Nomis78 decided to look back on the last 10 years, and how Bungie has affected HIS life – we put up a web-readable copy, if you’d rather read it that way. Bungie Love! (Louis Wu 16:56:11 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, Hey You referenced a B.net post that suggests that you’ve got at least a year left to render videos of gameplay. Nice to hear! (Louis Wu 16:51:51 UTC)

NOKYARD stopped by last night to announce that High Speed Halo’s Bungie Day Special Presentation is live – Mr Monopoli sweeps the times for ALL Halo 2 Legendary runs. Not too shabby! (Total running time: 1:48:35. Hmm… that’s about 2 minutes less than I spent trying to finish Cairo Station!) (Louis Wu 16:49:13 UTC)

You’ve only got a day (well, 20 hours at this point)… but Marty O’Donnell’s Original Halo 3 Recording Score went live on eBay this morning. Current bid is $540, and (as with all Bungie Day auctions) all proceeds go to Child’s Play. Go bid! (Thanks, JDQuackers!)(Louis Wu 16:01:17 UTC)

The Bungie vs. the World playlist is officially live! From 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. PST today, hop in for a chance to beat Bungie by 20 points or more to win yourself two juicy steaks from Omaha Steaks. For those outside of the U.S., you’ll be given a gift card (legal reasons and all that jazz). If you plan on playing, be on the lookout for these gamertags:

• Humproast
• Heavenly Beef
• Tender Loins
• Porterhaus

If The Man is keeping you locked in a cubicle all day, Bungie is streaming today’s meaty massacre. And keep an eye on the webcam (Thanks for the direct link, AngelicLionheart!) for an additional behind-the-scenes look. I’ve got my stock of caffeine, and I took a power nap, so I’m going to be at this all day. Good luck, everyone! Update: Looks like all day lasted 20 minutes. The first official game of Bungie vs. the World found the boys of Bungie blue against me and the ragtag team of NeoGAF. Guess who walked away with eight succulent slabs of steak? Check out the video. Thanks, Steelyuhas, not only for rendering the clip but for carrying the team! Update 2: Just to give you a sense of what your chances might be – we’re now 6 hours into Bungie Day’s gameplay, and the Bungie team has played 33 games. They’ve been steaked 8 times – but the first 5 of those were in the first 90 minutes. Trueskill is beginning to get the measure of the team, and though the MAKEUP of the team changes every hour, the chances that they’ll meet a team miles out of their league drops with every passing hour. Update 3: Wow – this guy has already met (and steaktacular’d) Bungie twice – with completely different teams (here, and here). The rules DO include a limit of one prize per person… but still. Update 4: Bungie got matched up against a single team twice in 3 games (game 1 | game 2) – and was steaktaculared both times. OUCH!(Hitmonchan 06:24:41 UTC)

This week’s “Top 10 Best Kills” from IGN features a pinpoint plasma grenade shot, a double vehicle stick and a stealthy assassination that would make Sam Fisher blush. Go watch!(Hitmonchan 05:20:51 UTC)

“X-Play” continues to look back at Bungie’s history with an interview with Audio Director Marty O’Donnell. He talked about his role in the company, the history of Halo’s music and what he believes is the most important legacy for the company. Go watch!(Hitmonchan 05:00:50 UTC)

The second round of Bungie’s eBay charity auction ends today. If I had the money, I would bid on the original artwork for “The Silent Cartographer.” The demo for “Halo: CE” was my first taste of the series, and that level still remains my favorite of the series. Good times. If you have the money and would like to help out a great cause, get in there and start bidding!(Hitmonchan 04:52:30 UTC)

According to Bungie’s Twitter, more swag (not swag bags) will be available in the Bungie Store today. And if you’re already rocking a 20th anniversary T-shirt in real life, why not show your avatar the same love? (Male Fit | Female Fit) All proceeds go directly to charity, and the little guy (or girl) is probably lonely. Update: The avatar T-shirts (here) are now live! And there’s a new piece of swag in the Bungie Store — a 250-print run of the original Master Chief illustration, each signed by Marcus Lehto. And if you missed out on a real-life T-shirt, those have been restocked as well. Get you one!(Hitmonchan 04:35:54 UTC)

“Marathon” for the iPad is now available in the App Store. It’s free to download, but for $3.99, you can download an “HD Mode,” which features high resolution textures for liquids, floors and walls. For 99 cents, you can also download “Master Chief Mode,” which grants numerous badass abilities, like invulnerabilty, infinite ammo and instant recharge, and allows the player to instant save and to start on any level. Homeboyd was the first to mention this, but a special thanks to kidtsunami for the information. Check it out! (Hitmonchan 04:20:03 UTC)

The latest Halo Bulletin was posted at Halo: Waypoint (and is, as always, in our Halo Bulletin Archive, as well) – swing by and read bs angel’s ideas for the upcoming Title Update, a summary of some of the cool panels you can attend if you have a ticket to Halo Fest at PAX next month, and a fun re-creation of the Halo 4 trailer… in Reach. The ‘content is cut off at the bottom’ problem seems to be cleaned up!(Louis Wu 21:30:00 UTC)

Never noticed this before… but it looks like some of the scenery in the final Campaign area (Lone Wolf) was recycled for the Firefight map Unearthed! Nice catch by Lord Friendship.(Louis Wu 20:21:40 UTC)

Heh. Looks like Bungie’s not counting on getting skunked TOO often; they’ve just upped the ante on their Steaktacular challenge – if you win, you get TWO steaks, not one. OH NO THEY DI’ENT!(Louis Wu 20:18:31 UTC)

Achievement Hunter’s Achievement HORSE #31 is up – and again, it’s Achievement PIG because Burnie’s subbed in for Jack. I’m headed to preorder a flaming Mongoose from my local Ford dealership! Thanks for the tip, Burnie!(Louis Wu 17:43:48 UTC)

Bungie wants to remind you that starting at Midnight (PST) tonight, the Bungie vs The World Steaktacular begins. They’ve also announced the Gamertags you’ll be hoping to put through the grinder: Humproast, Heavenly Beef, Tender Loins, and Porterhaus. Let the steaking begin!(GrimBrother One 15:59:34 UTC)

AirForceHero is back at it again with the awesome Halo art, this time creating a very cool piece to celebrate Bungie’s 20th Anniversary. Gorgeous stuff, go check it out!(GrimBrother One 15:11:40 UTC)

Caleb ex nihilo had a baby recently, and the photographer asked if he had any props he’d like to include in some of the pics. Turns out the Legendary Cat Helmet can serve more than your cat! Adawwwwable.(Louis Wu 14:56:10 UTC)

RC Master announced HSH’s pre-Bungie Day celebration catch-up – a whole collection of new runs, posted in the past week, are summarized. Swing by and see what you can find! (Louis Wu 14:55:54 UTC)