There’s only one day left – but if you’re interested in buying a (fan-created) rough cast of a wearable Recon helmet with ‘DARE’ inscribed above the visor, swing by eBay and bid. Buy It Now price is $175, starting bid is $150. The seller has said that more than one can be made. Thanks, Fragclone.(Louis Wu 12:07:04 UTC)

STARstruCk was at Gamescom this week, playing Halo 3: ODST’s Firefight mode… and filmed the entire process, including some behind-the-scenes setup stuff with Bungie’s Brian Jarrard. (This might not be of huge interest to folks who just want to play the game – but if you’re curious how grueling a trade show can be for the guys who have to show the game off… it’s a great watch.) Thanks, Kibbles.(Louis Wu 11:49:25 UTC)

G4TV has put up their footage of the three new Mythic maps included with Halo 3: ODST (Heretic, Citadel, and Longshore) – these were the same games that other press outlets participated in, though the footage is from a different viewpoint. Swing by and watch! (Louis Wu 11:49:03 UTC)

In preparation for MLG Dallas (next Friday, August 28), Triggers Down’s Heinz will be joining ESPN SportsNation to chat this afternoon at 4pm ET – you can submit a question ahead of time, or simply swing by at 4 for the chat!(Louis Wu 11:48:42 UTC)

Dennis Powers wrote to let us know that ChocolateNugget and Yodajammies (the guys who were putting together CNC-milled Spartan armor (we mentioned them in June) are back with progress pics; they’ve got pics of their gloves and forearm armor. Swing by the thread at HaloMaps (latest pictures can be found here) for details!(Louis Wu 11:47:59 UTC)

Bungie continues its ‘Interviews with the Creators’ series started yesterday with Citadel – today, designer Lars Bakken and artists Matt Bennier and Ken Taya discuss Longshore. Lots of cool info on the creation of the map, plus some sweet screenshots – go check it out!(Louis Wu 21:13:16 UTC)

It’s Thursday, so there’s a new Community Cartographer spotlight up at Bungie.net – this week, MADMAN Redux talks about his map Bulwark. Go read about it, check out the pics and video, and then download a copy for custom games!(Louis Wu 19:33:02 UTC)

BacKtoBasiKs has posted a Halo 3 Trick Jumping Montage – more than 9 minutes long (well, actually, around 6 minutes total if you cut off the intro and credits), some of these jumps have been seen in other vids, but some are new, and quite cool. Check ’em out! Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 18:27:59 UTC)

Two Top 10 acronym vids for you, courtesy of the BungLog™:

• Anoj is back with Episode 39 of his Top 10 Halo 3 Series – this one focuses on WTF moments. Laaaaag…
• Kampy’s Multi-Kills are the subject of the latest Ten FTW vid – I think the announcer might need some throat tea after this one.

Twenty clips, 12 mintues. Go watch.(Louis Wu 17:07:12 UTC)