There are websites out there that really, really shouldn’t be writing reviews of upcoming products. A hands-on preview of Halo: Anniversary went live on Beefjack this morning that seems to have been written under the mistaken impression that there’s a multiplayer component that is separate from the Reach maps being released with the game – that “it’s the original Halo with online support and a new engine, marged onto the Reach servers.” Huhwha? (This thread at N4G has a response from Giddens, the author of the piece, which contains the comment “There is a multiplayer component to Halo Anniversary beyond the Reach multiplayer. I know, I played it.”) Thanks to NeoGAF’s wwm0nkey for noticing this – and to anyone actually READING it, please don’t believe that there is ANY multiplayer in Anniversary beyond the Reach-based maps. Because there isn’t.(Louis Wu 17:43:48 UTC)

Halo Waypoint has put up a gallery of cosplay pics snapped at Halo Fest – some awesome costumes! Go browse.(Louis Wu 17:34:24 UTC)

Nak3d Eli posted a vid showing off some of the best ways to whip through multikills for this week’s big challenge – if you’re looking for shortcuts, check it out!(Louis Wu 17:28:47 UTC)

Kermit wrote up a funny recap of last week’s Co-op Night, wherein several teams ran (well, walked) through ODST’s Uplift Reserve – lots of pics, plus movies! Go read. If you want in on the action, the next iteration is tonight – go check out the writeup for Kizingo Blvd!(Louis Wu 17:27:27 UTC)

Gamestop is going to be selling a green vinyl limited edition of the Halo Anniversary soundtrack – can you play it? Thanks, Exanubisleader.(Louis Wu 17:26:51 UTC)

TheSparbiter wanted to let us know about his newest Halo Music Video creation, this time using the music of Manic Bloom. Really great stuff! So do yourself a favor and check out “Push Off The Ground“. Do it now!(GrimBrother One 17:05:01 UTC)

Shadow8P has updated his Halo Reach Stat Checker again – v1.4 removes the web browser altogether. Check it out! (Louis Wu 17:04:01 UTC)

Stewie2552 is back with another episode of Halo Reach Fails and Laughs – seven minutes of silliness. I really enjoyed a bunch of these. (Louis Wu 17:00:14 UTC)

uberfoop let us know about a Neocrisis interview with 343 Industries that features some really nice Pillar of Autumn gameplay going on from Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Parts one and two can be found on YouTube. Beautiful!(GrimBrother One 16:52:29 UTC)

ElzarTheBam dropped in to tell us about IGN’s T-Shirt Of The Day. Nice. (GrimBrother One 16:47:37 UTC)

A pleasantly surprising early edition of this week’s Halo Bulletin has just hit, and has something awesome in store for Halo fiction fans… the second chapter of Halo: Glasslands, the upcoming novel by Karen Traviss. Also, thanks to Hypertrooper for pointing out that you can also read the Prologue & Chapter One of Glasslands at Tor’s website. What are you waiting for? Go and give it a read or two! [As usual, it’s in our Halo Bulletin Archive, even if Grim hates me so much he never mentions it. -lwu](GrimBrother One 16:31:44 UTC)

Beckx noticed a pretty neat piece up on Kotaku about Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson playing Halo 3 Legendary while working out. He talks about how much he loves Halo in general, and why he feels it works so well as a workout-partner, especially compared to other games. Cool little read, go check it out!(GrimBrother One 18:23:09 UTC)

When Firestorm12 first sent me word that Issue 12 of Halopen’s comic series “War (or War)” was titled “Five Incompetent Men”, I was worried it might be a side story following the HBO admin team. Fortunately, it’s about the Prime Minister meeting with a group of advisors in an attempt to make arrangements to stop the looming war. Of course, nothing actually gets done. Wait, maybe it is about us… Oh well, go read it anyway!(GrimBrother One 18:09:48 UTC)

Red vs Blue Season 9 Episode 15 is live – this one’s all CG, and the fighting is AWESOME. Go watch, and see if the Freelancers can get the sarcophagus out of the building! Thanks, MoltenSlowa. (Louis Wu 13:39:44 UTC)

Sl’askia brought word of some Halo universe homeworld fanart created by DeviantART’s DeathCl0ck – amazing stuff! (Louis Wu 13:39:24 UTC)