We’ve spent a fortune on food so far (and we’re averaging two meals a day). I’m considering trading my iPad for a sandwich, but then who/what would raise Millie?

CruelLEGACEY posted a Mythic Guide to ONI Sword Base, for those of you who are still struggling with the current Weekly Challenge. He takes a lot of his inspiration from Tyrant’s guide right here on HBO – but he shows you that you can make mistakes and STILL get through the level with All Skulls On, something you might have despaired about after trying Tyrant’s routes yourself. Take a look! (I’m not saying CruelLEGACEY is a dummy – I’m saying that for anyone who’s ever used the ‘For Dummies’ guidebooks, you might find that this guide gives you the same sort of no-assumptions help that they do.)(Louis Wu 20:50:37 UTC)

According to Major Nelson, the Halo Reach Defiant Map Pack will drop on March 15th for 800 MSP. Mark your calendars!(GrimBrother One 20:36:53 UTC)

Five ways to win!

Do you have what it takes?

The best Halo kills of the week.

My beginning and my end.

Is the “!” part of his name?

Mendicant Bias let us know about an article at Topless Robot called ‘7 Things About the Halo Universe That Make No Sense‘ – I’m guessing they could have kept going. (Louis Wu 17:23:16 UTC)

BlueNinja slid behind the curtain on The Package – if you’re curious, check out his pics! (And while you’re checking out his handiwork, swing over to Views from the Edge for three cool new Package-based panoramas.)(Louis Wu 17:19:29 UTC)

ElzarTheBam pointed out a bunch of new Halo Avatar gear on Xbox LIVE Marketplace – mostly new armor, in a variety of colors. Take a look!(Louis Wu 17:16:59 UTC)

trappeddark1 noticed that Achievement HORSE #12 is live on YouTube now – It’s PIG again, because Geoff wasn’t around and Burnie took his place. Burnie’s not QUITE as whiny as Joel was… but it’s close. The maps look pretty fun, though, no matter WHAT Burnie says. (Louis Wu 17:14:30 UTC)

In case you are in the market for a Limited or Legendary Edition of Halo: Reach, Amazon has a pretty sweet deal today. $59.99 USD for Legendary, and $39.99 for the Limited. If you need ’em, go snatch ’em up!(GrimBrother One 15:08:51 UTC)

Looks like GhaleonEB noticed that the new Stats section of the Halo Waypoint site has gone live (at least in beta form). A good bit of what you’re used to seeing over on Bnet is replicated here, with a few new additions, and more to be added later one. Plug in your Gamertag and give it a try! And while you are over there, check out the soothing voice of bs angel as she guides you through the latest upcoming update to the Waypoint Mobile application. In the video, she also discusses the new stats feature of Waypoint, which is also available on the go. Go check it out!(GrimBrother One 04:06:16 UTC)

Marissa’s Dad sent word of another Reach Console giveaway at Marissa’s Bunny, the site devoted to raising awareness for Infantile Spasms. This one’s pretty massive – the winner will walk away with a Reach Special Edition xBox 360 Slim, a Kinect unit, a copy of the Reach Legendary Edition, and a $500 Gamestop gift card. Wonga. To be entered, you have to vote for the blog and let them know (read the instructions for full details). You can also get extra entries by letting them know what you’d do with the card. Not bad! This one runs for two weeks (it started a couple of days ago) – what do you have to lose? (While you’re there, be sure to learn a little something about Marissa’s disease, and consider dropping something in the hat.) (Louis Wu 02:59:20 UTC)

ElusiveEagle519 brings word to our forums of a special invite-only press conference taking place in San Francisco on Wednesday, February 24 (“today” when many of you end up reading this). We also know from 343 Industries’ David Ellis’ Twitter account that he will be in attendance. Putting certain things together makes it seem that there may be some news of particular interest to Halo fans going down very soon… stay tuned!(GrimBrother One 02:54:27 UTC)

Geoff is out so Burnie jumped in his spot. Watch and love!

Leviathan has released the cover art to his “A Fistful of Arrows” comic – and even includes a dust-jacket wrap and a timelapse making-of video. I can’t say enough about this – I want to see this project realized as a book I can hold in my hands, and Levi’s making that feasible. Go see.(Louis Wu 00:23:38 UTC)