Más Halo?

This week at the Tokyo Game Show millions of fans peed their pants in excitement for Bungie's Halo announcement.  They announced a new chapter in the Halo trilogy called Halo 3: Recon.  This game is a prologue to Halo 3 and takes place at the end of Halo 2.  In this Halo game there is a twist; you play as an ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper).  These are the guys that are first on the scene in New Mombasa.  Sadly it appears that Master Chief will not be seen as he is in space fighting during this chapter.  It looks cool though and will be gladly accepted by Halo fans everywhere.  Here are some links for more answers and a look at the trailer.

Wii Copycat

Late this fall Microsoft will be releasing an update for their Xbox 360.  This will change the whole interface of the box's menu system.  Along with this new look comes avatars.  These avatars are customizable to look like you (or not).  They are even releasing games where you can use your avatars as players in these games.  Wait... this sounds familiar... oh yeah Nintendo already did that.  Supposedly this will be an improved version of the Nintendo Wii avatars.  Some of the screens Microsoft has released shows that it takes the avatar system one step further and that much cooler.