Aspyr Media writes to remind us that Halo 3 isn't the only game to look forward to; Stubbs the Zombie impressed at E3 (GameSpot, Eurogamer, Xbox Advanced) and even won two awards, being mentioned in 1Up.com's Best of E3 2005 and Xbox Evolved's 10 Best of E3 2005.

But the real news comes from Alexander "The Man" Seropian himself, in his first blog entry after E3, this past week:

Stubbs is coming along very nicely. Every level is in and playable and we are on to the glorious process of playing and tweaking. We had our final mocap shoot last week. I don't want to spoil any surprises but I'll let slip that we had a professional dancer in the suit to do some moves for police chief masters.

The blog entry also has four new screen shots, notes that all cutscene dialog is in the game, and wishes everybody a Happy Bungie Day.

• Bungie's latest What's What Update is all about cheating and assuring players that the situation is going to improve; apparently another auto-update is on the way.
• Bungie is also looking to hire artists, animators, and programmers.
• GameSpy compiled a list of Xbox Live's top 25 games; Halo 2 was number one, and Halo 1 number six. (Who is number one? You are number six--Ed.)
• Matt Soell reminded HBO forumgoers not to forget Mike Salvatori when praising music in Bungie games like Halo and Halo 2. Salvatori is also working with Wideload Games on the soundtrack for Stubbs the Zombie.
• Every Friday, the Frag Dolls are going to take on Xbox Live subscribers, starting on July 15 with Halo 2.

Tuncer Deniz has posted at IMG Magazine that they are hosting a 25 Mb QuickTime version of the Stubbs the Zombie trailer; earlier it was available in WMV format at MTV.com. The modified Halo-engine third-person action game comes out this year for Mac OS X, Windows, and the Xbox.

Mnemesis has posted an update in the HBO forum from the floor of E3: he says Bungie is showing off the next five multiplayer maps, Stubbs the Zombie by Wideload is "gritty, dark, hilarious, and really fun to play" and Major Nelson is a together guy who knows good pizza. Thanks Louis Wu at HBO for the linkage. Wu is on his way to E3 as we speak.

Alexander "The Man" Seropian has added screenshots to his 1Up.com blog; it features images from the Stubbs level editor and a screenshot from an unfinished level, where friendly robots are trying to kick his ass.

Aspyr Media, publishers of Wideload Games' upcoming Stubbs the Zombie title, has signed with JIN Worldwide Licensing Management to handle apparel, action figures, and other merchandise. Read the full press release.

[image:9359 left hspace=5 vspace=5 border=0] Sabata00 found and posted a link to what appears to be Alex "The Man" Seropian's blog. Seropian's company, Wideload Games, is making Stubbs the Zombie in 'Rebel Without a Pulse' which is being published later this year by Aspyr for Xbox, Mac and PC platforms. It seems Seropian intends to have a Perl script randomly capture his desktop image and post it to the blog. We'll be watching to see if any interesting images pop up to add to our Wideload gallery.

[image:8460 left hspace=5 vspace=5 border=0]Stubbs The Zombie has a new website up, part of Aspyr Media's campaign to promote Wideload Games title, due out for Mac, PC and Xbox this fall. The site has new videos and screenshots, some of which we've added recently to our very own Stubbs gallery. There's also the promise of new material every two weeks for members of the Zombie Army. Or, just check in here at Rampancy.