Morpheus noticed a couple of days ago that Robot Chicken had a pretty funny Master Chief sketch on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim – you can watch it now on their website. Update: apparently, that link only works if you’re inside the US. Try this one if you’re not – thanks, The Loot.(Louis Wu 16:23:03 UTC)

Kermit posted a great recap of last week’s Co-op night on ONI Alpha Site – if the pictures and text make you want to get in on the action, tonight’s romp will take place in NMPD HQ. Join ’em!(Louis Wu 16:17:04 UTC)

We mentioned yesterday a new series by thebruce0 looking at grassroots storytelling in the Halo Community. He stopped by later to let us know that the first article is live! The initial piece features a great interview with Pete Cooper of Operation: Chastity fame. Really nice stuff, looking forward to more!(GrimBrother One 15:47:41 UTC)

Wow. So Monster is giving away a bunch of stuff to celebrate the release of Halo Anniversary – the grand prize includes a custom HCEA-themed fridge stocked with Monster, a 360, a few copies of the game, and a few years of LIVE. To enter, you have to Like their Facebook page. (You can’t even really see the contest page very well until you do that.) For folks who aren’t interested in Liking Monster, full rules (and prizes) are listed on their website. (You can only enter if you’re a US citizen. Sorry.) Thanks to Hypertrooper (who seems pretty bitter about the US-only part) for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 19:52:11 UTC)

Simpsons Rule found a really bizarre appearance of Halo-related material – it’s a website for a new phone company. Oh, Halo – you’re in our collective psyche.(Louis Wu 19:51:24 UTC)

The Achievement Hunters team strikes again as they team up with Halo Waypoint to bring us another awesome flythrough of a new upcoming map. This time they’ve set their sights on Penance. Again, they provide us with an incredible mix of beautiful pan shots and witty banter. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 15:59:48 UTC)

The Waypoint modsquad is back with Episode 3 of the Halo Waypoint Community Modcast. The Waypoint Community Leader/Mod team takes to the mics again, this time beginning a 2-part retrospective on Halo: Combat Evolved. Yours truly is among the hosts, so come and join us for an hour or so of old school Halo talk and borderline humor!(GrimBrother One 15:33:58 UTC)

The final podcast in Podacular’s Decade series is happening this Saturday night, November 12, at 7 eastern. Swing by the site for more details – and tune in for the live broadcast! (Louis Wu 14:41:58 UTC)

Daniel ‘Tyrant’ Morris is trying something new – a series entitled ‘Women of Xbox’. Female gamers from the community will offer general tips, tricks, and reviews. First up: GrifballHub’s GooseChecka. Her skillset is impressive!(Louis Wu 14:40:22 UTC)

FyreWulff put together the Zombie Cartographers Map Pack #1 – a collection of submitted maps for folks who love Infection. Check it out! (Louis Wu 14:33:57 UTC)

Rockslider continues to explore the options available with the first Falcon on Winter Contingency… go read about it!(Louis Wu 16:06:31 UTC)

There was a boatload of new material released on Halo Waypoint this week – we touched on only a small portion of it. Here’s a summary of some of the videos we missed – there’s plenty more content that we’re simply skipping! (That means you should explore the site for yourself.)

• jmanX36 put together ‘Only Getting Started‘, a jumping video from Reach’s multiplayer – I was really impressed by some of the grenade throws, and the scenery jumps.
• SidewardFuture remade the Jenkins cutscene in the Reach engine – a pretty amazing piece of work, given the limitations set by available resources.
• Stewie2552 released Halo: Reach Fails 13, his latest collection of bad luck and bad decisions.
• The latest collection of games from MLG Raleigh (Finals, games 6-10) are up – it’s the end of the 10-game series that Waypoint started last week. Go watch Instinct and Infamous battle it out!
• Jack and Gus from Achievement Hunter did a flythrough of Battle Canyon, the Beaver Creek remake that’s included with Halo Anniversary. These guys are good at panning shots, and this flythrough gives you a great look at this map.

Again, there’s more – screenshots, Halo in real life, community interaction… go play! (Louis Wu 16:04:01 UTC)

CaptainTony stopped in with another deviantART roundup. He says that after Thanksgiving, he’s going to drop these to one per week. (Louis Wu 15:39:06 UTC)

Wow. Looks like Mike Salvatori got hired by Bungie! I wonder what they’re working on…?(Louis Wu 23:00:05 UTC)