Deimos&trade of Subnova posted a link to Penny Arcade's review of Halo:

HBO's own Louis Wu posted a note that IGN has put up a complete-- and I do mean COMPLETE-- walkthrough of Halo. As Louis notes, you can get around having to register with IGN to see it if you turn off javascript in your browser. Here's what they say in the introduction:

Steve Gibson at Shacknews posted a personal tidbit about Halo as part of an Xbox launch coverage roundup:

Well, mere hours after we heard that the new Bungie.net site is up, the Halo portion of the site, called Halo: Truth and Reconciliation is also online, replacing the cryptic graphic we noted before.

fate noticed and Louis Wu posted at HBO that Firing Squad has a section on Halo in their Xbox Launch article.

Well-known Bungie fan vector40 has written a review of Halo for The Junkyard:

IGN Xbox has compiled a list of currently reviewed games. The best part about this is that the previously Insider-only reviews like Halo and Oddworld are now available to anyone who clicks their link.

Man, did they like Halo... it got a 9.7 out of 10 score and scored perfect 10s in the presentation, sound, and gameplay areas.

Louis Wu at HBO has posted a notice that there's an interview with Bungie Community Guy Matt Soell at HomeLAN.

After an appropriate amount of time playing Bungie's latest opus, Funky J has posted his own review of the game in the HBO forum. And while he admits that there are a few framerate stutters, and a few repetitive indoor areas, his review is mostly positive:

According to Reuters, 70% of preorder customers at Electronics Boutique ordered Halo with their Xbox, compared to 61% for DoA3 and 27% for Oddworld. Thanks Marcus Lai from Gaming Age who posted the story.

Gaming Age is reporting that EBGames has already shipped some of its preordered Xboxes, two days before the official launch date and attendant ceremonies in Times Square. Marcus Lai from Gaming Age got his Bravo Pack on the 13th.