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Even in a sleepy little college town in rural Idaho, a mere five-and-a-half hour drive from Microsoft's Redmond, Wash., headquarters, "Halo 3" is more than just a game. We don't get the attention of New York -- no ATVs decked out in green, no famous stars, Microsoft giveaways or spotlights tearing through the night sky -- but gamers still came out in droves. Video Game Headquarters, a small shop in a Moscow, Idaho, mall, held a "Halo 3" tournament for those waiting to snag their copy of the epic first-person shooter.