Thanks to Jordan117, we have a transcript of all but the first 30 minutes of the Best Buy live chat with Brian Jarrard and Joe Staten last night – but I’d like to post a full transcript, if possible. If anyone saved the first 30 minutes or so, we’ll compile them into the full document and make it available on the web. Thanks! (An email to halo@bungie.org would be perfect.)(Louis Wu 13:55:05 UTC)

Kotaku’s got word of a PAL-based 360 bundle – A 360 Elite, a copy of Halo 3, and a copy of Halo 3: ODST, all for $400-600 US, depending on the location. (There’s other stuff in the box, but it’s stuff that would have come with these items anyway.) Look for it later this month.(Louis Wu 13:50:13 UTC)

Joerhyno is selling his action figure collection to help pay his son’s hospital bills – lots of Halo stuff available. Swing by the Spawn.com forums for all the details – I’m always amazed by how this community pulls together in times of need, and it sounds like Joe is in need right now. (Louis Wu 13:21:29 UTC)

WorthPlaying has an interview with Brian Jarrard, discussing Halo 3: ODST. It’s a long, rambling talk, ranging from the reasons behind the multiplayer segment of ODST to how Nathan Fillion got involved to a bit of information about why you might want to find those audio logs hidden around the city. Go see what they got from him!(Louis Wu 13:20:51 UTC)

UNSC_Leatherneck sent word that Grace, a member of the 405th that goes by Cortana, finished her Cortana cosplay in time for GenCon 2009. I must say… I’m impressed. Go check out the pics!(Louis Wu 13:18:29 UTC)

Morpheus was the first to notice (a couple of days ago) that the OXM Report this week on Inside Xbox (a part of Xbox LIVE Marketplace) is ODST-related, with an interview with Curtis Creamer. For those of you without the time to hunt it down on LIVE, we’ve posted it on the web, in HD. You can grab it in WMP9 format (116 mb) or QuickTime format (102 mb). Enjoy! (Louis Wu 13:17:18 UTC)

Time Glitch stopped in with word of ‘The Twelve Days of ODST‘ – great job of finding items to fill the slots! Needs a beer in a tree.(Louis Wu 13:16:47 UTC)

Kibbles found a pretty nicely-built video someone made last week – it blends live-action and CG footage really, really well. It’s to prep you for ODST – does a great job! (Louis Wu 13:15:52 UTC)

We heard from Hawty McBloggy that ODS Steve #41 (Prophet of the Unknown) was online, and we heard from TTL Demag0gue that Reclaimer 217 (Signal Boost) was online. Comics with your morning coffee!

While most of us are waiting with bated breath for our copies of Halo 3: ODST next week, some folks are picking it up a bit early – Chuck’s Zach Levi got hooked up with a few copies from Microsoft. Must be nice! Thanks, nash–housewares. (Louis Wu 13:13:09 UTC)

EL33TONLINE noticed that (according to VGChartz) pre-orders for Halo 3: ODST now stand above 1.2 million copies. Not too shabby! (Louis Wu 13:12:37 UTC)