Whoa – almost a blast from the past! TTL Demag0gue stopped in to announce that Reclaimer’s back – go see! (Plus, congratulate him on the nine-week anniversary of his daughter’s birth.)(Louis Wu 15:22:13 UTC)

Forbes has an interesting piece about how the top echelon of gamers are beginning to be treated like athletes in other sports. It includes a sizeable interview with Dave ‘Walshy’ Walsh. Go see!(Louis Wu 13:16:43 UTC)

Tony ‘ubald’ Marcotte let us know that he’s got a new pair of images for your viewing pleasure – check out ‘Delta B Company‘ and ‘Jackals‘ in his gallery here! Loving the energy…(Louis Wu 16:13:51 UTC)

Hedgemony dug up some ancient Halo ads that came out in Australia back in 2002 – great stuff!(Louis Wu 15:36:37 UTC)

Higuy sent word that the TM Mapping Team has released new info about Lumoria Episode 2 – the campaign mod they’re making for Halo: Custom Edition. Swing by Halomaps for a full update – including a new trailer!(Louis Wu 15:36:01 UTC)

Dark Helmet (!!) dropped in with a very nice little piece…(Louis Wu 22:37:05 UTC)

Rockslider slipped back into Halo 3 for some fun in Sierra 117’s jail – check out his post for details!(Louis Wu 19:24:17 UTC)

Nidonocu pointed out that Team Grim (no relation to the GrimBrothers) is back doing another Halo marathon for Child’s Play – they started this one on the evening of 7/7, and have been playing ever since. (We mentioned them last September.) Go watch the stream, and toss some money in the pot! (Louis Wu 19:23:52 UTC)

CaptainTony let us know about a Flash creation on DeviantART – KazMazter put some kinetic typography to the final speech from Halo 3, to really nice effect. Check it out! (Louis Wu 19:22:21 UTC)

Trunks stopped by with a link to the 11th episode of the Bancast, a podcast put out by the crew of Sure to be Ban’d. They tried really hard to play some Reach against Bungie – they didn’t earn any steaks, but you can still go listen. (Louis Wu 19:21:50 UTC)

TDSpiral did a great job of combing through DeviantART for awesome Halo content – check his post for links! (Louis Wu 19:21:14 UTC)

When sharpsniper99 posted about “The Mona Lisa,” I was giddy. I threw a bag of popcorn into the microwave, fixed a glass of sweet Arizona Iced Tea and grabbed a comforter for the couch. My mom told me about this movie long ago, and I needed a heart-warming chick flick today. My sad little heart sank when what I thought was the universally lauded film by Julia Roberts was actually part six of “The Mona Lisa,” a motion comic based on a “Halo” novella. My dear Julia, someday I will watch your timeless masterpiece, but for now, this will have to do.(Hitmonchan 16:37:00 UTC)

Sl’askia let us know that “Fails of the Weak” Volume 42 is now up. The popularity of the series spurred the gang to make a new YouTube channel dedicated to fails. Check out the new vid, and once you’re done, take a look at the new channel!(Hitmonchan 15:56:18 UTC)

Eep – almost missed this, but CruelLEGACEY posted a video called ‘The Making of Playtime‘ – he explains how he put this series together all by himself. It’s a piece that shows its creator’s obvious love for his work. Give it a watch!(Louis Wu 20:01:48 UTC)

G4 has two more delectable bites of Bungie to sate your celebration craving. “Bungie Day” takes a look at the ravenous fanbase cultivated by 20 years of gaming, and “The Bungie You Might Not Know About” is an article detailing the company’s history before “Halo.” Most of you probably know about Bungie’s history by now, but I highly recommend the Bungie Day video. Go watch!(Hitmonchan 19:00:01 UTC)

If you swing by Bungie.net, you’ll find a touching thank-you note from Bungie. It’s been a pretty good run – but they’re changing gears, and their time with Halo is coming to an end. Playlist control for Reach (and Halo 3) shifts to 343 Industries on August 2, the same day that the next ViDoc drops. (Should be a doozy.) Go give it a read!(Louis Wu 18:48:17 UTC)

Bungie: 1, World: 1.