Minime637 was a href=http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=937859the first to notice/a yesterday that the live-action ODST trailer is a href=http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/offers/0bbf0035-0000-4000-8000-00004d530877?cid=SLinknow up on Marketplace/a - go watch it in HD!(Louis Wu 17:07:19 +0000)

Blaidd Drwg was a href=http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=937753the first on our forum/a to notice a href=http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/20846/Microsoft-Unveils-Halo-ODST-LiveAction-Ad/an article over at TeamXbox/a containing some background information about the ODST live-action short released yesterday. If you’re curious about who was behind that work, go read it! It also contains a link to a href=http://www.xbox.com:80/en-US/games/splash/h/halo3odst/a fascinating page/a put together by AKQA and TAG (together with Microsoft and Bungie) - check out the interactive Pre-Mission Evaluation to learn more about the characters you’ll be playing as in ODST. (If you’re good at puzzles, the codes for the top-secret parts are hidden for you to find - if you’re not, a read of a href=http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=937758this forum thread/a will reveal them to you.)(Louis Wu 10:50:27 +0000)

KP posted two new articles for the Xbox LIVE Community Team blog last night - the first (he a href=http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=937744told us/a about it Friday afternoon, Pacific) is an a href=http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxvoices/archive/2009/09/04/pax-day-1.aspxoverview of the first day of PAX/a - only the last couple of pictures are Halo-related… but one of them is priceless. The second (a href=http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=937798posted/a a bit later) covers a href=http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxvoices/archive/2009/09/05/an-evening-at-550.aspxa special evening at Bungie Studios/a, for a lucky few. See if you recognize anyone in the pics! (Louis Wu 10:49:37 +0000)

mr.sci-fi a href=http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=937552dropped in/a to announce he’d created a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfcXQoOxJxAa short video review of the NKOK radio-controlled Warthog/a - the video quality’s not the greatest, but you can get a sense for how it moves, and what its limitations are.

(Louis Wu 11:09:32 +0000)

Bungie designer Dan Miller has been working in the gaming industry for 10 years - he’s got some good advice for you if you’re interested in getting a job in his field. Go read the latest a href=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnewsamp;link=BrokenIn_DMillerBreaking In feature at Bungie.net/a!(Louis Wu 11:08:30 +0000)

TTL Demag0gue a href=http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=937433announced a Reclaimer contest/a - win and you get a copy of Halo 3: ODST along with a Sgt. Johnson unlock code. a href=http://reclaimercomic.com/2009/09/contest-halo-3-odst/Swing by the website/a for full details!(Louis Wu 13:43:01 +0000)

Wow, I’m a little disappointed - my Google Alerts folder for Halo this morning is full of articles showing off leaked gameplay footage for ODST. I hadn’t realized so many sites would post this stuff. On the plus side, it means if you WANT to see it, finding it is pretty trivial; it’s everywhere. We won’t be helping, though. I’m looking forward to playing through the campaign knowing only the bare-bones outline of the story!(Louis Wu 13:42:21 +0000)

serpx decided to put together a href=http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=937356some ODST wallpaper/a, using released assets - really nice job!
(Louis Wu 12:29:22 +0000)

Samus 117 a href=http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=937347stopped in yesterday/a with a link to the Bungie forums - Teltaur created an image you can print out and use as box art for the second ODST disc, if you choose. (The two disc set comes in one box, on one spindle; many people will want to separate these to minimize scratching. Now you can, without sacrificing the beauty that is ODST.)(Louis Wu 12:28:37 +0000)

2900d4u a href=http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=937258pointed out/a that there’s a href=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/episode-221-gametrailers-tv/55279a promo vid up for the next episode of GTTV/a (Thursday, 12:30 am). They’ve got brand new campaign footage - watch only if you don’t mind seeing spoiler material.(Louis Wu 14:42:09 +0000)