QUOTE(TUUK @ May 13 2006, 10:02 AM)

Didn't someone at MS make some crazy comment that Halo 3 would hit in time for the holiday season 06 to compete with the PS3? Or did I dream that?
LONG ago. Bill Gates said that. Then someone else (Robbie Bach?) said that Bungie will release whenever they are ready. Gates said something along the lines of:
"Imagine it. PS3 launches and Boom! They walk right into Halo 3!"
There is pretty much NO way that Halo 3 will come out anytime around the PS3 launch. No leaked stuff yet, we know nothing about it. Either Bungie quadroupled staff or we will be waiting a bit longer than that.
And as for the 7-7-07 thing, I don't think Bungie would fall for that. Why do that? It's just a date, I would think they would release as soon as it is finished and not hold out for a date. I know the Pearl Harbor Commemorative DVD Box set came out December 6, 2001. Why not release it the next day on the 50 year aniversary of Pearl Harbor? Because dates don't really matter that much.
I would be VERY surprised if that is when it were to come out.