The community’s going CoD crazy this weekend, but there’s still something a little different for non shooter fans:

First up, ForgeMonk needs some zombie slayers for the First Strike DLC maps in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Saturday February 12th 7:00PM to 9:00 PM EST.
To get involved, send a message here on AH or to XBL Gamertag: ChainGun Dragon

Next, ChrisF90 is also zombie killing in Call of Duty: Black Ops. Going for the “See me, Stab me, Heal me” and “Sacrificial Lamb”.
Available 12th and 13th.
To arrange a time and be in on the action, send a message here on AH or to XBL Gamertag: ChrisF90

Finally, Giantbob needs 4-5 skaters to help 100% Skate 3.
Saturday 12th at 8pm GMT/2pm EST.
Ssend a message here on AH or to XBL Gamertag: bobtnaig

If you want to host a future Weekend Hunt, post the details in this group thread to get some frontpage attention.

Finally, as some extra news, Achievement Challenge 16 sign ups are open for everyone. Good luck!

vaporofnuance, creator of the Twitter service Tweet My Six has announced on the service’s blog that today will be the last day the service will run due to the time and cost of the project. Tweet My Six was a Twitter service that would post your game stats, completed challenges and other Halo: Reach related stats tied to your gamertag and posted to your twitter account. I know a few of us here at Podtacular have used this service religiously and we are sad to see it go. If you have used the service at any point, please go thank him by posting a tweet to @TweetMySix.

FyreWulff let us know that this week’s challenge at Fire Team Zulu is a romp through Exodus – with no human assets. (No human vehicles, no human weapons, no radar.) Sounds like fun!(Louis Wu 14:05:45 UTC)

Not really Halo-related, but cool nonetheless – Andrew Matecha, a long-time fan, has remixed ‘Splash’, a song from Bungie’s Marathon soundtrack, and set it to a slideshow of Marathon screenshots and art. Triggers all sorts of memories!(Louis Wu 14:02:23 UTC)

A quick reminder – if you’ve got Halo news for us, it should be sent to our public email, halo@bungie.org, not a personal address. This is relevant right now because I’ll be away for a few days, with GrimBrother One minding the store – if you send stuff directly to me, it may not see the light of day for a while.(Louis Wu 09:43:46 UTC)

SK1LL4XED sent word that Post Game Carnage Report Episode 65 is live (lots of Halo discussion, as always). The big news, though, is that they’re kicking off a Halo Fan Fiction contest, with prizes. Top 3 winners get Noble Map Pack codes, and the top prize includes a Halo Wars Store Display (there’s a photo in the newspost). You also get showcased on their site, and earn an interview spot on their podcast. They’re not looking for something you whip off quickly; the deadline for this contest is Bungie Day 2011 – July 7. Read the post for full details! (Louis Wu 09:41:50 UTC)

bs angel passed along a couple of links she simply loved – you should swing by Halo Waypoint’s website to watch ’em. The first is a Reach Goosetage called Platinum Goose – it almost seems like a Concussion Rifle is a mandatory Mongoose accessory! The second is called ‘Sticky Punch‘ – and I gotta say, getting a plasma grenade stuck on your glove yields some pretty cool visuals! (For folks who have trouble with Silverlight, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of Waypoint’s page – there’s a ‘View Full HTML Site’ link that can let you navigate most things -including all YouTube hosted vids – without it.) (Louis Wu 09:38:41 UTC)

Alright, here is the last large log/schematic video in Dead Space 2! I know I missed a few and I may make a “make-up” video for those, but this may be it! Enjoy!

Hey guys, it’s Wednesday which means a fresh new HORSE! Geoff wasn’t dead this week, so I brought him back in to play along. You can get all the maps and gametypes seen in this video at tinyurl.com/ahhorse010. Also, we know that Achievement is misspelled in the graphic. Bite me.

Recently, on the French website Halo Destiny posted an article with images from what appears to be the next DLC for Halo: Reach, the Defiant Map Pack.
The website took the news story down at Bungie and Microsoft’s request, however at the time of writing, you can view the images on this Flickr profile. The site allegedly had the map names up as Condemned, Unearthed and Highlands; although in the image gallery Highlands was named Training Preserve.

At the moment these details are all rumour and speculation, as there has been no offical word from Bungie or Microsoft. However, once more official details are released, we’ll have them up here.

Hey Everyone,
I don’t know if you’ve checked out the new Double Fine XBLA game “Stacking” yet, but if not, you should totally check it out. It’s clever and fun and the Achievements are pretty enjoyable to get. Here’s out first video, showing where to find the unique dolls required to get the “Doll Hobbyist” Achievement.

So it’s Thursday, and you know what that means: ANGER. Yep, this week’s Rage Quit has just landed, and this time Mkilla takes on Ninja Gaiden 2. Do not let your grandmother watch this.

Here’s the next chapter of the Marshall and Luke collaboration. Also, Luke was feeling generous and decided to make y’all a new wallpaper. FULLSCREEN | WIDESCREEN

As you may know, “Stacking” came out yesterday. You can download it via Xbox Live Arcade. Geoff already has a video up for it over at Achievement Hunter!

So it’s Thursday, and you know what that means: ANGER. Yep, this week’s Rage Quit has just landed, and this time Mkilla takes on Ninja Gaiden 2. Do not let your grandmother watch this.

G4tv’s Joe Paulding let us know that the 2011 Interactive Achievement Awards will be streaming on G4tv.com this evening – if you’re not at the show, you can’t see them anywhere else. (G4 is the streaming partner of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.) Tune in at 7:30pm PT/10:30pm ET to see the festivities! Reach is up for Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play and Action Game of the Year. Good luck, guys!(Louis Wu 20:00:05 UTC)

Weta has put up an informational page about the Mongoose it created for Microsoft and Mountain Dew (we’ve mentioned it before, but this is the first in-depth info from Weta itself). Background on how the project came about, photos of the final product, and a really cool timelapse video showing the five-week construction process – swing by and check it out! Thanks to thebruce0, for bringing it to our attention.(Louis Wu 19:52:35 UTC)