I originally posted that in this forum, but it was quickly merged into the Halo 2 mega-sticky above.
Still...that's tantalizing. People have thrown the shot of the box into Photoshop and can confirm that the outline of the MC and an Elite are on the back, so it looks to be ligit.
Damn. Sooooooooo close, but not as close as the video game store employee's. I would totally "borrow" a copy, and then bring it back and pay on the 9th.