Kudos to Stuntmutt via HBO for pointing out that Gabe and Tycho now like Halo. Are you a dirty little jeep? Yeah... I thought so.

Other news:

• Halo 2 for Vista sucks, says CVG. Even the music. And the gameplay. And the enemies. And the pacing. This is just a case of someone reviewing Halo 2 as if it were a new game, not a port, and finding it easier to sound cool by trashing something than by putting it in context. To criticize Halo 2 for not having puzzles is really to miss the point. Halo 1 didn't either. It wasn't supposed to. Also via HBO.
• UGO also has a Halo 3 Beta Impressions article by Adam Rosenberg.
• Kotaku has a more Halo 3 Beta articles, this one from the press event in Sydney, Australia by Luke Plunkett and this one by Brian Crecente.
• Major Nelson offers tips for those preparing to enter the Public Beta on the 16th.