Halo pros have wings (and opinions).

Bizarre – FoxmanFX noticed that the cover of Terrence Green’s Barking Dogs (which has nothing whatsoever to do with Halo, as far as I can tell) has a cover that… well, has something to do with Halo.(Louis Wu 16:42:25 UTC)

We have received a Noble 6 Avatar Helmet code to give away to you guys. If you haven’t gotten one yet, here’s your chance. Here’s the challenge: play the campaign level “Lone Wolf” (the one after the credits) on heroic with no skulls on. The person that can last the longest will win the code. To enter, play the level and upload the film of your attempt to your fileshare. Then send a link to it along with your gamertag to duststorm@podtacular.com with “Noble 6 Avatar Challenge” in the subject line. The person with the longest time (excluding cut-scenes) will win. Only one entry per person is allowed. Anyone who submits multiple entries will be disqualified. Good luck.

Deadline is Saturday, October 9th at 21:00 Eastern.

UPDATE: Congratulations to porkchop547 for winning the code.

Domino gave away a Reach Official Soundtrack last week – and now he’s doing it again. Visit the Domino’s HBO Giveaways page for yet another chance to win one of these puppies! (This is why Halo fans rock.)(Louis Wu 15:27:13 UTC)

Over at NeoGAF, Sikamikanico posted a Reach montage he’d put together from a marathon 72-hour play session – I found it to be a lot of fun. Go watch!(Louis Wu 15:25:03 UTC)

Schooly D got fellow forumite Tex to whip up an Emile pic – there are spoilers that can be inferred, so look only if you’ve finished Reach’s campaign. I can’t tell if he’s scary… or adorable.(Louis Wu 13:55:18 UTC)

Kotaku has some pictures of a Halo R/C Warthog that’s been… modified a bit. This one can do 35 miles per hour. Not sure if you need a driver’s license. Thanks, dogchow33.(Louis Wu 13:54:48 UTC)

Wondering what MLG Pros think about Reach? Red Bull asked a simple question – got a bunch of answers.(Louis Wu 13:53:51 UTC)

Dojorkan was just trying to… well, I’m not sure what; a bubble shield won’t generally help you from a Ghost bearing down on your position… but the Halo gods were smiling on him – this time, they gave him just a hint of armor lock at the beginning of his ability. It was enough.(Louis Wu 13:53:06 UTC)

Firestream let us know that HaloCharts now has a feature where you can see roughly what your skill level would be for each playlist in Halo Reach – assuming Reach HAD skill levels. I’m not sure I understand how it works… but check it out for yourself! (Firestream offered up HC Redemption’s page as an example.) (Louis Wu 13:46:54 UTC)

Sqork posted images from a new map he built – The Ark is a small(ish) arena map – some very cool features! Check it out.(Louis Wu 13:45:47 UTC)

Suircata is selling off a bunch of Halo memorabilia – starting with some unopened Series 1 Joyride Action Figures. Read the post for details on future offerings!(Louis Wu 18:44:34 UTC)

StUnNeR H2K put together a video showing how Powerhouse changed from the Beta to Reach’s release version. Pretty cool!(Louis Wu 17:31:53 UTC)

Hazard Cinema sent word that their Top Halo Reach Plays, Week 1, has been online for a couple of weeks. (Not sure where Weeks 2 and 3 are…) There are only 7 plays, because it’s the first week – go see what they found to be cool.(Louis Wu 17:31:16 UTC)

Apparently, some forum regulars had fun in BTB last night. If you see them get into a Warthog… stay away. Thanks, pete_the_duck.(Louis Wu 17:30:43 UTC)

Leviathan whipped up some pretty panoramas from Tip of the Spear, shwoing off the level of detail Bungie included in this environment. Pretty cool stuff! (Louis Wu 17:28:57 UTC)

So our little community site turns six years old on Sunday. That’s pretty crazy to think about (at least for me). We took a big gamble when we decided to create one, and were totally unsure whether it would succeed or not. Now, almost 900,000 registered users later, I can’t imagine Rooster Teeth without it. The support you guys and girls have given us over the last (almost) eight years is unparalleled. Thanks for using the hell out of this site, and helping us grow this community into the best one on the entire internet. You’re the best, and we wouldn’t be here without you.

Oh, man… this is so cute. It’s touches like this that make me love Bungie.(Louis Wu 19:02:41 UTC)