That's right--the HL server is up before the site! Noctavis sends word that a new, dedicated Halo server is now up and running. And here's a bit about it:

Right now it's a bit spare in the files area, since it is so new, but we plan on tossing up every last tidbit we can find regarding HALO as soon as possible. We also anticipate some intermittent outages over the next 24 hours, while our SysAdmin shifts a few things around.

We're still making the necessary preparations to launch HaloNews.Com itself.... Stay tuned!

Kudos to Mal, who pointed out a news item on Mac Gamer's Ledge about a new Halo site, Halo Ground, which is looking for some user requests. Stop by, tell them what you want, and click the button... simple as that.

Not directly Halo related, but of interest to Mac Halo fans. Accelerate Your Mac reports that 3Dfx has finally released their Macintosh Voodoo3 Reference drivers for public consumption. Only beta versions, mind you, but beta versions that have been giving some awesome benchmarks already. Definitely worth checking out if you've yet to invest in a hardware acceleration card, which Halo will eventually be requiring...

Oh, the humanity! Details are sketchy at this point, but all indications point towards a brutal attack upon Bungie headquarters in Chicago by a depraved band of cannibals. Yes, the human type.

A few folks have written in regarding the Mac Observer movie, and the verdict appears to be in. Despite a few glitches (like people walking in front of the camera) and reportedly poor color quality, the resolution is much better.

Hate to update and run, but I'll leave it at that. Thanks to all who wrote in!

I'd like to take this moment to coin the acronym YAHM, for the express purpose of reporting this sort of item. IMG reports that The Mac Observer has posted a reportedly higher quality version of the MWNY Halo demo, which they claim is superior to the Gamespot version currently floating around (in it's many reincarnations).

Currently at 183 votes, this week's poll will be closing tomorrow evening, hopefully with 200 votes in it. It'll be a close one right to the finish, to be sure... if you haven't yet, get your vote in now.

Watch for the dissection of the results (and some discussion about them) around this time tomorrow night. Might just have something interesting to talk about...

Dave at Halo Central is looking for questions for a new FAQ, so if you've got something to ask, stop on by. While you're at it, be sure to send a copy here, too--the more the merrier.