The non-acquisition news rolls on. At the end of Blue's News' interview with Doug Zartman, he is asked about recent developments with Halo's camera perspective:

There's an interview with Doug Zartman, Bungie Studios' public relations guy, about the implications of the MS buyout on Halo's development on Blue's News today. An item worth noting:

Kudos to Jonny Rotten, who pointed out a new Halo screenshot at Blue's News, which makes for a nice distraction from the doom and gloom around here. While the depicted marine and sniper rifle are very impressive, they take a back seat before half of the image is even loaded: trees. Gorgeous, good looking trees at that.

Rampancy.net is the first to report some curious happenings at halobungie.com. They- well, you'll understand better if you look for yourselves! (And afterward, make sure you view, but don't get lost in, the forum post below... ;-)

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Kudos to Haloplayers, who report that Halo has made the cover of the July 2000 issue of PCGamer UK, and that another preview of the game is contained within. The details are in the issue summary, along with a small version of the cover, showing the new marine in action.

Courtesy of Phish, Rampancy.net has learned that Bungie's Halo has made the cover of another magazine-- this time the UK-based Macintosh magazine MacFormat. Here's an excerpt from their coverage:

Hamish at Marathon's Story has recieved an interesting composite shot taken from the E3 demonstration trailer by Claude Errera. Figuring prominently in the wide shot are a number of interesting glyphs, similar to the one seen on the building in the E3 banner.

Blue, of the staple news site Blue's News, has posted his E3 Best of the Show awards, choosing Halo as the pick of the litter. Citing the graphics and team based play, he seems a wee bit more forgiving about everyone else's favorite bitch, no gameplay! Apparently a close run with Black and White, too... stop by and find out why Halo took the prize in the end.