MaxRealflugel sent word that the second part of his look back at how Halo slots into the gaming universe is now online – go give it a read, and see if you agree with his points.(Louis Wu 22:33:28 UTC)

So we mentioned a few days ago that the time is fast approaching for High Impact Halo to go into cryosleep – and one sub-community is not ready to lose a gathering place. We got word from Reidon (an admin at HIH) that a new site has been set up specifically for the Jumping community – swing by jumprs.org to see what they’ve got for you! (You’re not even limited to talking about jumping. They’re not picky.)(Louis Wu 19:39:46 UTC)

bs angel let us know about a very cool Halo-related auction to raise money for Japan – get TONS of cool stuff, and know that 100% of your bid goes to the American Red Cross, on behalf of Play for Japan (a video game insdustry initaitive to rasie money for earthquake and tsunami relief)! It ain’t gonna be cheap; we’re still six and a half days from the end of the auction, and the bid’s up to $560… but you really are getting an amazing collection of goodies. And hey – keep your eyes peeled; this is only the first of a pair of auctions!(Louis Wu 18:25:54 UTC)

CruelLEGACEY has posted a Mythic Guide video for Tip of the Spear, for those of you who haven’t been able to finish the Weekly Challenge using either Tyrant’s Guide or RC Master’s runs (there’s one we posted about earlier this week, and there’s a newer one that’s even faster), you might find tips in this one that help you through. (He uses many of the techniques that RC Master and Tyrant developed, but there are places where he runs into trouble that they didn’t have, so you can find other options when things don’t go well.) You’ve still got a few days for those 13,000 credits – so check it out!(Louis Wu 17:54:43 UTC)

Bungie’s Comm Chatter pointed out that the IGN Top 10 Kills series hasn’t gotten much love – the last couple WE mentioned were back in February! To make up for that, here are direct links to the recent ones – March 17 and March 23. Some fun tidbits in there! (Louis Wu 17:13:49 UTC)

Halocharts has announced the entries to their BTB Map Making Contest – 46 maps for your playing pleasure! Go see. Thanks, urk. (Louis Wu 17:13:23 UTC)

Raaascal has another Map Spotlight for you – Sanctum was created by D4RKF1R3, a symmetrical map inspired by Halo 2’s Sanctuary. Go grab a copy! (Louis Wu 17:12:54 UTC)

No, seriously. It’s been delayed. Duke Nukem Forever was all set on it’s release on May 3rd, until this happened…

So, see you in June Duke… we hope.

No spoilers this time.

The best of the best multiplayer kills.

9 out of 10 statisticians approved this contest.

Holy of Holies.

No, seriously. It’s been delayed. Duke Nukem Forever was all set on it’s release on May 3rd, until this happened…

So, see you in June Duke… we hope.

I witnessed this first hand the other day. Brandon somehow managed to very carefully explode soup all over the cabinets, counter, floor, his clothing, etc. Apparently it happens a lot. He ought to switch to safer foods.

Stephen Loftus continues in his quest to eradicate all low-res understanding of Halo signs – there are almost two dozen new images up in his Signs collection here today. In case it wasn’t clear, Stephen recreates these himself, using vector tools, starting with the low-res versions you can find in-game. “Fueder Construction”? I have NEVER seen this sign in-game. And I’m not sure I ever read all the instructions surrounding Optican MediGel – but I really want 5-minute healing on my current wounds… go see what else you can find.(Louis Wu 14:29:34 UTC)

Industry Gamers scored an interview with Marty O’Donnell – who would love to score the (not “a”, but “the” – interesting) Halo movie. He’s not too confident of his chances, though. (He would, of course, “certainly answer the phone if somebody called – Spielberg or whoever it might be.”) This made its way to our forum via ElzarTheBam, who found it at CVG. (Louis Wu 14:28:48 UTC)

nam was at the Toronto Wizard World Convention, and saw some pretty cool stuff from Halo Mega Bloks. The embedded images he included don’t show up (the site doesn’t allow deeplinking), but you can follow the link he provided to a lightbox slideshow, or browse more conventionally by starting here, and just navigating forward using the page numbers at the top. (Halo shots are on Page 28, and then 30-36.) (Louis Wu 14:27:03 UTC)

Hedgemony posted a teaser for his next comic series, Halo: SPD last night around 12:30 am Eastern… and then posted the first part of the series itself 8 hours later. I guess Hedge doesn’t believe in long teases! There are already 21 pages online (start at the linked post above and just keep going forward), with Part 2 coming next week. A really interesting story so far, and the artwork is fantastic! (Louis Wu 14:26:07 UTC)

Both Hedgemony and Mazz dropped new panoramas on our forum last night – good stuff all around! (Louis Wu 14:25:08 UTC)