NeoGAF’s Booshka pointed out a montage from Ninja, a current player on Final Boss – the man is frighteningly accurate with a sniper rifle. (That’s not to say he’s a slouch with ANY other weapon.) Gameplay, in general, is over the top. (That’s a good thing.) Go watch.(Louis Wu 15:00:21 UTC)

SonGoharotto stepped up the pace a bit on his rewrite of the Halo storyline – Two Betrayals is live a scant three days after The Library. Reactions continue to be positive – go check it out!(Louis Wu 14:51:39 UTC)

MaxRealflugel let us know that The Secrets Within is giving away a Defiant Map Pack code – just submit a picture of an EOD helmet (either drawn or screenshotted), and you’ve got a chance! (You’ll also get your artwork included in the upcoming Revolutions volume 2.) More details on their site.(Louis Wu 20:20:41 UTC)

So, remember that “Buy A Laptop, Get an Xbox 360” deal that Microsoft just started? Well, their accompanying marketing campaign just got a whole lot better. So… where do I get the free Spartan Laser?(GrimBrother One 18:41:05 UTC)

Over at GAF, Zeouterlimits pointed out an article at Destructoid about the E3 MS Press Conference tickets… and what they might reveal. Interesting speculation! Update: Frankie stopped in to crush a few dreams – turns out, the agency who created the tickets just wanted attendees to put stickers on their their badges to identify with a favorite Xbox motif. Ah, well.(Louis Wu 16:34:19 UTC)

Haven’t been keeping up on news-scraping from NeoGAF – time to fix that. Willeth wrote up a little tidbit about Bungie’s upcoming project, now known as ‘Destiny’ – his source is unnamed, and uncorroborated, but the information fits the data we have, so take it as you will.(Louis Wu 16:31:32 UTC)

Gamers Outreach Foundation help you get your charity on.

Get all the main maps in one meaty place.

Reverse psychology included.

Forward Unto Awesome.

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)