Black Six sent notice that Issac Hannaford’s blog has had another update, this time with some concept shots of New Alexandria. Gorgeous! Go look!(GrimBrother One 15:25:18 UTC)

The ever-awesome DeepCee dropped in with word that not just one, but two new editions of The Chronicles of ODS Steve are out. Always great to see! Go give them a look!(GrimBrother One 15:21:06 UTC)

FSC Nightmare wanted to share a wallpaper he put together using various Halo 4 visual assets. I think the result is really nice! Go and take a look!(GrimBrother One 15:17:25 UTC)

This isn’t purely Halo-related, but it certainly has Halo overtones, and should be of general interest to gamers everywhere. We spent a bunch of time talking to Max Hoberman, of Certain Affinity – they’re behind the 7 retooled Halo maps that will be included with the Halo: Anniversary package released this fall, and Max is back at his first E3 since 2004, when Halo 2 multiplayer was shown off to huge acclaim. (You can read about Max’s recollections of that fateful reveal in CA’s E3 Blog – just scroll down to the Day 0 entry.) Certain Affinity was not at E3 to show off those maps, though – 343 Industries is taking point on the Halo: Anniversary unveil. CA is there showing off Crimson Alliance, a new action RPG that gets you right into the carnage without a whole lot of inventory management. Definitely my kind of game – you should absolutely check this out when it hits Xbox LIVE Arcade later this summer! (We have a couple Crimson Alliance t-shirts to give away, thanks to Max – when I get back into town, we’ll figure out how to share ’em.)(Louis Wu 07:51:09 UTC)

For some reason, Padraig08 decided to share this… um… this BETTER not be the graphically enhanced Anniversary Jackal. I swear to God, 343…(GrimBrother One 23:55:46 UTC)

We mentioned it yesterday already, but it seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle that 343 Industries released their newest podcast, Sparkast 004: E3 Edition. It just went up on Waypoint itself today, so we wanted to remind everyone to go and listen to the sultry manvocals of David Ellis, Frank O’Connor, and 343i Producer Dennis Ries as they discuss Halo Anniversary, Halo 4, and donut-derived codenames. Go listen!(GrimBrother One 21:35:36 UTC)

If your desktop wallpaper needs some waking up, look no further than the images Capt Spanish has whipped up utilizing the “Wake Up John” media assets from the Halo 4 teaser. Looking awesome!(GrimBrother One 21:32:00 UTC)

Hitmonchan107 brought word via Tunavi from NeoGAF that the Reach June Playlist is now live. Our own Fyrefulff also weighed in with changes that he’s noticed himself. Though there isn’t an official changelog from Bungie just yet, details of what were planned for the full update can be found in their most recent Weekly Update. Get in there and swat some heads!(GrimBrother One 21:23:04 UTC)

VideoGamer has a second article up on “Halo: CEA.” The site is reporting the game will not allow users to toggle between the original music or sound effects and the re-recorded versions. Of course, the original dialogue is being retained from “Combat Evolved,” with the notable addition of terminal dialogue. There are still unrevealed features for the game, so unless Frankie comes in wielding the Dreamcrusher, I’ll hold on to my hope for some inclusion of the original audio.(Hitmonchan 19:13:34 UTC)

MasterPIE wanted us to know that the newest Machinima project by Arbiter617, MIDDLEGROUND, is now out and available to watch. It’s a long one – nearly an hour – but some really good work was put into this one. If you have the time, it’s definitely worth the look!(GrimBrother One 14:48:58 UTC)

The announcement of Halo 4 has brought Stuntmutt out of cryosleep, and One One Se7en has a new comic today. (The jokes aren’t any better… but the subject material is a bit brainier.) Update: oops, some permissions were broken when the site moved back in January – fixed now. You should be able to see this link again. Sorry!(Louis Wu 14:40:04 UTC)

Avcracy let us know about a new short put out by he and his friends at Firelight Studios. I definitely found it funny, go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 13:29:05 UTC)

Avcracy let us know about a new short put out by he and his friends at Firelight Studios. I definitely found it funny, go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 13:29:05 UTC)

Overdoziz stopped by the forums to let us know about a Reach Fail Video done by Dizzle229 over at forum.tip.it. Some pretty funny moments, and an interesting – I guess – soundtrack. Give it a watch!(GrimBrother One 13:21:07 UTC)

Overdoziz stopped by the forums to let us know about a Reach Fail Video done by Dizzle229 over at forum.tip.it. Some pretty funny moments, and an interesting – I guess – soundtrack. Give it a watch!(GrimBrother One 13:21:07 UTC)

Dani is continuing to be a big help on the news-gathering front with items from The Examiner, MCV Online, and Gamespy UK. Great work, and good info!(GrimBrother One 13:12:56 UTC)

Asian Inferno stopped in to let us know that you can also find beautiful hi-res versions of the Halo 4 title and logos here. Gorgeous stuff! Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 13:10:32 UTC)