Don’t forget to check out Waypoint today, where you’ll find an awesome new episode of This Spartan Life, featuring masters of the Forge. Our very own pete the duck is highlighted, who also brought it to our attention. Awesome stuff, go look!(GrimBrother One 14:56:28 UTC)

Looking for Reach on the cheap? Wal-Mart now has it for 25 Bucks (USD) Thanks to Schedonnardus for noticing! Update: KP pointed out that the price is lower on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, as well – it’s $40 there, rather than $25, but there’s no driving involved at all.(GrimBrother One 14:52:17 UTC)

Do you love the Halo Franchise? If you do, you should visit The Age of Gratitude, a project designed to bring the memories and thoughts of both Halo fans and developers together to celebrate the things we love and remember from the past decade. Once you look around, feel free to send in your own to have it added in. There have been some awesome submissions so far, and we can’t wait to see how it grows!(GrimBrother One 14:47:16 UTC)

ElzarTheBam brought to our attention the fact that there is now a Reach Demo on the Marketplace. Pretty cool! Fyrewulff also give a few more details on what to expect. Thanks also to Wario64 on the GAF. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 02:06:25 UTC)

urk is back in town, and offering stars again! The Bungie All Stars Contest rolls on, with Week 18 asking for your best attempt at selling a Reach vehicle. Go read the full details at Bungie.net! (Louis Wu 19:15:12 UTC)

I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.

Elnea released a new Halo Action Figure Theater episode – and she’s managed to include a tie-in to a recent Rooster Teeth short (a pretty funny one, even!). Go check it out!(Louis Wu 15:56:37 UTC)

padraig08 pointed out a pretty cool piece of artwork on DeviantART – it was created for the cover for an issue of LEVEL Magazine last year. I thought maybe I’d seen this before – but I can’t find any mention of it in our news, so maybe I hadn’t. Check it out!(Louis Wu 15:37:21 UTC)

SonGoharotto continues his rewrite of the Halo storyline – again, if you’re coming in late, he’s adjusting the script to allow for canon material introduced after the first game. Latest chapter: The Library. (Louis Wu 15:29:20 UTC)

Avcracy stopped in this weekend with word of Episode 3 of ‘The Delicate Heart of a Spartan’, a machinima series from Firelight Studios. Language is definitely NSFW. Check it out! (Louis Wu 15:28:44 UTC)

Black Six was kind enough to let us know that there is a new update to the Isaac Hannaford blog. This one looks at the UNSC Trooper tech. Give it a look!(GrimBrother One 20:25:06 UTC)

While TECJ0001 was up late waiting for many humans to potentially take the Great Journey, he decided to amuse himself with the opening episode of the new Arby ‘N The Chief: Hypermail. I would try to explain it, but… yeah… Anyway, go watch!(GrimBrother One 19:00:47 UTC)

Check out Waypoint today for a video piece on the Covenant. Always great to see more story stuff!(GrimBrother One 17:55:05 UTC)

So, it begins. Click here to see folks comment and tweet about our last HALO lanparty, All’s Well That End’s – OUCH!. Currently underway and with over 20 ppl attending, this is a shindig like no other (with both pros and cons!) No pics yet, but we’re gonna work on sending some webcam pics as the day progresses. The hashtag we’re using on twitter is #awolan. (Ding 14:58:42 UTC)

For those of you following the awesome The Mona Lisa motion comic from 343i, Episode 5 is up on Waypoint. As always, you can also catch it on your console for full big-screen glory. Go and check it out!(GrimBrother One 13:06:45 UTC)

NsU Soldier shows us what it takes to slay a methane demon. Awesome stuff!(GrimBrother One 12:53:14 UTC)

Is there a better way to start off your weekend than a video full of fails? Have you ever seen a monkey knife fight in international waters? There’s no comparison. But I guess this will do. Thanks, Sparkypinball, for letting us know! (Hitmonchan 00:06:31 UTC)

Dani steps down on a high note in his final Bungled Weekly Update. There’s some fantastic stuff in here, including the tentative June Matchmaking updates, two Blame Ghaleons, a shoutout to the Halo Community Tournament and a recap of “Destiny.” I hear the guy who broke that story is amazingly cute AND humble. I hope these continue if the Weekly Update goes kaput. Give it a read! (Hitmonchan 00:03:27 UTC)