Microsoft and Bungie are leaving nothing to chance with the launch of Halo 3 now in just under 6 weeks.

In an interview with IGN AU, Bungie’s Lars Bakken, Multi-player Designer, and Frank O'Connor, Writing Lead, have been talking of a new Halo 3 map, Narrows.

"It's a Forerunner structure. It's embedded in this cliff wall and it's a bridge. Imagine the - if you're familiar with Halo 1 - imagine the bridge from Assault on the Control Room, expanded, and made for multi-player, so it's got multiple levels and each side has kind of a dug in section, and it's mirrored so on one side of each of the bases there's actually a Man Cannon, and if both sides take it at the same time they'll actually meet in mid-air, which is pretty cool."

"There are multiple areas that you fight over; there are some power weapons in the centre of the map. I'll give you guys a heads-up right now - there's actually a rocket launcher on top and a shotgun on the lowest level dead centre of the map, so when you guys play it tonight you'll have a little extra edge on the competition…"

So, there you go. Undoubtedly there’ll be many more details coming out of Bungie in the coming weeks so stay tuned for the latest news.