Finnish Spartan sent along a link to an ODST… in a McDonald’s drive-thru. On a Go-Kart. He’s not on fire, but that would be the next stage, I guess. Go watch – awesome!(Louis Wu 13:49:58 UTC)

Edge sent word of Halotracker’s latest Top 5 – for September, it’s Multikills. If you’ve missed any past episodes, they’ve compiled them into a single YouTube playlist. (Louis Wu 13:49:28 UTC)

HC Redemption sent word of the latest Challenge from HaloChallenges.com – it’s built on Nightfall, and is available in three difficulties (Normal, Heroic, or Legendary). Go check it out – and see what you’re up for!(Louis Wu 13:44:48 UTC)

Nak3d Eli put together a short video to help you conquer the current Weekly Challenge – it shows you some of the fastest ways to pick up precision weapon kills, and offers tips on outshooting your opponents. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:27:54 UTC)

bluerunner and his (4 year old) son went into matchmaking to earn a few precision kills – and schooled the competition. Go check out his picture-laden recounting. Made me smile. (Louis Wu 13:27:37 UTC)

If you wanted a Reach-themed dashboard on your 360, but 240 MS Points ($3) was too steep for you… check again. Right now, it’s on sale for half price. Thanks to Morpheus, who found this at TrueAchievements.(Louis Wu 13:27:03 UTC)

Back in the Halo 3 days, Blackstar released a series of popular medals that weren’t in the original medal chest… but maybe should have been. Now NeoGAF’s Devolution has begun to do the same with Halo: Reach. (I say ‘begun’ – but she’s already got a dozen and a half medals created – and at least that many more coming in the future. She’s a prolific one!) Go check ’em out – and see how many you’ve already earned!(Louis Wu 19:39:59 UTC)

Firestorm12 told us about the 8th issue of Halopen’s ‘War (or War)’ – there’s a fine line between level-headed fear and cowardice, and I think it’s crossed here.(Louis Wu 19:36:54 UTC)

Stephen Loftus finished the writeup of his experience at Halo Fest last month – and in typical Loftus style, it’s chock-full of details. Go relive with him.(Louis Wu 17:41:39 UTC)

Stephen Loftus whipped up some simple-but-cool wallpapers for his cell phone – check ’em out (and grab ’em, if you like ’em!). (Louis Wu 15:56:00 UTC)

Frank O’Connor spoke to Computer and Video Games about the departure of Ryan Payton from the Halo 4 team. (The story broke a few weeks ago, and while Microsoft has already released an official statement, this discussion gives you a bit more context.) If you were worried for Halo 4 because of this – don’t be. Thanks, TheOddOne.(Louis Wu 15:40:18 UTC)

Tommy92L is back with Waging Wars – he’s expanding on the techniques he was playing with in Scourge. Great cinematography! Go watch.(Louis Wu 15:00:18 UTC)

Dust Storm sent word that this week on Podtacular, they’ll be recording with some of the staff of GrifballHub, along with Rukizzel from the Waypoint forums – the topic of discussion will be how Halo has helped to build a variety of different communities. They’ll also be reading funny stories that get submitted by fans – which means if you want your story to be considered, you should submit it. Recording is happening on Friday, so you’ve got a couple of days! (Louis Wu 14:59:43 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY let us know that the ramp-up to Season 2 of his Playtime series is in full swing – the website has new features (detailed here), and the release schedule is outlined here. (Louis Wu 14:56:03 UTC)

Kermit’s hosting another Co-op night tomorrow – if you’re interested in running through ODST’s Uplift Reserve (with no vehicles), you should stop by and read the details! Good stuff.(Louis Wu 14:50:51 UTC)

Leviathan has added some very cool ancillary art to his Fistful of Arrows website – new divider pages, new title page, and what he calls ‘slightly Lucas-ed covers’ – not sure what that means. And, as a bonus, a really gorgeous set piece in this forum post. MAN!(Louis Wu 14:50:13 UTC)

Postmortem let us know about a new, in-depth piece on the Precursors, posted over at Forward Unto Dawn. A fantastic read – check it out! (Louis Wu 14:49:36 UTC)

Rooster Teeth’s latest Red vs Blue release is a PSA, as a break from the Season 9 storyline – and watching it might just make you want to lobby 343 to add new Firefight voices to Reach. (MoltenSlowa has already begun.) Go watch ‘Drafted’ – and laugh. (Louis Wu 14:49:09 UTC)