If you’re not geeking it up today at the San Diego Comic Con, then you won’t be able to attend the Halo Universe panel. Fear not, fellow Halo fans, for the good folks at G4TV will be live blogging the event, which starts at 11:30 a.m. PST. A little birdie told me that 343 is filming the event. Who knows, we might even see the video as soon as Saturday morning. (Hitmonchan 14:18:30 UTC)

Gah – meant to post this early this morning, but things didn’t go well. Halo Waypoint’s Alison Stroll is moderating the Halo Universe panel tomorrow morning at San Diego Comic Con, and yesterday opened a thread on the Waypoint forums where you could post questions. It’s not locked yet, so if there’s anything you’ve been dying to ask Greg Bear, Karen Traviss, Frankie, or Kevin Grace… go toss it in! Thanks to PsychoRaven for noticing.(Louis Wu 22:45:20 UTC)

Just got sent a new trailer for Crimson Alliance. This is a dungeon-based hack-n-slash that’s about as far from Halo as you can get… but it’s being made by Certain Affinity (who came from Bungie in the first place, and still generate Halo material), and more importantly, it’s FUN. This trailer is all about Gnox the Mercenary – and it makes me want this game more than ever! Go watch it (non-HD, for ease of streaming), or download HD 720p versions in QT or WMP9. (No watermarks here, cause we love you too much.) Crimson Alliance is due to hit XBLA on September 7 – mark your calendar!(Louis Wu 22:35:04 UTC)

The Filmageddon crew put together ‘Real Life Halo Forge‘ – very nice work! (I found this at Halo Waypoint, cause bs angel is better at scouring than I am.)(Louis Wu 17:18:07 UTC)

Joony Joon pointed out a hidden-in-plain-sight egg the Certain Affinity crew tucked into Condemned, one of the Defiant maps – these have been out for months, and I never thought to look up and notice the shape! Nice call.(Louis Wu 17:15:23 UTC)

IGN’s Top 10 Reach Kills for the week of July 20 contains some fun clips – Go watch! Thanks, ChrisTheeCrappy.(Louis Wu 16:59:47 UTC)

ElzarTheBam wanted to bless us with another awesome HBO Community Montage. The results are a slick and hilarious as ever. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 13:53:29 UTC)

bs angel used her wily ways of wit and word to craft the lastest Halo Bulletin for our reading pleasure. Go and grab some news on HaloFest, biceps, some text-free cover art, and an explosive skull. Read it!(If you choose, it’s available in our Halo Bulletin Archive, as well.)(GrimBrother One 13:48:39 UTC)

There was some discussion recently about some design decisions in Halo: Anniversary… so The Alpha ELite decided to make things a little clearer by grabbing some comparison shots. Interesting conversation fodder!(Louis Wu 21:14:29 UTC)

Ty Coker stopped in to let us know about Frostbite Chapter 8 (the end of Book 1) – it doesn’t end the way you might think. If you’ve been following the series, this episode wraps up a few things – but leaves others wide open. Go watch!(Louis Wu 21:12:01 UTC)

Lordstemplar1 wanted to share a new video inspired by the We Are ODST short film/ad. The result, titled We Are 508th, is very, very cool. Definitely go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 14:39:23 UTC)

I laughed at The Escapist’s Kung Fu Grip: Star Wars: A New Halo. I have to thank Hitmonchan for pointing it out. You should go watch it. The swing to safety tickled my funny bone.(Louis Wu 14:10:15 UTC)

AlphaGamma turned us on to Master Chief Predator, a Predator/Spartan mashup from ShrubbyTreeBush. Pretty awesome! (He found it at Kotaku, who also thought it was pretty awesome.)(Louis Wu 14:06:43 UTC)

Tyrant’s back with another chapter in his ODST Legendary Walkthrough – this time, he’s looking at Kikowani Station. The streets of New Mombasa that you need to traverse from NMPD HQ to the station are also included. Go watch – then blow up a few Engineers!(Louis Wu 19:44:14 UTC)

MaxRealflugel wanted us to let you know that The Secrets Within, his Halo site, is going on hiatus for a while (until Halo 4, it seems) – real life intrudes. Best of luck, sir!(Louis Wu 15:25:03 UTC)

Hitmonchan is trying to take a break – but failing, a little bit, at staying away from Halo news. He noted early this morning (on GAF) that MSNBC has a video piece on Halo 4 and Halo: Anniversary (filmed in 343’s new digs, which happen to be Bungie’s old digs). Take a look!(Louis Wu 15:13:55 UTC)

SikDailyMags has another interview with Halo: Faith personnel – this time, it’s composer Daniel Ciurlizza that’s talking about inspiration, Halo geekery, and more. Check it out! Thanks, Gabo’s Palace.(Louis Wu 14:42:11 UTC)

Red vs Blue Season 9, Episode 5, “Realignment“, was released last night – the Gulchers continue to morph, while the Freelancers adjust to the results of the most recent mission. As always, top-notch production quality and some classic humor! Thanks, Dagoonite.(Louis Wu 14:32:44 UTC)