Rampancy

Matt Soell has posted at HBO informing fans that there will not be a HALO update this week:

Most of the team is not here today. We'll be doing some final testing (using DVDs on commercial hardware) next week - assuming that goes well, Halo will GM then.

In the meantime, there is a launch party to plan, and cool new web stuff to test, and content to write. Those of us on the Online Team won't stop to catch our breath until after the Halo Launch Party at the very earliest.

Subnova has reported that Marathon Resurrection is now at beta 1.1. Marathon Resurrection is a Marathon -> Unreal Tournament total conversion that has been under way for nearly two years now, which saw its initial public release a few months ago and was quite strongly welcomed by die-hard Marathoners. In the new release, two new game modes have been added: King of the Hill and Team Deathmatch.

Michael Yanovich of Inside Mac Games has previewed Myth III after playing it for a 14 hour period. The response is overwhelmingly positive; Yanovich describes Myth III as the best parts of Myth I and II on steroids . He describes the single player scenario as 'varied', 'strong', and 'solid'. In the portion of the article that details stand-out moments, it confirms that Mumbo Jumbo has reintroduced carpet bombing into the Myth series.

Kudos to MythVillage, who spotted a cool addition over at GameWallpapers.com. Head over and you will find Myth III's box art available in four different resolutions. Looks pretty cool; although, the wallpaper is absent of the Myth III logo.