Hard Justice Season 2, Episode 3 is now live – things are pretty odd. Hairballs in corn flakes… ew. Thanks, urk.(Louis Wu 17:50:14 UTC)

Lando Griff1n let us know that Halo3montage.com has posted a new video montage as a farewell for a soldier in the United States Air Force. H3M Nomi had a series of clips left on his fileshare that he wanted to share before he shipped out; the resulting montage, as edited by HAZMAT v2, is heavy on the effects, but contains some nice gameplay, and is very, very high-res. Go grab a copy of H3M Nomi (300 mb in downloadable 1080i HD WMP9 format, or streaming from the H3M website).(Louis Wu 17:36:10 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has put together a list of her Top Ten Halo Multiplayer Maps, culled from all three games. Go see if you agree with her reasoning!(Louis Wu 14:39:08 UTC)

ZZoMBiE13 has been beaten up by life a bit recently… but he’s starting to get back into drawing Halo stuff. Check out Sangheili sketch, over at DeviantART!(Louis Wu 14:38:38 UTC)

Pete Cooper stopped by with an update about the release of Operation Chastity, his fan film. Shoot dates are being pushed back to March-April 2010, which means a Winter 2010 release for the film. They’re doing this to ensure they get it right.(Louis Wu 14:36:46 UTC)

We got a couple of folks dropping by last night with word of new panoramas – there’s some great stuff to look at! 2good4u2 has some very cool shots with a bit of photoshopping after the fact. And Decadence Night took advantage of a playtest of Outlawed (nee ‘High Noon‘) to create some very nice action panos. Check ’em all out!(Louis Wu 14:35:55 UTC)

Just a few for you:

The Catfish posted 2501 Episode 45 – Agreement – thanks, urk.
• Bloogyo let us know that Rat’s Nest Episode 11 1 is live. (So is 11 2 – remember to click ‘Next’.)
• Halo Action Figure Theater 172 – Ace Up His Sleeve – and things just got real. Or at least zombified.
• The next Reclaimer Guest Comic is up – what would Reclaimer be like with lolcats? Wonder no more.

More on Wednesday!(Louis Wu 14:35:11 UTC)

IGN put together a list of their readers’ 10 Most Overrated Videogame Characters. Who made Number One? Why, your favorite green-suited Spartan, of course! (The rationale: most of what makes Halo popular is the multiplayer mode, not the Chief himself. And the rest is the music.) Thanks, Dax.(Louis Wu 11:34:05 UTC)

xmixmasterx noticed a new Developers Blog over at the Halo Wars website; Aloysius details the last couple of months of the Halo Wars development process. An interesting glimpse inside a a gaming studio!(Louis Wu 11:33:05 UTC)

Halo 3 Fails: Episode 17 is now up – there are some great clips. (I loved the ‘Clear the Base’ fail.) Go watch… and laugh! Thanks, as almost always, goes to chris10023 for the heads-up.(Louis Wu 23:07:02 UTC)

We’ve switched over to announcing Halo-based comics three times a week – but this one seems to be a little special. As we mentioned yesterday, TTL Demag0gue is on vacation… but he’s got guest artists filling in, and first up is Elnea, who brings her own crazy brand of Halo Action Figure Theater to a new Reclaimer.(Louis Wu 16:36:44 UTC)

InsaneViking115 ran across a recent interview with Hamilton Chu, Producer for Halo and Halo 2, over at A Softer World. It’s a great read, even if the Halo content is pretty slim (and by slim, I mean nearly nonexistent). Fasincating discussion on the role of the individual in game creation. Go check it out! (Louis Wu 16:29:42 UTC)

Yesterday, Marvel released the cover art for the upcoming first issue of Halo: Helljumpers (scheduled for July 22). Nice! Thanks, LoneRanger 2.5.(Louis Wu 16:29:05 UTC)