Figures.com is giving away Noble Team Play Arts Kai figures to seven lucky winners. One winner will receive all six figures (a $270 value), while six runner-ups will receive one figure each ($45 value). Participants must enter a valid email address. As always, please read the fine print before entering. The contest ends Friday. (Hitmonchan107 03:40:10 UTC)

Pointed out by NeoGAF’s Tunavi, duks0111 made a beautiful piece of Halo art with Photoshop and After Effects in just seven hours. He uploaded a seven-minute video revealing the process. Wowjust wow. (Hitmonchan107 03:38:18 UTC)

Back in December, Broken Line Studios released a total-conversion UNSC mod for Homeworld 2. It looks like the group has been hard at work updating and adding models to the game. Moddb.net user V3LO has been posting images of the team’s work. Go check them out! (Hitmonchan107 03:36:52 UTC)

Over on the Halo Waypoint forums, TAC zim posted part one of his machinima, “Betrayer: A Human Reach Story,” in which he placed himself into the movie. It’s an interesting concept that went better than I expected. This is the first of a trilogy, but he said that viewer interest will dictate the speed at which he makes the next two parts. Give it a watch! (Hitmonchan107 03:32:54 UTC)

We’re a little under two months away from the biggest gaming expo of the year, and IGN Australia has offered its predictions for the show. Out of a 100 percent success rate, the staff is 99.9 percent positive that a new Halo game will be announced by Microsoft and 75 percent positive that a Halo: CE HD remake will be unveiled. Predictions are fun, but we’ll see who’s right when Microsoft holds its press conference at E3. (Hitmonchan107 03:29:04 UTC)

Wow, I’d forgotten how tough it is to catch up when you’ve been away for a few days! The crew did an amazing job of bringing you Halo news since I left Thursday – I’m just pointing out a few forum links that might also interest you.

• Gravemind posted his 20,000+ word review of Halo: Reach – response was generally positive. (I haven’t had time to read it, myself; like I said, I just got back this afternoon.) If your latest novel just ended… take a look!
• JDQuackers noticed a free Halo: Mobile Edition MMORPG – anyone tried this yet?
• Mazz put together a collection of (mostly) Unearthed panoramas – lovin’ these.
• RC Master stopped in with links to films showing off Mythic Reach… done in less than 3 hours, total. Four crazy people (including RC Master) contributed runs.
• Stephen Loftus was able to watch (and film) the destruction of the Savannah… from space. No forcefield distortion! Pretty cool.
• TCKaos noticed a Japanese magazine showing a survey of Japanese gamers, and their satisfaction with various games. Halo: Reach took the very top spot. Whaaaaat?
• Kermit put together a pretty epic recap of Co-op Night, the last HBO forum collective campaign run-through. Definitely worth a read!

There’s plenty more in there – this was just the stuff that stuck out in a speed-read of the last 750 posts.(Louis Wu 23:49:41 UTC)

The Waypoint team is at it again with more awesome Ordnance features, this time with the Type-27 Banshee Fighter. Some great info and good shots of the “Space Banshee” at various angles. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 21:36:01 UTC)

Brought to you by Jack Pattillo and Luke Mckay.

DHalo dropped in to show a pretty awesome shirt design he found over at RIPT Apparel. Definitely worth a click!(GrimBrother One 17:06:11 UTC)

Alexander Hinkley, an Examiner.com writer, pointed out a spawning flaw in Big Bro Slayer. Camping near a cave wall on Hemorrhage, his teammate went to spawn near him but ended up spawning inside the wall. What’s even crazier is the game treated him with a betrayal, and the spurned teammate booted him from the game. In his article, he argued it’s not a glitch if the system punished him. Do you agree or disagree? (Hitmonchan107 06:25:57 UTC)

To test new gametypes and maps for matchmaking, GrifballHub will host three Grifball in Reach Neighborhood Tournaments (GRUNTs) this week. This article provides links to the two new gametypes and three new maps to be tested. The first tournament will be Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST. There’s a special prize up for grabs for those who submit their highlight clips! (Hitmonchan107 06:20:30 UTC)

Machinima.com posted three new Operation Chastity photos (1 | 2 | 3) on its Facebook page. Sounds like that slideshow I mentioned yesterday might need an update now. (Hitmonchan107 06:09:23 UTC)

Machinima.com posted three new Operation Chastity photos (1 | 2 | 3) on its Facebook page. Sounds like that slideshow we mentioned yesterday might need an update now. (Hitmonchan107 06:09:23 UTC)

Slashprofilms made another parody in Reach. This time, the crew took on the Transformers series. Personal favorite moment: the Spartans rushing for the vehicles. Go watch! (Hitmonchan107 21:08:43 UTC)

If you happen to find yourself unable to keep up with the myriad of content that goes up on Halo Waypoint each week, fear not! The folks at 343 Industries have your back, with their Waypoint Weekly Wrapup. Go and give it a look, there’s always a lot of great stuff to see for any Halo fan!(GrimBrother One 20:47:19 UTC)

How do you wrap up a week of live streamed events? Why not play some games with other community members and try to pick up some achievements while you’re at it:

First up this week is Jeph055 who’s diving into Rapture to try and get the DLC multiplayer achievements in Bioshock 2.
April 15th to the 17th all day.
Send a message over XBL to Gamertag: Jeph055

Next up is deathreau going for “Rock Lobster” and “People’s Ovation” achievements in Peggle, although new players to the game may get other achievements.
April 16th, 3pm EST.
Send a message here on AH or over XBL to Gamertag: DeathreauUSC

Up next, WeizenEddie is looking for someone to help boost the online achievements in UFC 2009 Undisputed, although new players to the game may get other achievements.
April 15th, flexible on time.
Send a message to Gamertag: WeizenEddie

Next we have Defguru7777 looking for a zombie slaying co-op partner to beat Dead Rising 2: Case West, he’s also willing to help out with other achievements in the game.
April 16th, 3pm CST.
To get involved, send a message here or to Gamertag: Def Guru 7777

More zombie killing fun with PriceOfWar, as he gathers a group of survivors for any achievements in Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2.
April 15th and 16th, at 4:45pm EDT.
Send a message here on AH or to Gamertag: Price 0f War

Going all hadouken on or asses, D347h5D00r is looking for other people not so great at fighting games to get the online achievements in Super Street Fighter IV.
April 16th, 12 Noon EST.
Send a message or friend request over XBL to Gamertag: D34d5D00r

Finally we have ForgeMonk who’s going for “Team Player”, “The Cleaner” and other multiplayer achievements in Crysis 2.
April 16th, 6pm to 9pm on AEST (GMT+10).
Send a message over XBL to Gamertag: ChainGun Dragon

If you want to host a future Weekend Hunt, post the details in this group thread to get some frontpage attention.

How do you wrap up a week of live streamed events? Why not play some games with other community members and try to pick up some achievements while you’re at it:

First up this week is Jeph055 who’s diving into Rapture to try and get the DLC multiplayer achievements in Bioshock 2.
April 15th to the 17th all day.
Send a message over XBL to Gamertag: Jeph055

Next up is deathreau going for “Rock Lobster” and “People’s Ovation” achievements in Peggle, although new players to the game may get other achievements.
April 16th, 3pm EST.
Send a message here on AH or over XBL to Gamertag: DeathreauUSC

Up next, WeizenEddie is looking for someone to help boost the online achievements in UFC 2009 Undisputed, although new players to the game may get other achievements.
April 15th, flexible on time.
Send a message to Gamertag: WeizenEddie

Next we have Defguru7777 looking for a zombie slaying co-op partner to beat Dead Rising 2: Case West, he’s also willing to help out with other achievements in the game.
April 16th, 3pm CST.
To get involved, send a message here or to Gamertag: Def Guru 7777

More zombie killing fun with PriceOfWar, as he gathers a group of survivors for any achievements in Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2.
April 15th and 16th, at 4:45pm EDT.
Send a message here on AH or to Gamertag: Price 0f War

Going all hadouken on or asses, D347h5D00r is looking for other people not so great at fighting games to get the online achievements in Super Street Fighter IV.
April 16th, 12 Noon EST.
Send a message or friend request over XBL to Gamertag: D34d5D00r

Finally we have ForgeMonk who’s going for “Team Player”, “The Cleaner” and other multiplayer achievements in Crysis 2.
April 16th, 6pm to 9pm on AEST (GMT+10).
Send a message over XBL to Gamertag: ChainGun Dragon

If you want to host a future Weekend Hunt, post the details in this group thread to get some frontpage attention.

Today and for today only, Xbox LIVE is having a sale on five arcade titles. The following games are regularly 1200MSP, but now you can grab them for 600MSP! 50% off, yay!

• LIMBO
• Castle Crashers
• Shadow Complex
• Trials HD
• Monday Night Combat

Today and for today only, Xbox LIVE is having a sale on five arcade titles. The following games are regularly 1200MSP, but now you can grab them for 600MSP! 50% off, yay!

• LIMBO
• Castle Crashers
• Shadow Complex
• Trials HD
• Monday Night Combat