Halo 3 exposure this week

Halo 3 developer Bungie has hinted that some "BIG surprises" about Master Chief's third outing will be coming our way in the next few days, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the launch of Halo: Combat Evolved - first released in the US this week back in 2002.

The teasing hint appears in Bungie's latest weekly update during which the super-dev also promises to take a "lingering look at the series to date" for Halo's birthday week.

Bungie loves to drip feed hungry eyed gamers with lip-smacking nuggets of Halo info, so expect to be pointing your eyes at some big news before the weekend