As of a few minutes ago, XBL went down hard. All access was shut off, including access through XBOX.com. Major Nelson's site hosted by MS is also down.So was the major traffic influx of Halo 3's launch day to blame? I mean they did triple server capacity to avoid this very thing. Microsoft says "no comment". Uh huh...More on this as it breaks!UPDATE: XBL appearsto be back up in some capacity. Bungie.Net only lists 3,000 people...

If you watched G4's Halo special, or checked out any other footage of events, you may have noticed people dressed as Spartans. Some bought the outfit. Some made it from scratch.The guy pictured below showed up at the launch in Bowling Green, KY. I know the poor guy had to be hot in there, but he was really nice and took pictures with everyone...

By now you all must have heard about Meg White of The White Stripes supposed sex tape. The big rumor is that the leaking of the tape is why the Stripes have cancelled their shows.I will admit, the woman in the video bears a small resemblance, but to my eyes it is most certainly not her. In fact, that is the exact thing that the Stripes' publicist...

Enjoy this first look at THQ's Saint's Row 2, due out 2008 for the XB360 and P...