Last week's rumor of two new Xbox 360 bundles are confirmed today by an official press release. Microsoft has announced the Halo 3 and Fable II bundles, both of which are touting the coveted Game of the Year tag on them. Release details in the full article.

There's a new Halo 3 Mythic trailer that am sure all you fans out there would want to check out, and it comes right in time for the launch of the much-awaited Mythic Map Pack on the Xbox Live Marketplace. There's a new theme in town, too. Details after the jump.

Why did Bungie change the name of Halo: Recon to Halo: ODST? Product Manager Ryan Crosby explains that the new name just provides for a better reflection of the said game. Trivia continues after the jump.

Ensemble Studios officially closed its doors last week, and Gamasutra was there for a final tour. They also report on the never-to-be Halo MMO, which turns out was a very serious project for Microsoft. Serious enough to actually start building Ensemble a campus to support it.

Here's a minor update to Halo 3's upcoming expansion, just so you're in the know. A press release went out today announcing that the title will no longer be called Recon, but ODST. Recon sounds catchier though.

Still wondering what type of game Halo 3: Recon actually is? That question was answered by Bungie in the December issue of Game Informer. See what the guys at Bungie have in response to this query after the jump.

So Bungie is wrapping up its time with the Halo franchise with the last of the trilogy, Recon. Everyone's been asking what their plans are after Halo, but they've been pretty mum about it. However, one thing is clear: they aren't tied down to the Xbox 360 and the PC anymore.

Go to the full article to read up on what Bungie's Brian Jarrard has to say about the studio moving on to new projects.

So you thought you finished the fight? You couldn't be more wrong. Straight from the Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft has unleashed its big Halo announcement. For those of you who speculated that it was an expansion to Halo 3, you were spot on. Check out the trailer to Halo 3: Recon in the full article. What's this? No Master Chief?

Bungie's teasing us with a new "Keep it Clean" campaign, and no, we don't think it's got anything to do with the environment. See what the famed Halo creators are up to at the full article.

Rumors have been floating around since 2006 that a Halo MMO was in development, although this has never been solidly confirmed by any studio. It's recently revealed that the MMO was indeed real.

Unfortunately, it was canceled.

Yeah, anticlimactic huh? Anyway, check out screenshots of the never-to-be Halo MMO after the link.