If you need some help with the Weekly Challenge this week (Pillar of Autumn, Legendary, All Skulls On), you’ve got a couple of choices already. Tyrant’s Mythic Guide should always be a first stop – but if that doesn’t do it for you, swing by High Speed Halo, where RC Master’s sub-30-minute run is now on display. You might not be able to match his time – but you can certainly pick up a few pointers.(Louis Wu 19:05:47 UTC)

Gorgeous pano from BlueNinja. Nice way to spruce up a rainy Monday morning.(Louis Wu 15:52:54 UTC)

FyreWulff noticed a post on B.net from Achronos – looks like the Halo Stats API has been updated with some extra information about per-user cR and Challenge info. If you’re developing apps, check this out!(Louis Wu 15:52:21 UTC)

Lurono was one of the fewer than 500 people at the first offficial Rooster Teeth fan convention in Austin this weekend – swing by his post for a summary of what went down! (Louis Wu 15:51:36 UTC)

Rockslider stopped in yesterday to let our forum know that he’s posted a commentated run-through of Halo 3’s Floodgate – interesting read! (Louis Wu 15:51:02 UTC)

So the rumors about a HD remake of the first Halo are ramping up again – The BS Police found a mention that the latest issue of Xbox 360 World is hoping to see it at E3, and OXM UK is happy to join in the speculation, too (thanks, kornman00). We’ll need to wait and see – E3 is just over a week away. (Louis Wu 15:49:49 UTC)

Hedge put together a very nice pano on Tempest… and then had to go and make it dirty. Oh, Hedge. (The thread’s pretty funny, though.) (Louis Wu 15:48:59 UTC)

GreyThor posted a summary of his experience at the All’s Well LAN that happened last weekend – but the absolute best part of his writeup concerned the drive back, not the LAN itself. Go give it a read. I’m still smiling.(Louis Wu 15:48:26 UTC)

Saturday evening, SonGoharotto posted the latest chapter in his canon-friendly Halo rewrite – Keyes takes us through the recovery of the Captain’s neural implants. Great read!(Louis Wu 15:47:58 UTC)

If you get a chance, check out Waypoint today for a look back at the Halo Array, another story-based piece giving an overview of the deadly ringworlds built by the Forerunners. As always, it can be viewed from your console or WP7 phone as well. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 17:55:34 UTC)

A light crackle fills the air, raising the hair on their necks. Fire and fury pumps in their blood. Twenty-eight communities will charge into battle. Only one will reign supreme.

On the other side of the river, a large commotion rings in the air. Smoke, pops and laughter rise from the jubilant crowd, cheering on their favorite teams and enjoying the company of others.

Tonight, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST, the Halo Community Tournament will bring together groups from all corners of the Internet for one night of cavorting and celebration. For almost 10 years, these stat-trackers, news-rakers and mapmakers have built this community into what it is. We’re expecting more than 430 people to participate in all.

If for some reason you can’t join in the fun, Tashi0106 will be livestreaming NeoGAF’s run in the tournament. The stream can be found here.

I’d like to give a special thanks to Daniel Duncan (ncsuDuncan), without whom none of this would be possible, and a very special thanks to David Ellis and Jessica Shea (bsangel). I think the Halo franchise is in good hands.

Good luck everyone, but more importantly, have fun! (Hitmonchan 21:50:08 UTC)

Back from Wu’s epic LAN party, munky-058 made a behind-the-scenes documentary on what might be the last ever Halo LAN from the big man. It’s a 200 MB download, clocking in at nearly 15 minutes, but it’s certainly worth the watch! Update: Quicktime version here. (Hitmonchan 21:46:10 UTC)

The writeups from the All’s Well LAN last weekend have begun to roll in – I guess it took folks the week to recover. I already mentioned nof’s paean in the post mentioning the photo galleries – but you absolutely MUST watch Mig’s dramatic reading of it. It’s amazing. Also, hellmitre dropped in with a heartfelt reminiscence – definitely worth a read (Update: or a watch). If you’re moved to respond with eloquence, please don’t forget The Age of Gratitude, GrimBrother One’s collection of Halo memories! (Louis Wu 01:42:13 UTC)

FyreWulff continues to document the Super Jackpot Weekends – this week, it’s Team Classic. If you hang out in the playlist on Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday, you’ve got a chance at a 15k jackpot each day. Not too shabby! If you missed any so far, He’s got the entire set archived at his site. (Louis Wu 01:39:26 UTC)

RVideo sent us a link to BAKSMAK and Dater’s SWAT dualtage – five and a half minutes of headshot madness. It’s not surprising that the targeting control is seriously precise – after all, getting Killtastrophes is unusual, even in SWAT – but what struck me was how quickly these players could home in on the biggest threat after spinning around. It is this skill, I think, that allows these multikills to flow with such ease, more than anything else. After all, if you can eliminate the menace attacking you, you stay alive longer. A pretty fun watch.(Louis Wu 01:36:06 UTC)

Spawn.com has information about upcoming series of Halo Action Figures – this fall will bring three new groups. Go read about ’em!(Louis Wu 01:35:05 UTC)

urk’s back in town, which means the Bungie Weekly Update is back in business. Ridiculing of Firefight idlers, displays of vehicle awesomeness, and complaints about man musk abound. Go read. (It’s in our Weekly Update Archive, as well.)(Louis Wu 00:14:48 UTC)

We will show thee things which must be hereafter.

Rockslider likes to blow things up. Big things, little things, doesn’t matter. They just need to go boom. Latest article on Bad Cyborg is a how-to on lighting Grunts up spectacularly. Go read!(Louis Wu 19:51:44 UTC)

Co-Optimus’ DjinniMan writes about Halo as a kid-friendly game, for the latest Co-Op Casual Friday column. Interesting piece! (For the record, my sons began playing Halo at ages 5 and 6, back in 2001.)(Louis Wu 19:22:19 UTC)