Quick bits of Haloverse news today:

• Half-Life 2 crushed Halo 2 in IGN's "which sequel kicked more ass" poll. (Anybody else get the idea these polls only seem to reveal which site's readers are PC gamers, and which are console gamers? --Ed.)
• The January 1st Rumble Pit stats reset was a mistake: Frankie posts that it was not a deliberate reset. (Must be the little-known Y2k5 bug --Ed.)
• The HBO Halo 2 Cutscene Library reaches the opening of Sacred Icon now.