Jason “Mrs Doublefire” Kieth, who worked on Halo Reach’s environments, has updated his portfolio site – swing over to the Halo: Reach page to see some of the work he’s done! (Let him know what you think in his forum thread.)(Louis Wu 18:03:32 UTC)

It’s AssaultGodzilla’s birthday (Happy Birthday, AG!), so he’s created a new HMV to celebrate. Once again, he’s done an amazing job finding clips from various Halo media to match the lyrics as they unfold. This one’s set to Linkin Park’s “Iridescent”. I really enjoyed this, and think more people should give me things for their birthdays.(Louis Wu 13:38:54 UTC)

If you’ve played Big Team Battle with me, you know that I am the world’s worst Halo driver. That’s why I loved “Crash Course,” episode two of “Playtime” from CruelLEGACEY. I might need to try this test track out. Go watch! And remember, the next episode, “The Grif Cannon,” comes out next Tuesday.(Hitmonchan 04:34:57 UTC)

Halo Waypoint released their newest Halo Universe ordnance piece yesterday, this time taking a closer look at the Covenant Focus Rifle. Always great info. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 02:16:53 UTC)

Fail-Safe Red vs Blue Season 9 Ep 3 is now live for sponsors (and will be live for everyone in about 90 minutes) – plenty more cg action, and plenty more Blood Gulch machinima. I’m a little confused – but that’s okay, there’s a lot of episodes left. Plus, Donut’s pretty funny.(Louis Wu 00:30:56 UTC)

Last weekend, Red Bull hosted an extravagant LAN event in New York City to give pro players an opportunity to hone their skills. Holed up in Red Bull Space for three days, three teams — Kiaeneto, Warriors and Status Quo — fought, taught and bonded with each other over “Halo: Reach.” Check out the highlights below:

• Day One of the Red Bull LAN acclimates you to the teams, Red Bull Space and what the LAN is all about. Here are the top ten plays from the first day of pro-playing wreckage.
• Drop in on Walshy’s 27th birthday and see the action from Day Two, and check out the top ten plays of the day.
• This writeup showcases the personalities behind the commentators of the live feed, DMaq and Jo Garcia, along with the scoring recap of Day Two.
• And finally, see who won it all in the final wrapup of the event.

Check it out!(Hitmonchan 18:22:19 UTC)

Nathan, from Competitive Video Games, wanted us to let you know that they’re hosting a 2v2 Slayer tournament this Thursday, June 30. It will take place on Xbox LIVE, use MLG rules and maps, and is open to all. There aren’t any prizes or fees – it’s just for fun this time around. Swing by and sign up!(Louis Wu 17:54:29 UTC)

GoozerNation compiled a list of the best video game grunts, and somehow our favorite Covenant punching bags nabbed a spot. That’s a Shyamalan-level twist right there. This inspired me to make a list of my own: “Most Elite Characters in Video Game History.”(Hitmonchan 17:10:51 UTC)

Hedgemony continues the Halo love with a series of pictures showing off stuff that makes me want to find time to go play more Halo. The man has an eye. Check ’em out.(Louis Wu 15:21:04 UTC)

DeepCee stopped by with word of a new episode in the Chronicles of ODS Steve – #89 has the team moving from downtown to out in the country!(Louis Wu 15:18:28 UTC)

TCKaos noticed a Toys R Us exclusive Mega Bloks item, coming soon – a 10th Anniversary Floodgate (odd, since Floodgate is from Halo 3, which is really only coming up on its 4th anniversary…). Should be available soon, if not now.(Louis Wu 14:11:21 UTC)

Stephen Loftus sent along a bunch of the directional locator signs from Cairo Station (in Halo 2) and Crow’s Nest/Rat’s Nest (in Halo 3). You’ll find them in his Signs of Halo collection, starting on page 6.(Louis Wu 14:03:59 UTC)

The latest Arby ‘n’ the Chief is another Hypermail episode – most of the mail is making fun of the Chief. Thanks, Mr Wezzle.(Louis Wu 13:44:40 UTC)

The Sparbiter let us know that a new track from the Halo: Faith soundtrack has been released – swing by YouTube to hear it.(Louis Wu 13:42:42 UTC)

Bierwiser painted the Haunted Helmet from Reach on his basement wall – check out the pics in this post!(Louis Wu 13:41:24 UTC)

MLGPro.com has published an interview with Instinct, the winners of MLG Columbus – go read to see what the team thought of the tournament, of each other, and how they see things going forward!(Louis Wu 13:34:07 UTC)

Narcogen let us know that the latest episode of Anger Sadness and Envy (Rampancy.net’s podcast) is now live – Narc, Blackstar, and Cody Miller discuss the Halo: CE Anniversary edition, and whether it will be worth purchasing (for each of them). Interesting talk!(Louis Wu 13:26:23 UTC)

Stephen Loftus liked the Blow Me Away instrumental you can hear in-game in Halo 2 so much, he combined a few different pieces into a decent-length song (2 minutes, actually). If you want a copy of this, you can grab it from us (.mp3 format, 1.8 mb).(Louis Wu 23:09:41 UTC)