GameSpy has more on Halo PC, offering this article by Gearbox president Randy Pitchford. Randy talks about how Gearbox got the porting job, what's been difficult to port and what hasn't, and the extra features the PC version of the game will have.

GameSpy is offering the first Halo preview (and multiplayer preview here) and I could quote some stuff from it about the porting process and how there's improved multiplayer and all. Too bad there is this.."the only major feature from the Xbox version of Halo in danger of not making it to the PC is the cooperative mode", Gearbox says its a maybe.

Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford posted this message on the Gearbox forums, mentioning that the company is looking for 6 to 8 testers for the PC port of Halo. You must be available for 4 to 6 hours for 5 to 10 days, and live in or around Plano, TX. More info here.

GameSpot has posted a Halo PC update, based on the Gearbox workshop at the CPL event this past Saturday. They describe the work involved with porting the engine and what Gearbox is working on. The Adrenaline Vault has a brief article of their own.

Pitchford said that the project is about 40 percent done, much of which includes a successful port of the graphics engine. The port required Gearbox to move to supporting DirectX 9 and completely rewrite all the pixel shader effects. Part of what that rewrite means is that the PC game will have some enhanced effects for PCs with the latest graphics cards ...

Xbox.com is now hosting the Halo 2 trailer as was promised, though you will need to install Windows Media Player 9 to get it from that site. There is a Quicktime version on Halo.Bungie.org.

Update: Here is the FileShack mirror of the WMV file, and here is a copy of the QuickTime version. Note that we're still doing without a few servers on FileShack, so your download might take a few minutes to start.

Microsoft sent out this press release officially announcing the PC version of the Xbox hit Halo. The port is in development at Gearbox, where they are also working on James Bond: Nightfire and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero. A Mac version is being developed as well, by the guys at Westlake Interactive. When? Summer 2003.

"PC gamers worldwide will soon be able to dig into the addictive gameplay of 'Halo,'" said Stuart Moulder, general manager, Microsoft Game Studios. "By combining the success of 'Halo' on Xbox with Gearbox's proven talent in the first-person shooter genre, PC gamers are guaranteed a lively and 'up-all-hours' single and multiplayer experience on the PC."
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"We've been dying to play Halo online with a PC ever since its spectacular launch last year," said Gearbox Software President Randy Pitchford. "The team at Gearbox has the experience and the talent to not only bring Halo to the PC, but also to add enhancements that exploit the multiplayer capabilities that PCs are known for."

Bungie.net has posted a Jason Jones Q&A, where user questions about Bungie's recently released Xbox shooter Halo are answered. Thanks Voodoo Extreme.

Bungie.net has a new post about the fact that you can now send questions about Halo to haloqna@microsoft.com, which will be answered by project leader Jason Jones. They will post responses next week and might make it somewhat of a regular feature.

Bungie's Matt Soell has been interviewed on Voodoo Extreme. He gets to answer questions about the feeling of finally have the game on shelves, the inspirations behind the story of the game, getting the game to work so well with the XBox controller, the vehicles, enemy polygon count, AI, multiplayer modes and of course a question about the PC version.

HomeLAN Fed has posted an interview with Matt Soell of Bungie. I know it's hard to guess what they talk about. Yep, Halo, what a shocker. Matt answers questions about the story, AI, PC/Mac version, the enemies, weapons, the alledged Xbox multiplayer upgrade and more.

Halo.Bungie.Org has a launch party page, with all kinds of info from the Halo launch party at Bungie. One of the things overheard there is that Bungie might start working on the promised PC/Mac version of the game as soon as everyone gets back from vacation. Thanks VE.

According to this Halo forum post, no matter what people might think, Halo WILL come to the PC and Mac according to Bungie's Matt Soell. They don't know when, they don't know in what form, but there will indeed be a PC and Mac version of the game. In related news, there is a very brief Halo Q&A on CG Online.

Is there any sort of timetable for that, even a rough one? Are PC gamers looking at a year-long wait here?

We unfortunately do not have a timetable for this project yet. Truth be told, every single Bungie employee and his brother worked their butts off to get Halo Xbox completed and they are all on a much deserved vacation right now. When they all get back and their sunburns finally stop hurting they will tackle Halo for any and all other platforms.

Kalo let us know about this forum post on the Bungie.org forums by Bungie's Matt Soell announcing that their Xbox launch title Halo has gone gold.

All of us worked very hard to get to this point and we are collectively very proud of what we have done.
Over the last few years Halo has attracted a lot of attention, and it's safe to say Halo will be the first Bungie game for a huge number of people. But it's not a fluke or a freak accident or a case of being in the right place at the right time. It's the latest chapter in the ongoing story of Bungie, which started ten years ago and is still being written. Like all our stories, it's full of dips and twists and weirdness. Sincere thanks to those of you who keep reading. :-)

Of course, as we all know, Halo started out as a PC/Mac title but after Bungie was bought by Microsoft it became an Xbox title. There could still be a PC version, though nothing is known about that at this point.

GameSpot has posted an assload of Halo footage which apparently also includes spoilers of some sort according to readers. Basically all the Halo stuff you can handle there.

There's an unusually lenghty Halo update up at Haloplayers.com, with Bungie's Matt Soell talking about the Halo Update Birthday Party which means a lot of alcohol. However Bungie did get some work done, which he talks about towards the end. Two new images from the game are included as well.

Planet Xbox has posted a new Halo developer diary. Bungie level designer Jaime Griesemer talks about bug hunting and seeing the game come together.

Battleground: Halo is this weeks recipient of the Halo update. Bungie's Matt Soell busts out with the info on what happened development-wise the past week, and also gives us a single new screenshot from the game which is now at Release Candidate 2.

The weekly Halo update is up at Halo.Bungie.org. Matt Soell talks what's been happening to Bungie's FPS, which is getting close to being done.

The TeamXBox website has posted a new trailer for Halo from Bungie which is currently being packaged as a launch title with the XBox console system from Microsoft. Thanks HomeLAN

Rampancy is the latest site to receive the Halo update. Bungie's Matt Soell talks about framerate optimization, work on AI, multiplayer testing and sound work. Meanwhile, Fileplanet is hosting a new Halo interview. Bungie's Marty O'Donnell and Joe Staten talk about the game (and show it) in a 44mb MPG file. The video runs for almost 7 minutes. It's still uncertain at this point on what platforms Halo will be released. Assumed was a release on the Xbox with PC and Mac following, but recently Microsoft sites and pre-order box art at stores has shown "Only on XBox".