Whilst gamers will have to wait an extra couple of days longer for 2 than their American counterparts, the good news is that it is only two days - with today confirming an November 11th release date for Bungie's latest opus. The game is out on November 9th stateside, according to the latest details from Redmond.

In most of Europe, November 11th also stands, apart from Switzerland, France and Belgium where national bank holidays mean that that a release will actually take place on November 10th. So there we have it, Halo 2, in Europe, just a couple of days after North America. Not bad at all...

By Luke Guttridge