Interesting – there’s a post on Major Nelson’s blog announcing a preview program for the next Xbox 360 System Update – if you’re accepted, you get a free copy of Halo: Reach. Thanks, JDQuackers!(Louis Wu 19:10:14 UTC)

AlphaGamma let us know about a chance to buy a pretty cool piece of Halo fanart, in poster format – noprips is selling her Six and Four print (we mentioned it in early January), along with some other cool artwork, for $15 plus shipping for an A3-sized poster. Nice!(Louis Wu 19:06:29 UTC)

The last DLC package for BioWare’s multi-award winning game, Mass Effect 2 is released today on Xbox 360 for 560 MS Points, or PS3 and PC for $7.
Check out the trailer above to see why BioWare may have saved the best DLC for last in the run up to Mass Effect 3’s release later this year.

Good afternoon, BrownMan here with my second Swarm video. In this video I show you how to get the “King of the Hill” achievement. Enjoy !

Btw, I hope you like the phrase “Achievement Hunter has news” 😉

If you get a chance, stop by and check out the Community Spotlight on Firelight Studios up at CruelLEGACEY Productions. A neat look at one of the Halo community’s machinima production teams. Check it out!(GrimBrother One 17:26:29 UTC)

Fun, fails, and something else that starts with F…

Even Marty remembers.

It’s not divisible by 7.

Where Forging skill, meets speed creation!

This video from DEEP NNN is just DYING for the right musical soundtrack. You know you want to help… Update: rofl – ZZoMBiE13 took me up on the suggestion (though he balked at the idea of Lady Gaga).(Louis Wu 13:51:26 UTC)

Speaking of Halo SPD: Flash, Hedgemony released a bonus four pages this morning on this latest work – it’s content that fits better at the end of yesterday’s release than it does at the start of next week’s offerings. Plus, it’s some fantastic Falcon imagery. Go read!(Louis Wu 11:07:50 UTC)

Stephen Loftus tossed us 10 new signs for his Halo Signs collection last night – this is the first batch that I can place ALL of them. Pretty amazing; he’s now up to four pages’ worth! Go check out the end of the Civilian (page 2) and Miscellaneous (pages 2-3) sections for the newest stuff. (Louis Wu 10:59:45 UTC)

Hedgemony is working to make his comics more accessible to late readers; while it’s quite cool that you can read his latest offerings on our forum, as he finishes them, he’s also making entire storylines available in one place – he’s just set up an Imgur album for Halo: Special Projects Division (the last comic before his current offering). Pages are coming soon for Guard Duty and his newest project, SPD: Flash!(Louis Wu 10:58:44 UTC)

FyreWulff pointed out that it’s Extreme Shopping Sale Week on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, and the Halo Wars DLC offerings (Historical Battle Map Pack and Strategic Options Add-on Pack) are currently 50% off (for the first time!). If you’ve been holding back because 800 points per pack was too much, you can grab ’em for 400 right now. (Louis Wu 10:58:17 UTC)

cardo 8 atl found us another Defiant review – el33tonline mostly liked the new maps (though they found Highlands a bit boring when objectives weren’t involved). Go read! (Louis Wu 10:57:50 UTC)

Community
–Achivement HORSE #16
–Fails of the Weak! Volume 27
–Duke Nukem Forever Delayed…. Again
–Weekend Hunt

AH Videos
-Historian part 2 in Homefront
–That Thing Has Legs video guide in Dragon Age II
–3 Star Walkthrough Levels 1-1 to 1-8 in Angry Birds Rio
–Grand Theft Dressage, High Roller, and Easy Come, Easy Go video guides in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
–UH OH! and It ain’t like dusting crops boy video guide in LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
–Achievemnt Hunter Behind the Scenes: Michael’s Side of HORSE
–Rage Quit: QWOP

Community Videos
–In A Hurry, Sacrificial Lambs, and You Are On Fire video guide in Swarm from BrownMan
–Dragon Age Ester Egg in Mass Effect 2 from Fusanoshin
–Old School video guide in Bulletstorm from BioHRay
–Master of Disaster video guide in Bulletstorm from HGN_Kevin
–Poppin’ & Lockin’ video guide in Halo: Reach from CaesarsDeath

Xbox 360 Achievements
-Added achievements for Operation Flashpoint: Red River
-Added achievements for The Fancy Pants Adventures
-Added Ludwig Pack DLC achievements for The UnderGarden
-Added The Arrival DLC achievements for Mass Effect 2
-Added secret achievements for Crysis 2

Windows Phone 7 Achievements
-Added secret achievements for Burn it All!

PlayStation 3 Trophies
-Added trophies for Bulletstorm
-Added trophies for PixelJunk Shooter 2
-Added trophies for Crysis 2

Web Game Achievements
-Added achievements for Adventures in Ponyville

The Orlando airport is a land mine for bad parents. Who knew that stupid mouse would be waiting for us at the gate?

The Red vs Blue Season 9 Trailer is just about to go up for registered site members. Not a member? You can register (for free) in about thirty seconds by clicking the Sign Up button at the top of the page. Otherwise, the trailer will be available to the public tomorrow. I hope you enjoy it.

If you are member, the trailer is here. Hope you enjoy it!