elzarthebam noticed a new ViDoc on Xbox LIVE Marketplace this morning – it’s called ‘Dramatis Personæ’ (well, that’s what Bungie calls it; Marketplace lists it as ‘Unmasking the story of Halo 3: ODST‘). It’s just under 8 minutes long, and it’s FULL of story spoilers – but if you’ve played the game, it’s a great look at how the story of ODST evolved over the development period, and what Bungie wanted you to get out of it all. It’s filmed in the same location as Terra Incognita was; it seems to be a followup to that film. At the moment, it’s only available on XBLM – but I assume it’ll be available for download from Bungie.net soon. (If not, we’ll ask if we can provide download links.) Go watch it! Update: According to urk, this is only officially available through the ODST Intel (Extras) menu – it’s a thank-you for the fans who bought the game. (Makes you wonder why there’s a link for it on Xbox.com, then…) What this means for folks without LIVE is that it is not currently available on the web (and we can’t change that for you). Sorry!(Louis Wu 13:55:21 UTC)

Leveling Down (a blog from an older gamer) has a series of tips and strategies for getting many of the Firefight achievements – check it out!(Louis Wu 13:54:40 UTC)

MasterChiefn has decided to take a more photographic approach to his pan-cam work in the Halo universe; you can find the beginnings of a collection that will eventually include at least one picture from every map on his DeviantART space. (Louis Wu 13:54:12 UTC)

A10M1C sent word that Mindless Distortion Productions has just finished up ‘I Can Haz Help?‘ – a Halo 3 machinima that follows the travels and travails of a Halo 3 player looking to add Recon to his armor portfolio. Check it out. (Louis Wu 13:53:33 UTC)

Missed this a couple of days ago, but better late than never… Hawty McBloggy pointed out a pic she found on Flickr, showing off a couple of killer costumes. SOMEBODY’s got cool parents…(Louis Wu 13:52:55 UTC)

Yesterday was Wednesday – so the Bungie Favorites section on B.net was updated with a second batch of files from the Upper Echelon folks. Go look!(Louis Wu 13:49:57 UTC)

AssaultGodzilla is back with another Halo Music Video – this one is set to Thousand Foot Krutch’s ‘Phenomenon’. Timing is quite good.(Louis Wu 13:49:41 UTC)

Enjoyable things you can do with Forge today (thanks to urk for noticing): Forge Hub is offering a puzzle to challenge the soft squishy parts inside your skull, and Forge Cafe has got a Halloween Forge contest running (I have no clue what the prizes are, because you have to be a group member to see them). Go play! (There’s also a File Share contest running over at Xbox360Forum.com – it’s not exactly Forge-related, but it’s close.)(Louis Wu 17:20:40 UTC)