Over on NeoGAF, Tunavi spliced together campaign and promotional footage to create an alternate introduction to Reach. In his version, the game skips the opening Covenant invasion and drops you right onto the shores of war. Very well done!(Hitmonchan 22:02:08 UTC)

Whoa, I didn’t know Evade could do that.

Son of a Quizno’s Manager!

It’s not all about tattoos (in fact, some of the pics are just scantily clad girls playing Halo), but theBRIGADE has a collection of Halo wearings (tattoos, armor, shirts, whatever). NSFW. Thanks, Metalingus627. (Louis Wu 11:46:03 UTC)

masugn was the first to let us know about a new entry in Isaac Hannaford’s blog – go check out some Brute redesign concepts for Reach! Gotta love the belly… (Louis Wu 11:44:33 UTC)

NeoGAF’s Booshka pointed out a video entitled ‘Forward‘, a new Halo Reach jump videoo from jagged Shrapnel and jumprs.org. Some very, very cool footage. Go watch! (Louis Wu 11:43:38 UTC)

In what looks to be a clever way of increasing their post-production staff, the Halo: Faith crew is hosting a contest – produce a commercial advertising the movie and you could win a chance to work on it in post. Read the details in munky-058’s forum post!(Louis Wu 22:30:36 UTC)

Lord Friendship has been playing with BOBs – if you, also, play with BOBs, he needs your help. Go brainstorm with him!(Louis Wu 19:28:32 UTC)

Back in March, we mentioned a Team Schooly D event labeled “Sunday Night Fights Vol 1: Double Troubles” – a best-of-5 doubles tournament between Foregunners (Retsamolah and Hellmitre) and Team NartFOpc (NartFOpc and Avateur). It was broadcast live, and is still available as a stream replay on Justin.tv… but your view in the stream is Schooly’s, from WAY above the action. Cody Miller put together a pretty slick highlights vid – it won’t tell you anything about who won, or how the flow of the games went, but it’s a high-energy, nicely-composited demonstration of Halo pwnage. He’s provided a bunch of different options (and we’ve made all of them available as locally-hosted files – use ours first and be nice to Cody) – grab or stream your copy of choice, and enjoy the action!(Louis Wu 16:15:12 UTC)

=sw=warlord has been working on a video version of a glassing event – and with the help of INSANEdrive, you can see a screenshot and a video on our forum. Pretty cool!(Louis Wu 15:52:11 UTC)

FyreWulff stopped by with information about his Reach Map Repository – he’s nearly finished collecting base maps (the maps that come on your Reach disc or in your DLC downloads have been edited for play in Matchmaking; you can now easily download the edited versions from the Map Repository) and gametypes. Plus, it’s got a spiffy new interface! Check it out. Handy tool!(Louis Wu 15:50:13 UTC)

As you’ve probably noticed, the Weekly Challenge involves completing The Package on Legendary, with All Skulls On – if you’re looking for some help with this, you should know there are several options. As always, your first stop should be Tyrant’s Mythic Guide – there are tips and tricks, both in text and video format. You should ALSO know that you’ll likely run into situations that are not covered, or maybe you’re just someone who needs a different approach to certain challenges. High Speed Halo posted a new run from Dark Devastation which whips through the level in 25 minutes (Thanks, RC Master and NOKYARD). This run shows some gutsy moves – though I haven’t tried it yet, I can easily see that opening sequence taking me a dozen attempts – but if you’re successful, this has some pretty amazing shortcuts. Finally, if you’re the type of player that likes to approach these challenges as part of a group, Tyrant and his buddies beat this puppy on Quad Mythic – four-player Mythic, pretty much the toughest Reach has to offer. The 49 minute video is rendered at Bungie.net for your convenience. Prepare yourself with some or all of these tools… and then tackle one of the most valuable weekly challenges to date!(Louis Wu 15:26:51 UTC)

Waypoint has announced a few cool additions to the Halo Avatar Collection on the XBL Marketplace. A remember Reach T-shirt and a pet Grunt on a Mongoose might be just the thing your digital self was looking for. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 10:49:48 UTC)

Marissasbunny.com is holding a raffle – main prize is an iPad, but secondary prizes include a Joyride Studios 2002 First Edition Cortana figure, sealed in the packaging, and a Halo: Reach Legendary Edition. Tickets are only $2 – go buy some! (Louis Wu 22:18:00 UTC)

Tyrant’s Legendary Walkthrough of Halo 3: ODST continues with ONI: Alpha Site – 25 minutes of carnage and Covenant-bashing. Go watch, and learn some tricks!(Louis Wu 20:46:01 UTC)

Calling all Halo fan sites: On May 28, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST, you’re invited to a night of fighting, fun and free swag. Put your community’s pride on the line in a 6v6 tournament! Play custom games with 343 Industries! Each community should designate a community leader, who will organize the site’s members. In order for your site to join, the leader needs to email Hitmonchan by Friday. The full details, including prizes and tournament layout, can be found at the official Waypoint thread. Special thanks to both ncsuDuncan and 343 Industries – without these guys, this wouldn’t have been possible. Good luck! (Louis Wu 20:37:14 UTC)