Higuy, from the Lumoria Team, sent word that they’ve got new gameplay footage from Episode Two. Looks like fun!(Louis Wu 19:17:31 UTC)

Dogiojoe pointed out a page devoted to easter eggs in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Scroll down to ‘Master Chief in Star Wars!’ for a Halo(ish) reference!(Louis Wu 19:13:41 UTC)

Rockslider has not yet found the end of the Fun Rainbow on Winter Contingency – he managed to get himself a THIRD Falcon after the Evac Zone battle. Amazing.(Louis Wu 19:03:43 UTC)

pete_the_duck reminded folks that today is the last day to send in an audition for his Last Forger Standing show – check his site for full details!(Louis Wu 19:01:49 UTC)

JIMBOTHY stopped in with word of a preview for his upcoming project, The Unhuman Complex. Loved the production values! Go watch. (Louis Wu 18:56:10 UTC)

We missed this a few days ago when it went live – but Dax01 pointed it out on GAF this weekend. Rage Quit took on Halo: Reach on LASO in the most recent episode – Michael definitely keeps this one NSFW with his language, but I was amused. Go watch. (Louis Wu 18:54:21 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, Ken whipped up a fantastic Christmas-themed sketch that I’m still struggling to turn into cornershots. Enjoy. (Louis Wu 18:50:57 UTC)

Slightly Live put together a page for fans – translation can be done with the same key that gets you through the Terminals. <3 to the community!(Louis Wu 18:47:02 UTC)

Once again, we have a new Christmas Comic for you, from Stuntmutt… and a day of rest. See you all on Monday!

I totally missed this when it came in on Thursday – but luckily, there are still 4 days left. invisiblecatfish sent word that he’d found some Halo Mylar prints on eBay – these don’t come up very often! There’s a Halo 2 Chief, one of Eddie Smith’s Halo 2 ‘Scarab Assault’ prints, and a Halo 3 ‘Ark Storm’ (I missed this one when it came out originally). Bids end Wednesday, around 7:30pm PST (see the auction pages for exact timing) – starting bids are $100 (for Scarab Assault) and $125 (for the Chief and Ark Storm, each). (Louis Wu 20:08:23 UTC)

The first piece of the Arby ‘n’ the Chief 2011 Christmas Special is online now – I feel sorry for Arby.(Louis Wu 20:03:12 UTC)

Frankie stopped in to wish HBO a great upcoming week – and to remind us that an excerpt of Greg Bear’s Primordium will be posted at Halo Waypoint on Wednesday. Nice!(Louis Wu 20:01:48 UTC)

AssaultGodzilla is back with a new Halo music video – this one is set to Decyfer Down’s Fading. Clip choice and timing are, as always, impeccable.(Louis Wu 19:59:47 UTC)

This thread makes me happy.(Louis Wu 19:57:44 UTC)

Tepec stopped in with a holiday video from IloveBTB, a French site devoted to BTB fights – it’s the end of a game on Timberland, and the cinematography is fantastic! Check it out.(Louis Wu 19:57:01 UTC)

Humbaba pointed out a photo collection at BBC.com about lenticular cloud formations over West Yorkshire that look… awfully familiar. Puts the reddit sighting a couple of days ago into context!(Louis Wu 19:54:36 UTC)

Two years ago, GrimBrother One wrote up The Ghosts of Christmas Future – and last night, he ran across it and reposted it. Oldie but a goodie!(Louis Wu 19:52:05 UTC)

hezekiah let us know about the release of AchievementHunter’s Fails of the Weak #66 – I thought the rocket through the Banshee was pretty cool. Watch it at AchievementHunter.com or YouTube, your choice.(Louis Wu 19:50:26 UTC)

Yesterday, DeeJ posted The Bungie Mail Sack 1.0 – he’s not nearly as rude as the Webmaster was, but some of his answers actually have value, so it’s all good. Go read about everything from breaking into the industry to ‘normal days at Bungie’ (heh, as if) to DeeJ’s favorite Halo campaign! Great read.(Louis Wu 19:42:18 UTC)