Halo 3 Commercial airs on Monday

This has been announced for awhile, but I thought I'd remind everybody that there will be a Halo 3 commercial airing this Monday, Dec. 4th, on ESPN's Monday night football between 5:50 and 6:20 PST. The commercial was made by Digital Domain, using assets supplied by Bungie. Shortly after the commercial airs, the commercial will be released for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Where we can replay it over and over again in 720p glory. So check it out and see if you can pick out any clues for the release date. The commercial is full CG, no game play, but it should be redic.

Also, online registration for Halo's public beta will be open next week, presumably on Bungie's web site. More about that here.

Microsoft announces downloadable TV shows and Movies

Microsoft Corp. November 6 announced agreements with CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS Inc.), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to bring an initial lineup of over 1,000 hours of hit TV shows and movies to Xbox 360™ gamers in the U.S. by the end of the year. Furthermore, Xbox 360 will be the first gaming console to bring standard and high-definition TV shows and movies via digital distribution over the Internet directly to the consumer.

Examples of content that will be available on the network by the end of year include the following:

• “Robot Chicken” and “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” from Adult Swim
• “CSI,” “Survivor” and “Star Trek” from CBS
• Emmy and Peabody award-winning “South Park” and “Chappelle’s Show” from COMEDY CENTRAL
• “The Real World” and “Pimp My Ride” from MTV
• “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and ”SpongeBob SquarePants” from Nickelodeon
• “Skyland” and “The Nicktoons Network Animation Festival” from Nicktoons Network
• “M:i:III,” Nacho Libre” and “Jackass: The Movie” from Paramount Pictures
• “Carpocalypse” and “Raising the Roofs” from Spike TV
• “Race Rewind” provided by NASCAR.COM
• Select episodes of the original season of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series and the “UFC: All Access” shows from the UFC
• “Breaking Bonaduce” and “Hogan Knows Best” from VH1
• “The Matrix,” “Superman Returns” and “Batman Forever” from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Full Press Release.