kornman00 is back with a new tool – it lets you mod the game files of Halo Wars. Swing by HaloMods for more details and a download link for KSoft.Tool – and start building Halo Wars 2 on your own!(Louis Wu 13:28:59 UTC)

GregO’Connor-Read was the first to point out that the second half of Marty O’Donnell’s interview with Minnesota Public Radio’s Emily Reese is now online – you can find it on the interview page (it’s in the right column, under ‘Audio’). Once again, it’s worth listening to.(Louis Wu 13:25:02 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY has posted Episode 9 of his The Fails of Reach series, in honor of Reach’s first birthday. (Happy Birthday, Reach!) Go appreciate the fails!(Louis Wu 13:18:23 UTC)

Dust Storm let us know that the next episode of Podtacular, to be recorded tomorrow, will feature Ready Up Live’s Greenskull – he’s looking for cool Forge-related stuff or funny Forge stories. Deadline for submissions is Thursday afternoon – go send ’em stuff!(Louis Wu 13:10:14 UTC)

Dennis Powers let us know that Fearless Chapter Two is up – if you missed Chapter One, you can check out the description, which contains links.(Louis Wu 13:01:43 UTC)

Alexei Kozachenko stopped in yesterday with a work in progress – pretty cool Spartan helmet speedpaint! Take a look.(Louis Wu 12:58:56 UTC)

The GameOverCast podcast crew is giving away some Halo Energy Sword props for your Xbox LIVE avatar – you have to listen to Episode 65 to learn how to enter. Thanks, mikebarton.(Louis Wu 12:57:40 UTC)

In case you couldn’t guess, Halo Anniversary will be at GAMEfest in the UK this weekend – you can see the logo on the Exhibitors page. Thanks, Nomis78.(Louis Wu 12:53:46 UTC)

HC Redemption let us know that HaloCharts has just created and published an extended rank set for players to earn on their site. It’s similar to what they did for Halo 3; it gives you goals to strive for outside the in-game ranks and the cR system. You can find the new listing on their website… go see where you stand! (There are ranks for overall gameplay, as well as per-playlist ranks. Man… these are hard!)(Louis Wu 23:33:10 UTC)

FyreWulff has decided to look closely at Halo map FAMILIES. If you don’t know what that means, read the post that makes up the first of his new series – it’s an analysis of Hang ’em High, as it has appeared in every competitive multiplayer Halo released so far. (Well, except Halo Wars, maybe.) Good stuff! (Louis Wu 16:32:41 UTC)

The Weekly Challenge this week is actually FUN – after doing so many LASO runs, Reach Campaign on Heroic is a romp (I ran through the first six levels in a couple of hours last night)… but if you’re short on time, and you just can’t live without those 30,000 credits, Nak3d Eli shows you how to glitch this one in under 10 minutes. (Just a side note, though – cheating like this makes David Ellis cry.) (Louis Wu 16:32:05 UTC)

We mentioned a series of ODST panos from BlueNinja over the weekend – turns out he wasn’t done. See the full collection on our forum. That last one… wow.(Louis Wu 16:22:26 UTC)

Don’t forget that Issue 6 of War (Or War) is now available. I was taken aback a bit at an unexpected turn. Go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 15:03:52 UTC)

The next entry in the Halo Waypoint ordnance series hit over the weekend, adding the UNSC Frag Grenade to the mix. Go and check out the feature for some cool renders and fictional info!(GrimBrother One 14:37:32 UTC)

Sometimes a newspost needs very little substance to get you interested. Sometimes, all it should take is one phrase to whip you up into a furious mouse-clicking frenzy. Phrases like “Red vs Blue Episode 12 is up.” (Thanks mattroe!)(GrimBrother One 14:16:38 UTC)

Kanbo let me know that he’s going to close the window on HBO shirts this coming Friday, at about 8pm Pacific time – if you wanted a shirt, and haven’t gotten around to ordering one, do it now!(Louis Wu 20:02:42 UTC)

If you’re going to be at Eurogamer Expo in London in a couple of weeks, it seems you’re going to have the chance to get your hands on Halo Anniversary. Enjoy it!(Louis Wu 19:25:33 UTC)