Halo and Halo 2 news for today:

• Major Nelson has reopened his blog on a new system.
• Halo 2 picks up four end of the year awards from TeamXbox, including Xbox Game of the Year.
• Check http://www.fatal-x.com for a Washington, DC area Halo 2 tournament with MLG-like rules on January 15th 2004. Thanks MLG.
• HBO's Cutscene Library has reached A Whisper in the Storm.