Mike & Cheese is a General in Halo 3… and apparently, it’s good for him. Very funny rap (lyrics are NOT work-safe). As he says… if only life were really like this. (Louis Wu 12:46:26 UTC)

A quick summary of the comics we’ve heard about since the last update:

• Bloogyo stopped by Friday with word of Rat’s Nest Episodes 12 4 and 12 5. Since then, he’s posted three NEW strips.
• anthraxgoon also stopped in on Friday to announce the first new comic in 2 weeks. It’s a double issue of X36, Chapter 2 – covers 13 and 14.
• The Catfish let urk know that Chaos Theory continues, even while its creator’s internet connection is down; The Chaos Theory Collab is an episode created by The Catfish and Holy Junkie.
• TTL Demag0gue dropped in this morning with word of Reclaimer 184 – Indigenous Adjuvant wants to know what Viper thought they were doing.

Start your week off with some pictured stories! (Louis Wu 12:45:00 UTC)

EnergyPigeon wrote about a 60-second rendition of Hamlet, using the Halo 3 engine. (Actually, it’s closer to 70 seconds, but still…) Except for the fact that Hamlet sounds 12, it’s pretty neat!(Louis Wu 12:43:53 UTC)

It was up yesterday, but there was nobody at HBO around to post it. Hawty McBloggy put together a collection of 8 Halo 3 screenshots perfect for your mom. Here’s hoping you found something nice!(Louis Wu 12:42:41 UTC)

bryan4208 told us about a Halo 3 Mothers Day Special he and his friends made. I guess it can tell you what NOT to do today. (And with that… I’m out. Lots of mothers need attention…)(Louis Wu 15:14:48 UTC)

Cyclone 75 put together a video that incorporates music, the Halo 3 ODST trailer, and a poem he wrote – see what you think!(Louis Wu 15:10:32 UTC)

GamesRadar has an article about video game guns that fire something other than your standard bullet. Halo’s Needler makes the list. (I kinda like the Land Shark gun better…)(Louis Wu 14:49:04 UTC)

UNSC_Trooper applied the Political Compass to the factions of Halo – and posted the results over at the Halo Story page. Go see what you think!(Louis Wu 13:22:58 UTC)

Anthony Rapitis III let us know that the Halo 3 Gophers have fixed their website for Internet Explorer users. If you were interested in their Forge contest, but couldn’t get the info… try again.(Louis Wu 13:22:05 UTC)

Once again, it’s chris10023 with word of the latest Halo 3 Fails: Halo 3 Fails Episode 19 contains some seriously bad luck. (I have to say, though, my favorite clip in the entire film is the first one after the credits start – it’s not a fail at all, it’s an amazing win.)(Louis Wu 22:35:32 UTC)

If you swing by Bungie.net, you’ll see hints of a new challenge; use this week’s Double XP list (Mythic Brawl) to take some cool screenshots today… you’ve got a shot at Recon. Read the post for full details!(Louis Wu 18:58:18 UTC)

HaLo2FrEeEk wrote up a huge description of the work that’s gone into recording the Halo and Halo Wars cutscenes in the past couple of years. It’s probably WAY more information than you want… but it contains lots of fun stats about the projects, and it provides some useful workflows for anyone looking to record HD footage from the games.(Louis Wu 15:16:53 UTC)

Leviathan posted what he calls a short comic. I’d say it was more of a story with pictures. Has the feel of the Halo Believe ads. (If you hate the music, blame me, not him; he just suggested it, I added it.) (Louis Wu 15:11:13 UTC)

Okay, it looks like 2old2play’s Pwnathon 2009 (a fundraiser where you get to play games) will include some interesting Halo challenges – more of them if you answer naveeda’s call for suggestions. Read about the Pwnathon at his links in this post, then read about his request in the followup. (Louis Wu 15:09:52 UTC)