This week in Halo...

I already did this once before, but I keep finding interesting shreds of news and gotta report it. Halo 2 by the numbers is a breakdown from Bungie showing exactly how the online multiplayer stats add up. A staggering 2 billion games have been played since the Nov 9, 2004 launch, with 21 thousand years of game time logged. Thats fucked up. I finally got my Game Informer in the mail yesterday with the full story on Spartan 458 that hit the net last week. Well, the whole 'story' is still under wraps, but its pretty clear that this female spartan isn't going to look any different than Chief, and the only alternate costume shown is Red. I full expect a Blue costume to make it in as well, and hopefully the geniuses at Rooster Teeth will find some way to use it. Speaking of RT, they launched the 64th episode of "Red VS Blue" this week. I gotta wonder how long they can keep this up and keep it funny, but the always do. They're only just now mining the fun that can be had with a Covenant Elite. Game Informer also ran a blurb in the "Loose Talk" column suggesting that 2 scripts for Halo 3 exist to keep the 'real' story under wraps and that not all Bungie employees know what they're working on. Its unlikely the script that was circling the web a few days ago was one of them. Its also worth noting that Halo 3 aint done until its done, but the rumour that the original Halo: Combat Evolved playable over Xbox Live as a bonus to Halo 3 would terrifically sweet. Finally, this video is not Halo 3 but looks kinda neat anyway.