Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte is back with a new render – he calls it ‘Reaper #6’, and it’s got some great atmosphere! Take a look.(Louis Wu 13:11:55 UTC)

Dennis Powers let us know that the Halo CE community has a new resource – it’s a website called ‘The Art of Halo Custom Edition‘, and it’s devoted to highlighting some of the more aesthetically pleasing fan creations. If you want to be kept informed, they’re fully ready to help – an email newsletter, a Twitter account, and a forum are all there for you. (Louis Wu 13:10:52 UTC)

Paula felt we weren’t doing Nyan Cat Halo tributes justice, so she sent us two more (one | two). Your sanity is your own business. (Louis Wu 13:10:10 UTC)

Jack and Geoff are pretty busy this week with Gears of War 3 – but they found time for a quick game of Achievement PIG (YouTube | AchievementHunter.com). Cool maps! Thanks, hezekiah. (Louis Wu 13:09:47 UTC)

Apparently, I forgot to update the Fan Fiction section last week – apologies! This week, there are five new pieces! Go read ’em.(Louis Wu 13:08:25 UTC)

bs angel dropped us another Bulletin last night featuring the remake of Timberland for Halo CEA: Ridgeline.  This map comes from one of the classic Halo: PC maps and is a pretty good pick for a remake (I still think Chiron TL34 would have been cool…).  There are some pretty screenshots of the environment and is probably one of the prettiest maps we’ve seen in Reach so far.  On a Forge note, people will be glad to hear that trees are now a forgeable item for Ridgeline (like there weren’t enough trees already).

The Title Update also hit this week, but you won’t see any immediate changes.  In order to celebrate a little though, Waypoint has released a Zero Bloom Slayer Game Variant for download.  There’s also a nice wallpaper for Halo CEA that you should go download and put to use immediately.

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The delightfully tactful folks at the Drunken Halo Podcast have let us know that Episode 29 is live. In this edition, hosts Travis and Justin examine their sack. We just give you the news, folks, it’s your job to listen and make your own judgments!(GrimBrother One 20:30:22 UTC)

If you’re looking for a tough challenge, swing by HaloChallenges.com – they’ve just set up A Call to Arms, designed by the 40th Assault Battalion (a HaloCharts community group). The challenge involves Bomb and Flag games, and completion will be quite the feather in the collective hat of your Big Team group! Check out the Challenge Page for full details.(Louis Wu 18:33:40 UTC)

Nak3d Eli told us about some commentated gameplay using the Zero Bloom gametype – check it out if you want to see what you’d be getting into.(Louis Wu 17:24:48 UTC)

On the last day of Halo Fest, a rather large number of HBO denizens and friends got together for breakfast – a photo was taken, and now that photo is online. (Thanks, Mig!) See if you can recognize folks! (Louis Wu 17:22:24 UTC)

Robowski let us know that Post Game Carnage Report has released Episode 89 of their podcast – still loaded with Halo discussion, even in the face of the GoW3 release! Go listen. (Louis Wu 17:21:32 UTC)

Devin Olsen stopped by last night to point out the No Bloom gametype Halo Waypoint released – it requires the TU to function, and is currently only available in Custom games. Folks have already modified it to work with, for example, MLG settings (GAF’s eeblogue released two versions, described here), and with crazy kill-real-fast gametypes (FyreWulff put together Super Swat 64, described here). Some love these, some hate them. Try them for yourself! (Louis Wu 16:54:33 UTC)

This one slipped my mind when I first saw it, but fortunately, Beckx had my back and gave the reminder. Kotaku recently ran a small feature highlighting the new Halo Anniversary Minimates. These might just be too cute to pass up. Go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 15:26:30 UTC)

DPS Sundown wanted to let everyone know that the sign-ups for the new season of the International Grifball League are now open, and will remain so through October 1st. More details can be found at their site. If you are looking for an extra avenue to get your Grif on, go and give it a look!(GrimBrother One 15:08:53 UTC)

Just as a reminder, Podtacular will be recording their latest episode tonight (Thursday), and would like your thoughts on the Halo Story. Your own Grim will be guest-starring, discussing how the Halo story has woven back and forth through games, books, comics, and more, and we will be taking a look at how it might continue to take shape in the future. Come and join us for a fun evening of awesome Halo story discussion!(GrimBrother One 15:01:44 UTC)

In this week’s Halo Bulletin, 343 Industries Community Manager bs angel takes you on a magical through the woods, giving some very cool details on one of the new maps to come with Anniversary, Ridgeline (Timberland). Also included is some bonus info on a Halo panel presence at the New York City Comic Con, and a slimy story. Go and check it out! [Edit by the neglected lwu: Grim clearly doesn’t like our local copy… but maybe you do. ::sob::](GrimBrother One 14:53:38 UTC)

Rockslider has whipped up a tutorial vid showing you how to grab an extra 7 marines, giving you a squad of 13 soldiers for your Assault on the Control Room. (c wut I did thar?) Check out the movie for direct details!(Louis Wu 21:40:54 UTC)