We've gotten some lame attempts to punk us in the past, but this one takes the cake. Manu writes:

Hey, this is Manu i read ur blog everyday. A friend of mine sent me this pic, so i was wondering if you wanted to post it. Its supposed to be a leaked screenshot of beta testing for Halo 3. graphics (if its real) look pretty hot

Hot indeed! Gee, is that HDR lighting we see there... you know, over near the big barn from Half-Life 2?

We're not just amused by the fact that this is clearly a screenshot of Half-Life 2 with some Halo 2 models pasted in. But what is supposed to be going on in this screenshot? There's three players on screen, none of whom are firing at one another. What is this, Halo 3's new multiplayer mode, 'Stevie Wonder Deathmatch'? Florian Eckhardt

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