On a tip (I can already hear some of you saying, Yeeeah, right! ) I stopped by the Playboy website and verified that they had some E3 coverage. I suppose that's not to be unexpected, since several playmates attended the event. Anyway there was an item on Halo, which was considered one of the sexiest games of the event by many a geek. Here's what they had to say:

Here's a list of the current Halo-related polls we're aware of. The poll at Rust (gamedesign.net) continues to go well, with Halo keeping triple the votes of the second contender, WarCraft III. At MadOnion.Com we're kicking butt with 32% against Unreal 2's 20%. 3D Action Planet's poll continues with Halo receiving roughly 60% more votes than Tribes 2, the only other real contender at the present time.

Kudos to Maestro, who passed along this bit of forewarning about one last Halo preview in the final, June 2000 issue of PC Accelerator:

PCXL, in their final print issue, have a Nine Hot Games feature, among which of course is Halo. There are no new screenshots, but it's a decent recap of everything, and it includes a short Q&A with Joe Staten.

Now, we're not really sure if this is new news, or old news, but it didn't show up in the archive, so what the heck. Cookies for the first fellow to transcribe and post that sucker!

The votes have been counted! A number of popular gaming enthusiast sites had posted links to Bungie's question regarding whether people were interested in obtaining a copy of the E3 Halo movie on DVD. Here's a cut & paste from bungie.net:

Maestro claims the cookies for transcribing and sending in the text of the PCXL interview with Bungie's Joseph Staten. While we'd like to post it, those dang copyright laws keep getting in the way (we're seeking permission, mind you). Nevertheless, an interesting excerpt, regarding the (in some eyes, dubious) Powerplay initiative:

HBO is identifying an image in the new Halo master listing of post-E3 previews and articles, so I'll kick myself if I missed reporting the image. =)

Seen at Battleground: Halo is a reminder about the poll at their host, 3D Action Planet. Right now Halo has a 4% lead over Tribes 2 with 47% of the vote, but it wasn't in the lead earlier today. Show some community spirit and get out there to place your vote!

Halo needs your help! Seen first at HBO was an update on Halo's position in the Alloy Gaming poll. Currently Halo is hurting with 34% of the vote against Tribes 2's 53%. If you havent voted your preference then please do.