The heavy metal band Queensrÿche will be up for a Halo 3 Game With Fame event next week, on April 13. Swing by this page for full details. (Louis Wu 15:09:33 UTC)

Examiner.com has an article called ‘Eight legendary prototype versions of famous videogames‘. The RTS version of Halo (shown at the very start of the Evolution of Halo vid) made the list.(Louis Wu 15:08:28 UTC)

There’s a new Bungie Podcast! (I can’t tell you how entertaining it is… download speeds are currently in the 1994-era modem range, but I have faith that I will hear it eventually, and it will be good.) Go get started! You can listen tomorrow.(Louis Wu 22:48:59 UTC)

Pyrosmile Productions has posted Master Chief Theater 3000: Episode 303 – it covers Truth and Reconciliation (as well as a tiny bit of Halo). Go watch.(Louis Wu 22:17:48 UTC)

Bungie.net has spotlighted some pretty danged cool Mythic content in its Favorites section right now – and offering a heckuva deal: play on the Mythic maps in Matchmaking, get Bungie Pro free through July 2009. w00t! While you’re celebrating, check out the snazzy new project page for those Mythic maps…(Louis Wu 21:55:28 UTC)

TheBigL sent word that HaloCharts.com is now accepting challenges, both recreational and competitive – stop by and request one for your team! You’ll need an account to post in their forum. (Louis Wu 20:00:59 UTC)

Wow. J.R. sent us to this link (a year old, but still amazing)… a guy who used LEGO’s ‘Pick a Brick‘ site to create a Lego Halo 3 Foundry Forge Kit (his name, his invention). Cost? A mere $380… but he can build anything in LEGOs that you can build in Forge, using Foundry! Now THAT’S dedication.(Louis Wu 19:57:52 UTC)

A couple of Mythic reviews for you – Wandering Goblin has a short one, and GamePlay Unlimited has a more in-depth one (thanks, Deadly Cyclone). These will be available to all tomorrow… so make sure you know what’s coming!(Louis Wu 19:54:02 UTC)

Fastforward released a machinima called ‘Vs. Chopper’ that differs from the norm in one important respect – it’s totally unscripted. He took an unusual battle that actually occurred in a BTB game on LIVE, and did a great job with filming and musical score. Check it out!(Louis Wu 18:32:25 UTC)

Gamasutra got some market research data from OTX that shows that Halo 3: ODST is one of the most-anticipated upcoming games, topping the ‘Purchase Intent’ list. (Check out the rest of the article for other metrics – there’s some interesting stuff to be learned about how gamers plan their buying decisions!)(Louis Wu 18:27:30 UTC)

SonofMacPhisto wanted to remind people that he and CrazedOne1988 are putting together a film project… and they need your cool CTF clips. Read the post for full details – and send him FileShare links!(Louis Wu 18:24:27 UTC)

NartFOpc noticed an article over at Cracked that looks at 7 ads they think take themselves too seriously. One of the offenders is the Halo 3 Believe ad. Yeah, well…(Louis Wu 18:09:31 UTC)