Microsoft distributed a LOT of visual assets today – we’ve got nearly 150 images, in rather absurd screensizes. (This concept painting, for example, is suitable for framing, and can be downloaded in a 4166×5820 version.) Most gaming sites will give you tiny versions – and will watermark those. We think you deserve better. Go check out the goodies. Update: EEP – I forgot to mention, there are potential spoilers in there. Sorry! (Nothing huge – nothing actually story-related at all, in fact – but certainly some minor gameplay spoilers.) (Louis Wu 18:16:19 UTC)

Another Bungie Fan is spotlighted in the Bungie Blog – go see what drives Bobcast!(Louis Wu 18:13:44 UTC)

There’s only one new video on B.net today – but it’s a doozy. It’s an 11 minute recreation of Weird Al’s ‘Albuquerque’ – and the video work is pretty amazing. If you’ve got the time, go watch. It’ll make you laugh.(Louis Wu 16:54:49 UTC)

The BS Police noticed a review of ODST that’s… less than kind over at Associated Content. No spoilers – so if you feel like getting the other side of the story, here’s a place. (Fair warning: the reviewer spends the first page telling you that he doesn’t plan to bash Halo at all… and then spends the next three pages bashing Halo as hard as he can.)(Louis Wu 16:15:38 UTC)

The Countdown to ODST continues on Spike TV – GTTV will have a bunch of Halo 3: ODST content… as well as “the world premiere of anime segments from Halo Legends’ first episode, ‘The Babysitter'”, this Thursday, September 17, at midnight. You can watch the promo trailer on YouTube. Thanks, Geoff Keighley. (Louis Wu 16:11:25 UTC)