New Halo 3 maps will be smaller and designed for slayer - Bungie says battle with Call of Duty 4 is a "ping pong match

VideoGamer's Wesley Yin-Poole writes: Speaking in the latest podcast with Microsoft's Xbox LIVE Director of Programming, Larry Hyrb, aka Major Nelson, Bungie's Frank O'Connor also described the ongoing battle between Halo 3 and superb military FPS Call of Duty 4 for the number one game on Xbox LIVE as a "ping pong match" and said "I'm sure we'll overtake them and maybe they'll overtake us again".

"One of the things people think is missing from Halo 3's suite of maps is smaller deathmatch type maps for competitive play. We'll definitely deliver there I think. As well as the other bigger more exciting objective maps."

Frankie also revealed his feelings on the Call of Duty 4 vs Halo 3 battle at the top of Xbox LIVE. Last time we checked, CoD4 had beat Halo 3 again after Halo 3 had briefly regained top spot. Frankie said he was looking forward to "more Call of Duty maps" and praised developer Infinity Ward for "making good stuff".