[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECwIZRNicJ8] If you haven't seen this already, don't expect world class quality here. This is a rendition of the Halo 2 theme as performed by a few friends in one of there living rooms. Having been a musician in a former life, it's really cool to see this being attempted with only four people. It's not quite up to the original, but it's the effort that coun... more.

Today Microsoft annouced two more ways to join the Halo 3 beta testing. The first way is to buy a specially marked version of Crackdown which comes out February 20, all you have to do is play the game and it unlocks a key on Xbox Live Marketplace for the Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta which will allow it sell a lot more copies than it would have if it released without the Halo 3 multiplayer beta code. ... more.

Two of Rare's founders Chris and Tim Stamper have left Rare for what was called "other opportunities". After the Microsoft acquisition 4 years ago, Rare has released five games under the Microsoft Games Studios umbrella. Sure to be linked to the slow sales of Viva Pinata, Microsoft has assured that this has nothing to do with the disappointing sales of Viva Pinata. Mark Betteridge and Gregg May... more.