"The name "Halo" sounds much catchier and should adorn the £4.4 billion experiment, according to a poll organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry in London.

Several other entries to the competition proved popular. Colliderscope garnered many votes, along with Black Mesa, the name of an ill-fated research facility in the game franchise Half-Life.

To reflect the endless quest to find the answer to life, the universe, and everything, some suggested Cern should name the experiment after th..."

"Confirmation has come fast in regard to rumors surfacing earlier today that Microsoft would be closing its internal developer Ensemble Studios upon the completion of sci-fi real-time strategy game Halo Wars. In a statement issued today, Microsoft confirmed that Ensemble will be shut down once the Xbox 360-exclusive RTS set in the best-selling Halo franchise ships out early next year."

McFarlane Toys today announced details on the upcoming Halo Wars figure sets that are set to be released around the same time as the game. Here are the sets, prices and details.

"An 11-year-old Johnson Creek boy died from a gunshot wound Thursday at his home. Foul play is not suspected and the sheriff's department said this morning it appears the shooting was accidental.

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, dispatchers received a report of the shooting in the town of Farmington at approximately 2:15 p.m. Thursday. The deceased person was Joshua J. Nimm, 11, of W5098 River Road, Johnson Creek.

Deputies, along with personnel from the Johnson Cre..."

"Here’s something to add to all the E3 drama this week about Bungie Studios‘ canceled/postponed/hyped debut of a new game…

In an interview shot for MTV News on Tuesday, Microsoft’s head of Xbox business Don Mattrick, confirmed to me that Bungie is indeed working on a new “Halo” game of some sort for Microsoft.

I had been asking Mattrick about the lack of “Halo” news at E3. He said that Microsoft’s Monday press conference was already loaded with content and so any announcements for that s..."

"Courtesy of this month's GamePro, which is as you read this working its way to subscriber's mailboxes. While the cover feature promises news on all future Halo titles, it only dishes out hard information (and gorgeous new screens) on Halo Wars. But that's OK. We'll take it. Because a console RTS is a new experience for Ensemble, they've stripped back their traditional playstyle in favour of something a little more Halo-esque. Which means only one economic unit - "supplies" - and fast, fast, f..."

"Interesting. Halo fans rejoice! According to GamePro's website, the July issue of GamePro outlines some juicy delicious Halo treats: new details, information, and screenshots for the upcoming title, Halo Wars. Feast your eyes on all the exclusive new Halo Wars' details that you can! Certainly we're as ashtonished by 'em as you are, but we're even quite inquisitive to hear about Halo Chronicles. Yup, check the cover again. As some of you might know, the title is one of the working and rumored ..."

"The Xbox 360 lineup will be led by "Gears of War 2," which was shown to reporters at Dogpatch Studios in a demo controlled by the game's lead developer, Cliff Bleszinski of Epic Games. The game might not be done, but the talking points are far along.

Bleszinski reminded reporters that the game was "bigger, better and more badass" than its predecessor several times. To prove it, he controlled returning protagonist Marcus Fenix in an early level of the game. Bleszinski had Fenix standing on ..."

"UPDATE: Microsoft just contacted MTV Multiplayer with an official statement, confirming the prospective hires will work on Peter Jackson’s “Halo” project.

“A Peter Jackson-helmed Halo project was announced at X06 in Barcelona,” said a Microsoft spokesperson. “Since then, Microsoft Game Studios has been hard at work collaborating with Peter Jackson and Bungie on the development of that project. At this time, it’s necessary to grow the internal team to keep pace with development. Bungie will..."

"Everyone take a nice glance at the picture. Its true, we stumbled on this GamerTag this morning, and we were filled with mixed emotions ranging from jealousy to… well jealousy. We don’t know anything a beta, and will be looking for more information tomorrow. However, you can feel comfortable knowing that someone out there is playing Halo Wars on Xbox Live. How do you feel?

Update 1: Wow, we already spotted a 2nd player playing the game. After talking with Phil from TalkingAboutGames, we ca..."

"Yes, just when you thought you were the ultimate Halo geek, just when you thought there was nothing else that Bungie could whore its first-person behemoth onto, up prances Germany’s favourite three-striped sporting brand with a truly, truly hideous addition to the growing catalogue of Halo merchandise disasters.

A picture is worth a thousand words and, in this case, if we were pushed to submit a thousand-word news article then the vast majority of them would begin with ‘f’ and end with ‘uc..."

"Microsoft has insisted that its forthcoming Halo Wars game is being developed exclusively for the Xbox 360.

Recent rumours have suggested that the real-time strategy game will also be available for PC users when it is released later this year.

However, a spokesperson told IGN: "Halo Wars is being developed from the bottom up for the Xbox 360 and its control scheme to ensure that we deliver a groundbreaking console RTS experience.

"Given that, we have no plans to develop Halo Wars f..."

""I think we’ve got magic in the disc," enthused lead designer Graeme Devine. "We've worked on the controls, gameplay, and story for this game being very much aware of what has gone before us. I was down in playtest yesterday and actually did not get to sit down and play because folks were spending their lunches playing the game. I know we're doing well when that happens.""

"The classmate also said the boy previously said he ''sits on his roof and shoots pigeons with an assault rifle'' and that he and some friends had made a movie ''dealing with snuffing people out.''

Based on that, Principal Joseph DeLuca searched the boy's locker and discovered the notebook.

The teen's mother said many of the writings and drawings relate to the video game ''Halo,'' which features a superhuman soldier who battles aliens."

""Apparently MS just wants Bungie to make Halo for the rest of their natural days, and Bungie doesn't like how MS is constantly trying to "handle" everything they do; the way they market their games, the way they interact with their fans (basically the fact that they do appreciate their fans), and how stingie they are with the profits (comparable to the rest of the industry). So as of today they are their own independent entity. They'll probably make Halo 4 for Microsoft, however hey are also ..."

"Speaking with Bungie at an exclusive Microsoft event this month we were informed that there was no rest for the wicked for the team as they were already beavering away at the next Halo game in the franchise. When questioned whether the game would be a prequel, Bungie remained tight lipped as always but we have a hunch that the game might actually be Halo - The Movie Game (insert movie title prefix here). Either way, it's early days considering many are still tackling the single player of Halo..."

"Welcome to the UGO's World of Halo. This is the realm of Master Chief. Enter and join the epic battle that has been chronicled in video games (including Halo 3, Halo Wars, and beyond) novels (The Fall of Reach and The Flood), comics (The Graphic Novel and Uprising) and the Halo movie."

"In an exclusive interview via Playtm and Gamespot during Games Conventions in Leipzig 2007, with Harter Ryan, Ensemble’s executive producer, he revealed that "a demo would be hitting Xbox Live within the few days"."

"Halo Wars” is the next big real-time strategy game from Ensemble Studios, creators of Age of Empires. Designed exclusively for the Xbox 360, “Halo Wars” allows you to take charge of the human UNSC armies and see the Halo universe from a totally new perspective. However, we might get a taste of the game sooner than we expected.

In an exclusive interview via Playtm and Gamespot during Games Conventions in Leipzig 2007, with Harter Ryan, Ensemble’s executive producer, he revealed that a demo ..."

"When it comes to real-time strategy titles, the PC mouse and keyboard has always reigned supreme over its console joypad counterpart. While EA's recent Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars went some way to shifting that platform boundary, Bungie believes it will finally shatter the RTS-doesn't-work-on-a-home-console taboo with Halo Wars."

"Yesterday the Internet was awash with rumours that Microsoft's annual European event, X0, would not be held this year. Two Microsoft employees, Xbox Live marketing manager Aaron Greenberg and director of programming Larry Hyrb, both suggested that there wasn't going to be an X07. Now Microsoft has officially confirmed the news.

The official statement from the company is as follows: "I can confirm that we are not hosting an X0 event this year. We review how we demonstrate our fantastic game..."

"The latest Halo Wars update has been posted on Bungie's website, and it reveals that we'll all finally be able to get a look at the Halo real-time strategy title at this week's E3. And that's "all" as in if you're lucky enough to be invited behind the strictly closed doors of the E3 Business & Media Summit event."

"Proving that you're never too old to play with toys (just hope you never hear editor Stevie let loose his passion for Transformers!), Todd McFarlane Toys has today told Next-Gen that it actively pursued, and secured, the rights to make a new line of action figures based on the Halo videogame franchise."