paulmarv recently posted a treatise at Bungie.net, defending the decisions made by Bungie and 343 Industries with respect to the concept of ‘canon’ in the Halo extended universe. When I first ran across this (on our forum), I wasn’t sure if this was serious or a joke – but paulmarv has since contacted me about it, and it’s clearly serious. You can read a standalone HTML version here, or download a PDF version here. At the very least, it’s an impressive display of fan love! (Louis Wu 11:54:36 UTC)

So a couple of years ago, we posted a note about Jason Evans, and his Master Chief sculpture – the gallery in that link is (unfortunately) offline now, but we’ve got copies of the pics. And last week, we heard from him again – he’s got a new sculpt, one that’s quite a bit better, overall, and he wants to cast it in Bronze, or maybe white epoxy. He’d also like to sell a few, to pay for the mold… so check out the pictures, and if you’re interested, contact him!(Louis Wu 23:07:52 UTC)

Hey guys, let’s start off our Monday with a quick look at the hidden items in chapters 5 and 6 of Dead Space 2. Yeah, that sounds good, doesn’t it!

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Teo was looking for an old tricking video, and stumbled across a little diversion called ‘Punt the Grunt‘ – use a Master Chief-operated Shade to shoot a poor little grunt as far as you can. PC-only. It’s just a 4mb download – if you’ve got a couple of minutes, give it a shot!(Louis Wu 19:02:17 UTC)

A few new movies for you, courtesy of Bungie’s Comm Chatter:

• Bungie All Stars Submissions Week 3 shows off lots of fan-created takes on the “Helmetless Master Chief” theme. Some are pretty good. Some… not so much.
• I’ts been a little while since we saw a Rube Goldberg Forge creation… this one’s Star-themed.
• Dutchy’s latest montage is Blue Skies, a mix of Reach and Halo 3 footage. Very short clips.

Go watch!(Louis Wu 18:56:18 UTC)

Yeah, it’s explicit.

Do your homework!

This is a song for anyone with a broken heart.

Put it on the fridge.

The community submissions just keep getting better.

TTL Demag0gue announced the release of the next ep of Reclaimer – a secret is about to be revealed.(Louis Wu 15:31:03 UTC)

Pete Cooper stopped by to reveal a PDF of the 5-page spread that appeared in the October issue of Land Rover Owner International – Operation Chastity’s Warthog gets some glossy mag love! Check it out. (Louis Wu 15:30:17 UTC)

Cuban Legend let HaloGAF (and HBO, by proxy) know about a video on YouTube that shows you how you can “Jetpack Juggle” the flag – using the Armor Ability while carrying the flag. Definitely has the potential to be a game-changer… (Louis Wu 15:29:18 UTC)

godhandiscen noticed an old (2008) video of Master Chief on ice… bizarre. (Good skating, though.) Update: Oops, looks like I missed a post from two weeks ago – thanks, Gilver.(Louis Wu 00:04:55 UTC)

Arby ‘n’ the Chief Season 7, Episode 2 is now up – I guess it’s hard to make a show! Thanks, Hyokin.(Louis Wu 00:04:26 UTC)

Bry posted a 15-minute Legendary + Mythic Sabre run (from Long Night of Solace, Rally Point Alpha) – the man flies WAAAAY better than I do. Worth watching!(Louis Wu 00:03:48 UTC)

Apologies to GrimBrother One – he agreed to keep HBO updated this weekend, but was then left with a server that was offline for most of Saturday. (Apologies to you, too, Gentle Reader. Servers aren’t supposed to be offline.) In my quick perusal of our forum, I noticed a few tidbits that might be worth your time. First up – butsizzle posted a poem his friend wrote after reading Contact Harvest. Not bad! (Louis Wu 00:02:50 UTC)

Speaking of Waypoint, their featured Weekly Web Comic is worth a chuckle or two!(GrimBrother One 19:41:42 UTC)

Check out Waypoint today for the Assault On The Stars I video, helping to flesh out the UNSC assault on the Long Night of Solace. Gotta love pieces like these!(GrimBrother One 19:38:30 UTC)