GamesRadar - Halo 3

343 Industries worries 'constantly' about Halo oversaturation (News)

Nov 6, 2009

Speaking to Joystiq, Microsoft's Frank O'Connor, creative director of 343 Industries, said that he worries "constantly" about the possibility of the market being oversaturated with Halo. When asked about the amount of Halo products out there (namely ODST, upcoming books, more comics, Halo Legends and the recently released encyclopedia), O'Connor said, "I worry about that constantly."

Regarding the various Halo products, O'Connor said, "All of that stuff has existed in the past, and it exists because of one simple reason, which is demand. We wouldn't make it if we weren't continually being asked for it." He added, "We obviously turn down almost infinitely more stuff than we actually produce, but when we produce it there's a good reason and a good plan and a strong demand."

LIVE Activity for week of Oct. 26th (News)

Nov 4, 2009

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

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 GTA IV (Purchase the full game)
5 Halo 3: ODST
6 Gears of War 2
7 FIFA 10
8 Borderlands
9 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
10 Forza Motorsport 3 (Download the demo)

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Trials HD
2 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
3 Zombie Apocalypse
4 Battlefield 1943
5 Tower Bloxx Deluxe
6 Castle Crashers
7 Magic: The Gathering
8 Fable II Pub Games
9 Panzer General Allied Assault
10 Shadow Complex

Halo Waypoint goes live: first impressions (News)

Nov 1, 2009

OXM UK: The server is being a tiny bit temperamental at present, probably because half the planet is trying to use it, but we've been able to have a go and bag some Avatar swag.

Achievements that Unlock Avatar stuff in Halo Waypoint. (News)

Nov 1, 2009

To all of those selected for the dashboard update preview Halo Waypoint is now available for download on the Xbox dashboard and I must admit its cooler than I thought it would be. For the most part if you have played any of the Halo games Halo3, Halo Wars, or Halo 3 ODST you should start off with some cool stuff for your avatar. That's right included in Waypoint are avatar awards. Here's a quick list.

1) ODST Helmet - Unlocked by .....

2) ODST Shirt - Unlocked by ......

3) ODST Hoodie - Unlocked by .......

4) Secret - Unlocked by doing nothing

5) Recon Helmet - Unlocked by .......

6) ODST Armor - Unlocked by .......

So if you want all the avatar unlockables once Waypoint drops for everyone get on those acheivements and you'll start with all the gear. So what do you think good idea, or bad idea for Microsoft to include these new unlockables to kick off Halo Waypoint?

Bungie Weekly Update: 10/30/09 (News)

Nov 1, 2009

Bungie writes:

"Relax your shoulders, open wide, and GET SET for a mouthful of hot multiplayer playtest. I've got a duo of scantily clad designers, Derek Carroll and Lars Bakken, and a lone but seasoned engineer, Luke Timmins, ready to step on stage and deliver all the juicy details about why they do what they do, what exactly went down in everyone's living room this week, and why in the world Chad was allowed to do placeholder voice work."

Halo Waypoint Beta launches for NNXE previewers, features Avatar Awards (News)

Oct 31, 2009

Early this morning Microsoft finally released the beta version of Halo Waypoint, the new content and community hub for the popular series, onto Xbox LIVE for the fall 2009 system update preview program members. If that wasn't enough, you can now score unique Avatar Awards as well.

Halo Waypoint: Hands On (ResumePlay) (News)

Oct 30, 2009

ResumePlay Writes: Halo Waypoint was announced as being a one stop shop for all things Halo. Well today Microsoft made Waypoint available to users who are in the early preview of the new Dashboard update. Click the jump for our hands on!

Contributors and Cover Art for Halo: Evolutions Revealed (News)

Oct 28, 2009

Tor Books has released the contributor list and cover art for Halo short story collection, Halo: Evolutions.

Xbox LIVE Activity for week of Oct. 19th (News)

Oct 28, 2009

Major Nelson writes:

"Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's)

1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Halo 3: ODST
5 Gears of War 2
6 FIFA 10
7 Madden NFL 10
8 GTA IV
9 Borderlands
10 Left 4 Dead"

Bungie Weekly Update: 10/23/09 (News)

Oct 24, 2009

Bungie writes:

"Hello and welcome the Bungie Weekly Update. It's a pleasure to have you with us today. Your safety and comfort are our primary concern, so please pay close attention to the following important information.

Marcus fired off another Halo: Reach progress report earlier this week. His communique contained exactly five hundred and fifty eight words that charted the team's recent forward progress and then got down and dirty, digging into all the gory details. Fresh off the completion of a significant development milestone, the team just added tons of new awesome into the Halo: Reach mix."

Game characters that deserved to die (Feature)

Oct 23, 2009

Death and video games go together like a big heart attack-baiting burger and an extra five slices of cheddar. But just because they’re the best of mates, it doesn’t mean certain characters should go looking for the Grim Reaper through their own reckless actions. Sadly, that’s exactly want the following group of death-wishers all do. And whether it’s through their own stupidity, being huge wimps or just dying in embarrassing fashion, these guys ...

LIVE Activity for week of Oct. 12th (News)

Oct 21, 2009

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

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Halo 3: ODST
5 Gears of War 2
6 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
7 GTA IV (Purchase the full game)
8 FIFA 10 (Download the demo)
9 Left 4 Dead
10 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY! (Download the demo)

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Hasbro Family Game Night
2 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
3 Trials HD
4 Zombie Apocalypse
5 Battlefield 1943
6 Castle Crashers
7 Shadow Complex
8 Magic: The Gathering
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Axel & Pixel

Halo Waypoint confirmed for NNXE preview program (News)

Oct 21, 2009

Microsoft's resident blogger Major Nelson confirmed today that the much anticipated Halo Waypoint, set to officially launch on November 5th, will be included in the upcoming Xbox LIVE update preview program.

Post-NPD: Microsoft Details Halo 3: ODST Play Hours, Third Party Sales Lead (News)

Oct 20, 2009

As ever, Microsoft has released a response to the NPD sales results -- revealing some interesting statistics about Halo 3 gameplay and boasting of third-party Xbox 360 sales of $154 million for the month of September.

Selling 1.5 million copies, Halo 3: ODST was the best-selling game of the overall NPD for September 2009; Xbox 360 claimed five of the top 10 titles.

According to Microsoft, since ODST's release, over five million unique players have racked up playtime with the two Halo 3 titles since the September 2007 launch of Halo 3. Including the original and ODST, gamers have totaled over 116 million hours of play.

Halo Waypoint detailed, captured on video (News)

Oct 19, 2009

With the Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard update preview kicking off today, Microsoft dropped some more details on Halo Waypoint, the Dashboard playpen for the Master Chief enthusiasts among you. The preview video – found after the break – walks you through some of the destination's functionality, notably the "career system" which will track "in-game accomplishments across multiple Halo games." Unsurprisingly, that career will be limited to the Xbox 360-released Halo games: Halo 3, Halo Wars, Halo 3: ODST, and "all Game Add-on content for those titles."

Halo Waypoint is being developed collaboratively by Microsoft's internal Halo studio, 343 Industries, and Certain Affinity, the Austin-based developer (with some former Bungie staffers) behind Age of Booty. Waypoint will be available November 5 for both Xbox Live Gold and Silver members; however, come November 26 those Silver members will have to pony up for Live if they want to keep their Waypoint access. That's a solid three weeks to determine if the exclusive Waypoint offerings – like the Nov. 7. preview of the "Halo Legends" anime anthology – are worth it.

Bungie Weekly Update: 10.16.09 (News)

Oct 17, 2009

It's been all business around these parts this week with the overwhelming majority of the Bungie collective doing work toward the completion of an important Halo: Reach milestone...

Uncharted 2, More Perfect Scores than Halo 3 and Gears of War (News)

Oct 16, 2009

According to Metacritic, Uncharted 2 has already beaten arguably the Xbox 360's best exclusive in terms of the average score, but even in terms of the number of perfect scores it has received.

LIVE Activity for week of Oct. 5th (News)

Oct 14, 2009

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

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Halo 3: ODST
5 Gears of War 2
6 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
7 FIFA 10 (Download the demo)
8 GTA IV (Purchase the full game)
9 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY! (Download the demo)
10 Left 4 Dead

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
2 Zombie Apocalypse
3 Trials HD
4 Battlefield 1943
5 Shadow Complex
6 Castle Crashers
7 BUST-A-MOVE Live!
8 Defense Grid: The Awakening
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Magic: The Gathering

McFarlane Toys releasing Halo Series 6 Medal Edition, more Odd Pod action figures October 2009 (News)

Oct 13, 2009

Gamertell is reporting that Mcfarlane's next round of Halo action figures will be available in stores October 20, 2009.

The company will be releasing two lines - 6-inch Medal Edition and 4-inch Odd Pod figures - which will both include "The Rookie" from Halo 3: ODST and other Halo 3 characters.

A Homemade Halo Warthog (and how to make one) (News)

Oct 11, 2009

BeefJack writes: "As Xbox Live's most played game, Halo surely has it's fans. Some know the ins and outs of the universe whilst others can claim Recon armor. However, the true winners are those who can make driveable Warthogs for their children!"

Bungie Weekly Update: 10/09/09 (News)

Oct 10, 2009

Bungie writes:

"Some new numbers made it out onto the interweb this week that chart the sales progress of our latest little title, Halo 3: ODST. Word is that it's already reached a tremendously stupendous tally of 2.5 million copies sold. When Miller said it was dropping into all stores, everywhere, turns out he wasn't kidding around.

According to our online stats page, you and about 2,533,978 of your closest friends have already cooperatively chewed though a thoroughly frightening forty seven million online games. You've collectively banded together to purge the galaxy of over one billion Brutes and over 1.5 billion Grunts. You, dear friends, are a freakishly-focused and digitally genocidal conglomeration of alien exterminatin' maniacs. The Covenant ain't got nothin' on you. We're just glad that you're on our side.

We're also glad you're playing. Great news like this reminds the hardworking men and ladies on the Bungie team why they do what they do. Thanks for picking up our game."

Video game 'Halo' spins off books, action figures and more (News)

Oct 8, 2009

Bungie says it has a 'six-year plan' for the Halo series, which will cumulate in all novel, anime and game canon tying together.

"We do have a plan that goes out at least six years," creative director, Frank O'Conner told USA Today. "Eventually, it will become very apparent that there is a plan for the way the canon all ties together and the way the comic books and the novels all tie together."

Bungie Weekly Update: 10/02/09 (News)

Oct 3, 2009

Bungie writes:

"Our database guru, Michael Williams, tells me that as of about five o'clock Thursday, nearly sixty thousand players had already pulled the trigger and unlocked their coveted sets of Recon armor by completing all seven Vidmaster achievements. Good work.

Still, the vast majority of active players are still rockin' their old and dusty duds. Seems pretty clear that most of them don't want to be seen in what we've been told time and time again is "the new Hayabusa" (aka, the-really-sweet-armor-that-tons-of-players-elect-to-wear). Either that, or they simply haven't snagged all of the Vidmaster achievements yet."

Halo 3: ODST - Multiplayer Skulls Guide (Feature)

Oct 2, 2009

You thought you were done with these? Not even close.

With the release of Halo 3: ODST, the hunt for hidden skulls is on again. Tucked away on six of the included multiplayer maps are six extra noggins – collectibles that many gamers don’t even realize exist. Three are ODST originals, three are holdovers from the Mythic Map Pack and all are deviously concealed in some of the most obscure, hard-to-reach locations ...

Halo 3 - Assembly Skull (Video)

Oct 2, 2009

Master Chief returns to fuel another round of alien-smashing blood-bathery. What are you waiting for? Finish the fight!

Halo 3 - Sandbox Skull (Video)

Oct 2, 2009

Master Chief returns to fuel another round of alien-smashing blood-bathery. What are you waiting for? Finish the fight!

Halo 3 - Orbital Skull (Video)

Oct 2, 2009

Master Chief returns to fuel another round of alien-smashing blood-bathery. What are you waiting for? Finish the fight!

Full Size Halo "Warthog" to be Unveiled at MCM Expo (News)

Oct 1, 2009

The M12 'Warthog' LRV is an A-reg 1984 Land Rover Defender 110, rescued from the GumTree 4×4 yard before its eventual scrapping due to MoT failure. Rebuilt by Props Studios, the vehicle has been fitted with an entirely new body and lifted suspension, along with as a heap of other modifications. It's thought that the vehicle will arrive in London in full working order.

10 game ads that are horribly up their own ass (Feature)

Oct 1, 2009

Most game ads are usually a bit rubbish. But we can forgive them, because whether pushing Z listers ‘enjoying’ entertaining interactive products or offending our ears with a cheesy, booming voiceover, most of them are just charmingly clueless. The following ads are guilty of a much worse crime, though. They all utterly adore themselves. Self-indulgent, self-loving bullshit, below you’ll find cynical commercials that have ...

LIVE Activity for week of Sept. 21 (News)

Sep 30, 2009

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 Halo 3
2 Halo 3: ODST
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Call of Duty: WaW
5 Gears of War 2
6 Forza 3 Demo (Download the demo)
7 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
8 GTA IV
9 FIFA Soccer 10 Demo (Download the demo)
10 FIFA 09

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Zombie Apocalypse
2 Pinball FX
3 Trials HD
4 Shadow Complex
5 Battlefield 1943
6 The Warriors: Street Brawl
7 NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
8 Castle Crashers
9 BUBBLE BOBBLE Neo!
10 Marvel vs. Capcom 2

The Top 7... things ODST does better than Halo 3 (Feature)

Sep 28, 2009

ODST is more than an expansion. ODST is an experimentation. Sure, this year’s Halo game could be seen as something of a placeholder, a small side adventure to keep fans occupied until next year’s Reach. The graphics are nearly the same as those in Halo 3. So are the enemies, weapons and vehicles. The gameplay feels as familiar as ever. Not in every way, though... ...

Bungie Weekly Update: 09/25/09 (News)

Sep 27, 2009

Bungie writes:

"What a difference a week makes. Just seven short days ago our forums were awash with players itching to get their hands on a copy of Halo 3: ODST. Folks were fuming over French leaks, cursing out their friends for finding retailers willing to break street date, and just plain sick of the lowlifes who rushed into our forums to spoil the story for as many other people as possible.

This week, everybody's getting their satisfying scratch on. Kinda makes me wonder if anybody's gonna check in on the update this week. Maybe I can just sneak off and play some Firefight for the rest of the day. You'd let me live that down, wouldn't you?"

Halo Encylopedia priced and dated (News)

Sep 24, 2009

Pocket-lint reveals pricing and date for the Halo Encyclopaedia, the first official reference book to give fans a comprehensive guide to the Halo universe.

LIVE Activity for week of Sept. 14th (News)

Sep 22, 2009

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 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA Soccer 10 Demo (Download the demo)
8 FIFA 09
9 Left 4 Dead
10 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Download the demo)

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Trials HD
2 Shadow Complex
3 Battlefield 1943
4 BUBBLE BOBBLE Neo!
5 Castle Crashers
6 Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge
7 Sonic & Knuckles
8 Defense Grid: The Awakening
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled

Xbox 360 Top 10 Games List (News)

Sep 20, 2009

As Xbox 360's 4th reunion nears, I have decided to take a look back into this great franchises success. There have been many years of graphical improvement, multiplayer updates, and revised campaign techniques that we have all experienced together. Many companies have thrived because of the success of the Xbox 360 and many ground-breaking games have revolutionized the games industry. Below will be a Top Ten List of The Best Xbox 360 Games of all time, based upon single player and multiplayer.

Master Chief 1:2 Scale Bust Available for Pre-Order (News)

Sep 19, 2009

The busts are cast in high-quality polystone, hand painted to the highest standards. Each piece is packed inside a moulded foam interior, ready for safe shipment, and packaged in a full-colour box with an authenticity card. These busts are strictly limited (650 units), and will no doubt high atop the most wanted lists of all those gamers with money to burn.

Bungie Weekly Update: 09/18/09 (News)

Sep 18, 2009

Bungie writes:

"Less than four days left until you get your hands on a copy of Halo 3: ODST. Under eighty hours to go. You prepared to drop?

We sure hope so. We've poured it on pretty thick over the last couple of months, providing you with as much information about ODST's campaign and Firefight as we're willing to comfortably part with. You've had ample opportunity to read previews, see tons of screenshots, and get acquainted with plenty of interviews and gameplay videos. The green light is lit. The hangar bay is open. All that's left to do is suit up, strap into your chair, and prepare to drop into New Mombasa.

Godspeed and good luck, Seventh Column. We'll see you on the ground early next week."

The best of HaloRadar (Feature)

Sep 18, 2009

Halo is more than a franchise. Halo is a cultural phenomenon. If you need proof, look no further than this page. When Halo 3 launched two years ago, we launched an epic adventure of our own: nearly 50 straight weeks of HaloRadar coverage. ...

Myth in games (Feature)

Sep 17, 2009

We’ve all had our fun spotting recurring elements in games. So many kidnapped princesses! So many spiky-haired antiheroes! But why the constant repetitions? Are developers that lazy? Or could games, in their transition from high-score one-upmanship to narrative medium, have tapped into the basics of mythic tropes? ...

LIVE Activity for week of Sept. 7th (News)

Sep 17, 2009

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 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 FIFA Soccer 10 Demo (Download the demo)
9 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Download the demo)
10 Left 4 Dead

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1 Trials HD
2 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
3 Defense Grid: The Awakening
4 Shadow Complex
5 Sonic & Knuckles
6 Battlefield 1943
7 Castle Crashers
8 NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled

Halo 3: ODST Gets A 360 Bundle (News)

Sep 16, 2009

Not a Modern Warfare man? Maybe you're a Halo man. Or lady! If so, you might be interested in this Halo 3: ODST hardware bundle.

It contains a 120GB Xbox 360 Elite, controller (curiously, not an ODST controller), a copy of Halo 3: ODST, a copy of Halo 3 and access to the Halo: Reach beta.

It's due later this month, and so far, has only been announced for PAL territories, with prices ranging from €280 in continental Europe (USD$410) to 4,228 Rand in South Africa (USD$574).

Bungie Weekly Update: 09/11/09 (News)

Sep 14, 2009

Bungie writes:

"Man, PAX sure was sweet. Three mega super ultra jam-packed days of nonstop show floor Firefightin', a whirlwind meet and greet with all kinds of Bungie community peeps, super secret, pizza-filled after hours studio stuff that wasn't all that secret (but was, in fact, pizza-filled), and tens of thousands of well-dressed ladies and gentleman from all around the globe descending on Seattle to get their filthy, virus-laden hands on anything and everything that had to do with gaming. Oh, and there were a few booth babes sauntering around too.

Our Firefight stations were a pretty big hit if we don't say so ourselves. The little roped-off nook was bursting with players from start to finish with wait times rarely dipping below the one hour mark. Even as each day wound down, the lines stayed long, and since letting things dwindle down naturally would have resulted in a never ending expo, the sour-faced PAX Enforcers had to step in and shear the line off prematurely."

MS: We'll only do Natal Halo 'when it makes sense' (News)

Sep 10, 2009

Microsoft has moved to reassure fans concerned about how the company's new motion sensing technology, Natal, will be incorporated into Halo, saying it will feature "when it makes sense".

Speaking to VideoGamer.com, Alex Cutting, producer on Halo 3: ODST from Microsoft Game Studios, said: "A lot of people are interested in what Natal's presence in Halo's going to be. We are committing to only doing it when it makes sense. We are not going to produce a gimmicky feature that just takes advantage of motion controls when it doesn't feel right.

Microsoft: Halo is our 'centre piece' (News)

Sep 10, 2009

Halo is Microsoft's "centre piece" franchise. That's according to Alex Cutting, producer on Halo 3: ODST from Microsoft Game Studios.

With the looming release of Bungie's Halo 3: ODST, Halo is back in the spotlight. And Cutting told VideoGamer.com that Halo is still massively important to Microsoft.

"Halo is our bread and butter," he said.

"It is a centre piece for us. We will invest in Halo as much as we can to make sure it's a healthy, respected, fun franchise, and we will continue to do so."

Microsoft explains why Bungie is brilliant (News)

Sep 9, 2009

Microsoft invests in Bungie as developer of the Halo games because "they spend more time polishing gameplay" than any other studio.

That's according to Alex Cutting, producer on Halo 3: ODST from Microsoft Game Studios.

He said: "Bungie is an awesome partner. They say this a lot, and I believe it, they make the games they want to play.

"What's cool about Halo games is, you can be a year out from their actual street date, and the game's playable. People are actually playing the game at that point. We can watch people play, and we can get 60 people's feedback on just one experience in that game and polish that thing and hone it until it's triple A quality."

LIVE Activity for week of Aug. 31st (News)

Sep 8, 2009

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 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
6 GTA IV
7 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Download the demo)
8 FIFA 09
9 Left 4 Dead
10 Trials HD (Download the demo)

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Trials HD
2 Shadow Complex
3 Defense Grid: The Awakening
4 Battlefield 1943
5 NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
6 Castle Crashers
7 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
8 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
9 Splosion Man
10 Hasbro Family Game Night **

Bungie Weekly Update: 09/04/09 (News)

Sep 5, 2009

Bungie writes:

"'Calling all cars. Calling all cars. 417 in progress. Kirkland Way and 6th. Repeat, suspect is armed and dangerous. All cars. Shoot to kill.

People paying attention to our webcams on Wednesday were treated to some footage of Kirkland's finest dishing out a little dose of serve and protect right inside the confines of our studio. Turns out it's not such a great idea to go for a leisurely stroll down Kirkland Way with an anti-materiel rifle in tow, even if it is just a prop. Maybe being surrounded by fake guns desensitized us to the obvious fact that our Halo facsimiles do, in fact, look pretty damn real. We shouldn't have to tell you that Weta Workshop does amazingly realistic work. The Kirkland Police Department was convinced."

Halo RC Vehicles Coming This Month (News)

Sep 4, 2009

The wait for Halo 3: ODST is very nearly over -- unless you're one of about 100 French guys who scored advance copies, in which case it's already old news. Either way, toy manufacturer NKOK is working on something that's probably right up your alley: Halo RC vehicles.

Three varieties are on the way, along with tiny Spartan action figures that will accompany the land vehicles. Their radio-controlled M12 Warthog LRV moves at a top speed of approximately seven miles per hour, and is currently available for an MSRP of $24.99. Later this September they'll also be releasing RC versions of Halo's M274 Mongoose ATV and the AV-14 Hornet helicopter, which will retail for $24.99 and $34.99, respectively. No Covenant vehicles were announced, so you'll have to hold off on your plans for reenacting the Hornet/Banshee dogfights from Halo 3's campaign.

LIVE Activity for week of Aug. 24th (News)

Sep 1, 2009

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 Madden NFL 10
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 WET Demo
9 DiRT 2 Demo
10 Batman: Arkham Asylum

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Shadow Complex
2 Trials HD
3 NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
4 Battlefield 1943
5 Castle Crashers
6 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
7 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
8 Splosion Man
9 Worms 2: Armageddon
10 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers

Bungie.net: Return of the New Hotness (News)

Sep 1, 2009

Bungie writes:

It's no secret that we love to share. Our web team tells us that from October 2008 to present – less than one full year – our stats database server alone has handled 1.4 quadrillion bytes of disk I/O. What's a quadrillion?

It's one thousand million million and it looks like this: 1,000,000,000,000,000. To put it in perspective, if you had enough means, money, and time you could create a cube out of a quadrillion pennies and the sucker would be more than half a mile tall, wide, and deep. That's a whole mess of pennies.

And of course, with the release of Halo 3: ODST, we're once again upping the Bungie.net ante.

Bungie Weekly Update: 08/28/09 (News)

Aug 29, 2009

Bungie writes:

"Twenty-five days out from launch, every engine in the studio powering the Halo 3: ODST machine is running at peak performance. As mentioned last week, you're more than welcome to sit shotgun alongside us as we speed towards 9/22, but if you're looking to go into ODST with fresh eyes, armed only with your own swelling anticipation, this mile marker is where you might want to just shut your eyes, hang on tight, and wait until we arrive at our final destination.

If you do decide to take in the scenery, don't blame us if you see some stuff that skirts the edges of Spoiler Country."

Guy Busted for Stealing WiFi at NYC Library - to Play Halo (News)

Aug 27, 2009

Kotaku writes.....In a public library, a dude sitting at a monitor with his hands in his lap, covered by a newspaper, implicitly means bad things. Fear not, he's only sneaked in an Xbox to steal the free WiFi and play Halo.

The tumbelog teendrama picked this up - the writer's pal spied the multiplayer shenanigans in the New York Public Library. The guy above brought in a monitor, Xbox, wireless router, what looks like a Turtle Beach Ear Force gaming headset (I have one), and an external hard drive. His controller is concealed by yesterday's New York Post.

7-Eleven Cuts Game Prices - Stopping Game Sales? (News)

Aug 26, 2009

Gamervision reports: 7-Eleven's gaming experience started with Halo 3, where they staged midnight openings all around the United States and forced gallons of Slurpees into unsuspecting fans' bellies (needed to get those collector's cups!). Since then, they've remained on the scene, breaking occasional street dates thanks to employees who don't give a damn about gaming. Thanks for that copy of Gears of War 2, guys. Well, the saga might be coming to an end... or ramping up for a big holiday push. We're not sure. All we know is that the 7-Eleven near us, and many others around the country, are cutting game prices to 50% off, as the awesome camera phone shot above confirms.

Technically, that's not correct... (Feature)

Aug 25, 2009

Game developers are wrong about 90% of everything 83% of the time. I know, because I’m a super-expert on facts. My dad invented facts. So hold on to your sugary carbonated bevorage, uncross your legs and take your left hand off your face, because I'm about to drop a straight-up 10-megaton truth bomb on this bitch. All the subjective bullshit and “artistic license” that game designers cower behind is polluting the hard facts... ...

Bungie: Maybe our next game is Halo, maybe it's not (News)

Aug 25, 2009

Halo fans disappointed to hear that Halo: Reach will be Bungie's final Halo game should take heart in comments made by the studio during gamescom last week - they just don't know at this point.

Bungie.net's Halo 3: ODST map 'Heretic' In-Depth (News)

Aug 25, 2009

Bungie.net writes: "You and this map are probably already well acquainted. Intimate, even. And though you might know the middle of this ship like the back of your Battle Rifle wielding hand, you should spend a few minutes to get yourself back up to speed. The Pious Inquisitor has been a long time coming to the Halo 3 multiplayer space. To help us slip back into her luxurious appointments we've recruited designer, Dan Miller, environment artist, Jason Keith, and art director, Justin Hayward to show off the space now known as Heretic."

Rumor: Discount Xbox 360 Elite Halo 3 bundle coming to Canada (News)

Aug 23, 2009

Another day, another Xbox 360 Elite price cut rumor. This time, said gossip comes to us in the form of a tipster (who wishes to remain anonymous), whose unnamed Canadian retail outlet is adding a new SKU to its store shelves -- a $349.99 Xbox 360 Elite bundle which includes a copy of Halo 3 and a network adapter. Considering both of those items still carry fairly hefty price tags, that's one heck of a deal.

Bungie Weekly Update: 08/21/09 (News)

Aug 22, 2009

Bungie writes:

"If this is the first time you've dropped into Bungie.net this week to check out what's going on, take a second to get yourself up to speed. We dropped a pair of Rally Point screenshots from ODST's Firefight and a trio of In-Depth articles into the mix. The latter dig into the second half of the Mythic Map Pack for Halo 3 and actually aren't quite a trio just yet. Heretic is still on approach. Less speed, more luxury.

The two Mythic Map Pack articles we linked to were missing a pretty key element: overhead shots. We didn't have them prepped when the rest of the content ready to go, so we decided to run them and pop back in later with some updated assets. These top down takes include weapon, equipment, and vehicle layout on each map. And while Heretic's write-up has yet to materialize, we do have the overhead ready for inspection."

Here's a ridiculously expensive Master Chief ring (News)

Aug 17, 2009

Destructoid's own Conrad Zimmerman reports: Ask yourself the following question: Do I love Master Chief? Have an answer yet? Good. Now, if you answered yes, I want you to think really hard about exactly how much you love Master Chief. Is it enough to wear a ring bearing his likeness? Do you need your Halo bling?

More after the jump.

Bungie Weekly Update: 08/14/09 (News)

Aug 15, 2009

It feels great to finally drop some substantial Heretic, Citadel, and Longshore lovin' out into the mix. They say good things come to those who wait, but man, that stretch felt a bit like forever didn't it? Hopefully, you're feeling pretty good after getting your first really detailed look too.

Microsoft didn't want Halo as flagship title (News)

Aug 14, 2009

Microsoft never planned for Halo to become its flagship title, according to Microsoft VP of game publishing Ed Fries.

"We didn't know what was going be our biggest title," Fries admits. "There was a lot of negativity around Halo, actually, mostly coming from the games press. We showed it several times publicly, and we got pretty negative feedback."

Halo 3 Still Popular (News)

Aug 14, 2009

IGN writes...... Ever wonder what it takes to be the most popular Xbox 360 game?

Halo 3 was released back in September of 2007. Since then, it has battled a pair of Call of Duty games to be the most played Xbox 360 game. While Microsoft's Xbox community manager Major Nelson gives out weekly updates as to what games are being played the most, no numbers regarding how many people are actually playing those games are ever offered.

See the new Halo 3 maps in action (News)

Aug 13, 2009

Joystiq writes..... Well, they're not technically "in action," we suppose -- more like action's going on around and within them. So, more accurately, you can see the Halo 3 maps that will ship with Halo 3: ODST (Citadel, Heretic, and Longshore) in the general vicinity of action after the break.ce and Games on Demand to Xbox.com.

Halo 3 sells 10 million copies worldwide (News)

Aug 13, 2009

Halo 3 has become the first Xbox title (on either the original or 360) to break 10 million copies worldwide as of the 8th August 2009 according to VGChartz research. This makes the title only the 35th game ever to reach this mark, the full list can be found here.

After launching to an astonishing 3.8 million copies in it's first week (a record which still stands) and with an average critic score of 9.6, long-term success for Halo 3 was assured. Nearly two years after launch, the game is still a regular in the worldwide weekly top 30 selling around 30,000 copies per week. In fact, the only reason why Halo 3 is likely to drop out of the top 30 in the coming months is due to the release of Halo 3: ODST - a side quest focusing on the Orbital Drop Shock Trooper. Preorders for that title are already well over a million in the US alone so it looks like Bungie will have another huge hit on their hands.

Gaming's most incestuous soundtracks (Feature)

Aug 12, 2009

From its inception, the idea behind Week of Geek has been “as niche as possible.” To some, an article about videogame music is obscure enough, but as an ardent fan of all things VGM, I wanted to truly geek out and talk about game music that references other game music. ...

LIVE Activity for week of Aug. 3rd (News)

Aug 11, 2009

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 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 Battlefield 1943
7 FIFA 09
8 1 vs 100
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Fallout 3

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
2 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
3 Battlefield 1943
4 Splosion Man
5 Castle Crashers
6 Worms 2: Armageddon
7 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
8 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
9 R-Type Dimensions
10 UNO

Halo Movie Still Rumoured to Exist, Steven Spielberg Involved (News)

Aug 10, 2009

Now hold on just a minute. There's a juicy bit of gossip floating about the internet saying that Master Chief may actually be getting his own feature film. IMDB lists a release date as 2012, and Steven Spielberg helming the project. It seems like a Halo movie is just meant to be.

Bungie Weekly Update: 08/07/09 (News)

Aug 9, 2009

Bungie writes:

"The sweltering and sweaty state of affairs in Sea-Town last week have been swept away by a new weather system and we're once again returned to the gray-skies and moderate temperatures us peeps in the Pacific Northwest have learned to pretend we love. There's no rain just yet, but steaming hot coffee is back on the morning menu, more lunch dates are occurring outside of a single block radius, and the local meteorologists have finally come out of their makeshift bunkers. And yup, I've put my clothes back on.

And while Sketch began last week's update outing by lamenting the lack of content contained therein, I thought it was pretty stacked considering I wasn't at the office to actually make any of those words magically appear on your monitors. Not to mention, you got a good, high resolution look at Alpha Site.

This week, using a couple of those same screenshots for context, we're going to step inside the ONI office space for a brief spell, brush past the failed security systems, and give you an even better look by way of wordplay. In fact, let's go ahead and do that now."

Halo 3 will hit 10 million copies sold next week (News)

Aug 9, 2009

VGarabia.com

According to VGchartz.com, Halo 3 sold 28k copies Last week and the total sales for the game at this point is 9.98 million, so it is guaranteed that Halo 3 will hit 10 million copies sold next week.

Neocrisis: Halo 3 outselling Killzone 2 UK (News)

Aug 6, 2009

Neocrisis.com writes: "Great Britain is the third largest video games market (behind the USA and Japan), and as revealed by the recent hardware sales the Xbox 360 has a strangehold of the market, even outselling the Wii and DS so far in 2009. Although the recent software sales chart shows that Nintendo still have some fight left in them, it seems Sonys massively popular shooter 'Killzone 2'is being outsold by Microsofts equally massive 'Halo 3'. The real kicker, however, is that Halo 3 is nearing it's second birthday, whereas Killzone 2 is barely six months old. Halo Wars aswell, which launched in the same time frame as Killzone 2, is also hanging in at number 40."

LIVE Activity for week of July 27th (News)

Aug 4, 2009

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 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 Battlefield 1943
7 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
8 1 vs 100
9 FIFA 09
10 Left 4 Dead

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
2 Battlefield 1943
3 Splosion Man
4 Castle Crashers
5 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
6 Worms 2: Armageddon
7 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
8 UNO
9 Teeage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade
10 Hasbro Family Game Night **

10 most frustrating things about gaming online (Feature)

Aug 4, 2009

Online gaming is completely different to offline play. There's a tangible buzz and quickening of the heart-rate when you're leading a race on the last lap or sniping some guy in Australia, which you simply can't get from a single-player experience. But this experience can be so easily ruined by a few small things ...

New Halo Xbox 360 Pro Bundle Revealed (AUS) (News)

Aug 4, 2009

Ausgamers:

Microsoft Australia have announced Christmas early with an Xbox 360 Pro Bundle packaged with both Halo 3 and Halo Wars, available nation-wide from August 6th (at participating retailers).

Sounds like a pretty sweet deal if you haven't made the console jump yet, and at AU$449 (RRP), you could do a lot worse in the bundle department. For those not in the know, the Pro Bundle comes packaged with a 60GB HDD, wireless controller, HDMI in, headset and ethernet cable.

Bungie Weekly Update: 07/31/09 (News)

Jul 31, 2009

Bungie writes: "Happy Friday folks. Today's update is coming at you extra early on account of our entire team heading into an ultra top-secret World Domination strategic planning symposium."

Halo 3 Tops Xbox Live Activity 7/20 (News)

Jul 28, 2009

Koku Gamer writes: 'Halo 3's dominant streak on Xbox Live continued as it held out against the Call of Duty games once again.'

Halo Waypoint Further Detailed By Microsoft (News)

Jul 25, 2009

Microsoft's announcement of Halo Waypoint, the Halo "destination" coming to Xbox Live this Fall, was light on details, overshadowed by the reveal of the Halo Legends anime series. Fortunately, 343 Industries' Frank O'Connor was at Comic-Con to clear things up.

Waypoint will offer Halo enthusiasts access to audio and video content in addition to community features and the option to follow your "Halo career." O'Connor explained that Waypoint will track the Halo games you play, the achievements you unlock and other aspects not directly tied to "Halo 3, Halo Wars, and Halo games ongoing."

O'Connor says that Waypoint, accessed from the Xbox 360 dashboard, and likely from the My Xbox section, will be a "really good place for you to interact with other people."

"There's a lot more to Waypoint than just watching movies and listening to podcasts," he said, saying that fans of the series are underserved on their Xboxes.

Halo 3: ODST to be shorter than Halo 3 (News)

Jul 25, 2009

Lars Bakken of Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios' Ryan Crosby confirmed that the campaign for Halo 3 ODST would be a shorter one than Halo 3.

Bungie Weekly Update: 07/24/09 (News)

Jul 25, 2009

Bungie writes:

"A fanatical orgy of super nerds descended upon San Diego this week to get their clammy hooks on all manner of geeky, cross-genre goodness. Our boys Brian and Bertone have been busy wading through the body odor to offer up free samples of Halo 3: ODST Firefight (and mopping down each gaming station's controller with industrial strength antibacterial wipes). Good times.

Though Brian's absence from the community corner of the studio means I'm left to man the fort all by my lonesome, he hasn't gone completely dark. Surrounded on all sides by a teeming mass of pimpled manflesh for sixteen hours on Thursday, and armed only with his fancy pants magic phone and his hotel room's blazing fast broadband connection, Brian did his best to sum up the experience with a handful of snaps and a small pile of words.

Yesterday we enjoyed a quaint afternoon with upwards of 100,000 other people who all descended upon the San Diego Convention Center for the annual Comic-con. Paul Bertone and I brought ODST along and offered fans a chance to get some hands-on time with Firefight inside the Xbox booth. Apparently, judging by the constant lines and crowds, a lot of people like Halo. Who knew?"

Confirmed: Director Neill Blomkamp Would Probably Not Do a Halo Film, Even If Offered One (News)

Jul 24, 2009

In 2006, it was announced that a film adaptation based on the insanely popular videogame series Halo would be helmed by a 26-year old first-time director named Neill Blomkamp. Blomkamp went so far as to create some Halo-inspired shorts, but after several months of development, the project ultimately fell apart. Blomkamp went on to work with producer Peter Jackson to create his first feature-length film District 9, but some Halo faithful still held out hope that Blomkamp might return to the video game franchise again.

Bungie working on new, non-Halo IP (News)

Jul 24, 2009

Bungie has revealed to GamerZines that it is working on brand new IP, unrelated to the Halo universe.

Speaking at a press event held on Monday for forthcoming title Halo 3: ODST, Bungie's Lars Bakken admitted that "we are working on some new IP which we're not ready to talk about just yet".

Halo ODST: Hands-on with the new killer co-op mode (Preview)

Jul 24, 2009

Despite what you’re no doubt going to hear over the coming weeks, ODST’s Firefight isn’t just Horde from Gears of War 2 in first person. No, it’s Horde, COD Zombies and Valve’s undead co-op shooter wrapped up in one Shock Trooper-shaped package.

It throws loads of aliena-holes at you Horde-style

Like Marcus Fenix and fellow beefy space chums’ addictive online game, Firefight pits you and three fellow ...

Halo3 €600 4v4 Consoles Tournament Round-Up (News)

Jul 24, 2009

58 teams signed up for the Consoles EU online Halo3 €600 4v4 Tournament. Teams have been clashing in the brackets for the last couple of months to see who will stand in the winner's bracket, who will fall to loser's and who will drop out of the tournament altogether. Consoles.net recaps what has transpired in the tournament so far.

Halo Legends Won't Shed Light On Master Chief's Post-Halo 3 Storyline (News)

Jul 24, 2009

You probably heard already that Microsoft's 343 Industries is working a series of anime short-films based on the Halo universe, called Halo Legends. However, if you were under the impression that you'd be learning some profound or shocking details about Master Chief's storyline in the films, you're about to be disappointed.

With regards to what fans can expect from Legends, 343 Industries' creative director Frank O'Connor (and former Bungie big brain), confirmed during the Comic-Con 09 Halo panel, "There's a few nuggets in [Halo Legends] about Master Chief's future," however, "We don't go much further than the end of Halo 3."

Halo Franchise: What's Next? (News)

Jul 23, 2009

G4tv.com's liveblog from the Comic-Con panel, Halo Franchise: What's Next? is live and in progress.

Marc Ecko Releases Limited Edition Halo T-Shirts (News)

Jul 23, 2009

The Herp of Spawn Kill Writes:

"We all know how big a nerd Marc Ecko is; he says it himself all the time. In fact he loves video games so much he helped produce his own game called Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. It was released three years ago and received decent reviews. His love for video games doesn't stop there; today Ecko has released a Limited Edition line of Halo T-shirts."

Halo Waypoint to launch this autumn (News)

Jul 23, 2009

Microsoft has announced that this autumn it will launch Halo Waypoint, a new destination for Halo fans on Xbox LIVE.

Video game companies move onto Hollywood's turf (News)

Jul 23, 2009

Some publishers are making their own films, motivated by a desire to maintain control of their most valuable assets -- and benefit in the event that they hit upon the next big movie franchise.

Bungie: So Our Game's Called Halo... (News)

Jul 22, 2009

urk of Bungie writes:

"Ten years ago to the day. July 21st, 1999. Macworld, New York.

Apple's iCEO Steve Jobs yields the stage for a brief but soon to be memorable moment to Bungie co-founder Jason Jones. Jones, looking a bit nervous, steps into the fore, shakes Jobs' hand and begins quite simply:

"So our game's called Halo...""

New Gears of War Female Character (News)

Jul 22, 2009

X360a writes:

"Following a distress signal from the overrun city of Jilane, Delta Squad is dispatched to investigate with the help of a unique "scout" named Alex. The team, with the help of Sigma Squad, will explore one of the darker elements of the Gears universe, and to tell this unique and harrowing tale, series writer Joshua Ortega will be joined by Epic Games president Mike Capps! Further exploring the world of the sensational hit video game!"

Xbox Live Activity for week of July 13th (News)

Jul 21, 2009

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 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Gears of War 2
5 Battlefield 1943
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 Left 4 Dead
9 UFC 2009 Undisputed
10 Fallout 3

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Battlefield 1943
2 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
3 Ikaruga
4 Worms 2: Armageddon
5 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
6 Castle Crashers
7 UNO
8 N+
9 HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT**
10 Sonic The Hedgehog 3

World Cyber Games Torch Relay Comes to Canada (News)

Jul 19, 2009

NextGen Player writes:

"The World Cyber Games, the largest e-sports festival on the planet, has announced the torch relay route for the WCG 2009 Grand Final. This 80-day, virtual online journey is the ceremonial beginning of the WCG and is symbolic of "lighting the passion & spirit of Cyber World".

The online relay will travel around 11 countries to finally end up in Chengdu, China, the host city of WCG 2009 Grand Final. At each stop, the torch icon will appear on official WCG country websites with greeting messages from past WCG champions."

Bungie Weekly Update: 07/17/09 (News)

Jul 18, 2009

Bungie writes:

"Look, we know that the lumps we doled out in the Bungie Day Playlist have been hard to take. You're still nursing the bumps and bruises. You wanted to win and it's no surprise to us that now you want a rematch more than anything in the world.

Unfortunately, you're going to have to get over that bout of post-partum. The ass whoopin' we delivered isn't ever going to go away. And while we do have plans to bring the playlist itself back into your Halo 3 experience sometime in the near future, it won't be set up as a mechanism to make it rain Recon. That magical weather machine's time has passed. The clouds have dissipated and the sun is shining."

Halo 3 Legendary Edition - $63.99 (51% Off) w/ Free Shipping (News)

Jul 16, 2009

GamerDeals writes:

"Grab Halo 3: Legendary Edition for $63.99 (51% off) w/ free shipping over at Amazon."

Bungie Weekly Update: 07/10/09 (News)

Jul 11, 2009

Bungie writes:

"Told ya we were gonna kick your ass.

For a while there it looked like you were gonna make us eat our words though, didn't it? We were throwing down on your own crazy pile of maps ('sup, Colonnade), the odds were stacked pretty high in your favor (like so many teetering blocks of stone), and let's be honest here, our four-man squads did their absolute best to let you walk out of the Bungie vs. The World party with a pretty easy victory.

Our fearsome foursomes stayed up later than most grown ass men should and thoroughly diminished the studio's liquor stash, draining it down to an empty pile of glittering bottles while they simultaneously feasted upon the unhealthiest of foodstuffs. The opportunistic among you took advantage of their drunken, stumble bum, and sugar-saturated state-a shameful way to win, I might add-to pull out ahead and build up what appeared to be an early and insurmountable lead."

New District 9 Trailer from Halo 3 Short Film Director (News)

Jul 9, 2009

Neill Blomkamp, the chap who created the awesome live-action Halo 3 short films, has released the latest trailer for his new major motion picture "District 9". The film is being produced by Peter Jackson and is being released on August 12th in the US. The same style of gritty imagery used in the Halo shorts has also spilled over into the film.

Bungie Pro Video Live (News)

Jul 9, 2009

urk of Bungie writes:

"Bungie Pro originally launched right alongside a little game called Halo 3 in September, 2007, providing the community-at-large (that's you) with some extra server-side features that we can't offer to millions of ravenous players (that's you too) without charging a lit bit extra. The reception was overwhelming. To date, Bungie Pro has allowed players to create and share more Screenshots, Saved Films & Film Clips, and Game & Map Variants than we ever imagined. Launch-to-Date, over 84 million pieces of Halo 3 content have been shared through Bungie.net.

84 Million!

But still, you demand more. And guess what? We're ready to deliver. Today we've incorporated some brand-spankin' new technology into Bungie Pro's existing suite of game-enhancing features. We call it Bungie Pro Video. And here's what you need to know."

Xbox360 Ultimate Halo Bundle (News)

Jul 8, 2009

Xboxic reports: A European Xbox360 games retailer has revealed details of an upcoming console bundle 'Ultimate Halo Pack' which Microsoft will start shipping on the launch of Halo3: ODST. Since the retailer has now removed details (possibly) because Microsoft has not yet made an announcement, a screenshot was taken to prove its existence.

Bungie : Another way to get Recon Armor (News)

Jul 7, 2009

It seems that bungie has announced a second way to earn recon armor on bungie day. "The puzzle been sitting, hidden, on Bungie.net for almost two years since then, so just for fun, we'll let you take a crack at it for a chance to win Recon."

World reveal of Halo 3's Heretic, Citadel, and Longshore (News)

Jul 7, 2009

Urk from Bungie.net writes;

You've laid eyes on Heretic before, both as "Midship" in Halo 2 and through the small looking glass we provided by way of one of the images on our Halo 3: ODST Product Page. But since today is Bungie Day, we figured you deserved a little bit more perspective. Here's a sneak peak at Heretic, Citadel, and Longshore, three maps you'll find packed into the Halo 3 multiplayer disc included with Halo 3: ODST. Click each image to make huge.

LIVE Activity for week of June 29th (News)

Jul 7, 2009

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 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 FIFA 09
7 Left 4 Dead
8 UFC 2009 Undisputed
9 Fallout 3
10 Rock Band 2

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Worms 2: Armageddon
2 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
3 THE KING OF FIGHTERS'98 ULTIMATE MATCH
4 Castle Crashers
5 UNO
6 Hasbro Family Game Night**
7 Worms
8 Sonic The Hedgehog 3
9 GAROU -MARK OF THE WOLVES-
10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade

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