Whoa. Not only has the Halo: The Fallen VFX teaser trailer (live-action) been released (thanks, Someone) – but so has a trailer for ANOTHER live-action project I’ve never heard of; mr.sci-fi pointed out a teaser for Halo: Helljumper, which ALSO hit the net yesterday. Websites for both projects can be found on Facebook (The Fallen | Helljumpers) – so check ’em out! (Louis Wu 10:27:38 UTC)

raulboy had a forged mini-katana that cried out for display… he figured out what to do with it. I’m jealous.(Louis Wu 10:27:12 UTC)

So it turns out that the health glitch discovered by Nak3d Eli isn’t new to the Title Update of Reach – Chris101b did some experimenting with an non-updated Xbox, and found that the non-regenerating health has ALWAYS been present in Reach. It’s just that before bleedthrough was implemented (in the TU), it was unnoticeable. (If you had shields, they absorbed the melee. If you didn’t, you died. It was that simple.) He tweaked the initial conditions (increased health/damage resistance) in order to allow a player to survive that first melee hit – and then showed that a SECOND melee, even after picking up a health pack, would kill. So: old bug, but new circumstances make it relevant now.(Louis Wu 10:26:06 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY sent word of the Halo Waypoint Community Modcast, Ep 1 – a podcast put together by Halo Waypoint Community Leaders. This is a discussion of Waypoint’s community, and its growth, as well as Halo in general. He also sent word of Playtime Season 2 Episode 2 – this can be also be seen on Waypoint, if you’d rather watch it on your TV instead of your computer. Go explore!(Louis Wu 10:25:28 UTC)

MelkorTheGreat stopped by yesterday with a new video from DWT Productions – Inertia II shows some ridiculous launches in Reach’s campaign. (The launches themselves are not shown – just the targets. The forum post says that extended versions are coming, however.) The Nyan Cat parody at the end would be nearly unforgivable – if it weren’t so cool.(Louis Wu 10:24:56 UTC)

DaFrontlineTrooper has posted Part Two of his tutorial showing how to make a Halo 3 Assault Rifle – worth watching! Thanks, robofin117.(Louis Wu 16:43:21 UTC)

Stephen Loftus is back with a few dozen new signs from the Halo in-game universe – samples from Halo 2’s Turf, plus multiplayer logos, plus some UNSC imagery. First new image can be found on the bottom of this page, with more in the MISC and UNSC collections. Go explore!(Louis Wu 16:07:18 UTC)

Nak3d Eli continues his investigation into the odd health behavior manifesting itself in the post-Title Update Reach. Check out his latest video, which narrows down some of the causes. (The biggest surprise for me was the fact that after at least 5 melees, one shot and a melee will always kill you.) (Louis Wu 16:03:53 UTC)

ScottJackson117 put together a tribute video saying goodbye to Bungie’s contribution to the Halo franchise, and wishing 343 the best with the transfer. Mostly live-action footage, but a bit of nicely-integrated in-game stuff. Thanks, dogiojoe.(Louis Wu 16:03:14 UTC)

ElzarTheBam noticed a short bit on Xbox360Achievements – Frank O’Connor talks about the passing of the Halo baton. He remembers the transition in August as being ‘pretty seamless’ (I’d say ‘relatively smooth’, myself; I remember some glitches), and he points out that the Halo engine is owned by Microsoft (not really a newsflash, but nice to have something to point at if people ask). Now they just have to bring it home!(Louis Wu 16:00:41 UTC)

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This week, we have JVB on the show, the previous co-host of Podtacular. Unfortunately, there was an issue with the recording, so a lot of the one-on-one conversation we had at the beginning of the show was lost. In a nutshell, JVB has continued to put out the Post Game Report over at Talking About Games, he has, since leaving Podtacular, he has started The Bad Dudes Lifecast and his own solo podcast. He is also the community manager over at Entertainment Consumers Association. We also have late guest hosts Kete from The Running Riot and Rukizzel from the Waypoint forums. The remaining of the show that we managed to record includes us talking about the latest Halo Bulletin, which we plan to do on a weekly basis on future episodes. Finally, we talk about the multiplayer maps we will see in Halo CEA. Enjoy

It’s time for another dip into the mailbag for Arby ‘n’ the Chief. Highbrow humor at its most sophisticated! Thanks again, robofin117. (Louis Wu 20:16:07 UTC)

Elliott Fitzgerald sent word that the Flashover Gaming League has been launched; it’s a gaming center in Kathleen, GA, that’s expanded into online tournaments. What it offers that MLG and the NGL don’t are extra game modes like Racing and Big Team Battle – go see what they can do for you! (Louis Wu 20:15:46 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY wrote up his impressions of the TU Beta playlist – go see what he likes and doesn’t like. (Louis Wu 20:15:04 UTC)

Postmortem has written a new article for the Forward Unto Dawn series called ‘Beyond the Frontlines’ – you can read it on our forum, or read it on the FUD website. It’s a discussion of time travel, and its potential use in Halo – go see what you think!(Louis Wu 14:07:12 UTC)

Kevin D. stopped in to say that he’d taken the audio from the Halo movie parody script read by Nathan Fillion and Clare Grant (we mentioned it last week) and filmed a machinima with it. Go watch.(Louis Wu 14:05:03 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, Epyon MX pointed out some cool pixel art from JUNKBOY – makes a nice wallpaper for your smartphone!(Louis Wu 14:02:54 UTC)

Fails of the Weak continues its spotlight on silly in-game choices – it’s all about Geoff’s laughter. Watch it on YouTube or AH.com. Thanks, BWO Lone Wolf. (Louis Wu 14:01:42 UTC)