Another Data Drop is live at Halo Waypoint – go read Red Flag (and Bravado) intel from ONI! Thanks, CaneCutter.(Louis Wu 20:04:31 UTC)

Remember that story we mentioned a couple of days ago, about a MS press kit talking of a Halo movie coming soon? Yeah, well, as you might have guessed… it wasn’t accurate. Thanks, Beckx.(Louis Wu 14:58:02 UTC)

Leviathan dropped off another piece for the Fistful of Arrows Adjunct – this is backstory about Emile, and his out-of-the-ordinary helmet. That Levi is thinking about ways to explain some of the more confusing parts of Halo canon speaks strongly to his love for the universe! Go check out this fascinating page.(Louis Wu 13:33:37 UTC)

Paul Ference sent us a link to Skulls for Tots – from what I can understand, they’re planning to raise money for Child’s Play by playing Halo marathons (co-op, Legendary) – and to keep things interesting, the more money they get, the more skulls are activated. They’re doing a test run on Halo: Reach tonight at 6:30 CST – stop by their live stream and watch! (Louis Wu 13:32:32 UTC)

Shadow8P dropped in to announce an update to his Halo: Reach Stat Checker – now it shows Grifball stats, and lets you look at more stats at once. Windows-only. Go grab a copy! Update: dang, it’s already up to 1.2! Now it has a new screen that doesn’t rely on scroll bars. Take a look!(Louis Wu 13:27:57 UTC)

OXM UK has put together an article about what was cut from Halo Wars during development – one of the big things was splitscreen gameplay. Unfortunately, the actual article is behind a paywall (you can download it for a fee – if you’ve got a credit card with a UK billing address). Thanks to ElzarTheBam for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 13:27:17 UTC)

Attack of the Fanboy has an article from someone who hated Halo for all the wrong reasons (without ever having played it), but then came around after actually trying it. A fine moral is included. (Louis Wu 13:26:42 UTC)

The War (or War) train continues with Issue Number 11 hitting your virtual shelf today. The situation ‘escalates’ between our two Corporals, and only one may be able to make the final charge. Check it out! Thanks to Firestorm12 as always for letting us know.(GrimBrother One 21:16:30 UTC)

Cracked.com looks at games that ended up pretty different from how they started. Halo makes the list. Thanks, Ibeechu.(Louis Wu 18:19:16 UTC)

Robowski sent word that Post Game Carnage Report 91 is now live – Halo, Starcraft, and Gears 3 all make an appearance. Go listen!(Louis Wu 18:17:38 UTC)

mr.sci-fi stopped by to let us know about Halo: The Fallen, a fan film coming soon. Apparently, a teaser trailer will be available on Sunday night at 9pm Pacific, here – and they’ve got both a Facebook page and a Twitter feed. Out of the blue!(Louis Wu 13:36:28 UTC)

Achievement HORSE 44 is live (YouTube | AH.com) – and it’s a PIG again (they just don’t have time for this stuff any more). Cool maps! Thanks, hezekiah.(Louis Wu 13:16:03 UTC)

The next Fight Like a Girl tournament comes up in a couple of weeks… and Tiny has created some beautiful poster art to promote it. Swing by the FLAG Tournament website to download your own, in a variety of sizes!(Louis Wu 12:58:36 UTC)

Halo Waypoint posted the Weekly Halo Bulletin last night – the high point is the Then and Now sound comparisons between Halo: CE weapons and the Anniversary weapons. But there’s also interesting backstory from TGS, and stories from bs angel’s past… go read it. It’s also in our Halo Bulletin Archive, if you’d rather.(Louis Wu 12:47:51 UTC)

CortanaVII stopped in yesterday with pictures of a package she received – it’s a feel-good moment, go share it!(Louis Wu 12:39:55 UTC)

So in August 2009, rumors circulated that Steven Spielberg was interested in making a Halo movie. Nothing ever came of them. A year later, though, in October 2010, they resurfaced. Still nothing. Today, Halo.Fr posted some scans (thanks, Sirkan) of the material that came inside the French press kit for Halo: Cryptum – and right there, in black and white (and French), is a paragraph that translates to

Afilm adaptationis setin 2012.It will beconducted jointly bytwo heavyweightsof American cinema: StevenSpielbergandDreamworks.

343 has been contacted for comment, but we’ve heard nothing so far. Seems like it might be a misunderstanding… or maybe just a well-kept secret, broken by the French.(Louis Wu 22:01:38 UTC)

Xbox360Achievements.org recently spoke with Frank O’Connor about a couple of the features in the upcoming Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. The article focuses on the 3D support and the remastered sound. Cool stuff, go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 21:33:29 UTC)

Nak3d Eli posted another commentary vid, this one showing off gameplay with the Zero Bloom gametype. Go ahead and watch if you want to see some randoms getting DESTROYED.(Louis Wu 16:13:32 UTC)