Stephen Loftus has kicked off a new section here at HBO – he’s going to be posting high-quality versions of various signs that can be found around the Halo universe. The first 8 are up now – click thumbnails for high-resolution previews, and a download link! He’ll be adding new entries regularly.(Louis Wu 19:23:15 UTC)

Hey guys, just dropping off these awesome community videos for you to enjoy. There’s a bit of a backlog right now, but we’re working to get them all out on the internet as soon as possible.

• First up is Nand with two Easter Egg videos in Call of Duty Black Ops, the “Ascension: Zombie Music” and “Ascension: Talking Dolls” guides.
• There’s also Soothsayer57 with a guide in Doritos Crash Course, getting the “Sore wa kantan desu” achievement.
• BioHRay gets a little groovy in Earthworm Jim HD, covering three achievements in one video guide.
• Next is ClownBaby with a guide for two secret achievements in Supreme Commander 2, earning the “Communication Breakdown” and “Survivor” achievements.
• Finally, our friend BrownMan shows off the first DLC pack in Deadliest Warrior: The Game, by unlocking all three achievements.

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Lots of detail, lots of win.

This made me laugh. (Found it at NeoGAF.)(Louis Wu 15:01:49 UTC)

David Ellis from 343 Industries sent word of two awesome new Defiant media pieces are ready for rabid fan consumption. Check out the Defiant Map Map Behind-The-Scenes ViDoc as well as the new Sparkast! The ever-newsworthy Man’s Man, SNIPE 316 also was the originator and sole creator of an awesome forum topic about the ViDoc. Stop in and chime in!(GrimBrother One 14:47:37 UTC)

Geoff is still away and I am so lonely! Enjoy the newest AHWU!

Hey guys, just dropping a couple of Dead Space 2: Severed DLC achievement guides for you. The first up is the newest Peng achievement called “Peng Me Again.”

Up next is “Ship Shape” where you get to blow up a space ship! Enjoy!

It’s Monday, so Bungie’s Comm Chatter probably has some video material for you… hmm, lessee…

• ASiKK Entertainment put together a community montage from the Australian Cyber League – 5 minutes of MLG action.
• The Good Games League released Week Four Highlights from their current Grifball season – bam.

While you’re over there, you should check out the rules for Week 9 of Bungie’s All Stars contest – if you want that elusive star on your gamertag, you’ll need to take an epic screenshot of a Falcon. (Full instructions in the post.) You’ve got until Thursday.(Louis Wu 20:52:22 UTC)

Mr.Sci-Fi was at the Emerald City Comicon this weekend, and grabbed some videos of the Defiant Map Pack with his phone… quality is what you’d expect, but hey, it’s footage, right?(Louis Wu 18:10:27 UTC)

Spencermx14 sent word of a new contest up at Halotracks – come up with the bets Mongoose-themed screenshot, win a code to the Arcade game “Poker Smash”. Full details on their forum!(Louis Wu 18:04:50 UTC)

There’s entertainment afoot!

Counting Down the Hits!

Getting Hammered.

The times, they are a-changing.

We’re going international.

Null Parameter, from XForgery, let us know about a new Infection Forging Challenge they’re hosting – you’ve got just a week to put together a cool Infection map. They’ll play entries on the night of the 14th, and the best response will win the map creator a code for the Defiant Map Pack! Not bad. Full details are in the linked forum post.(Louis Wu 16:30:57 UTC)

AngelicLionheart stopped in to announce that the artwork created by his buddy for his birthday is now available for viewing on DeviantART – pretty nice!(Louis Wu 14:48:28 UTC)