Nathan Bitner (former Halo Producer) stands by his Island Four quote: “Throwing in 1st-person is pretty easy (I think) programming-wise, so I’m sure they want to wait and see how the game plays out in 3rd-person before making a final decision.”

Oni and Halo: Bungie return to Action says Games Domain Review. Great news article on Halo. Go for it. Thanks Blue News.

According to CG, the December issue of MacWorld mentions Halo in the Future Candidates section of the Macworld’s Game Hall of Fame section, with this quote:

“Bungie remains uncommitted to the number of players the game will support but the company assured us that no fewer than 32 people will be able to play at the same time.”

This is an interesting quote, given that it was written by Christopher Breen, who wrote two months earlier (in the October issue of the same magazine)

“The game will allow up to 32 players – 16 players per team – to have at it across a network or Bungie’s own Internet-based BungieNet.com.”

Games just got bigger, it seems…

Traxus writes to let us know that Bungie’s SETI stats dropped by 10 units today… someone must have defected. Only another 1779 units to catch them! Join the Halo team today! Thanks, Traxus.

Quiet news day… you hear anything, be sure and tell us!

Help us find the Covenant join the Halo SETI team. Learn about SETI.

At last the Covenant Logo exposed. We trace the history of the search for the truth behind That Covenant Logo.

Ever wonder how many mac users and how many pc users there are visiting this site? Here are some basic numbers.

Firefly asks us to compare the Covenent alien and StarCraft’s Protoss. Judge for yourself.

No System Requirement Questions Please” says Nathan Bitner. Let’s spare a thought for Matt Soell. Thanks.

Clan Navcon is a new Halo clan formed by =NAV=Shadow. Interested in joining? Then send him an email.

As mentioned by Fly Molo on the Core forums, psx.ign.com is reporting (okay, it’s their rumor page) that unnamed Bungie sources have tapped Halo for a Playstation2 (but not Dreamcast) release. Not the first time we’ve heard this, but multiple sources usually add credibility…

“cosmufet” submits a new Theory regarding the basic weaponry available in Halo.

Mychal McCabe waxes nearly poetic on the religious leanings of the marine character in Halo. Check it out on our Theories page. Thanks, Mychal. (Now get back to work!) Pax.

It’s official. Matt Soell replaces Nathan Bitner as Forum Monkey. Welcome to the madhouse, Matt!

More details and corrections about the Halo from Nathan Bitner on our Forums.

Bungie special announcement later today says Nathan Bitner on our Forums. Watch this space!

Added new Halo tank banner to the Banners page. Thanks to Robert Cox for the image.

Robert Cox sends word that he has updated his 100% HALO site with new artwork.

The other Halo is on its way says otherguy. Not just another Halo site.