Kyle B sent us to Grunts R Us for an article on The Future of Halo – it looks at where Halo has come from, and extrapolates out to where it’s going. Go read it and see if you agree!(Louis Wu 18:15:33 UTC)

The march for the stars continues at B.net – Week 11’s contest was announced this morning. Create a cool pic using only spawn points… and you’re eligible for the coveted Star nameplate by the time this week’s out.(Louis Wu 17:21:02 UTC)

Go on a Spawn Spree!

jake_108 has abandoned us for bigger ponds – I have to read about the latest Teabag Prevention article on Bungie.net. Oh, how the middling have fallen! (You should go read it anyway – it will help you get the most out of Condemned, one of the new Defiant maps. It covers weapon spawns (at least for the default gametypes), healthpacks (MAN I could have used this last night), and gameplay tips to keep you alive. Go check it out!)(Louis Wu 16:44:29 UTC)

Now with more explodey goodness!

According to Bungie.net, The next episode of the Running Riot Podcast will be broadcast LIVE this Wednesday night (March 23) at 9:30 pm Eastern. GrifballHub’s GooseChecka will be the special guest… go get your fill of Grifball talk! (Don’t forget to ask her about her Crankin’ skillz.)(Louis Wu 16:35:32 UTC)

Community
–The Reapers are coming!
–Weekend Hunt
–Achievement HORSE #15
–Fails of the Weak! Volume 26

AH Videos
–Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack Walkthrough
–Achievement Hunter Behind the Scenes: PAX East 2011
–Rage Quit: Bulletstorm
–Clowning Around video guide in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
-Collectibles part 2 in de Blob 2
–Give Him the Stick, Historian part 1, Good Use of Cover, and Welcome to Freedom video guides in Homefront
–Lab Technician, Senior Research Analyst, and Mad “360” Scientist video guide in Xbox LIVE Labs
–Exorcist video guide in Dragon Age II

Community Videos
–Ibiza 1 Collectibles Guide in Test Drive Unlimited 2 from tonyski and BrownMan

Xbox 360 Achievements
-Added achievements for Star Raiders
-Added achievements for Thor: God of Thunder
-Added achievements for Virtua Tennis 4
-Added achievements for From Dust
-Added achievements for Outland
-Added Texas Heat, Spring 2011 Season DLC achievements for Full House Poker
-Added secret achievements for Top Spin 4
-Added secret achievements for Major League Baseball 2K11
-Added secret achievements for Homefront

Windows Phone 7 Achievements
-Added achievements for Full House Poker

Steam Achievements
-Added achievements for Toki Tori
-Added achievements for Total War: SHOGUN 2

Drawing the line.

Space stations are my kind of thing.

The Forge Lessons are back folks… Brace [Large] yourself.

Grifball is here to stay!

You may already have noticed that the Weekly Challenge this week is Tip of the Spear, with most skulls on – as always, Tyrant’s got you covered with his Mythic Guide… but if what you’re looking for fast over safe, RC Master’s your guy. He’s got a sub-13-minute run for you (plus a writeup for details that work better via text). You won’t be able to run it quite as fast as he does (the running-on-beams section, for example, will cause you a lot of frustration unless you’ve already practiced his technique) but the tricks he shows you can definitely speed you up.(Louis Wu 15:23:47 UTC)

Last night, Team Schooly D held the first iteration of Sunday Night Fights (promotional poster visible here) – Foregunners took on Team NartFOpc in an epic best-of-5 competition. If you missed it live, Schooly D announced that the stream replay is available for viewing now. If you just want to watch the action, start about 10 minutes in. Definitely entertaining commentary! (Louis Wu 14:59:15 UTC)

TTLDemag0gue stopped by with word of the latest Reclaimer – we’re back on target with the main storyline.(Louis Wu 14:58:40 UTC)