Firestream let us know that HaloCharts is now offering a set of Reach Stat Signature Images to all members – just log in (or create an account) and click My Sigs! He provided an example to see what you’re getting into. (This doesn’t mean we’re allowing sigs on our forum… but you can use ’em anywhere else.) (Louis Wu 19:48:11 UTC)

GhaleonEB has posted the next installment on Forging Ahead, his Forge blog at Forward Unto Dawn. This one focuses on his early experiments with Reach’s Forge, trying to see what the limits might be before he gets into serious map development. Interesting read! (Louis Wu 19:15:13 UTC)

I’ve been a little slack in my reading of NeoGAF’s Halo thread (it’s usually chock-full of pass-onable goodness), so I went through the last 750 posts or so this morning. Here are some of the morsels I found:

• DancingJesus found a video showing just how bad Kinect for Halo: Reach would be…
• Dani posted screenshots and a download link for Ghostbusters, an Infection gametype that looks to be a whole lot of fun.
• Sai-kun posted a rendered film of his friend getting a badass-looking kill on a hog – doesn’t sound like much, but watch it. It’s epic.
• IGN posted their Top Ten Kill video for October 6, and aesop noticed – because he’s in it. (Maybe this should be subtitled ‘lots of betrayals’…)
• wwm0nkey found a YouTube vid showing what the various maps look like when fog is turned off – it’s obvious why the fog is there in the first place (especially on maps like Reflection), but MAN those are some gorgeous areas. Nice job, Bungie artists!

I’m sure there’s more I missed – but hey, that’s a start!(Louis Wu 19:13:36 UTC)

As always these days, there’s a ton of new content at Halo Waypoint’s website – I think I’d get snowed under if I tried to summarize all of it, but here are a couple of choice tidbits I wish I’d noticed sooner:

• This Reach Legendary Cake is seriously legendary.
• Fails of the Weak Volume 2 is a video from the Achievement Hunter crew – the fails are funny, but the series title is funnier.

Swing by the site for lots more stuff; they’re keeping busy!(Louis Wu 19:12:12 UTC)

urk’s back from vacation, and Bungie’s Comm Chatter has a batch of new videos for you!

• ChrisOfTheDead is back with Shenanigans 10 – wtf moments in Reach
• Smite put together a sub-3-minute minitage called ‘Hold Your Color‘ – seriously heavy on the effects
• KayEmX and FKIV whipped up a nice little dualtage, also under 3 minutes. Sniper-full.

Go watch! (Louis Wu 19:11:12 UTC)

Cocopjojo stopped by our forum with word of a new job available at 343i/Waypoint – Video Producer. The job sounds like a dream for Halo machinimators! Check it out. (Louis Wu 19:10:03 UTC)

We have a new RT short up. I think if I could summarize it in one word…. sexy. Well maybe that only applies to 2.0. Enjoy.

It’s early…but it’s never too early for more FAILS OF THE WEAK!

Devin Olsen has decided to start up a giveaway series of his own – and the first round is simple. He’s looking for a title for the series! If your creativeness leads to a new name for this series, you win the prize… but if he doesn’t find a title he likes, the winner will be chosen at random from all entries. What do you have to lose? Toss your name (and your idea) in the pot!(Louis Wu 17:33:45 UTC)

Sean Mortensen (he’s created a few Halo-based scores in the past, search our news) is offering to compose music to match pieces of Halo novels/comics/etc – let him know what you’ve read, and he’ll do what he can!(Louis Wu 17:27:00 UTC)

Sakis sent word that he is kicking off a Reach Film Capture Service – prices are considerably lower than the cost of Bungie Pro rendering. (Right now, he’s charging $1 per 10 minutes of HD video.)(Louis Wu 17:26:19 UTC)

Simpsons Rule was at New York Comic Con this weekend, and saw some new Halo Minimates on display – looks like you could make your own Halo Babies live-action stuff with these! Aww… (Louis Wu 17:25:51 UTC)

Bryan ‘imSuck’ Smith sent word that he’s finished his HMV Hell: Reach video – it’s more than 8 and a half minutes long, in HD format. You can watch it on YouTube, or download a gigantic copy from his HMV Hell site. (The site also contains information about the videos he’s made in this genre, and links to previous versions, if you haven’t seen them.) He did a fantastic job of filming these clips – great use of the Theater camera! (Remember, also, that all of the clips in this video were rendered with Bungie Pro – no capture card needed.) There’s a comment thread going on our forum, if you’d like to discuss. (Louis Wu 17:23:03 UTC)

PharaohsRaiment posted a pretty fun piece of artwork on our forum – I’m wondering how the Elite handles that cup!(Louis Wu 17:22:13 UTC)

Suircata continues to post Halo schwag on eBay – some oversize promo boxes and a set of strategy guides make up the latest batch. Go see! (Louis Wu 17:21:14 UTC)

AssaultGodzilla is back with another vid – this one is set to Sum 41’s “Still Waiting”. Still amazes me he can use so many disparate Halo sources and create vids that feel ‘right’. Timing is AMAZING.(Louis Wu 17:19:24 UTC)

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The fire’s only half dead.