In preparation for the holidays, Microsoft today unveiled the Xbox 360® Elite Special Edition with Halo 3 and Halo 3 ODST, two full games from the best selling Halo franchise. Available at retailers across Canada starting December 1, 2009. Action fans will enjoy the premium Xbox 360 Elite experience at an even greater value. In addition to including two of Xbox 360's biggest blockbuster titles, the Xbox 360 Special Edition includes a 250 GB Hard Drive, two black wireless controllers and matching black Xbox 360 Headset for just $399.99 CAD.
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Nov 22, 2009

Halo Series 7 Action Figures Revealed

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360 - Halo 3 - Halo Series 7 Action Figures Revealed

Today McFarlane Toys announced that a seventh batch of Halo action figures will be released in January 2010. They also provided details and photos of each item in this latest assortment, which features characters from Halo 2, Halo Wars, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo 3.
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Nov 14, 2009

Bungie Weekly Update: 11/13/09

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360 - Halo 3 - Bungie Weekly Update: 11/13/09

Bungie writes:

"I want you to lean back and take a long, deep, cleansing breath.

As you begin to relax, allow your mind to drift away to a different place and time. Think back…waaaaaaay back. Remember when we first launched Bungie Pro Video, the technology formerly known as the thing you shouldn't still be calling BuTube?

Yeah, that was great. We wrote about how you were going to be able to take all of your favorite Film Clips from Halo 3 and turn them into videos you could play on your computer and stream over the World Wide Webs.

On that front we delivered, and plenty of people have been taking advantage. But we also promised a mechanism by which you could take advantage of more Render Minutes at a fine, but fair price. And that's where we hit a little snag."
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Nov 6, 2009

343 Industries worries 'constantly' about Halo oversaturation

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360 - Halo 3 - 343 Industries worries 'constantly' about Halo oversaturation

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."
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Nov 4, 2009

LIVE Activity for week of Oct. 26th

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360 - Halo 3 - LIVE Activity for week of Oct. 26th

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
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Nov 1, 2009

Halo Waypoint goes live: first impressions

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360 - Halo 3 - Halo Waypoint goes live: first impressions

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.
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Nov 1, 2009

Achievements that Unlock Avatar stuff in Halo Waypoint.

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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?
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Nov 1, 2009

Bungie Weekly Update: 10/30/09

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360 - Halo 3 - Bungie Weekly Update: 10/30/09

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."
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Oct 31, 2009

Halo Waypoint Beta launches for NNXE previewers, features Avatar Awards

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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.
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Oct 30, 2009

Halo Waypoint: Hands On (ResumePlay)

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360 - Halo 3 - Halo Waypoint: Hands On (ResumePlay)

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!
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