Good news for all Halo Fans in The UK. Halo 3, Mass Effect and Project Gotham Racing 4 all get price drops this month as they will be added to the Classics collection on March 20.

“We are delighted to add three of our finest titles to the Classics range, adding to the exceptional entertainment offering available on the Xbox 360 at outstanding prices,” said David Gosen Vice President of Marketing, Xbox Europe. “As we see more and more families looking to save money by staying in, Xbox 360 continues to offer high-quality home entertainment at fantastic value and consumers are clearly recognising this as we sail past 8 million console sales in Europe.”
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Halo Spartan

PalTalk, the sue-happy company who tried sucking Microsoft out of an enormous $90 Billion for supposed copyright infringement related to Halo’s Multiplayer setup, just got paid. In one of those jaw dropping moments, Microsoft has actually settled with the company that filed suit against the Xbox 360 maker. Bring on the champagne PalTalk!

PalTalk hit Microsoft with a suit over a pair of patents in 2006, claiming that the multiplayer tech that powered some Xbox Live multiplayer games violated technology patents for “ways to control interactive applications over multiple computers.” Said patents were purchased from MPath Interactive Inc. by PalTalk for a paltry sum of $200,000.

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Halo Kitty Meowster Chief Action Figure

Yessir, that’s a real, custom, pink Master Chief with Hello Kitty tattooed on his ass, kneepads, “HK47″ rifle and shield. The result of an amalgamation so eye-gougingly abominable that only an eight-year-old kid sister could/should take credit for. But you can place your ebay bid on Meowster Chief for $19.99

As the seller writes: “He comes equipped with an HK47 Pistol and a Sanrio Shield! He (or she)
also comes with a miniature sized Hello Kitty necklace. Meowster Chief’s left leg has the logo Sanrio and on the chest plate is H & K.”

To be Honest, I’m actually more interested in the Emma Frost Hellfire Club Fireplace that the chief is standing next to (pictures after the jump), unfortunately, that’s not included. read more »