Arby ‘n’ the Chief has Episode 6 of Season 5 up and online – everyone hates Arbiter, I guess, except the giant spider. And maybe Trent. We’re back in soap-opera mode… thanks to Moorpheusl9 for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 21:46:03 UTC)

ANUBIS x MT let us know that a clan member of his wrote up an article about movement – why it’s important in competitive games, how that applies to several games (including Halo 2, Halo 3, and Reach). Give it a read!(Louis Wu 17:34:45 UTC)

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After nearly a month of no podcast being put out, we decided to come out of our shell and talk about some of the new things in the Halo-verse that have been appeared since our last meeting. We had the announcement of the Defiant Map Pack, which falls in two weeks. There were also some updates to Halo Waypoint that provides an interesting perspective with your Halo: Reach stats. There was also the Joystiq announcement about a confirmed(?) Halo: CE remake. We will be having shows to follow up on each one of these topics separately. Enjoy

Hedgemony created a couple of ginormous panoramas from Reach – flavored by his own special brand of image manipulation. Really, really nice work. Go see.(Louis Wu 16:55:33 UTC)

Taco Power filmed an all-night gaming session, and produced a surprisingly watchable timelapse video of the event. Since Halo: Reach played a large part over the course of the night, we considered this to be Halo-relevant. Go see!(Louis Wu 16:53:04 UTC)

I went through some old Google alerts (yes, yes, I’m still catching up), and found a few articles that may tickle your fancy.

• Todd McFarlane talked to the G4 crew about the future of his company’s Halo toys.
• Fanboys vs Haters is a conversation on an Australian website about the merits and faults of Halo.
• Electronic Theatre looked at the Top Ten Combat Drops in video games. Yes, ODST’s opening drop made the cut.

Go catch up! I’m getting there myself.(Louis Wu 16:50:30 UTC)

Apologies – in the chaos of the last couple of weeks, the Fan Fiction section has languished unforgotten. (Thanks to CaptainRaspberry for the heads-up about this.) I’ve just gone through and cleared out the queue – there were three poems that had been amongst the lost material from January and early February (now resynched to their original comments), along with four new pieces. Grab a cuppa joe and get reading! (There are still seven stories that were lost but have not been re-uploaded by their writers – four of them from one writer alone! If you submitted content in January, please – check this page, and see if a story you created is on it. If so… PLEASE resubmit. Thanks.)(Louis Wu 14:55:56 UTC)

This came in last week… but slipped through the cracks. Shawn Jenkins is a huge Halo fan, and recently decked out his snowboard with the universe’s greatest supersoldier. Check it out!(Louis Wu 23:16:42 UTC)

Community
–Achievement HORSE PIG #12
–Fails of the Weak! Volume 23
–The Elder Scrolls V Gameplay Trailer
–Xbox Press Event Announcements
–The most rare Achievement Guides ever made?
–Oscar Night AHTV
–MyGamerCard Bids Farewell to the Xbox Community
–Weekend Hunt

AH Videos
-Big Bang Theory part 1 and part 2 in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
–Avengers Assemble! and Badds to the Bone video guide in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
–Female Flyers, Darkstalkers, and Weapon X video guide in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
–Disco Inferno video guide in Bulletstorm
-Total Malfunction and Pest Control act 2, three, four, and five in Bulletstorm
–Making a Bulletstorm Guide
–Rage Quit: Fable 3

Xbox 360 Achievements
-Added achievements for Crysis 2
-Added achievements for Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury
-Added achievements for Warriors: Legends of Troy
-Added achievements for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
-Added achievements for Swarm
-Added achievements for Gray Matter
-Added achievements for Homefront
-Added achievements for Trouble Witches Neo!
-Added achievements for Portal 2
-Added Traitor’s Keep DLC achievements for Fable III
-Added Expansion Pack 1 DLC achievements for Deadliest Warrior: The Game

Windows Phone 7 Achievements
-Added achievements for Asteroids & Deluxe
-Added achievements for Deer Hunter 3D
-Added achievements for Zombie Attack 2

PlayStation 3 Trophies
-Added trophies for de Blob 2

Steam Achievements
-Added achievements for Power of Defense
-Added Turret Defense DLC achievements for ProtoGalaxy

Sometimes, fans show that ‘fanatic’ was the right word to shorten… Elnea was watching a fan-made tribute to Minecraft, The Last Minecart, and noticed a split-second view of the Master Chief about halfway through. MAN that’s watching carefully! (Pretty cool movie, all by itself.)(Louis Wu 22:49:35 UTC)

Hyokin highlighted a machinima from BlueNova Studios, called ‘We’re Not So Different‘ – pretty nicely done! Just two and a half minutes… go watch.(Louis Wu 22:46:19 UTC)

Lance Alexander let us know that the National Gaming League has partnered up with Justin.tv to produce a free live stream for the 2011 season – and the season opener, in Orlando, kicks off on March 12. Swing by to read the details! (Press release also available at PRLog.)(Louis Wu 22:44:03 UTC)

Fyrefulff posted an OUSTANDING writeup about his thoughts on the evolution of the Ranking systems throughout Halo 2-Reach. He talks about what went right, what went wrong, and the black market. No really. It’s a long read, but well worth it. Go look and offer your own thoughts!(GrimBrother One 22:37:51 UTC)

Black Six passes along word that there has been another recent update to the Issac Hannaford blog. This time showcasing some concept aret of Sword base and Halsey’s Hideaway. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 22:35:39 UTC)

Matt, Geoff and Griffon are at Armageddon Expo in Sydney Australia. Go say hi! They will be selling and signing merch all weekend. And we have a new RT Short. Check it out.

Be sure to check Achievement Hunter for information and videos about Bulletstorm!