GodlyPerfection’s back with another Forge Lesson – this entry discusses ‘Active Engagement’, the art of keeping your players involved. Go check it out!(Louis Wu 15:26:50 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue has let us know that he’s released the next episode of Reclaimer – things don’t go well for Viper. (Louis Wu 15:24:56 UTC)

MrWezzle pointed out that Arby ‘n’ the Chief Season 5 Episode 11 was released this weekend – Stag Night details the events leading up to the big wedding. Arbiter asks Greg for a little help… and some events occur that might cause problems down the road. Almost 20 minutes long – these are getting huge!(Louis Wu 14:53:09 UTC)

Hedgemony turned his pano skills to Halo 3: ODST… check out a couple of really amazing images.(Louis Wu 14:40:05 UTC)

DeepCee let us know that he’s updated ODS Steve – Episode 84 picks up where the story left off back in September. Steve might have a solution to the giant bomb…(Louis Wu 14:39:46 UTC)

Curious about the Rooster Teeth offices? Check out the Rooster Teeth Productions Office Tour Video. This week was busy for video releases. Yesterday, we released a commentary of the Angry Birds: The Movie Bloopers by the RT Bullpen and a Director’s Commentary for Immersion: Video Game Foods. On Thursday, we released sponsor only commentaries for Videogame Car, Side Scroller and Zombie Headshots. On Wednesday, the 2nd ever video Drunk Tank came out featuring Gus, Joel, Matt and Burnie. They rehashed the history of Rooster Teeth for the 8th anniversary week. And of course on Monday, the Red vs. Blue Season 9 Trailer was released. Don’t forget about AHWU, HORSE and Fails of the Week at Achievement Hunter. Happy Hunting.

Leviathan dropped by our forum with a megaton art post showing off more of his Cryptum concept art, as well as a few other Haloodles he drew up. Simply awesome… GO LOOK!(GrimBrother One 04:46:45 UTC)

The awesome folks over at Operation Chastity wanted to show off some great shots from their recent teaser shoot. Great stuff. Can’t WAIT to see all of this come to fruition!(GrimBrother One 04:43:47 UTC)

Schooly D put together a montage of last night’s Classic Customs action in a style reminiscent of the awesome Team Scoog videos from Halo 3. There should be more montages like this. (They’re more about the glory of the action than they are about the individual accomplishment.) Go watch. And next week, when he posts an announcement about the next round, sign up.(Louis Wu 22:12:20 UTC)

wheeler pointed out a new video from Think Geek, showing off a pretty amazing little product. Master Chief makes an appearance, making this HBO-relevant… but dang, I’m considering buying this product because it’s just SO COOL.(Louis Wu 22:06:01 UTC)

Congratulations to SaekaSA, who won Domino’s HBO Grab Bag Giveaway. His choice of prize was the Noble Map Pack – so he’ll be playing some Tempest soon, thanks to Domino Theory! Awesome stuff. (I’m not sure if I’ve made it clear, but Domino rocks.)(Louis Wu 22:01:59 UTC)

Whenever you switch up games in an event, it seems to always open doors for new teams to come in and take up the spotlight.  This year’s underdog seems to be Impact, made up of Neighbor, a crowd favorite and some other new team members to the scene.  We saw transitions like this take effect when Halo 3 took the place of Halo 2 on the MLG Circuit and no doubt the same thing is happening here.  Top teams like Final Boss and Status Quo are going up against teams of equal or greater caliber that are new to the scene.

In a way, this makes sense, since these new teams have had a little more time to focus on a new game over the pros which had to focus on Halo 3 through the remainder of last year’s circuit.  The fact that the game mechanics are different also contributes to newer players making a name for themselves as they work better with the new system.  With 343 Industries at the helm of the Halo Franchise, we are likely to see numerous Halo titles come out within the next few years.  With that in mind, MLG has to consider rotating these games in and out of the MLG circuit, which begs the question: will there ever be a point where MLG will stick with one game for a few years despite new releases, or will MLG try to stick with the times and have the latest game in the circuit?

Despite that pro teams are being defeated by underdogs, it is always nice to see new faces at events like these make a name for themselves.  While I still don’t consider gaming a sport, it does very much reflect the rotation of underdog teams coming out surprising a good majority of spectators.

If you check Halo: Faith’s Twitter feed, you’ll find some interesting photos – props, costumes (1 | 2 | 3 | 4), and more. Check it out! (Filming should wrap up today.) Thanks to Hitmonchan107 for the reminder.(Louis Wu 18:47:00 UTC)

Stephen Loftus continues to document the signage of the Halo universe – his Halo Signs collection grew by 16 this morning. I’m working on a solution for finding new content – but check the end of the Civilian, Covenant, and UNSC sections for the latest goodies! (The Jiralhanae logo is really cool!) (Louis Wu 17:32:55 UTC)

Stephen Loftus continues to document the signage of the Halo universe – his Halo Signs collection grew by 16 this morning. I’m working on a solution for finding new content – but check the end of the Civilian, Covenant, and UNSC sections for the latest goodies! (The Jiralhanae logo is really cool!) (Louis Wu 17:32:55 UTC)

Okay, I’m all for finding Halo symbology in other places… but this is just… weird. Ufochaser42 found a Forerunner symbol in the Fox animated show Bob’s Burgers… in a place you don’t normally find symbols.(Louis Wu 17:31:47 UTC)

Okay, I’m all for finding Halo symbology in other places… but this is just… weird. Ufochaser42 found a Forerunner symbol in the Fox animated show Bob’s Burgers… in a place you don’t normally find symbols.(Louis Wu 17:31:47 UTC)