Halo 3's shiny new "A-hole" button

Bungie is doing you a favor by designating an "A-hole" button, which allows you to mute annoying players quickly. The feature was implemented perfectly by Valve games like Counter-Strike and Day of Defeat, but Xbox Live gamers have had to put up with whining jackasses unless they wanted to take the time to mute them using the guide.

So now, you simply press a button (back button, for the moment anyway) and up comes the score list with everyone’s tag on it. The right stick lets you highlight the miscreant and you can then instantly mute them for the rest of the game.

[Bungie Weekly Update @ Bungie.net]