We have officially launched our new Halo 3 tournament website, www.reconlive.net! We will be hosting our very first Free For All tournament on Saturday, March 14th, completely free of cost.

Prizes include:

First Place: 1600 MS Points card.
Second Place: Halo Wars T-Shirt (U.S. Shipping only) OR Uno + Robotron
Third Place: Uno

We're trying to build a great new community for Halo 3 tournaments, and would love to have anyone and everyone join.

Hope to see you soon!
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Mar 6, 2009

GAME Cut Xbox360 Elite Console Prices

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360 - Halo 3 - GAME Cut Xbox360 Elite Console Prices

Presumably in anticipation of the Resident Evil 5 Console Bundle due to arrive next Friday, GAME have reduced the price of their Xbox360 Elite Consoles by more than 13%.
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Mar 6, 2009

200 Edge covers in 20 seconds

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Abe Lincoln. Charles Darwin. Edge. Between them they’ve mastered the realms of politics, science and writing about overweight Italian plumbers. And, more importantly than any of that, they’re now all 200. Yep, the long-running and respected games mag has just reached its 200th issue, celebrating the landmark event by publishing 200 unique covers.So if you’re mad for Master Chief, delirious over Deus Ex or want to dip ... » Read More

Mar 4, 2009

LIVE Activity for week of February 23rd

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360 - Halo 3 - LIVE Activity for week of February 23rd

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 Left 4 Dead
7 STREET FIGHTER IV
8 FIFA 09
9 Halo Wars Demo
10 Guitar Hero World Tour

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Braid
2 3 on 3 NHL(TM) Arcade
3 Castle Crashers
4 Worms
5 UNO®
6 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
7 A Kingdom for Keflings
8 Death Tank
9 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
10 The Maw
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Mar 3, 2009

One BILLION Served

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And Counting

Saturday night, while many of us were stuffing food into our faces, plenty of folks were still playing Halo 3. At precisely 6:36pm PST, in a three minute and nineteen second game of Infection on Foundry, four players participated in Halo 3's one billionth match.
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Feb 28, 2009

Bungie Weekly Update: 02/27/09

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360 - Halo 3 - Bungie Weekly Update: 02/27/09

For those fortunate enough to get Mythic Map Pack codes early and those picking up Halo Wars LCE as it hits retailers, the Matchmaking hopper for the Mythic Map Pack, dubbed Team Mythic, is live and looking for soldiers. For everyone else, the counter is still ticking away towards an unstated date set sometime in the not-so-distant future.

If you find yourself in the waiting-it-out camp, Bungie is going to try and make your Mythic-less days just a little more bearable. Over the next five weeks, they'll examine and explore some of the Sandbox variants that will make their way into Halo 3's matchmaking stable when the Mythic Map Pack becomes available as DLC over the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

The lone exception to our plan is Tundra, the only custom Sandbox variant you'll find inside of the Team Mythic Playlist right now (unless you count the Grifball arena).
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Feb 27, 2009

Halo Mythic Map pack releases, global recession just got worse

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360 - Halo 3 - Halo Mythic Map pack releases, global recession just got worse

Console Monster writes: "The Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack is now available with limited edition copies of Halo Wars, released today, but what you may not know is that the content has reached the Xbox Live Marketplace. The price of the content is 99,999 Microsoft Points, equivalent to about £82,999.17 (it took a lot of fingers to work out). Once you have the funds, there is the slight problem of not being able to purchase the content as the following error occurs: "This offer is not valid in your region, or it has expired."

The only way of obtaining the Mythic Map pack early is to buy the limited edition of Halo Wars, competitions on the Internet or waiting for the official release in a few weeks. It has also been revealed the Mythic Map pack, along with others, will come bundled with Halo: ODST - releasing in Autumn. The content appears to have been on the Marketplace a few weeks now, originally releasing on the 11th February. It weighs in at 328 MB..."
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Feb 27, 2009

Microsoft admits to, defends banning Lesbian Xbox Live user

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360 - Halo 3 - Microsoft admits to, defends banning Lesbian Xbox Live user

Ben Kuchera writes: "Xbox Live isn't known for the social graces of its users, and one gamer was harassed for outing herself as a lesbian... with Microsoft then banning her account. The company tells Ars that gay or straight, discussion of your sexual orientation in your profile is verboten, but "don't ask, don't tell" doesn't work too well."
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Feb 27, 2009

GameStop to Host Halo Wars Midnight Launch Events Nationwide

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360 - Halo 3 - GameStop to Host Halo Wars Midnight Launch Events Nationwide

GameStop today announced that it will host midnight launch events for Microsoft's Halo Wars at more than 2,000 stores nationwide. Starting at 10 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2009, customers can visit their local GameStop and get in line to be the first to get their hands on the newest Halo game.

Fans will have the opportunity to bring out their inner Warthog by participating in one or more of the following events:
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Feb 25, 2009

LIVE Activity for week of February 16th

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360 - Halo 3 - LIVE Activity for week of February 16th

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 Left 4 Dead
7 Halo Wars Demo
8 FIFA 09
9 Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X: Rio Demo
10 Guitar Hero World Tour

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 3 on 3 NHL(TM) Arcade
2 Castle Crashers
3 Worms
4 UNO
5 Death Tank
6 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
7 A Kingdom for Keflings
8 The Maw
9 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
10 Minesweeper Flags
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Feb 24, 2009

Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack Skull Locations Orbital Assembly Sandbox

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360 - Halo 3 - Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack Skull Locations Orbital Assembly Sandbox

Early adopters of the Mythic Map pack have already found the three hidden skulls. This is a tutorial on how to get them
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Feb 24, 2009

OXCGN Halo Wars Exclusive Competition for Aust/NZ Entrants

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360 - Halo 3 - OXCGN Halo Wars Exclusive Competition for Aust/NZ Entrants

OXCGN Exclusive Competition:

"A unique once only prize pack worth in excess of $AU350 is up for grabs from MIDDAY Tuesday 23rd February and will be drawn on Friday 6th March at 7pm AEST, just prior to OXCGN's first Playdates which will on XboxLIVE at 8pm Friday 6th March AEST.

Remember, the Halo 3 Mythic Map Set including Orbital, Sandbox and Assembly are included in the Halo Wars Limited Edition available on February 26th (Aust)."
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Feb 24, 2009

Play the Halo 3: Mythic Map Pack Early by Winning a Free Code

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360 - Halo 3 - Play the Halo 3: Mythic Map Pack Early by Winning a Free Code

PlanetXbox360.com is going to make one lucky Halo 3 fan's dreams come true as the website is giving away one early download code for the highly-anticipated upcoming "Mythic Map Pack" add-on for Halo 3. All you have to do to enter is visit their forums and reply to the official contest thread stating your favorite Halo 3 multiplayer map. One winner will be chosen on Friday and the code is active as of that day, giving the winner a couple days over the weekend to practice his/her skills before the map pack goes public later next week. Please one entrant per person, winner will be randomly chosen from the available applicants.
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Feb 21, 2009

Bungie Weekly Update 2/20/09

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360 - Halo 3 - Bungie Weekly Update 2/20/09

New Mythic Map Pack screenshots as well as some other various information concerning the soon to be released map pack!
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Feb 17, 2009

X-Play "Halo 3" Mythic Map Pack Preview

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360 - Halo 3 - X-Play "Halo 3" Mythic Map Pack Preview

In this All Access Preview, Mr Sark goes behind the scenes at Halo 3 developer Bungie to get the lowdown on the new Mythic Map Pack.

Mythic contains three new multiplayer maps including Assembly, Orbital and Sandbox. Find out about each map's theme, environment and gameplay elements as Mr Sark grills the Bungie team
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Feb 17, 2009

LIVE Activity for week of February 9th

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360 - Halo 3 - LIVE Activity for week of February 9th

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Halo Wars Demo
6 GTA IV
7 Left 4 Dead
8 Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X: Rio Demo
9 FIFA 09
10 RESIDENT EVIL 5 Demo

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 3 on 3 NHL(TM) Arcade
2 Castle Crashers
3 Worms
4 R-Type Dimensions
5 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
6 UNO
7 A Kingdom for Keflings
8 Minesweeper Flags
9 The Maw
10 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
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Feb 14, 2009

Bungie weekly update 2/13/09

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360 - Halo 3 - Bungie weekly update 2/13/09

Hidden deep below the weathered sand and stone of Sandbox's ground-level lies a dark and dank hollowed out space - a basement, if you will. Capstone removed from the floor above, explorers can take a leap of faith down the ominous chute into the interior of the Crypt. And what will they find?
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Feb 11, 2009

Halo 3: Sandbox Toolbox

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Questions, answers, and a peek inside the toolbox.
A list with all forge objects and details inside.
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Feb 9, 2009

NYCC 09: Marvel Comics releasing two more Halo mini-series

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360 - Halo 3 - NYCC 09: Marvel Comics releasing two more Halo mini-series

Joystiq writes: "If you enjoyed Marvel's yet-to-be-completed Halo: Uprising comic series then you may be interested in a recent announcement from Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada -- during his Cup O' Joe panel at NYCC, Quesada confirmed that Marvel will be publishing two more Halo miniseries by the end of the year. Hopefully, these two won't get bogged down by late-in-the-game story revisions and accompanying year-long delays."
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Feb 6, 2009

Saling the world: Halo 3, Call of Duty top U.S. Xbox 360 sales

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360 - Halo 3 - Saling the world: Halo 3, Call of Duty top U.S. Xbox 360 sales

Danny Cowan from Gamasutra writes:

"Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide.

This week's charts, with data taken from February 5th, 2009, find Halo 3 and Call of Duty: World at War at the top of North America's Xbox 360 software sales charts, while Star Ocean: Second Evolution and Mario Kart DS drive sales on portables.

Data for "Saling The World" comes courtesy of the public sales information on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.co.jp, with sales split out for each platform and territory, and pre-orders disregarded. This results in a true sense of what games are selling worldwide on the real-time updated service, as follows..."
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