The Tyrant returns.

He never really went anywhere, but that's a cool subject line, eh?  Like, imagine that he went away and things went to hell in a hand basket, but now he's back and you know what that means.  Somebody's gonna get their comeuppance.   While you wait for the drama to ensue, check out the Tyrant's updated guide to all things Mythic.  He's made some revisions to his Sierra 117 strats.

HBO - Halo 3 Mythic (SLASO) Walkthrough v2.0 - Sierra 117

Prepare to podcast.

HBO let us know that Joseph Staten dropped into the Avault Podcast this week to talk about his history with Bungie and give a bit of detail on how the Halo stories are made.  Sounds like your kind of show?  Tune it at the link below.  Joe jumps in at the eleven minute mark.

Adrenaline Vault Podcast Episode #54 - Joseph Staten - Bungie

Catch the disease!

Red vs Blue's contagious Assault-like sport. Catch the disease!

Category: Double EXP Weekend
4 Players Per Team
Max Party Size: 8
Heroic and Mythic 1 Map Packs Required

Gametypes

• Grifball (55%) - Teams vie over a bomb, attempting to plant and detonate the bomb on the other team's arm point. Players spawn with Gravity Hammers and Energy Swords. Player traits: No grenades,  infinite ammo, 200% damage and no shields. Ball carrier traits: Orange forced color, 2x shields and 150% movement speed. Assault bomb arms instantly, and one successful detonation ends the round. Team with the highest score after five rounds wins. Three minutes per round.
• Mayan Grifball (20%) - Players have 110% move speed. Ball carrier has 150% move speed.
• Grifball Up There (15%) - Bomb reset time is 10 seconds.
• Aerial Grifball (10%) - Players have 75% gravity and 100% move speed. Ball carrier has 50% gravity and 100% move speed. Bomb reset time is 10 seconds.

Maps

• Grifball Court (Foundry) - Variant of Foundry made specifically for Grifball tournament play.
• The Grif Cave (Sandbox) - Grifball in Sandbox's crypt.
• Chichen Itza (Sandbox) - Grifball court styled in the fashion of an ancient arena.
• Ultim8 Grifball (Sandbox) - Get it? With the 8 there, it's like saying  "ultimate." Whoever came up with that should do stand up because they're, like, hilarious and stuff!
• Grifball High (Sandbox) - Grifball in Sandbox's skybubble.
• Grifball Naught (Sandbox) - "How did I get into the game before the map?"

Tale of the take.

Laird mailed to let us know that his Child's Play eBay Halo Auction (which we told you about earlier this week and last), brought in $2,373.06 in cold, hard, digital cash for charity.  Awesome.  We don't have any links to whisk you away or pretty pictures of the aftermath.  We just thought we'd say thanks for participating.

So...thanks!

Got nine grand burning a whole in your UNSC-issue pockets?

If you're looking for some Halo-themed toys to tool around in, some folks at HBO found a Mongoose up for sale.  It's $9,000 and it's on Craigslist, so get your parent's permission before you click the link and close the deal.

Real-life Mongoose For Sale