GameSpy has announced their choice for the game of the month of November and I'm gald to say that the winner is Halo 2. You can read the whole article right here.

If you've had trouble getting into the forums yesterday and today while using FF I apologize. Someone outside our staff put back the forum ad (which had been removed originally for this very same reason) and didn't bother to make sure it worked in more then IE. Considering other Gamespy site's don't share this problem it's just a matter of getting the correct HTML which I will attempt to do before the powers that be add it back and alienate many of our members again. Currently it's been disabled again so you should have no trouble posting or viewing the site.

A new press release shows that Halo 2 has surpassed the 5 million mark in less then a month, pretty damn impressive if you ask me.

There is a post over at the B.net forums explaining how to keep your stats even after Bungie purges them. You will need a few tools but luckily those are provided for you.

Meleeing is fun, very fun, so much fun that GameSpy decided to make a Top 10 list of the best First-Person Melee Weapons of all time. This top 10 lists brings back nostalgic weapons such as the axe in the very first quake, the crowbar in Half-Life 2 but not the least the Energy Sword of Halo 2 (#6 on the list).

GameSpy.com has put up this years Holiday Guide where they take a look at the best games to give away or put on your wishlist for the upcoming Christmas holiday. Not to surprising Halo 2 is in this guide.

Bungie is back from their extended Thanksgiving-holiday and has now made the changes to the playlists as promised. We welcome the new playlists Team Slayer and Rumple Training. There are more changes that affects the existing playlists so follow this link for more infomation.

We are closing in our report on Bungie.net news for today but we just have to report that the webmaster is back to answer your questions at Bungie.net

Bungie has added a couple of wallpapers to their site. They are made by Shiska and can be downloaded here.

Bungie is looking for people to help them in future project. Follow this link if you want to know more.

According to Louis the rumors of a Halo 2.5 or new downloadable content based off the line...

"Halo 2. Didn't think there was more? Think again! If all goes to plan, a massive world exclusive first look... NEXT MONTH!"

...are completely wrong. Spong.com has revealed that what they are referring to is a Multiplayer guide booklet and a new Medal of Honor title.

Mr. Smiley has been sending me emails that unfortunately got buried in the pile of fan reviews that have been pouring in (sorry man). Well better late then never right?

Halo Babies has added a ton of new content recently, everything from a guest strip by BOLL to a flood of new fan art and a movie. Visit their news section and check out all the new goodness.

That's the feet Charlie Sinhaseni from GamingNexus.com pulled off. You can read his incredible story here.

Bungie.net has a few news pieces up-

Halo 2 stats are piling up at B.net so they are going to start purging older stats, specifically the rich data like the Game Viewer.

The latest "Halo Humpday Challenge" occurred with the Bungie staff taking on the Mods of their forum.

Seems Movies.com has jumped on the Halo movie rumor bandwagon and added a section to their site for it. That doesn't mean it's confirmed but it does mean the rumors are very strong.

Just so you know, I'm going to be disappearing into the pits for a month to work on this catch-all of Halo knowledge. Expect thousands of multi-paragraph entries when I'm done. (Some of the major ones may read like short novels.) Wish me luck.

Attention all Halo 2 players with a capturing device. As you may have noticed our Picture of the Day have slowed down a bit. This is due to people not sending us screenshots in the same pace they used to. We want screenshots from Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo: Custom Edition and Halo 2. If you have a screenshot that you've captured then please send it to pics@haloplanet.com. If you like you can also send a caption for the screenshot.

SketchFactor points out that Spike TV will host their annual video-game awards on December 14th. Of course we all want Halo 2 to win this award so follow this link to cast your vote.

Wow a busy week lead into a busy weekend. I wish I had more time but who doesn't? BOLL made an interesting discovery about the Forerunners in Halo 2.

TJY's Mhaddy is running a "Write a Poem for Bungie" contest you should check out.

Also I still have a ton of fan reviews just sitting in my inbox that I swear I will get to as soon as I get a chance to. Thanks to all of you who sent them in.