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Rhox, from HaloNorge.com, points out a set of pictures he took at the Norwegian launch party last week. Funky chairs!

Folks have been noticing some glitches on our website recently; we’ve been getting a LOT of mail. The explanation is pretty technical – but for those interested, I’ve written it up. Check the ‘Read Why’ link to the right. If you continue to send mail about these problems without reading this, we’ll likely just send…

Once again, in the crush of Halo 2 news, regular sections of this website are being neglected. I wish I had a solution for that. I’ve processed the Fan Fiction queue (languishing for almost a week) – another 20 pieces are up for your perusal. Hopefully, artwork is coming soon.

A few new articles around the net for you; IT AsiaOne wrote up an overview of the game, and Alexis visited an I Love Bees training session in Illinois last week – his writeup is over at Rampancy.net, with pictures added later. Reading is gud!

Something Awful reviewed Halo 2 – sort of. Like much of the content on SA, this is a total farce. If you read it, don’t let your blood boil… it’s TRYING to piss you off. Some of the comments are quite funny. gspawn was the first to notice.

Marsguy posted a set of pictures he took at last week’s Halo 2 Fanfest hosted by Bungie. Nice shots! Comments can go back on our forum.

HaloPlanet has a nice collection of fan-written reviews, broken handily into spoiler- and non-spoiler-laden categories. Check ’em out!

We’ve been flooded with submissions for tricks, glitches, eggs, and the like, and we plan to open a section to house all these goodies in the not-too-distant future. The problem is… it’s not coded yet. However, this doesn’t mean you’re out of luck if you’re looking for hosting for your tricksterism. I’m proud to announce…

Man… you guys are hardcore. I had a small problem with the spoiler system today – took me about 15 minutes to fix it. In that time, I received 10 notes – a couple were just confused, 3 were angry, the rest were giving me a heads-up… our spoiler system was broken, and was showing…

Anton P. Nym found a tidbit in the Art of Halo book that might explain why there are no Flood Hunters… nice!

Halo Babies has a couple of guest strips from akba – one points out the bald mrsmiley, who also wants to remind you that the Bungie Baldathon is coming to an end soon (today is your last day to submit entries). Get going!

If you have a problem with BitTorrent, but still want a copy of the I Love Bees commemorative DVD, you can grab it from Fileplanet (thanks, Shorty).

News roundup is a bit smaller than it’s been recently; sites are winding down, maybe? Strategy Guides: 1UP.com (campaign and multiplayer – thanks, John Rivas) Articles: IGN – Halo 2 UK launch coverage (thanks, John Rivas) TeamXbox – review of SmartJoy FRAG (thanks, John Rivas) TeamXbox – a writeup of a clan challenge (thanks, John…

Jay Weinland confirmed that Brian Morden lives on in Halo 2 – though we don’t know yet what line is his. If you don’t know who Brian Morden is, you can search our news, or read this guide at Bungie Sightings.

Marty O’Donnell has posted a pretty definitive statement about Halo 2 (and Halo) sheet music – he’s okay with fans transcribing it, but he’s not going to be doing it himself. (There are solid reasons for this.) Read the post on his 7th Column chapter for more details. Thanks, Jarrad Whitaker.

It’s not a Weekly Update… exactly. It’s a Weekly What’s Update. This week… that means a reader Q&A. A pretty substantial one, too. Discussion of Halo 2 bugs (and potential fixes)… answers to common complaints… more. Go read!

Dan Chosich, longtime member of the Halo community and a fan moviemaker extraordinaire, lived a dream this past summer – and recently, he talked to Cybrfrk about it. The interview contains some pretty interesting info… go read!

DoctorEvol, of Xblnext.com, recently talked to Alex Seropian about Wideload’s upcoming Halo-engined game, Stubbs the Zombie. There’s not a lot of new info there – but sometimes, any info is good info! Give it a look.

KP noticed an enormous Halo 2 Game Guide (Single-player only – multi comes later) at Gamespot. Weighing in at almost 6 mb, this PDF has 86 pages of pictures and text to get you through Halo 2. Unfortunately, it’s only available to Gamespot Complete members. If you have a membership, though, go grab it! Update:…

Four new pieces from Gamespy today about Halo 2:Pile-on: Gamespy editors discuss the game in a roundtable format A PC Perspective: Gamespy’s PC editor looks at the game from the PC users’ viewpoint Halo 2 is for Lovers: does Halo 2 fit in your personal life? Tip and tricks: Ways to beat the game According…