I’m taking something of a vacation this week. No, I’m not going to Aruba to loll about on a beach surrounded by beautiful bikini babes and drink Mint Juleps. I’m taking an exciting trip to my living room, where I’ll sit in my underwear and play the most important game ever: Halo 2.

We don’t normally cover videogames, but Halo 2 is generating the sort of gaming excitement the world hasn’t seen since before George Lucas crushed our spirits with The Phantom Menace. If you are one of those weirdos who refuses to buy an XBox and play out of some bizarre loyalty to your PS2, I pity you, because you won’t be in line outside Gamestop at midnight, waiting with all the other Halo nerds to pick up your copy. Yeah, midnight. People will be in lines outside a GAME STORE at midnight tonight. 12:01 AM November 9. Trust me, it’s worth it.

I’ll be around posting a few DVD reviews this week, maybe a couple of news stories, and of course the rest of the staff will be slaving away on their own. But otherwise this week I’m embracing my nerdiness and playing XBox till my Master Chief drops. Hey, maybe you’re playing too. CB has you covered with the right Halo 2 outlet.

Visit our Halo 2 thread in the CB Forum after you get the game to discuss, join the CB crew to play on XBox Live, or just read what we have to say about it. Forum regulars Phenotype and Sonny should be updating with pics from their respective Halo 2 Midnight Buying Madness events at some point in the next day.

Or, if you’re on XBox Live and looking for someone to match up against that probably sucks, look me up. XBox Live Tag: Hobbit

Click here to discuss Halo 2 after you get it.
Click here to discuss Halo 2 before you get it.

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