When Stuntmutt's own One One Se7en strip is actually about corn, then you know you're in for a brain crushing, soul-withering torment from which there is no possible escape. It's like a black singularity of sucking horror, crushing your will to live at the Event Horizon of humor itself. Go [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/stuntmutt.html?type=main&image=444]see for yourself[/url].

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Some dude has made a Needler. And we have to admit, it's a doozy. Luckily for him, he's selling just the needles (crystals) rather than the Needler itself (which if he sold it, might be legally awkward) and you can go check it out [url=http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8260488635]HERE[/url].

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After transforming the Sydney skyline for more than five months, Master Chief and the massive historic Halo 2 advertisement that took over a Sydney landmark are now up for grabs as Xbox auctions the sign worldwide to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Ebay auction is live now, so click [url=http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6255651174]HERE[/url] to snare your piece of gaming history! On the launch of Halo 2, Xbox made advertising history by becoming the first non-Coca Cola Amatil company in 30 years advertising at the iconic Coke site in Kings Cross, Sydney. Divided into just eight exclusive one-off pieces, each piece of the Halo 2 advertisement will be accompanied by a commemorative plaque including a photo of the Halo 2 Coke sign, personally signed by our Bungie team. If you wish to learn more about the King's Cross neighborhood of Sydney, you might want to read the [url=http://www.robertgbarrett.com.au/robertgbarrett/books/wouldnt_be_dead_audio.htm]official guide.[/url] [url=http://www.makeawish.org.au/about/default.asp]Make-A-Wish Foundation of Australia[/url] creates magic and hope for children with life threatening illnesses by granting their cherished wishes. It does this by recognising the importance for a child to dream, fulfilling wishes only limited by a child’s imagination.

[url=http://podtacular.com]Podtacular[/url], the unofficial Halo 2 podcast, is celebrating it's [b]50th episode[/b]! What's a podcast? It's a [b]free[/b] radio show you can play on your computer or iPod. To celebrate this milestone we've beefed up our community with a [b]new clan system[/b] and a snazzy [b]new web site[/b]. Check it out at [url=http://podtacular.com]www.podtacular.com[/url]!

Podtacular has been around a while now, but maybe you missed some of the early action. Now's your chance to get into the hottest Halo community radio show! We discuss tons of Halo-related topics such as Halo news, web resources, Halo 3 wishlists, other games Halo fans play, general tips, a map of the month, custom games, tales from the fox hole, and even listener voice mails. We're [i]really[/i] excited about our new community clan system since now Podtacular listeners can choose a recreational clan or a competitive clan to join. Our recreational clans hang out and play customs or just get to know other listeners. Our pro clans have fewer members and select members from the recreational clans that show promise. Pro clans compete in internal tournaments. If you're really good, one member from each pro clan is chosen to join the Podtacular all-stars, our team to compete against other organizations in high-profile matches. Our [url=http://podtacular.com]new website[/url] has to be seen to be believed. Forums, comments, member profiles, personal messaging with a buddy list, personal blogs, and lots more. So go check it out at [url=http://podtacular.com]www.podtacular.com[/url]! Pretty soon you'll wish your Mjolnir armor had an iPod dock.

Who decided February 18th is Pimps at Sea Day? I have no idea, but we've been celebrating it for the last three years! So get yer groove on and lets pimp the seven seas and search for ultimate booty! Arr!

Here's a simple sea shanty to get you in the mood: Just sit right there and you'll hear a tale, A tale of pimping tri-ip! (ARRH) That started from the seaside hood, Aboard this pimping shi-ip! (ARRH) Aboard this pimping shi-ip! I looked right down and I saw a fin, A fin of mermaid sea bitch! (ARRH) She hopped right upon my boat, And starting giving her sales pitch! (ARRH) And starting giving her sales pitch! Its been a good fortnight or two, I hope my whores don't flee! (ARRH) This tale of mine continues, Past lands and seas unknown to me-ee! (ARRH) Past lands and seas unknown to me-ee! Make yer own and share them on the [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=6203377]Underground![/url] Arr! (thanks for reminding me gholsbane!!)

Yesterday's [url=http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=communityvalentine&p=6182642]top story[/url] was well received, except by folks who felt their site should have been included and wasn't. It was basically a random list of community sites we love, in no particular order and in no way representative of the total number of sites out there. Anyway, here's a few additions to the lineu

[url=http://www.2old2play.com]2old2play.com[/url] - More ancient gamers with better manners than the whippersnappers. [url=http://highimpacthalo.org/version3/]High Impact Halo[/url] -Where hardcore Halo tricksters go to trickle. [url=http://www.haloorbit.de/]Halo Orbit[/url] - They play Halo in Germany! Wo ist die krankenschwester! [url=http://www.haloplanet.com/]HaloPlanet[/url] - An excellent Halo fansite with a HUGE percentage of vocal forum complainers. ;-) [url=http://ibo.bungie.org/]IBO[/url] - Stands for IRC.Bungie.Org and is devoted entirely to the business of online chatting about Halo. [url=http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/]Halo Portable[/url] - puts Halo in your pocket in readable, watchable form. Just not playable. Of course, there are dozens more. Go find 'em.

SPARTAN 00029 writes:

For those that are active viewers of multiple major Halo websites (such as HBO and RedvsBlue), here's a handy page that will make browsing a lot smoother.

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Dragonclaws writes:

If you're reading this, you obviously know what Halo is, but you can't really know Halo unless you learn it's secrets. You've beat the game on Legendary, but have you found the Scarab Gun? Halopedia can help you to attain not only the famous secrets, but the deepest and darkest of them as well. Read on to know where.

Halopedia can tell you nearly anything you may need to know about Halo. Halopedia is also a wiki, which means it's constantly expanding. It knows everything about the Halo games, books, upcoming movie, and other appearances, and with your help, it can grow even larger. But how can one trust a wiki? Surely some crazy could come in and troll the entire place up. Well... they could, but they wouldn't get too far. Halopedia is guarded by rabid watchdog like fans who are constantly watching the Recent Changes page to check for the slightest error, either grammar or factual. Okay, that's a bit exaggerated. The real deal is that Halopedia is under almost constant watch by someone who can set everything right. With 3 very responsible sysops and a mob of other users, Halopedia is in safe hands. Be sure to check out Halopedia and even you could find something to contribute.

We understand that jobs@bungie.com is currently bouncing all of your emails to our various job postings right now. We are working to restore it ASAP. In the meantime, you can send your job mail to bunjobs@microsoft.com if your mail to jobs@bungie.com gets rejected.

We apologize for the problem, and hope to have normal service to jobs@bungie.com restored soon.

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Remember that [url=http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6253637165]AUCTION[/url] we told you about last week? Our muckers in Australia, are auctioning off the biggest ever Halo 2 promotional item [url=http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6253637165]on eBay[/url] right now. Ripper!

After transforming the Sydney skyline for more than five months, Master Chief and the massive historic Halo 2 advertisement that took over a Sydney landmark are now up for grabs as Xbox auctions the sign worldwide to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Ebay auction is live now, so click [url=http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6253637165]HERE[/url] to snare your piece of gaming history! On the launch of Halo 2, Xbox made advertising history by becoming the first non-Coca Cola Amatil company in 30 years advertising at the iconic Coke site in Kings Cross, Sydney. Divided into just eight exclusive one-off pieces, each piece of the Halo 2 advertisement will be accompanied by a commemorative plaque including a photo of the Halo 2 Coke sign, personally signed by our Bungie team. If you wish to learn more about the King's Cross neighborhood of Sydney, you might want to read the [url=http://www.robertgbarrett.com.au/robertgbarrett/books/wouldnt_be_dead_audio.htm]official guide.[/url] [url=http://www.makeawish.org.au/about/default.asp]Make-A-Wish Foundation of Australia[/url] creates magic and hope for children with life threatening illnesses by granting their cherished wishes. It does this by recognising the importance for a child to dream, fulfilling wishes only limited by a child’s imagination.

Have you ever wondered why Private Jenkins decided to become a marine? (Hint: It wasn’t to travel the galaxy, meet hot girls and to finally become the host for a hive-mind parasitic organism). It [i]did[/i] have something to do with unpaid student loans on 3 colony planets, an enormous XBL bill, and 7 unwed mothers, each with a red-haired young son named “Jenky”.

Or, have you pondered what Tartarus does in his spare time when he is not walloping human-cyborgs with his huge mallet? Extra credit: Did you know that he sometimes refers to that same mallet as his “choochie-woochie?” Of course if you have read the official Halo Bible, you would likely laugh and know that these outrages are not officially part of the Bungie-created Halo universe. You [i]have[/i] read the official Halo Bible, haven’t you? Sadly, neither have I nor most of the millions of fellow Halo fans. As you may know, reading the Halo Bible is a privilege reserved for an extreme few who have an explicit and authorized “need to know”. The rest of the world is left to think, theorize, question, ponder, speculate and generally “float and sputter”. So how can these other stories exist? Who would even try to explain these unexplored aspects of the Halo story? That, dear readers, that is where the legion of creative fans and their word processors come into play. Welcome to the confusing and often twisted world of “fan created fiction” or as we in the biz like to call it, “Fan Fics”. The good news (this IS a news article after all) is that people who write, read, or are curious about Fan-Fics based on any Bungie-created story have a place to visit and hang out. The Bungie 7th Column is home to a group commonly referred to as “[url=http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/officiafanficgroup/GroupHome.aspx][u]OFG[/u][/url]”. It stands for “Official Fan-Fic Group” and while it is important to understand that fan-fics are NOT official or Bungie-sanctioned in any way, the community seems to have a insatiable appetite for stories related to the Halo universe and characters. This group is a one-stop place to take care of that craving (if you have it). Many of the fan-authors are members and have posted their latest offerings. Readers can visit and read for hours and hours. Aspiring authors can submit and review each other’s work, give and receive advice, insights and further “hone their craft”. Heck, I hear that they might even be having a fan-fic contest, for those of you who are interested in the new and exciting field of "competitive writing". If all of this sounds interesting to you, you can easily visit the group [url=http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/officiafanficgroup/GroupHome.aspx][u]here[/u][/url]. Always keep in mind that these are stories written by fans and are NOT part of the “Official Canon”. They are however, a tribute to the creative nature of Bungie fans, to their passion, as well as to Bungie’s ability to create a fertile field where imaginations can roam and in some cases, even soar. Now go. Read. The television PSA's say that it is FUN-demental.

Halo Tournament on February 17th. Will be held at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Charity Event to raise money for Philabundance (local food bank). $5 entrance fee. Winner gets 10%

[b]Note: This tournament is not sponsored by Bungie. Nor is it managed in any way by Shishka. Please use the contact information below or message [url=http://www.bungie.net/Account/Profile.aspx?uid=32185]ggivnish[/url] if you have questions.[/b] Halo Tournament on February 17th. Will be held at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Charity Event to raise money for Philabundance (local food bank). $5 entrance fee. Winner gets 10% This tournament is being held to raise money for Philabundance. Philabundance works to end hunger and malnutrition in the Delaware Valley by rescuing surplus food and distributing it to local organizations serving people in need. Philabundance was the 4th leading supplier of food to victims of recent flooding in the New Orleans area. The tournament will be held at Drexel University at the Creese Student Center. University City Main Campus 215 Creese Student Center 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 The tournament is welcomes all entrants. $5 to enter. Winner receives 10% of all entrance fees. Additional prizes for runners-up. Format will be 4 man slayer matches. One game elimination. Top two from each match advancing. This tournament is a charity event and all profits (besides 10% for the winner) will be given to Philabundance to aid them in their ongoing efforts. [[i]Note: The tournament will be held from 5-9pm -Ed[/i]] Please personal message me if you have any questions or concerns. thanks.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Or worse yet, a woman ignored by her Halo-addicted husband. One such lady managed to channel her rage into poetry however, and a surprisingly touching (and probably all-too-familiar) piece. Go read it at [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/news.html?item=15068]Halo.Bungie.Org[/url] and if you're a husband, feel guilty.

If you're a wife, commiserate.

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Xbox Australia will auction off the landmark Halo 2 Coke sign to raise money for [url=http://www.makeawish.org.au/about/default.asp]Make-A-Wish Foundation.[/url] The massive sign has been a beacon for Antipodean Halo fans and is simply one of the biggest Halo items ever created.

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