Fan running after playing Halo Demo online, why?

Hello all,
Late 2008 Macbook Aluminum, sometimes when I play the Halo Demo Online, my fan starts run loud and for an extended period of time post log-off of Halo. Any suggestions?

Hi, Maczbook
probably it's a processor-intensive application, with a lot of graphics. you can check the CPU usage (use teh "activity-Monitor" in Applications/Utilities), and the temperature (download teh istat widget).
if the cpu/graphics works hard, the temperature goes up, and the fans blow to cool it again.
Thomas

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