Slith has used GameVee to record a few clips that might be able to teach you some cool Banshee-flying techniques. Go see what he’s got!
(Louis Wu 14:14:20 +0000)

It’s too bad Jack Thompson’s been disbarred - he’d love this story of a 38 year old man in Vermont who was arrested for punching two young boys each time they killed him in a game of Halo 3. (Me? I think cases like this show the rest of us how twisted we actually FIND that behavior. And the guy himself blamed the violence on alcohol, not video games.) Update: RedRaptor points out that Thompson hasn’t been disbarred yet - he’s just been subject to a recommendation for disbarment. My bad.
(Louis Wu 16:43:03 +0000)

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen this weekend. Thanks, neoism.(Louis Wu 16:25:08 +0000)

RotaJota ran across an article in Engadget touting a 360 mod chip that lets you use a keyboard and mouse as input devices - you won’t be able to play online, because of that chip, but you SHOULD be able to move a little more precisely than your controller-wielding compatriots in a LAN game. (Maybe.) Update: KanadaKid clarified that the XIM 2 is a chip that sits BETWEEN your keyboard/mouse and your Xbox 360 - it’s not a mod of the 360 itself. And Zero pointed out the XCM XFPS, an adaptor that will let you plug nearly ANY controller (including a Keyboard/mouse combo) into your 360, with no modding needed. (The latest version even has a rapid-fire function; turn on the turbo keys and your guns will fire faster than you could pull the triggers yourself.) Again, these are both external to the 360 - both are useable on LIVE. Ah, well.
(Louis Wu 09:50:48 +0000)

There’s a very subdued Bungie Weekly Update posted tonight over at Bungie.net (or, as usual, in our Weekly Update Archive) - mostly, its an apology for you not seeing whatever it is you didn’t see this week. And a nice poster. (And oh, yeah, confirmation that Bungie is currently working on not two, but THREE projects.) Go read!(Louis Wu 00:39:57 +0000)

Took ‘em a couple of days, but MLGPro.com has put up a wrap-up of MLG Orlando. Pictures, highlights, speculation - go read it!(Louis Wu 11:26:13 +0000)

GameDaily has posted an Impressions article about Halo Wars - short version, they liked it! Go read.(Louis Wu 11:25:51 +0000)

The last time we checked in with the Halo Corpse Alphabet, it was just getting started - there was exactly one letter. Now it’s four weeks later… and it’s nearly complete. There are three letters remaining - and some additional characters and symbols have been added. Check it out!(Louis Wu 15:56:58 +0000)

Halo0001 X stopped in last night to announce “403″ Episode 1, the first installment of a machinima series about a bunch of guys playing Big Team Battle in matchmaking. Personally, I found it to be too long for its content - but it seems to have been generally well-received on our forum. Go judge for yourself!(Louis Wu 15:53:46 +0000)

A bit more on the surprise cancellation: Kotaku has a short item that ties the situation to a “high level executive”. There are plenty of forum posters out there willing to speculate who that might be. (On the off chance that the Kotaku piece is pulled, here’s a screenshot.)(Louis Wu 04:35:04 +0000)