Attention, Bungie: Halo 3 Needs Online Co-Op
Forgive me for being a few days late to the “Halo 3 isn’t 
going to have online co-op” party, but I have this annoying thing called a day job. You know, the thing that pays the bills, keeps my wife and son fed and ensures I don’t sit in front of the TV all day. Fortunately my tardiness is just fashionable, and it gave Bungie a chance to respond to the Internet exploding. Now it’s time to respond back. Presuming you have a day…
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