Just a reminder: The Podcast of All Halo Podcasts (as Podtacular is billing it), with guests from all around the Halo fan community, will be streamed live this evening, beginning at 7pm Eastern time. (Well, they’re kicking off pre-show shenanigans at 5pm EST… but the show officially starts at 7.) Grim and I should both be there, representing HBO – so be sure to come by and watch!(Louis Wu 15:09:54 UTC)

Pierre Tartaix sent word that the latest machinima from TGO GMBH has been released – Spies vs. Guards is fantastically filmed and edited, well-paced, and surprisingly tense. As usual with this group, there’s no dialogue – but it’s not missed at all. Go watch – this was great.(Louis Wu 14:40:37 UTC)

Ty Coker dropped by to announce the latest installment of the Frostbite series – Chapter 6 shows there are always those that see opportunity when faced with obstacles. (Louis Wu 11:53:32 UTC)

Achievement Hunter’s Fails of the Weak #39 is full of… well, fails. Of the weak. Several made me laugh heartily. Go watch! Thanks, Sl’askia.(Louis Wu 11:53:00 UTC)

Triumvirate – Hearts and Minds, the second article in Forward Unto Dawn’s Datapad series, is up now – if you haven’t read the datapads in Halo: Reach, or if you’ve been curious how others might interpret them, this is a fascinating read. Take a look!(Louis Wu 11:51:57 UTC)

Kaidon watched the E3 Halo 4 trailer… and did a pretty amazing job of reproducing the Spartan we saw there in holdable form. Check it!(Louis Wu 11:49:59 UTC)

Avcracy stopped in with word of another small machinima from Firelight Studios – The Jump teaches you… well, to not trust your friends. Or something.(Louis Wu 11:49:35 UTC)

It’s billed as ‘not a weekly update‘ – but it sure seems like a (short) weekly update. urk has posted a small collection of tasty tidbits which are worth reading no matter WHAT you call them. I’m calling them a Weekly Update – screw it. Which means you can find a copy in our Weekly Update Archive. So there.(Louis Wu 23:35:55 UTC)

As you are already aware (or maybe not), tomorrow is our big day when we do our live show in celebration of Halo’s 10 year anniversary.  It is slated to start at 1900 (7:00 PM) Eastern, but make sure to come early to catch some funny pre-show shenanigans.  We also have a big guest lineup.

Obviously.

Archilen was digging around, and noticed a page at Audio Editions touting a book from Karen Traviss, entitled “Halo: Glasslands”, to be published on October 25. Amazon corroborates (thanks, DHalo). Looks like we now know the title and release date of her first Halo novel!(Louis Wu 15:54:17 UTC)

Lee Georgeton stopped in with a link to a video showing off his latest puzzle map. It’s… odd. Very odd. Go see. (Louis Wu 14:54:26 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY wanted to point out a gallery he’s put up of all of his Bungie All-Star Challenge submissions – an interesting look back on the past 20 weeks! (Now that the star is free for anyone who wants it, or will be soon, there’s no need for more of these.) Also, he’s got yet ANOTHER trailer up for his upcoming Playtime series. (Louis Wu 14:53:05 UTC)

I found it intriguing that Halo: Reach is back in the US top 3 sellers of videogames on ALL platforms, due to a price drop, according to Gamasutra – amazing what a few bucks off can do! (Louis Wu 14:52:40 UTC)

Jay Alexander sent word that The National Gaming League will be hosting a live Halo: Reach tournament in Charlotte, NC on July 23 – you can read the full press release here. If you’re planning to play – get there early!(Louis Wu 20:47:25 UTC)

It’s been a week since E3, and though it’s not directly Halo-related, I wanted to put in one more plug for Crimson Alliance. (It was made by Certain Affinity, a studio headed up by ex-Bungie employee Max Hoberman, and responsible for the 7 netmaps included with the recently-announced Halo: Anniversary edition.) It really was one of the highlights of the show for me; a really fun title that should be available later this summer. If you haven’t seen gameplay, swing by and watch (or download) the trailer – then keep an eye out for it on Xbox LIVE Arcade!(Louis Wu 13:55:48 UTC)

Over at the California Literary Review, a video game blog written by Adam Robert Thomas looks at the Guggenheim Effect, and what it’s done to gaming. (If you don’t know what the Guggenheim Effect is, don’t worry, it’s explained in the article.) Halo (the original) is used as an example of gaming health done right – and remember, Bungie’s gone back to that model for Reach. Interesting read!(Louis Wu 13:35:15 UTC)

Heh – a Halo fan put some love into a video showing a Reach Firefight voice we’d ALL love to be able to buy… (well, I would, anyway.) Great work – I only wish it was real. Thanks, MatthewDratt. (Louis Wu 13:32:48 UTC)