New Halo2 Maps this spring ... and Halo 3 public beta!

Bungie Announced today that this spring XBOX 360 owners can look forward to new maps for Halo 2!

Also, in the same update they announced that Halo 3 will be available as a public beta on 360 as well.

Assault Rifle and Battle Rifle in Halo 3

Episode 53 of the 1up show has unique insight on Halo3 multiplayer to share. Their impressions and descriptions of shield doors, man cannons & warthogs, how cool the levels are with specific stories from the matches they played.

Bungie's weekly update mentions that both the Assault Rifle AND Battle Rifle will be in Halo 3 as well as improved grenades. They also tease that fans of the original Halo gameplay are going to be very happy with 3.

A year away and specifics are materializing for the public.