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)

Over at NeoGAF, dc89 was the first to point out ‘Till I Get There‘, a montage from SaLaYa. It’s not like other montages you’ve watched; SaLaYa does some amazing trick-jumping within Matchmaking, and makes plays that will simply drop your jaw. RVideo pointed out the Halo3Forum link – if you want to download a 190mb, 480p version of the film, this is where you should go.(Louis Wu 14:41:28 UTC)

ChrisTheeCrappy pointed out a nearly information-free post at IGN – the one bit it DOES have is a comment from Frank that there’s a reason for the changes in Master Chief’s behaviors in the Halo 4 trailer. (I’m not sure what that actually means – but IGN has interpreted it to mean that his personality has changed. Umm…) =(Louis Wu 14:40:50 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13 doesn’t often point out art he finds – but he particularly liked this Forerunner study he ran across on DeviantART. I’ll back him up on that, even though I don’t have his eye; it’s really cool! (Louis Wu 14:29:19 UTC)

PyroSporker16 told us about an updated wallpaper from Sam Spratt – the originals were released last September, but this Tumblr post has a link to a newly-updated version. Check it out – grab yourself the 1080p version! (Louis Wu 14:23:20 UTC)

FyreWulff reminded us that today’s the day for his Bungiedayathon 2011 – and in addition to the original goodies, there’s one new potential prize you can lay your hands on. All donations $25 and up are entered into a drawing for a ZZoMBiE13 commission – you could win a piece of artwork to your own specifications, done by ZZoMBiE13! Nice. (He ran into some trouble with Oni, and the streaming thereof – so the streaming moved forward to 9am CST (20 minutes before the writing of this post) – go watch!) (Louis Wu 14:20:29 UTC)

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Wrapping up our E3 coverage, we talk about the remaining press conferences with particular attention to the latest console: the WiiU. We touch a little more on the future of Halo with 343i as well. Enjoy

So Grim pointed out the beginning of the B.net festivities… but they’re coming so fast and furious that without a roadmap, you might get lost.

• He’s already linked to the Rooster-Teeth-created trailer explaining how anyone with a Bungie.net profile can unlock blue flames for their in-game armor – but if you didn’t watch it, you should.
• You’ve been able to unlock those flames for almost a week, if you have an iOS device… but now you can do it right from the Bungie.net front page.
• The Bungie Store has been restocked in honor of the celebration – there are limited-run (VERY limited-run) prints of some really cool artwork and shirts, but the big draw will be the Bag O’ Swag. The first batch of 500 is already sold out – but there may be more coming. The contents will vary from bag to bag (and you won’t know what’s in ANY of them unless you or a friend buys one). They run $30… but what’s inside might be worth much, much more. Keep an eye on the page to make sure you don’t miss another chance!
• The Bungie vs the World Steaktacular has been written up – swing by to see how you can get a chance to have Bungie mail you steak. Real steak.
• Some super-cool auctions are running on eBay right now – all proceeds will go to Child’s Play, and you’ll end up with some amazing concept art, framed and placarded. So far there are 12 items up – some have bids, some don’t, all end in a week. Check out the artwork – Master Chief Helmet, Covenant Bus, Jackals, Covenant Shadow, Space Elevator, Pillar of Autumn, Quarantine Zone, In Amber Clad, Pillar of Autumn, and an original Penny Arcade “Jim Bean” comic strip. Also, check out the holdable goodies: an original Weta UNSC Battle Rifle and some Weta Upper-Body armor (I can’t find a link for this yet). Amazing collection of stuff!
• Check out this link for the Bungie Foundation to learn more about the iPads for Kids program.

Is this enough to start with? If it’s not… you’re greedy.(Louis Wu 20:36:28 UTC)

Announcements like these are almost bittersweet, but with the emphasis certainly more on the “sweet”. If you are a Bungie fan (otherwise, why are you here again?), you might want to check out Bungie.net for the next few days, as the Bungie Day celebrations are beginning to kick off in earnest. Make sure you check in often, as it’s only going to get better.(GrimBrother One 18:12:24 UTC)