NeoGAF’s Popeck pointed out the GTTV Bonus Round’s Pax Panel over at GameTrailers – Brian Jarrard, N’Gai Croal, and Randy Pitchford discussed marketing and development of games. Sketch once again confirmed that Halo Reach’s engine is new:

Something like Reach, obviously, we don’t want to use a three, four year old engine and technology, so we typically tend to reinvent the wheel and build a new foundation for each big launch, and that’s where a lot of our time goes.

The distinctions between development philosophy as presented by Bungie’s Jarrard and Gearbox’s Pitchford are fascinating.(Louis Wu 13:47:58 UTC)

Matt MacNabb let us know that Toy Legion has a look at an upcoming bust of the Master Chief, available this winter from One2One Collectibles. It’s the first in a trio of busts (the other two will be a Brute Chieftan and an ODST Marine). Check ’em out; they’re pretty limited in their distribution (650 units total), and will set you back about $225. (Louis Wu 13:45:39 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy wore a cool pair of Master Chief earrings to PAX this year; you can check out a pic on her blog. (She bought ’em from PlasticParadox; they don’t seem to sell them any more, but you can still get this pair of Halo 3 Logo earrings, or the HMB design in cuff links or a ring.)(Louis Wu 13:44:55 UTC)

A couple of new comics for you today; Hawty McBloggy let us know about the latest Grin + Bear It hosted at her site (sometimes genres don’t mix too well), and TTL Demag0gue let us know about Reclaimer 216 (Bold Moves) – things get a bit dicey for our hero. Check ’em out! (Louis Wu 13:44:32 UTC)

PsH Bling is another guy who repainted the Toys R Us Plasma Blaster – check out his pics at High Impact Halo. (Louis Wu 13:44:09 UTC)

Merc noticed that Best Buy is offering a trade-in deal where you can swap two high-value games for a new copy of ODST. Check his post for links with the full details. (Louis Wu 13:43:48 UTC)

GamerX5000 is building ODST armor for himself – and he thought you might want to watch the progress. Go visit www.odstmike.com to see the first post! More to come soon.(Louis Wu 17:11:46 UTC)

Stephen Loftus noticed a heretofore-undiscussed Strategy Guide for Halo 3: ODST; it’ll be coming out from Prima (as the last couple have), and (according to both the Prima page and Amazon.com) will be available on September 22, with the game. (Amazon’s selling it for $16.49.)(Louis Wu 15:33:13 UTC)

xmoosev3 pointed out two recent Arby ‘n’ the Chief episodes – both are from Season 4. Endgame Part One and Endgame Part Two kick off the series finale, and tell the story of both Jon’s new troublemaking roommate, and the beginning of the end for the Arbiter. The cocaine sandwich is pretty absurd…(Louis Wu 15:24:57 UTC)

TDSpiral spent some time recently creating a tribute to Agent Washington, a character in the Red vs Blue machinima series. Go see how he did!(Louis Wu 15:10:05 UTC)

Dragon sent word that Grifballhub.com has posted the Grifball panel from PAX – 11 vids, high-quality. Swing by to watch! (While you’re there, remember to sign up for the Fall League – you’ve got until 11:59pm CST on September 16th.)(Louis Wu 15:09:25 UTC)

EazyB ran across a rather long video containing a whole bunch of Halo/Halo Wars vehicles, created in Banjo and Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts. Might have been easier to process had it been shorter – but there’s some nice stuff in there!(Louis Wu 15:08:12 UTC)

Stephen Loftus is entering the Canada’s Biggest Halo Fan contest (we mentioned it Thursday) – check out some of his stuff! Think he’s got a shot? (If he doesn’t win, he can always build his own prize. To scale.)(Louis Wu 18:14:50 UTC)

1UP.com has a great article on the music of Halo 3: ODST, including interviews with Marty O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori, and a pair of clips from ODST songs. Go read, go listen! Thanks, Kibbles. (Louis Wu 14:20:06 UTC)

Destructoid has a funny ‘Fanboy Friday’ article, in which they highlight some of the stupid ‘my game is better!’ ‘no, your game sucks!’ forum arguments you can find around the net in relation to Halo 3: ODST. They’ve got the right idea – laugh at ALL of them. (Louis Wu 14:18:54 UTC)

DeadperfecT has a signed-by-Bungie original Xbox in great condition he’s looking to sell. Check his post for pics, and let him know if you’re interested! (Louis Wu 14:18:06 UTC)

milesprower was at the Chicago stop of the ODST roadshow – he wrote up a journal about it on RvB, with lots of pics. Check it out! (Louis Wu 14:14:08 UTC)