I've never played any of the Halo games. I like the music though, my girlfriend convinced me to buy the CD next time we're someplace that sells it. Definitley good stuff on there. Do the games live up to the soundtrack? I don't know, but maybe I'll find out sometime.

How bad is it that I say "boom headshot" and I don't play videogames other than Gran Turismo?

Uh. I've done all of the above. I have a special-editon HALO3 XBOX running the special theme download from XBL, and I have the Legendary edition helmet sitting on my shelf right now.

And I have a bottle of "game fuel" even though I wouldn't dare drink that nasty shit.

I also bought an original XBOX specifically to play the original HALO, which is still my favorite so far. However buying the 360 was worth it for Bioshock alone.

And "pimps at sea" is GREAT, but I'm under NDA... I honestly don't think there will be a HALO 4 however. There just ain't no mo' to the story. And most of HALO's draw (at least for me) is the story.

The split was a helluva surprise. I was talking to my boss this morning saying it's bunk. I guess I'll have to decide on my favorite crow recipe over the weekend.

Maybe they'll go back to making obscure FPS and RTS games for the Mac now.

actually, there's plenty of story to tell. you'd know that if you finished halo 3.

and yes, the games more than live up to the soundtrack. the soundtrack only gets better by playing the game, because it puts the music into an emotional context.

Best new word ever!

As a PC man, Halo means little to me. But geeksplosion is a word I'm going to work into every conversation I can for the next few weeks... not hard considering I work in a computer store, and most of my friends are geeks and nerds.

I didn't realize the point of this article until I re-read the headline.

as a p.c. man, the only reason i would play halo 3 is because ive played 1 and 2 on p.c., and i just wish they would release 3 quick for the p.c. because the graphics are always better on p.c.....being on p.c. is more of a reason to love halo not less

my gamer-tag is sedition 12 16 if anybody is interested in shooting me in my tiny little head send me a friend request anyway im gonna finish this can of "game fuel" now

When Bungie and Microsoft merged together, all the big guys at Bungie had to sign a seven year contract. Those contracts were up on September 19th. So, this is just a basic business decision. What was to stop the head guys from leaving and forming their own company?

Microsoft waited to see what they would do and it became apparent this week that they were all jumping ship. Then Microsoft learned the others at Bungie would follow their leaders out the door, basically leaving an empty shell called Bungie. Without those people, there is no reason to keep the company. So, Microsoft let them split and still keep Bungie, as long as they agreed to only release games on Xbox. It's a win-win for everyone. Halo made the XBox. The guys at Bungie can now get really rich.

One can only hope Bungie's Alexander Seropian will make a John Lasseter turn and "BOOM HEADSHOT!" the Steve Ballmer.

Kind of interesting to read. As a PC gamer (moreso back then as opposed to now... not enough good stuff is being releassed anymore) it's funny to see this. I remember it very well when Microsoft bought them out. It was a huge disapointment. Heh.

Not exactly since apparently the Master Chief's dead...I guess they could pass the torch along to someone else, but would it still be Halo? I mean, having a 7 foot tall main character named Master Chief gives the game some of it's appeal.

Dude, Pimps at Sea is going to be awesome!

Finish the last level again, wait for the credits to end......

Apparently they're free....

or I think I read that the "relationship had evolved" per MSFT but I could be wrong...