Revised Halo engine gives birth to funny horror

Rebel Without a Pulse looks to be an amusing romp through politically incorrect territory. The press release for the Halo-driven title smacks of sassy attitude, PR-style.

"Guaranteed to turn some heads, this third-person action game is an original IP by Bungie Studio veterans that uses an updated Halo™ engine to deliver a stirring tale of one man's hunger for love, justice... and brains. The game will be a cross-platform release,including Xbox, PC and Mac, and will be published worldwide in summer, 2005."

The main character,  Stubbs the Zombie, can use his own body parts as weapons — a long-time dream of ours around here. You take on rural militiamen, mad scientists and a deadly barbershop quartet. You get the idea...