ElzarTheBam found a monster (21 minute) Halo PC montage on YouTube, released today. I had so much fun with this game, back in the day… but watching this vid doesn’t make me want to step away from Reach. See if you disagree!(Louis Wu 15:54:17 UTC)

Are you going to PAX next week? At least 34 HBO denizens will be there, as well. Would you be interested in meeting up with some of them? I’ve been asked a few times to figure out a way to connect everyone – but life’s been insane. Avateur asked again last night – and I remembered the args.bungie.org forum, which might be exactly the right tool for helping people connect. So now there’s a quick-and-dirty forum devoted to PAX 2011 – and you can use it as you see fit, to connect with friends, find meet-up locations, discuss last-minute arrangements… whatever. Go wild! (Well, not WILD wild. No porn, please.)(Louis Wu 14:22:27 UTC)

Leviathan doesn’t think he’s going to be able to finish A Fistful of Arrows before he leaves for PAX next week – so he’s releasing four more pages today, to soften the blow of the cliffhanger he’s leaving us with. (Read his post for full details.) That Jun… he’s a pretty resourceful guy!(Louis Wu 14:07:36 UTC)

NeoGAF’s wwm0nkey found a ‘Director’s Cut‘ of the Halo 4 Announce trailer – it’s very similar to what was released, except for two things: the music, and the last couple of seconds. Interesting! (He’s also uploaded it to YouTube if you don’t want to watch the original QuickTime.) (Louis Wu 14:05:48 UTC)

IGN’s posted a full flythrough of Battle Canyon, the re-imagining of Battle Creek/Beaver Creek that’s included with Halo: Anniversary. 343’s David Ellis takes you through the map, showing off the new bits (and explaining what does, and doesn’t change). The map itself… is amazing. View it for yourself. Thanks, CyReN.(Louis Wu 14:03:53 UTC)

Leviathan found a couple of cool DeviantART bits you might want to check out – Soupy Assassin created a pretty interesting custom wallpaper, and RoxyRoo put up some concept art for Dawn Under Heaven, an upcoming live action fan film. Go see! (Louis Wu 14:03:16 UTC)

DWT Productions hit their 5 year anniversary a couple of days ago – and to celebrate, they’ve put together a new YouTube channel, released a full game run of Halo 2 SLASO (segmented) by Mr Monopoli, and compiled a 3 minute montage of some of their favorite stunts. And plenty more – check out Ankade’s post for full details. (Louis Wu 14:02:24 UTC)

Another new Halo: Reach multuplayer map was unvield this week at GamesCon and this one has been redone a few times. You might remember it as battle creek or one of the maps Podtacular played Bungie in long ago in that Humpday challenge when it was known as Beaver Creek, but in Reach the old time favorite will bear the name Battle Canyon (has a nice ring to it I think.) IGN has the scoop, again, giving us another exciting ‘flythrough‘ of the new map.

What suprises me is that there are actually a lot of things that changed in this remake. The team added a lift to the top of both bases and changed where the teleporters are placed. Thanks to forge those of you who frown upon these changes can put the map back to it’s original battle creek goodness, and the 343 guys will have an ‘anniversary’ edition of the map that we’ll see in match making that’s more like the one we know and love. Hopefully we’ll be getting more of these flythroughs at Halo Fest, and oh yeah Dusty will be there too.

Give us your thoughts in the comments.

Stewie2552 put together a comparison of the Warthog and a modern-day Humvee. Pretty cool work!(Louis Wu 19:04:55 UTC)

The latest Achievement HORSE is actually another PIG – and it has Rooster Teeth’s Michael playing against a Make-a-Wish visitor to the office. Great match! Thanks, mattroe. (Louis Wu 19:02:57 UTC)

TAK whipped up a music video set to Breaking Benjamin’s Lights Out – some pretty interesting clip choices!(Louis Wu 19:00:55 UTC)

During Gamescom yesterday, 343 Industries gave a presentation which showed off 343 Guilty Spark, the campaign level from Halo Anniversary. They also showed off the first Terminal from the game. You can download a high-quality 720p version of the presentation from Gamersyde (a bit over 250 mb, depending on format – thanks to Blamite, over at NeoGAF, for the heads-up). If you’d rather watch it on YouTube (much lower quality), it’s here (thanks, Mixmasterchief). If ALL you want to see is the first Terminal, Letters linked to it on YouTube. It should go without saying that there are spoilers herein – but I’m gonna say it anyway.(Louis Wu 18:54:02 UTC)

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This episode was inevitably delayed since I was on vacation and didn’t have all the right stuff to produce an episode. However, here’s a recap of the latest MLG Event that took place in Anaheim. Instinct managed to wipe the boards again, and there are some new changes coming to the circuit for next year. We are joined by nobudy to discuss what happened during the weekend at MLG Anaheim. Enjoy

Looks like the guys over at 343 industries are getting a little sneaky on us. Instead of confirming what they will be adding and subtracting in the upcoming Title Update to Halo: Reach they’ve been using a playable version of it at GamesCon. The following video seems like it is showcasing two of the new (and awesome) maps that will be coming to Reach Multiplayer when Halo: CE Anniversary this November 15, but if you look closely you’ll be a healthy bit of information (also equally awesome).

In this video, you will first notice that there is in fact no bloom being used when players are using the DMR. Also, something BrentGamer’s been asking for since day one of Reach, is health ‘bleedthrough’ while meleeing. AKA when you melee your opponent it wont just take out their shields all of the time.  There are also other nice pieces of new information to be found but do not take my word for it, get to watching!

While we are on the subject of new gameplay videos IGN has a video walk through of the Damnation remake we’ll all see when Halo: CE Anniversary releases. Both of these videos and more information can be found on the new Halo Waypoint bulletin.

This week’s Halo Bulletin has been posted on Halo Waypoint – and it’s chock-full of stuff you might like. Screenshots of Beaver Creek and Damnation, hot off the H:A presses, along with a new video showing gameplay on Damnation. (A full game, this time.) And other cool stuff. (There’s confirmation that the lower walkway on Damnation stays true to the original in Classic variants of the map, for all those worried that 343 was going to do something horrible like making it a solid bridge.) Go read! As always, it’s available in our Halo Bulletin Archive, if you’d rather read it there.(Louis Wu 23:08:01 UTC)

We don’t normally post things like this but I just wanted to get the word out on some Halo related events both Dustin and I are going to be attending. As most of you guys know Dust Storm has been invited by Waypoint to be apart of the Community Panel being held at Halo Fest in the coming weeks. So if any of you are in the area please feel free to stop by and say hello!

In other news, GLewis will be at a Pre-Raleigh MLG Event being held in North Atlanta that you can apart of! We encourage everyone who can to come out to the event to watch some great halo and come meet one of the shows cohosts. The event will feature a 4v4 MLG-Style tournament with a Team Pass to MLG Raligh as the first place prize. It’s $5 to watch and $100 for a team of four to enter to compete. Needless to say I will not be competing in the tournament. All details can be found here!

Today’s the last day to submit your HBO video introductions! If you’ve been waiting to do one, or if you’ve been polishing yours to a pristine sheen, you have until 11:59 p.m. PST to email it to me. If you’d like a few technical guidelines, check out this post. I’d like to say thanks to everyone who has participated in this contest. Not only is the Halo community one of camaraderie and compassion, it’s one of creativity. (Hitmonchan 17:15:39 UTC)

Josh Rivera is moving, and found a box that he THOUGHT was full of computer parts… but that turned out to be full of Halo 1 and Halo 2 action figures. Still in their original packaging. It’s a heck of a haul – and he’s selling the entire group as a lot. You’ve got just a couple of days to bid – so get busy! (I’m sort of surprised – the Buy It Now price is roughly what these cost to buy when they were in stores. Which they’re not, any longer.)(Louis Wu 14:46:23 UTC)

G4TV has a small piece about the Halo Anniversary release – there’s an interview with Frankie (though it looks like it was recorded back in June, at E3), and you might or might not learn something you didn’t know. Check it out! Thanks, nillapuddin. (Louis Wu 14:45:51 UTC)