Trunks continues to honor Reach in his Sure to be Ban’d comic – he points out Episode 43, but Reach also figures in Episode 42.(Louis Wu 20:45:54 UTC)

JIMBOTHY decided to try and reproduce the Terminator Salvation theatrical trailer (the third one, to be precise) in the Reach engine. He did a pretty impressive job! (If you want to see them side-by-side, try this link; the synch is a touch off, but you can get a pretty good sense of what he was doing.)(Louis Wu 19:30:57 UTC)

Joe Duplessie noticed that Bungie’s Playlists page has been updated – there’s a date for Team SWAT (October 7), and a date for Coop Campaign (October 15). Read the whole page – there might be MORE you missed.(Louis Wu 19:30:36 UTC)

Nirvana, twisted to diabolical ends. Wait… is that possible? (Thanks to Anton P. Nym for finding this. It made me grin.)(Louis Wu 19:30:15 UTC)

Cracked.com has some features they wish were in Reach. I could get behind some of those… thanks, Penguin Ninjoid.(Louis Wu 19:29:55 UTC)

Toxic Mayhem found a couple of Reach-themed episodes of webcomics he reads – go check ’em out!(Louis Wu 19:29:36 UTC)

Andz whipped up a nice remake of Prisoner – check his post for screenies, and a download link. Mmmm… rockets…(Louis Wu 19:29:20 UTC)

Catching up – going back over our forum, picking out the gems you might have missed. (Certainly ones WE missed.) The only order here is chronological. I’ve got 7 so far, starting on Thursday morning, running through Thursday midday. After I post these, I’ll go back and pick up another 7, and continue until I’m current. (There’s also a ton of email to get to.) First up: GameOverCast has posted Episode 16 of their podcast, and it’s devoted to Reach. You can read a summary in radarhead’s forum post. (They’re already up to Episode 17, so scroll down to 16.)(Louis Wu 19:28:50 UTC)

Hi there internet,
I’ve got yet another Halo: Reach Easter Egg for you today. This one involves a marine on New Alexandria who’s trying hard to work through some “issues”. Enjoy!

We’re just getting warmed up.

Apologies – looks like there’s no time for news today. I’ve been away from the internet for the past 30 hours or so, and although the news buildup is HUGE, I don’t think I’ll be able to clear it before tomorrow. I’m sorry.(Louis Wu 18:36:58 UTC)

Hey guys, this week’s community playdate went so well that we decided to throw another one next week! That’s right, on Monday, your normal Red vs. Blue day, we’ll all be on Xbox Live going crazy on Halo: Reach.

I’ll make another post on Monday reminding folks and providing a place to share gamertags, this is just a heads up to keep your 8-10pm CST open. I know I’ll be there. You should be there as well. See you Monday!

Hey Everyone,
Community member Tonyski has turned in a two-part guide to finding the hidden comic pages in Planet 51. You can find the first 35 here:

…and the remaining 35 here:

Hey guys, this week’s community playdate went so well that we decided to throw another one next week! That’s right, on Monday, your normal Red vs. Blue day, we’ll all be on Xbox Live going crazy on Halo: Reach.

I’ll make another post on Monday reminding folks and providing a place to share gamertags, this is just a heads up to keep your 8-10pm CST open. I know I’ll be there. You should be there as well. See you Monday!

Toilet times are the worst.

Fails and wins from the first week of Halo: Reach.

Who needs a DMR when you have a Hammer?

Go on a tank rampage with Buck.

Have you ever wanted to earn Microsoft Points to buy Arcade titles and other items other items from the XBox Live Marketplace, every time you use your default search provided? Probably not, but this is exactly the deal Microsoft are offering to you! Download the latest Bing toolbar and sign up using your Windows Live ID (the same email address you use for your XBox Live Gamertag.) Once done you’ll earn 250 reward points.

You’re then free to exhcange these points for rewards, the most enticing t gamers being Microsoft Points. They’re available in demonations of 100, so you can get 200 points just for signing up. To earn more, use the Bing toolbar any time you search the worldwide web, you’ll get additional points up until October 2nd, so get started on it today!

The website notes that Bing is only compatible with Internet Explorer, but if you’re using a different browser, please give it a try and let us know so we can tell others they don’t have to switch.

If you want to know more about it, check out the FAQ page

UPDATE Hidden away in the FAQ was this:
Q: Am I eligible to join the Bing Rewards Preview if I am not a U.S. resident?
A: No, only U.S. residents (50 U.S. States and D.C.) are eligible to join the Bing Rewards Preview.
So turns out this is for US Residents only, apologies to anyone’s hopes I’ve just dashed.

Quick side note: There’s no planned Weekend Hunts for this weekend, people are probably too busy playing Reach and I don’t blame them. If you’re looking for Reach people to play with, leave your Gamertag in the comments and play with other awesome people in the community.

Dead Rising 2 comes out Tuesday, which may or may not be enough to tear you away from Reach (at least for a few days). In any event, you probably want to be ready for it when it hits. Zombies are stress inducing creatures after all, and you don’t want to jump right into a world that’s flooded with them, not being able to remember what the B button does.

I recommend giving Dead Rising 2: Case Zero a spin sometime between now and launch, just to re-familiarize yourself with the game mechanics (and the incredibly slow – not a care in the world – jogging that your character does). And while you’re in that bite-size little world, why not collect any Achievements you may have missed the first time around! So here’s a list of all the videos we made to help you on that front.

• Ready to Ride Achievement Guide
• Locksmith Achievement Guide
• Chop Shop Achievement Guide
• Still Creek Savior Achievement Guide
• Zombie Exterminator Achievement Guide
• A Bigger Taste… Achievement Guide

Ok, I feel like I’ve done my zombie eradicating civil duty for the day. Back to Halo!