Paul Shelley sent word that voting for the 3rd Annual MachiniCast Awards is now open – swing by CommunityGamer to cast yours. You’ve got a bit less than a week (voting opened yesterday, and closes on September 17) – go pick your favorites!(Louis Wu 16:26:44 UTC)

It might be a little longer than it needs to be, but it’s pretty cool – Daemon Productions recreated the Angry Birds game in Halo: Reach. Some very funny touches. Give it a watch. This one was also found by robofin117. (Louis Wu 16:25:57 UTC)

The latest Arby ‘n’ the Chief is live – it’s nearly 22 minutes, and ends with a heck of a cliffhanger (as long as you’ve watched previous episodes – otherwise it’s just confusing). Thanks, robofin117. (Louis Wu 16:24:49 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, Blue Ninja posted some really nice panoramas from ODST’s campaign – I forget how beautiful that game is sometimes. Go see! (Louis Wu 16:23:36 UTC)

MLGPro put up a montage of the Top Ten Plays of Final Boss player Ninja– his skill is impressive. Take a look! Thanks, juices. (Louis Wu 16:22:38 UTC)

Firelight Studios enjoyed their time at Halo Fest, and PAX in general, and put together a short montage of their experience. Take a look! Thanks, Avcracy. (Louis Wu 16:21:46 UTC)

Looks like today’s XPlay will have some special Halo 4 content… be sure to watch at 4:30PM ET! Thanks, Dani.(Louis Wu 15:34:41 UTC)

Cody Moore rewrote Taio Cruz’s Dynomite with more Reach friendly lyrics. Hmm…(Louis Wu 15:33:19 UTC)

Ty_Coker is back with another episode of SYNAW Season 2. His forum post contains links to older episodes, as well, if you need to catch up. (Louis Wu 15:31:57 UTC)

hezekiah noticed that the newest Fails of the Weak went live yesterday – YouTube or AH.com. Go laugh along with Geoff and Jack.(Louis Wu 15:30:31 UTC)

HC Lone Wolf let us know that HaloCharts has made some major updates – better credit tracking, Leaderboard changes, challenge progression, and custom avatars. Swing by and explore!(Louis Wu 15:28:29 UTC)

Brynt, of jumprs.org, wrote to point out a new trick video – Exposure has put together another Reach Campaign trick jumping collection. Some very, very cool jumps! (Louis Wu 15:25:24 UTC)

IGN’s latest Rewind Theater looks at the Halo 4 concept art trailer released at Halo Fest. Not a bad look! Thanks, ChrisTheeCrappy.(Louis Wu 15:24:35 UTC)

We were sad that the very first official Grunt Plushies ever made were only available exclusively at Halo Fest – so we asked if we could buy a bunch and sell ’em to people who couldn’t make it to the show. 343 said yes – so we’re taking orders. Read the page very carefully; there are realities that will keep you from holding your very own plushy for a while, and we don’t want a lot of hatemail saying “I paid you 3 days ago where’s my prize?” If you’re willing to wait a little bit, though, you can get your hands on these adorable creatures even if you couldn’t make it out to Seattle last month. Thanks, Alison. Thanks, Lisa, Thanks, Shelly. Thanks, Frank.(Louis Wu 17:58:04 UTC)

Thanks to Beckx for noticing the two new Halo HeroClix now available, Cortana and Invisible Master Chief. Pretty awesome stuff!(GrimBrother One 17:53:40 UTC)

Swing by Halo Waypoint for Data Drop One, from ONI – according to CaptainTony, this is Glasslands-related. It’s also the first of six… hmm…(Louis Wu 17:19:56 UTC)

2old2type Radio’s giving away a PAX swag bag (containing some sweet goodies) as part of their latest episode – listen to learn how to enter! (That mag is signed by Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, Eric “E” Neustadter, Stephen “Stepto” Toulouse, and Microsoft’s Xbox team founding members Jerry Hook and Doug Hebenthal. Not too shabby!) Thanks, DSmooth.(Louis Wu 17:16:03 UTC)

VideoGamer.com looks back on 10 Years of Halo, through the lens of Halo Fest. Not a bad reminsicence! Give it a read.(Louis Wu 17:14:12 UTC)