Halo 3 melee fix this week

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Bungie will release an auto-update patch for Halo 3 this week that will fix issues found with the melee attack in online games.

Most of you may never have realised, but more obsessed Halo goers, like CVG Gav, have noticed a distinct advantage that server hosts, usually American-based, have in melee bouts.

Basically, when you both appear to melee at the same time, the hosting player, or the one with the better connection, always comes out on top.

This is a particular problem when UK players go against Americans, in some case you clearly hit out first, only to be killed (and subsequently corpse humped) by your lucky US opponent, who thinks he's better.

Bungie itself admitted: "there are issues with several granular melee features - simultaneous strikes, shield depletion and so on."

It has been working to iron out these issues with the help of US Major League Gaming ninjas over the past few weeks, and says in its latest weekly update (via Official Xbox 360 Magazine) that the update is "on track" for this week.

We've named it the "Americans don't automatically win" patch.