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Bryan Simon may not be singing Halo 3 tunes anymore, but that won't stop him from spreading the joy of game-related songwriting. BrySi has posted a new video on YouTube to promote the Mythic Songwriting Contest, which could win you ... wait for it ... Recon.

The gist is pretty simple. Just record a song related to the Mythic Map Pack. You can play your own instrument(s) or, as Simon suggests, you can download a background track from Freeplay Music and write lyrics to go over it. Machinima to go along with said song is fine, but not required. The winning video, as chosen by the community, will net a new set of Recon for Halo 3. Check out BrySi's latest video after the break for full details.

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It's a bit late, but we're sure you'll enjoy the bizarrely romantic ballad. Find it after the break.

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Bryan Simon. You know him and love his Halo 3 themed songs. His latest track "Gold Bars Make You Rich" attempts to start a revolution within the Halo 3 pre-game lobby. Simon asks anytime you spot someone with gold bars, all the way from Master Sergeant to Brigadier General, you should yell out, "Gold bars make you rich!" We'll bite and make sure we do it. Actually, we'll take it a step further and just blast this song in our headset every time we play Halo 3 online. That's what the kids do nowadays, isn't it?

[Thanks, Vanna P.]

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It wouldn't be a shock to hear that we love us some Halo 3 but our love (and/or obsession) doesn't come close to Bryan Simon. Known throughout the Halo community as the guy who sang himself into Recon armor, Bryan Simon is holding a special concert on December 11 where he will play through his entire catalog of Halo 3 related music. If you aren't familiar with Simon's work, think Flight of the Conchords if they were uncomfortably in love with Bungie.

Luckily, a fan-swag giveaway isn't necessary for this concert because tickets are free ... well, that is to say the entire concert will be streamed online via UStream. We like to imagine the entire event is taking place at Carnegie Hall but knowing his addiction, Dustin probably kidnapped Bryan and is making him play the songs from his basement. Bryan, if you can read this: Blink once if you're okay, twice is you want us to send in the cavalry.

Bryan Simon's Live Halo Love concert takes place online on December 11 at 7:00PM EST and you can also check out a rehearsal session tonight at 7:00PM EST at the same UStream link.

JoystiqLive fanmade concert celebrates Halo addiction originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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