Recently, Nick Smith and I jumped back on Halo 3 after a long break from Halo 3 (roughly 6 months in my case). One thing we noted was that it takes a long damned time for matches to be made. Now, people are still playing gobs of Halo, so this information is still relevant.

Pre-Order Halo 3: ODST and Receive Sgt. Johnson as a playable character

Box Art Revealed for Halo 3: ODST

Get a Chance to Play some “Reach” with ODST

New Details on Next Halo Game

There May be a New Halo on the Way

If you are a fan of Halo 3, horror films, or machinima then we have the perfect video for you. We have seen our fair share of movie scenes acted out by Master Chief but few done as well as this retelling of the post-apocalyptic thriller 28 Weeks Later.

Almost two years after Halo 3’s release, the stigma associated with having the “bars of shame” is now gone.

Halo 3 employs a ranking system according to which a player proceeds private to private grade 2 to corporal to corporal grade 2 to sergeant, etc. Players may skip the intermediate grades, according to a complex algorithm developed by Bungie, the maker of Halo 3. A player earns what was formerly known as “the bars of shame” when the player’s skill has apparently plateaued. A player can still get rank up, however, even with the gold bars, but this is rather difficult to do.

Bungie says: Double the EXP and a chance to win Halo: Recon. Mythic Brawl is up for this weekend’s Double EXP Playlist and we want proof that you participated. Fire it up and get your Free For All on, then fill up your File Share with the evidence.

Last June Electronic Arts launched the EA Sports ‘09 product line. Since that time an average of 2.2 million EA SPORTS online games have been played each day, up 175% from the year before. EA has announced today that they have broken the 500 million mark for games played online.