Anticipation is certainly mounting in the last few weeks before Halo 3’s launch, but those of you who are worried that the day might never arrive fear not, for we have just had confirmation that the game has gone Gold!

In other words the dudes at Bungie have finished their final post-beta tweaks and have sent the game off to the magical game factory where tireless elf-labourers will press it up into a billion copies in good time for launch on September 26th. At least that’s what we think happens when games go into manufacture.

“This is a huge milestone for us and a big cause for celebration at Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios. This is the game we’ve always wanted to make and certainly the best game our studio has developed. We can’t wait for gamers to get their hands on it,” said Harold Ryan, Studio Head at Bungie Studios, laughingly, on his way to the bank. Us neither, Hazza, and you’d better flipping be right about it being good too.

Whatever the case it’s now less than four weeks to go. Tick, tick, tick…