Halo 2: Explosive new 3D screenshot

Plus! UK release date delayed by 48 hours to prevent naughty early sales.

Following last month's suitably impressive 3D screenshot of Halo 2, developers Bungie have released another 3D shot of the game - and this time, rather than just showing a freeze-frame, the Quicktime image shows off a Hog in the process of being blown to pieces.

And, according to Bungie, you will be able to make similar use of a wad of explosive fusion cores yourself: "It takes some setting up but it's totally possible to do it in the current build of the game," they reckon. Click on the links below (there are both large and small versions) to download the stunning screenshot.

Meanwhile, Halo 2 publishers Microsoft have announced that the game's UK release has been put back by two days, to Thursday 11 November - although it will still meet the previously-announced launch date of 9 November in the US. The slight delay isn't a sign of the PAL version of the game slipping, though.

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