T07WRX5 is selling a bunch of McFarlane and Joyride Halo stuff – check out the spreadsheet and see what you can grab!(Louis Wu 19:55:42 UTC)

Also from the Waypoint crew, the My Little Pony-riding, bubblewand-wielding bs angel brings us a few more awesome bits from around the ever-creative Halo Community. Check out the AWESOME Museum of Humanity Forge Map inspired by the Halo 3 BELIEVE campaign. While you are there, also don’t miss the next set of awesome Halo lockscreens for your smartphone done by FourteeTwo, and a pretty slick Brute Tatoo. Awesome stuff!(GrimBrother One 19:33:43 UTC)

In a direct answer to prayers (albeit trivial ones), Halo Waypoint announced today that the Covenant Energy sword is the newest addition to the Halo Avatar Collection on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Woohoo! Thanks to the honorable and immaculate GrimBrother IV for noticing!(GrimBrother One 19:28:55 UTC)

Podtacular is planning on hosting a live podcast to celebrate Halo’s 10th anniversary – should be a pretty entertaining event. Check out the full post – and mark June 18 on your calendar!(Louis Wu 17:41:53 UTC)

Sqorck found a pretty cool wire sculpture of the Master Chief at Reddit – I want one for my back yard! (If you’re near Sioux Falls, SD, you can see this for yourself on Phillips, between 11th and 12th. Heck – you can even buy it, if you’ve got an extra $14k.)(Louis Wu 14:27:03 UTC)

Normalcy Week continues at Fire Team Zulu – today’s challenge is, as expected, no Normal… you just have to get through Sierra 117, on Halo 3. The catch? No guns allowed. All kills have to be via skull kill! Sounds like fun. More details at FTZ.(Louis Wu 14:26:31 UTC)

The time has come to make a grand announcement that is sure to have everyone jumping out of their Warthogs.  In respect of the upcoming 10th anniversary of the Halo Franchise, we thought it appropriate to have a somewhat special podcast to commemorate this event.  We have had quite a few guests on our show over the past few years, some very prominent in the Halo and gaming communities.  Needless to say, we have put together a grand panel of Halo enthusiasts to help us take a walk down memory lane and talk about the grand experiences and memories we share.  On June 18th, we will be broadcasting a live panel with a chance for you all to be on the show in some way or form.  We will have Halo Community Celebrities like bs angel, Kete, CMNeir, JVB, Foo Mo Jive, Louis Wu, and many more.  Be sure to mark your calendars, cause this is going to be so huge, we may max out Skype’s capabilities.  Stay tuned for more news as it develops.

The time has come to make a grand announcement that is sure to have everyone jumping out of their Warthogs.  In respect of the upcoming 10th anniversary of the Halo Franchise, we thought it appropriate to have a somewhat special podcast to commemorate this event.  We have had quite a few guests on our show over the past few years, some very prominent in the Halo and gaming communities.  Needless to say, we have put together a grand panel of Halo enthusiasts to help us take a walk down memory lane and talk about the grand experiences and memories we share.  On June 18th, we will be broadcasting a live panel with a chance for you all to be on the show in some way or form.  We will have Halo Community Celebrities like bs angel, Kete, CMNeir, JVB, Foo Mo Jive, Louis Wu, and many more.  Be sure to mark your calendars, cause this is going to be so huge, we may max out Skype’s capabilities.  Stay tuned for more news as it develops.

Tuesday offerings on Bungie’s Comm Chatter: video 8 from the Forge Café Recap series – another night of community maps – and a commented video of gameplay on Synapse, a new community map you’ll run across in several playlists (the Arena, Double Team, and Team Slayer). Go watch!(Louis Wu 21:41:05 UTC)

Morpheus wanted to share one of his greater moments in Reach gaming. I laughed. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 21:12:53 UTC)

Those crafty, creative modders: HaloMods made a slow-motion video of two “Reach” animations. Here’s the kicker: Instead of slowing down the clip, the modders slowed down the actual animations. Of course, anything in slow motion has to be set to “Chariots of Fire” by Vangelis. Go ahead. Look at that man. Smoking cancer sticks has never looked so sensual or seductive. (Hitmonchan 20:53:57 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY Productions sends word along that they have released the second trailer for their recently announced “Playtime” machinima. Looks awesome, go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 20:47:27 UTC)

Akahoney made this adorable Noble Team cake for her nephew’s 13th birthday. It’s a chocolate cake with a vanilla cream cheese filling. It might not be the most impressive creation, but it made me ravenously hungry for cake. And if I hadn’t just downed a week-old chicken pasta meal, I might be up for it, too.(Hitmonchan 20:24:45 UTC)

GuysGirl.com sat down with Anthony Ingruber, one of the actors from the “Halo: Faith” fan film, to discuss his current and future work. Intentionally vague about his role in “Faith,” he told the site he plays an “[a]dmiral who informs the elite marine Spartans that the planet of Reach has been overwhelmed by the [C]ovenant.” And in case you missed it, here’s The Entertainment Corner’s video interview with Ingruber from last week. Also, in the print article, he revealed that “Halo: Faith” director Jared Pelletier is working on a “Red Dead Redemption” short. Called it! (Hitmonchan 20:00:02 UTC)

Hedgemony’s long-awaited Romeo: One Shot comic is now online (five pages per post, just follow from the first). Makes me want to boot up ODST, I’ll tell you that. (There’s even a Fan Tribute section – a Romeo tribute vid, plus screenshots and artwork, all submitted by HBO artisans.) Worth your time!(Louis Wu 18:26:52 UTC)

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Marty and Mike go to Hollywood.