Domino Theory, flush with the joy of anticipation as Halo Anniversary prepares to drop, is back with another giveaway – toss your name into the hat, and if he picks you on Friday, you’ve got yourself some cool Halo schwag – fer nothin’. You can’t beat that deal with a Gravity Hammer!(Louis Wu 23:03:13 UTC)

It’s heartwarming when a longtime Halo fan realizes a dream. Today, Bungie announced that the position of Community Manager (okay, Assistant Community Manager) has been filled… by a name that should be familiar to anyone who reads this page. Congratulations to TTL XerxdeeJ, who founded the Tied the Leader clan and gave players looking for a Good Game a place to call home. His flock has just grown exponentially! (Also, it looks like he’s just DeeJ now. Work for Bungie, lose your letters.)(Louis Wu 21:55:37 UTC)

Unveiling your new Community Manager.

Unveiling your new Community Manager.

Lord Friendship has the next chapter of his BOB Video Guide online – Part 4 covers the level Nightfall, which has only 3 BOBs in total. This is the last one for a little bit (LF’s going to take time with Halo Anniversary) – so enjoy it!(Louis Wu 19:20:38 UTC)

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Our final installment of our Decade series is finally here. We’ve relived some of our most memorable moments from the last 10 years with Halo and we are finally here to talk about what most people like in Halo: the multiplayer. In this last show, we go back to the Halo: CE maps and remember all the special moments we’ve had on all of them. We don’t have a large panel like we’ve had on the previous parts, but there are still some really good discussions. Enjoy

A ridiculous number of reviews of Halo Anniversary hit this morning – thanks to ElzarTheBam, Moorpheusl9, kapowaz, Beckx, and jake108 for the links.

While I’m POSITIVE there’ll be more, we likely won’t post them; there’s really only so much review material you can process, anyway.(Louis Wu 15:51:16 UTC)

Pierre Tartaix let us know about Super Space Gordon and the Deadly Dimensions – it’s a continuation of the characters and universe from an older movie TGO GMBH released several months ago. Great work – go watch it!(Louis Wu 15:30:35 UTC)

Sean P. won the 4v4 Slayer tournament at HaloFest this year, and picked up a Halo: Reach Xbox 360 for his troubles. He got it signed by all the 343 employees – but then traded it for a Recon helmet that the winners of the 4v4 CTF tournament received (Pic 1 | Pic 2 | Pic 3). The person he traded with decided he’d rather have cash than the signed Xbox, so Sean sent us the auction link on Saturday, in case there were any HBO readers who might want to get in on the action. Unfortunately, the auction ended yesterday, before we got a chance to post this. (The console sold for $510 – a pretty hefty sum for someone who won a CTF tourney!) Apologies – next time we’ll try and get this online before it’s too late.(Louis Wu 15:03:11 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY decided to write up the difference between the network models used by Co-op/Firefight and standard Multiplayer, in an attempt to explain why co-op modes can lag so badly. If you’re really confused, this might help. (Louis Wu 14:56:59 UTC)

Chris Neir put together a video documenting his experience at PAX this year – fun watch! (Louis Wu 14:52:01 UTC)

Firestorm12 let us know last week that War (or War) has been wrapped up – Issues 19 and 20 nearly finish out the storyline. (There’s another release this week – but it’s a video, rather than a comic.)(Louis Wu 14:49:17 UTC)

Paste Magazine put together a list of 9 innovations the Halo franchise can take at least a LITTLE credit for – interesting list!(Louis Wu 14:43:49 UTC)

The Halo Anniversary Soundtrack is on sale tomorrow – did you realize it was going to be a 2-disc set? Nice!(Louis Wu 14:40:59 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue stopped in with a new Reclaimer – the major players have gathered!(Louis Wu 14:09:34 UTC)

The video trailer promoting the Halo Living Monument, an interactive website supporting Halo Anniversary, is now online. Raymond Barry does a fine job of celebrating the few positives that come from war. Thanks, davidfuchs.(Louis Wu 13:55:50 UTC)

The Guardian took a look at Halo Anniversary – and liked it. Thanks, The More Deluded. (I didn’t use his link, because in order to view the review on Facebook, you have to allow The Guardian access to your personal info. Luckily, the same review is on their standard website.)(Louis Wu 13:52:17 UTC)