munky-058 put together another tribute vid – this one is set to Sneaker Pimps’ “After Every Party I Die”, and tells the story of Reach via cutscenes (re-edited and synched to the music, of course).(Louis Wu 19:10:26 UTC)

If you were waiting and hoping and drooling for the ViDoc Bungie teased you about last month… you’ll need to wait a bit longer. According to a recent Bungie Tweet, it needs a bit more massaging… so you won’t see it until August 2. Just builds anticipation, right?(Louis Wu 18:51:28 UTC)

In September of last year, we showed you the Machinima by Treeskunk Productions titled “Voices”. Now, Treeskunk is back and has let us know that they have redone the short, but this time using the Reach engine. Check it out! No word yet on whether you’ll be able to revert back to the original “Voices” by hitting the back button.(GrimBrother One 18:11:43 UTC)

The Alpha ELite took a few pretty cool shots on New Alexandria (the last one is especially poignant) – take a look!(Louis Wu 16:26:09 UTC)

Joshua Allen pointed out a couple of pretty classy fan-made wallpapers he found at Bungie.net – check ’em!(Louis Wu 16:20:30 UTC)

The UT Daily Beacon has an editorial discussing some intangible advantages conferred on players of modern shooters (including Halo). Nice to see the point made.(Louis Wu 16:17:46 UTC)

From “The Cortana Letters” to New York Times bestselling books, the world of transmedia storytelling has been as much a part of the Halo series as the games. Aaron Linde, former community manager for “Gears of War” at Microsoft, will present “The New World: Case Studies in Transmedia Narrative Design,” a 25-minute lecture at the Game Developers Conference Online in October. In his lecture, Linde will use the Halsey journal from “Halo: Reach” as an example of why game writers should embrace the expansion of narrative across several mediums as a key component of developing the story. Sounds intriguing.(Hitmonchan 15:28:00 UTC)

Yesterday was a federal holiday here in the US – but that didn’t stop Rooster Teeth from releasing Red vs Blue Season 9 Episode 4. North and South head back to base (with help), while in the canyon, weird things are happening. Yet again, these guys prove they’re working on a different plane. (ZaneZavin started a thread on our forum, if you have any pearls of wisdom to share.)(Louis Wu 12:56:00 UTC)

Avateur found a pretty cool custom action figure – someone took a Halo: Reach Skirmisher, some armor from an Elite, and some random gun parts and put together a Mass Effect Geth Trooper. The final product is amazing.(Louis Wu 12:46:36 UTC)

Elzarthebam found a small article on Gamerzines in which the Saber Interactive CEO suggests that a PC port of the Halo: Anniversary edition isn’t an unreasonable idea. Given that the PC platform already has Halo: Custom Edition, this seems… well, maybe like a misallocation of resources.(Louis Wu 12:41:24 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY sent word that Playtime Episode 3 (The Grif Cannon) is now live – when someone tells you they’re just going to shoot you a SHORT way… don’t buy it.(Louis Wu 12:34:04 UTC)

Elliott Fitzgerald sent us word about Ox Planet’s recent machinima efforts, centered around ‘Recon 7’, a comedy series about a team of soldiers in the Halo: Reach universe. (They started in Halo 3 last summer, but switched over to Reach during the winter, and finally started releasing full episodes this spring. Episode 1 came out in late March, and Episode 2 was released on Saturday. Voice work is a bit rough, but it’s been a little while since we’ve seen a series like this – check it out!(Louis Wu 12:24:58 UTC)

Dogiojoe let us know about a new Bungie Day tribute, created by CarnageA51 – it’s a Rube Goldberg machine built in Reach… and the end is pretty amazing. (Well, large swaths of it are pretty amazing. Loved the Golf Ball section.) Go watch!(Louis Wu 12:14:45 UTC)

Kaidon’s back with more custom figures – this time, it’s the Prophet of Truth (pretty cool!) and a white Spec-Ops Elite. Go follow the links!(Louis Wu 23:25:16 UTC)

DEEP NNN pointed out a very cool swag bag received by a gamer at 2old2play – it contains pencil sketches of potential cover art for the first game. NICE! (Louis Wu 21:14:23 UTC)

xExOp91x created a tribute vid, as well – go check out Love, Bungie.(Louis Wu 21:13:49 UTC)

MLG is hosting a 10-hour live Fourth of July broadcast, and at 7:15 p.m. EST, you can catch Status Quo vs. Dynasty in a best of five “Reach” showmatch. As with all live broadcasts, the time is tentative, so be sure to check in 15 to 30 minutes beforehand to make sure you don’t miss it!(Hitmonchan 20:17:18 UTC)

Grifball Hub wants to wish you a Happy 4th of July – even if you’re not in the US, explosions are fun. Thanks, Goosechecka!(Louis Wu 14:49:42 UTC)

General Battuta looked at how various sci-fi franchises (including Halo) treat humans in terms of their necessity in wartime. Very interesting read!(Louis Wu 14:47:13 UTC)