Check out this awesome prank that the MIT nerds pulled over on the lesser Harvard nerds. If only all fanboys were so meticulous and clever (sadly, usually they're trolls that can't take a joke - sorry you had to go through that Brian).

So launch day has passed us by, and I have to say, the software is brilliant. I played the first four levels as a 3-person Co-Op with scoring turned on last night, and it's amazing. The following deathmatch was also superb, and the replay feature was totally addictive. I haven't even beaten the thing, and I've already derived way more than $60 of entertainment out of it. Good job, Bungie.

On the business front, Microsoft is a happy monopolizer this week. Not only is Halo 3 software sales potentially keeping their money-leaking gaming division squarely in the black, but their console sales surpassed the PS2 before the game even came out (yay price drop!). Since they're clearly the pillar of the entire US retail economy, Master Chief even did the honors on Wall St. on his big day.

Now, in addition to pushing software sales through the roof, bumping hardware sales and increasing high-fives by 1,456% at MS HQ, the release of Halo 3 is also going to create a mad run on Xbox Live, which by all counts is a smashing success of an online gaming community. But what happens when all bazillion deathmatch-crazed fans flip their switches at once? Well, a whole lot of nothing for a whole lot of people. Oops.

But what's next? Hit the jump for a super-special sneak peak at Halo 4, 5, 6, and beyond...