Bryan Simon’s got a new song for you, just in time for Valentine’s Day… it’s called ‘I Won’t Teabag On The First Date‘, and it’s romantic as all get-out. (There is no money-back guarantee on that promise.) I think Hawty McBloggy could snag a few Halo 3 Pickup Lines from this! If you’re interested in just the MP3, we’ve got that for you, too (3.6 mb).(Louis Wu 13:54:17 UTC)

Yesterday, Jagged stopped by with a question about how to get a Halo 3 film clip onto the web. (Still no word from Bungie when the BuTube feature is going live.) Urban Reflex watched the clip and decided it was pretty cool… and did a great job of recording it. Check this post for both streaming and download links – Jagged managed, in the course of attempting to avoid some missiles in his Banshee, to cause one of those missiles to kill the guy who just stole his flag. It’s moments like this that make me love Halo 3. (Louis Wu 13:05:18 UTC)

How much is friendship worth? As of right now, it looks like… $0.99 (Australian). That’s the current bid (with one day left on the auction) for someone offering themself as a Halo 3 Xbox 360 LIVE Friend who wants to help you play through Halo 3 on Legendary mode… and as a bonus, they’re “relatively skilled”. Thanks, ODST05.(Louis Wu 13:04:52 UTC)

It’s Friday – which means it’s time for another episode of Friday Caption Fun at Hawty McBloggy’s!. Check out the highlights from last week’s submissions… along with a fantastic new pic to work with. The possibilities are Brobdingnagian! (Louis Wu 13:04:26 UTC)

According to a Microsoft press release, the Halo Wars demo set a one-day Xbox LIVE demo download record, and hit 2 million downloads in the first 5 days. I found summaries everywhere, and a full copy at Australia’s iTWire. (Louis Wu 13:03:35 UTC)

Urban Reflex noticed that IGN posted a ‘Top 10 First-Person Shooter Cliches‘ – Halo contains most (if not all) of them.(Louis Wu 13:03:01 UTC)

americanista123 created a Halo 3 killtage showing off the prowess of Bungie employees – it’s a touching tribute, and nicely edited. Go watch! (Louis Wu 13:01:31 UTC)

HaloCharts.com is offering special awards on your HaloCharts Player Page if you finish the game on Mythic difficulty (Solo, Legendary, All Skulls On). Remember that we’ve got a fantastic guide to help you do just that hosted right here. Give it a shot – and show off your prowess!(Louis Wu 13:00:55 UTC)

Yesterday, we mentioned a new Halo Wars ViDoc on Xbox Live Marketplace – for those who want a downloadable version, we’ve put it up in both WMP9 format (139 mb) and QuickTime format (144 mb). It’s an interesting discussion about how the Ensemble team customized the controls for a console RTS. (Louis Wu 13:00:29 UTC)

There are seven new stories up for you this week in the Fan Fiction section – go read ’em!(Louis Wu 12:59:39 UTC)

urk higlighted a truly rockin’ video called ‘Applied to Life: Territories‘. Go watch it – you’ll be glad you did.(Louis Wu 23:28:39 UTC)