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Halo: It’s the film that just won’t stay down. After falling out with Fox and Universal over making theHalofilm, Peter Jackson’s representative, Ken Kamins, says that Microsoft is already in talks with other “distrobution projects” in order to release theHalofilm.CVG tells usthat even though the talks had been off, pre-production work was still going on: Prep work on the Halo film continues, Kamins tells Variety, mostly thanks to the involvement of exec producers Jackson and Walsh....

The battle of the band games continues this holiday withRock Band 2andGuitar Hero World Tour, and some might say thatWorld Tourhas the leg up with a music creation mode. Maybe. It depends on how much of a music nerd you are. But, if you’re that nerdy, you might want to look forward to the upcoming Harmonix music creation title. “We have over 40 bands in the company, 85 percent of us play an instrument, we really get music....

I playedMagna Carta 2back atE3 time, and at the time it struck me as a solid entry in the RPG genre as long as you aren’t looking for anything groundbreaking in terms of story. One thing it definitely has down is good looks, and these new screens fromGamekyocertainly prove that. Despite its unique battle system, I’m thinking I am going to pass on this one once it comes out in the US this October, if only because eighty hours is a long time to spend playing some predictable....

So I woke up this morning, played a littleZelda, played a littleWii Sports, then played a littleExcite Truck. As I finished with the later, I went back to the main dashboard and noticed something odd — I had Wii mail. Since I know online wasn’t really working, I found this a bit odd. So, watch this vid and see what it is. By the way, getZeldafor the Wii. It’s pretty much all around awesome....

Following the somewhat recentannouncementof The Rock being a pre-order bonus, THQ has released a hefty list on theirsitethat almost details the complete roster of wrestlers. I haven’t played a wrestling game in years, but this reboot and a lot of people talking about wrestling lately has me wanting to get into these games again. As a result of me not following wrestling in years, the only person I immediately recognized and got excited to play as is The Undertaker, because I’m original like that....

Hi-Rez studios showed off some concept art of the ‘first map’ ofTribes AscendonFacebookafter getting 4000 likes. They did the same withprevious concept art, so if you want more of this, I suppose you better start ‘liking.’ Apparently the map’s name is Drydock, and that’s about all the info there is. Whoever is targeting those orbital strikes sure as hell can’t aim though, so the guy who is taking cover on the bottom-right might as well be holding a picnic!...

This week’s game room belongs to Mr. Wilson. He has a nice TV with a very sh*tty computer right next to it (I had that computer too, hated it), an awesome controller stand, and lots of DVDs. He also has another game room with an even better TV. Also, his dogs are adorable. Check out his blog for more picturesof his setup. Highlights this week include The GHost making more amazing Destructoid Cards, several recaps of the Baltimore NARP, Tamz’s art, Genki-JAM’sPokémoncomics, and free touch’s Destructoid figures....

TimO42 wanted to join the site on the right foot, so as his first blog, he went ahead and showed off his setup. How amazing is his setup? Well, he has two homes filled with gaming stuff: some with him while he’s away at college, and the rest at his parents’ house. And even there, he has two rooms for his amazing collection. He has a bunch of rare stuff, an arcade cabinet he made himself, and a ton of other things....

I don’t watch the televised news, as a rule. It’s never been a part of my life. So, as a result, I wind up becoming aware of news only after it has been run through the cultural filter related to my hobby of choice. Take this piece of art by zero-lives, as an example. Did you guys know that there’s some oil leaking out of a well into the Gulf of Mexico?...

[Editor’s note: Justice takes a look atAssassin’s Creedand gives us his take on how he would go about improving the series it as part of this month’sMonthly Musing. — CTZ]I know a lot of people didn’t really care for this game and/or didn’t enjoy it much at all when they played it. But for some reason, the game appealed to me quite a lot. I enjoyed it the whole way through except for the crappy ending....

The craziest man to ever be declared sane, Jack Thompson, has pulled one of his wackiest moves yet as he has filed to subpoena George W. Bush for a deposition in his bid to keep his law license. Thompson of course is facing the loss of his right to practice law, thanks to him being something of a complete pudstick and facing two ethics complaints from the Florida Bar. The trial begins on November 26th and surely will provide hilarity, especially if Jacky Boy’s attempts to call Bush to the stand is any indication of what we’re going to see....

Sleep is Deathis either going to be one of the coolest things I’ve ever played, or it’s going to reflect my own boringness in such a way that I’ll never be able to do anything remotely interesting with it. Described as “a storytelling game for two players,” Jason Rohrer’sSleep is Deathwill likely adhere to hisNew Gamist Manifesto— which, if you’re too lazy to click the link, means it’ll have less to do with scripted narrative, AI-driven characters and a definite endpoint and more to do with endless discovery and player-on-player interaction....

One part of that title is true, and no, sadly, it isn’t the two awesome choices, it’s the confusingly bizarre one. Latino Review, viaKotaku(via my laptop, via coal-burning power plants) has a bit of casting news from the upcomingStreet Fightermovie that is simply mind-boggling. The rumor claims that Jessica “Severely Not Chinese” Biel is at the top of the casting pile for the role of Chun-Li, a character defined as much by her many appearances in theStreet Fighterseries as she is by the fact that she’snot from Minnesota....