Kaidon stopped in to announce a summer sale on his current inventory – knock 30% off the prices he’s had to this point. Not bad! (If you buy in the first week, you also get free shipping.)(Louis Wu 23:06:37 UTC)

Rockslider is back with another megabattle – he’s fighting against 64 covies on Assault in the Control Room. Really awesome looking fun – this is as close to Firefight as you’re gonna get in the original Halo! Go see.(Louis Wu 20:51:38 UTC)

Robowski sent word that the Halo CE Anniversary Special of Postgame Carnage Report went live a couple of weeks ago – swing by to listen to their discussion! 90 minutes long, available for streaming or download.(Louis Wu 20:46:01 UTC)

Stephen Loftus dug out Illustrator again – check his Signs collection for a new batch of Civilian and UNSC images! (New civilian signs start on page 3, while new UNSC signs show up on page 6.)(Louis Wu 15:30:40 UTC)

Hedgemony plans to post pictures all week to celebrate Bungie’s anniversary – today’s batch has some really amazing pics from Halo 3 and Reach. Go look!(Louis Wu 15:28:55 UTC)

Gravemind found a new version of ‘Blow Me Away’, being released for a Breaking Benjamin retrospective. It’s similar, but not the same, as the version from Halo 2 – if you want to hear a version with some great vocals from Valora’s Sydnee Duran, take a look!(Louis Wu 15:27:14 UTC)

Artem Volchik was a vehicle and weapon artist for Halo: Reach, and recently posted some of his work on Polycount.com. Awesome views of the Focus Rifle, the Concussion Rifle, and more! Thanks to Vladimir Kuksenko for the first heads-up, and to Hedgemony for the forum thread and the link to Ken Taya’s tweet.(Louis Wu 15:26:29 UTC)

ElzarTheBam put together a video tribute to Bungie, using scenery shots from Reach. Reminding me of Jamie98’s Oh So Beautiful series, this takes a gentle look at the charm that is Reach. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:42:46 UTC)

Over at Halo Waypoint, Headhunters 2 has been posted (thanks, CaptainTony). Amazing how much damage a single pair of Spartans can do… but things are set up nicely for Episode 3!(Louis Wu 16:19:58 UTC)

Jmacz + The Rev provided the gameplay for a montage called “Structure”, while Envious provided the editing. I’m not usually a huge fan of heavily-edited montages – but this one’s got some interesting techniques, and isn’t overly long. Go watch! (Louis Wu 14:47:43 UTC)

Oops – forgot about yesterday’s Fan Fiction update – sorry, folks! The five new pieces in the queue are up now. Go read!(Louis Wu 14:36:49 UTC)

Achievement Hunter’s Fails of the Weak Volume 40 (amazingly spelled wrong in the preview picture) – funny gameplay fails, and failed commentary. (That’s Nightfall, guys, not Long Night of Solace. Twice.) Thanks, ZZoMBiE13.(Louis Wu 23:26:07 UTC)

Make sure you check out a very cool piece up on Forward Unto Dawn from GhaleonEB looking at his hopes for the upcoming Firefight map included in Halo: CE Anniversary. Some really nice ideas and a great dose of nostaligia. Check it out! Thanks to Hypertrooper for telling us.(GrimBrother One 18:50:27 UTC)

katancik stopped in to let us know that the BTB All-Stars playlist is live! If you got in your 5 games of Invasion last week, you’re eligible. (I didn’t – so I’m not.) Go play – and grab yourself a star!(Louis Wu 18:45:35 UTC)

Some very cool news from an unexpected source today, as we learn that there will be another Halo Universe Panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con! The odd thing is not that it came from Twitter, or from Frankie, but because it came from Frankie’s Twitter. Good Lord, what’s next, Tweets from Louis Wu?! [don’t hold your breath -lwu](GrimBrother One 18:25:56 UTC)

The folks over at Teabag Prevention are back, this time with a look at Boardwalk. Always great information, even if you think you know it all already. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 15:20:39 UTC)

The lovely Goosechecka sent us word that Chapter 2 of Griffball Hub’s Respect Your Roots series is now live. Take a look back at this very cool historical account of their Spring League ’08!(GrimBrother One 15:16:30 UTC)

HaloGAF’s A27 Tawpgun pointed out a really fascinating post on Bungie.net – tie-ins between ODST, Reach’s datapads, hidden areas in Exodus, and more. Go check it out!(Louis Wu 15:14:02 UTC)

munky-058 posted a monster writeup of his visit to the recent All’s Well that Ends-OUCH LAN that took place here at HBO HQ in late May. We’ve seen most of the pics before – but now there’s a story behind them. Great read. Check it out.(Louis Wu 14:49:13 UTC)

Hedgemony noticed that Marty O’Donnell and Mike Salvatori took the ‘Top Video Game Award’ for their work on Halo: Reach during the 26th Annual ASCAP Awards Celebration. Not too shabby!(Louis Wu 14:46:47 UTC)