When Microsoft mysteriously pulled Bungie's Halo announcement from E3, the now indie studio confirmed that it was working on new Halo 3 multiplayer content, and confirmed new Halo 3 content would be shown at PAX. While there was no official announcement, a Halo 3 Mythic screens was spotted on some units on the exhibit floor, and a sneaky gamer who took a peek at the dashboard noticed 79 achievements, 30 more than the original.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

After Microsoft decided to mysteriously pull Bungie's Halo announcement from E3, the now indie studio has confirmed it's working on new Halo 3 multiplayer content, as well as "three distinct projects, some familiar, some not." Fans hoping for a big announcement at PAX can relax; Bungie said only the Halo 3 content will be shown, since the other titles are too still far off.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

Bungie's remake of the classic Halo: Combat Evolved map Chill Out, to be released as Cold Storage, will be available for free beginning on July 7, Bungie Day, on Xbox Live Marketplace. On that same day Microsoft is dropping the price of the Legendary Map Pack from 800 spacebucks to 600 spacebucks (but will no longer include the Bungie Pro bonus).

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

At this weekend's Major League Gaming Halo 3 competition in San Diego, Bungie's Lukems and Shishka revealed that they are working on a remake of the classic Halo: Combat Evolved map Chill Out, to be released in the upcoming map pack as Cold Storage. No further info was revealed, but details are expected in the next Bungie update.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind. The latest issue of GamePro features a preview revealing that Halo Wars will have 2 player co-op vs. Covenant, and you will be able to jump on Xbox Live with up to 6 player for some multiplayer mayhem. No wood, iron, resource gathering, just "supplies," in order to steamline the action.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind. In a recent interview, lead desgienr Graeme Devine reveals that Ensemble would like to release a map editor with the game, and work out a way for users to share the maps.

Microsoft and Bungie once more continue the fight as it has just released the next wave of Halo 3 downloadable content on Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points. The 410mb Legendary Map Pack introduces three new maps to the title’s multiplayer experience, Ghost Town, Avalanche, and Blackout!

Microsoft and Bungie will once more continue the fight as on April 15 they will release the next wave of Halo 3 downloadable content on Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points. The Legendary Map Pack will introduce three new maps to the title’s multiplayer experience, Ghost Town, Avalanche, and Blackout!

Next week, April 15, Microsoft and Bungie will once more continue the fight as they will release the next wave of Halo 3 downloadable content on Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points. The Legendary Map Pack will introduce three new maps to the title’s multiplayer experience, Ghost Town, Avalanche, and Blackout!

Microsoft and Bungie's Legendary Map Pack will introduce three new maps to the title’s multiplayer experience, previously revealed Ghost Town, Avalanche, and the 3rd map is Blackout, a remake of Halo 2's Lockout.

Originally released late 2007, Halo 3 players will be able to continue the fight with Bungie's first map pack as Microsoft will released the Heroic Map Pack, three all new multiplayer maps for its recent sci-fi FPS, for free on Xbox Live coming Tuesday. As revealed earlier this week, the new Legendary map pack will launch April 15, 2008.

Microsoft and Bungie announced that April 15 will mark the release of the next wave of Halo 3 downloadable content on Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points. The Legendary Map Pack will introduce three new maps to the title’s multiplayer experience, Ghost Town, Avalanche, and one map yet to be revealed.

The latest EGM issue reveals the next project from Halo powerhouse Bungie, LEGO Halo. As the dev. team was impressed with LEGO Star Wars they decided that after wrapping up their trilogy a spin-off was the best way to go. While the game still revolves around Master Chief, other known characters such as Cortana, the Arbiter, and Avery J Johnson will make an appearance, as well as new ones. LEGO Halo will be 90-10% 3rd/1st person view, chronicle all 3 titles, and is scheduled for fall 2008.

UPDATE: A leaked scan from the "April" issue means this is most likely a hoax :(

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind. Citing reliable inside sources, the Angry Pixel blog claims that Halo Wars is coming to PC and feature cross-platform play, co-op, a map editor, no resource and unit management usually found in the Age of Empires series, and possibly even user content playable on X360. More at GDC!

Microsoft and the U.S. Army announced that U.S. gamers will have a chance to prove their skills in the first ever Halo 3 Championship Tournament, hosted exclusively on Xbox Live. Registration will begin in March, and the actual tournament kicks off in April 2008, preceded by Basic Combat Training exercises.

Designed exclusively for the X360 by Ensemble Studios, known for the Age of Empires series, Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe. Players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

After being lauded by Time Magazine yesterday, MCV's annual independent retailer survey reveals that UK stores pick Halo 3 as the best single moment in 2007, while Microsoft was voted the best in terms of overall quality and attitude throughout the year. To complete the hat trick, 49% of the UK retailers think Xbox 360 will win the next-gen battle.

Time Magazine has compiled a list of its top 10 video game picks for the year. The usual suspects are present and accounted for (Bioshock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Mass Effect, The Orange Box, Rock Band, Super Mario Galaxy), and there are a couple of surprises (Ace Combat 6 and God of War II), but Halo 3 takes Time Magazine's top honors. "In one of the greatest years video gaming has ever seen, Halo 3 is the very best of the bunch."

Halo 3 players will be able to continue the fight as Microsoft has released the Heroic Map Pack, three all new multiplayer maps for its recent sci-fi FPS, the first in a series of downloadable content from Bungie Studios to come via Xbox LIVE.