The fine folks over at XBLAFans.com were kind enough to let everyone know about a great deal going on at NewEgg where you can still preorder Halo: Anniversary and get it for just $30 USD. Nice! If you need it, go take advantage of it!(GrimBrother One 03:43:40 UTC)

The newest Halo Bulletin has found its way from bs angel’s ivory-ticklers to your monitor monitors. Check it out for an awesome array of newsbits as 343 Industries makes their final push toward the launch of Halo: Anniversary! Anniversary Playlist details and some awesome map-overheads to be found within. Check it out! (Insert Wu grumble about me not loving him because I “didn’t include the local version that actually wasn’t up just yet when I made this newspost” here ________ <3 - Grim)(GrimBrother One 02:29:42 UTC)

Wow – NeoGAF is full of win tonight. ncsuDuncan wrote a paean to Reach lag, and Tomasooie realized the dream. The mic ain’t that great… but the effort is A+. Go listen.(Louis Wu 01:53:45 UTC)

The Achievement Hunter RT Office HORSE tournament has narrowed down the field to the four semifinalists, as Gus and Michael duke it out (YouTube | AH.com) for the fourth spot. Go see how it went! Thanks, Ibeechu.(Louis Wu 01:35:07 UTC)

robowski let us know that Post Game Carnage Report Episode 96 is now live – check out the controversial audio quiz!(Louis Wu 01:32:12 UTC)

thebruce0 posted the second of his series of fan interviews – sounds like the third will be posted soon! This one probes the mind of Dagoonite, the man behind the Bzzt! arg earlier this year. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 01:29:52 UTC)

Gonna clear out the news queue to make life a little easier for Grim, who’s gonna be on his own for the next few days. First up – we got deviantART from both CaptainTony (who posted a large collection, then threw in an addendum) and SESpider (whose find is solitary, but sweet). Go explore!(Louis Wu 01:27:28 UTC)

The lovely and talented misplacedyank showed off her new ride in Halo: Reach via her Twitter Feed. I’m on the virgil of getting one myself!(GrimBrother One 21:31:00 UTC)

If you are curious to see the new Halo: Anniversary “in the flesh”, check out this unboxing video done by M4d Ski11z. Game-case aficionados like myself will find the neat special outer sleeve pretty cool! Thanks to Gabotron ES for cathing it over at the GAF.(GrimBrother One 21:27:10 UTC)

This amused me – it shows how silly marketing can get. Thanks, GarthVaderUK.(Louis Wu 19:59:23 UTC)

blamite noticed that if you visit Waypoint (on Xbox LIVE, not on the web), you’ll see some new achievements listed for the Defiant Map Pack – worth another 50GS. Intriguing! (They don’t seem to be in-game yet, so I’m guessing they don’t go live before Anniversary drops.)(Louis Wu 19:32:17 UTC)

Rockslider continues his investigations into Jun’s Falcon on Winter Contingency… the man is nothing if not thorough.(Louis Wu 19:30:53 UTC)

neo56695 sent us a link to ‘In the End‘, his music video using Reach cutscene footage. I didn’t have a lot of expectations (it’s Linkin Park, after all, and the cutscene footage is displayed at the wrong aspect ratio) – but I was pleasantly surprised by the connections between the visuals and the lyrics. Give it a shot!(Louis Wu 17:14:50 UTC)

Dennis Powers sent word that Fearless Chapter Ten is now online. The assault begins! (Louis Wu 17:13:46 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13 was the first to let us know that Part 3 of Gametrailers’ Halo Retrospective went online yesterday – it covers the Multiplayer aspect of the Halo games. Some fun facts are tucked away in this one! Go watch.(Louis Wu 16:41:44 UTC)

Nak3d Eli has posted another Challenge Tutorial vid – this one is aimed at making the Firefight Assist challenges (like yesterday’s) a little bit easier. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:33:56 UTC)

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)