, though I haven’t been able to test that yet, since it requires seeing the updated avatar first, and I’m still waiting – on both B.net and Waypoint.) Go read his post for full details! Thanks to bobs99 over at NeoGAF for noticing.(Gen Vagueness 16:58:23 UTC)

uberfoop played some Halo 3 yesterday. He made a 4-minute clip from a Social Big Team CTF game on Standoff. For nearly 3 minutes, the flag (and the action) remains in a 20-foot radius… and yet the entire clip is eminently watchable. Makes me want to jump back into Halo 3!(Louis Wu 16:14:30 UTC)

robofin117 let us know about a new update from DaFrontlineTrooper – lots of tutorials for making ODST from EVA foam coming soon!(Louis Wu 16:11:07 UTC)

If you enjoy watching pro Halo events, but don’t have the money for MLG VoD, swing by Halo Waypoint this morning – the Winners Bracket Finals from MLG Anaheim last year are now available (all three games). Watch Status Quo take on Instinct! (This championship matchup was revisited in Columbus last week, with somewhat different results.)(Louis Wu 15:58:25 UTC)

Forward Unto Dawn, a stalwart member of the Halo fan community and supplier of some great fan content, has shifted directions; they’ve kept their acronym (FUD), but the focus is quite different. Go see.(Louis Wu 15:48:15 UTC)

Bungie has posted a massive infographic summarizing some of the myriad of stats built up over the past several years – it’s a truly fascinating image. (It weighs in at 2.4 mb, so be careful!)(Louis Wu 22:14:37 UTC)

joncgj has started a new series of random adventure shorts for Arby ‘n’ the Chief – the first one is up now. Bathroom shenanigans… thanks, Ogan Panavo. (Louis Wu 19:31:09 UTC)

If the 45 minute Sparkast was too long for you, Greenskull has put up a 3 minute summary – time’s important!(Louis Wu 19:29:42 UTC)

Goodbye, Sweetheart.  It’s time to go.

What? I… wat? (For folks not intimate with HaloGAF, OuterWorldVoice is Frank O’Connor, and those lyrics should be sung to this.)(Louis Wu 18:23:50 UTC)

The latest in Halo Waypoint’s The Anatomy of Halo series looks at the Containment Facility – a great informational piece! Go watch. (Louis Wu 17:16:24 UTC)

Fails of the Weak 80 is up (AH.com | YouTube) – a collection of badness. Thanks, Nikko B201 (and hezekiah for the YT link). (Louis Wu 17:14:50 UTC)

Fails of the Weak 80 is up (AH.com | YouTube) – a collection of badness. Thanks, Nikko B201 (and hezekiah for the YT link). (Louis Wu 17:14:50 UTC)

RVideo pointed us to Immortal Part II, a new Halo 2 montage from Sk0ls. Heavy editing, but pretty great gameplay – oh, the nostalgia!(Louis Wu 17:07:26 UTC)