Only two new pieces in the Fan Fiction section this week – but they’re both pretty meaty. Go read!(Louis Wu 13:18:21 UTC)

There’s a trailer for Halo 3: ODSC on YouTube. C? You’ll have to watch it. (Thanks, Dani.)(Louis Wu 13:17:47 UTC)

I told myself I wouldn’t post news until you could actually BUY it… but Toxic Mayhem has pointed out a story at Marvel.com that suggests that Uprising, Episode 4 (originally slated for release on October 31, 2007) might actually hit shelves next Wednesday, April 15. (Only 532 days late! Assuming, of course, that it actually DOES get released on Wednesday…) Wondering what happens to the Master Chief? Wonder no more! (There are seven preview pages in that Marvel.com story, if you want a sneak peek.) (Louis Wu 19:40:03 UTC)

In honor of the release of the Mythic Map Pack today on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, Bungie has posted a roundup of cool tidbits you might or might not know about. Download links for the game, for the trailer, for the theme, the new project page on B.net plus a community spotlight of fan-created content, a reminder that Bungie Pro is free for three months for Mythic players, a summary of recent news, a recap of the ‘Game with Flame’ community event, and a reminder about yesterday’s Podcast release (bandwidth is TOTALLY not a problem any more). Wonga!(Louis Wu 19:34:33 UTC)

urk’s posted a bunch of videos for you to enjoy – check these out:

• Sandbox: The Virtual Man is a guy you can climb up through. (Why? Don’t ask questions like that.) You can also download him to Halo 3.
• The Halo 3 Mythicbusters community have put together a funtage. Go watch it. It’s fun. And tagey.
• The guys who built The Haloramics HD montage of screenshots are back with a sequel. It’s called (whoa) Haloramics HD II. I wonder if the next one will be III?

Don’t forget the popcorn!(Louis Wu 19:28:27 UTC)

It’s Thursday, so the latest Double XP Weekend has kicked off – this week, it’s Grifball. With wonderful timing, Brian Simon has released a Guitar Tutorial showing how to play his ‘Grifball FTW’ tribute… go learn to play it, then go play!(Louis Wu 19:28:00 UTC)

Here’s a new twist – FyreWulff suggests Forge Battle, a game in which two teams of Forgers build bases on opposite sides of a huge wall, in a fixed time period… and the cooler base wins. Side bonus – you’ve got a playable map when you’re done!(Louis Wu 15:11:31 UTC)

Keep up the fantastic work! thatSeniorGuy sent word that Pixel Hunt‘s latest (downloadable) issue has a look at Halo 3: ODST – and, in fact, the entire Halo series of games. There’s no new info here – but it’s a nice wrapup of the gameplay over the past 8 years. (Louis Wu 15:11:03 UTC)

We mentioned yesterday that Bungie’s giving out Bungie Pro for 3 months to everyone who plays on the Mythic maps – Urban Reflex decided to use his unexpected windfall to highlight his favorite 24 moments of Halo 3. It’s a pretty cool list!(Louis Wu 15:10:09 UTC)