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Brandon Hill (Blog) - August 29, 2007 5:25 PM
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Halo 3 Legendary Edition  (Source: Microsoft)

Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition Console  (Source: Microsoft)
Bungie's Halo 3 goes gold and will reach gamers at the end of September

Bungie's highly anticipated Halo 3 has gone gold. The follow-up to the hugely successful Halo and Halo 2 titles for the original Xbox console will be in the hands of eager fans on September 25.

Like an actor thanking everyone under the sun for an Oscar win, Bungie's lukems thanked those who helped to make Halo 3 possible. "We have to say thanks to everyone at Microsoft who helped us make it the best game we ever made," said lukems. "We have to say thanks to our tireless team of artists, designers, engineers, musicians, technicians, writers, directors, producers, thinkers, administrators, ninjas, specialists, gorillas, webmasters and pimps."

"And of course, we wouldn't be here today without the tireless devotion of our fan community - we thank you all as well for supporting Bungie Studios in our never ending quest for World Domination and we look forward to sharing another billion+ hours together on Xbox Live when Halo 3 lands in just  a few short weeks," lukems continued.

Gamers will now have to prepare for the onslaught of Halo 3 coverage. Pre-orders for Halo 3 have already topped the one million mark and Microsoft declared it the "fastest selling pre-ordered video game in history."

Microsoft is milking the Halo 3 franchise to the max with the black Halo 3 Zune and the Halo 3 Military Edition Zune for U.S. servicemen. This in addition to the $399 Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition Console complete with "authentic Spartan green-and-gold finish" and Halo 3-themed Xbox 360 controllers and headsets.

Halo 3 will be available in three versions when it is released next month: Standard Edition ($59.99), Limited Edition ($69.99) and Legendary Edition ($129.99). The Standard Edition will feature just the game while stepping up the Limited Edition for $10 more will get you a metal collector's case with a bonus disc and art book. The Legendary Edition trumps all with a Spartan Helmet, two bonus discs and storyboard art.

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I think I speak for all of us when I say...
By MrDiSante on 8/29/07, Rating: 0
By CottonRabbit on 8/29/2007 6:16:29 PM , Rating: 5
No you don't.


RE: I think I speak for all of us when I say...
By Aiserou on 8/29/2007 6:24:16 PM , Rating: 4
The only reason I'm keeping my 360 is because of Mass Effect. I'll get Halo 3 after Mass Effect, provided it doesn't RRoD while playing it.


By Locutus465 on 8/30/2007 12:33:21 AM , Rating: 2
Finally... This is the RPG I was interested in playing... Not many of those... Liked the BSG style cinematography in the game.


RE: I think I speak for all of us when I say...
By Locutus465 on 8/30/2007 12:29:39 AM , Rating: 4
I suppose you really were asking to get voted down by showing support for any specific game... Personally I feel the same way, can't wait to finish the fight..

There are other good games on 360 though, justifying the purchase... Gears is a must have, I'm liking overlord, COD2, DOA4 among others. The game demos on market place are a nice value added service it would be nice to see on the other next gens, well at least Wii... I can't speak for PS3, since I do not own one and am not likely to any time soon do to cost.


By Koder on 8/30/2007 12:52:04 PM , Rating: 2
I agree, it would be added value if you could download game demos on your Wii; however, and correct me if I am wrong, I don't believe the Wii has enough onboard memory to be able to download Wii game demos.

Yes, you are able to download full versions of Sega/SNES/N64..etc games, however I believe these games are relatively small in size.

Any thoughts?


Halo 3: the search for more revenue
By whickywhickyjim on 8/29/2007 6:47:52 PM , Rating: 3
oh microsoft, is there anything you can't release at least three different versions of?




By totallycool on 8/29/2007 9:58:07 PM , Rating: 2
We present to you 'Micrsoft Bob V1'.

Or maybe they will make a version of it with Bob and Sandra :P


RE: Halo 3: the search for more revenue
By michal1980 on 8/29/2007 9:59:01 PM , Rating: 2
the need a halo 3 basic for the euro market :-p


By ObscureCaucasian on 8/29/2007 11:37:39 PM , Rating: 2
Not until the EU threatens million dollar/day fines.


By Lazarus Dark on 8/30/2007 7:00:45 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
Microsoft is milking the Halo 3 franchise to the max

The article completely forgot to mention... Halo 3: the drink!!!11
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Moichendising, Moichendising, Moichendising!

(actually, that drink is pretty good, I've been drinking it by the gallon for two weeks. It tastes exactly like red Amp. And probably is. Except it costs half as much as Amp, so its surprisingly a bargain.)


How big is the helmet,,,
By SilthDraeth on 8/29/2007 7:08:17 PM , Rating: 1
And is it wearable? I had a set of Star Wars helmets, Wearable, stormtrooper, Vader, Boba Fett... I think I payed around $30-$40 each for them... In retrospect, they where rather cheaply made, but if this helmet is wearable, and not so cheap, I think it would be cool to have.




RE: How big is the helmet,,,
By SilthDraeth on 8/29/2007 7:08:41 PM , Rating: 1
And oh yeah, I don't own a 360 and never liked the Halo games.


RE: How big is the helmet,,,
By Haltech on 8/29/2007 7:32:39 PM , Rating: 2
asked Gamestop people and they said no.


RE: How big is the helmet,,,
By FITCamaro on 8/29/2007 10:56:55 PM , Rating: 3
Well first you'd have to hollow it out. And then you'd have to shrink your head to about the size of a small cantaloupe.

Its a case for the game, nothing more.


RE: How big is the helmet,,,
By leidegre on 8/30/2007 4:34:28 AM , Rating: 2
Haha, that's ashame though, who wouldn't wanna look as cool as the master chief.


RE: How big is the helmet,,,
By spluurfg on 8/30/2007 7:07:30 AM , Rating: 2
Yeah, well, the moment they sell a wearable master chief helmet someone will come around and sue them because they managed to choke themselves on or in it. =P


So is it going to be better then 2?
By michal1980 on 8/29/2007 6:47:50 PM , Rating: 2
or 2 years from now is the delvopler going to come out and say it was rushed and they just can't 'fing play it'.

or is it going to come with those cool pre-rendered screens where the textures finish loading just as the scene is ending.

ughh, 1 was good, 2 was such a crappy production




RE: So is it going to be better then 2?
By whickywhickyjim on 8/29/2007 7:07:40 PM , Rating: 2
couldn't agree more, except I thought the first one was very well done. Halo 2 was complete shite. Graphics aside, the plot was so far off from the quality of the origianl. I think each level was hastily written by a different five year old - spike bombs, centepede robots, guerillas, man eating plants. It could make sense, but why?


By ajfink on 8/30/2007 12:12:53 PM , Rating: 1
Halo 2 is better in almost every way save for storyline (and even then, it could have been much worse) and a few MINOR aspects of the multiplayer.

Stop bitching, just don't play it if you don't like it.


UT3 will have a storyline ....
By frestkd on 8/29/2007 11:27:39 PM , Rating: 2
What I have heard from Epic that UT3 will have an expanded storyline of some kind. Epic has been critical with Microsoft for not letting them put their own network client in the 360 version of UT3 unlike the PS3 and PC version.




By Parhelion69 on 8/30/2007 10:12:44 AM , Rating: 2
This will get played (myself included) for many many hours online, and it will still be played till the X360 dies, but it will hardly beat Bioshock as a single game experience, which is a serious contender for game of the year, maybe the only game that can top it is Mass Effect, but maybe bungie will surprise us and Halo 3 will be as emotionally engaging and atmospheric as Bioshock. :)




Helmet?
By mdogs444 on 8/29/07, Rating: -1
RE: Helmet?
By GhandiInstinct on 8/29/2007 5:33:31 PM , Rating: 5
You put it on your cat.


RE: Helmet?
By nerdye on 8/29/2007 5:39:06 PM , Rating: 5
I don't see a problem with a small niche market purchasing the special edition halo stuff, sure I wouldn't buy anything but the standard version of halo 3. Yet of course, I love the elderscrolls and had to purchase the collectors edition of oblivion, to each their own.


RE: Helmet?
By helios220 on 8/29/2007 5:46:03 PM , Rating: 5
quote:
You put it on your cat.


Then you force your cat to battle other cats to the death in a pay per view science fiction battle royale sponsored by the Atlanta Falcons and Petco.


RE: Helmet?
By porkpie on 8/29/2007 8:34:00 PM , Rating: 5
quote:
Then you force your cat to battle other cats to the death
Then the feds move in, charge you, and you wind up doing time with Michael Vick.


RE: Helmet?
By mxzrider2 on 8/30/2007 12:23:58 AM , Rating: 3
all i can say, ..........HAHAHAHAHHAAHA


RE: Helmet?
By MonkeyPaw on 8/29/2007 5:59:20 PM , Rating: 5
quote:
You put it on your cat.


...or make a really big Pez dispenser.


RE: Helmet?
By xsilver on 8/30/2007 12:36:48 AM , Rating: 1
considering its price, it will also just fit on your e-penis


RE: Helmet?
By brshoemak on 8/30/2007 8:11:42 AM , Rating: 2
(...waits for Lime Cat photoshopped with Halo helmet..)


RE: Helmet?
By Farva on 8/29/2007 5:40:41 PM , Rating: 1
I don't have a clue what you would do with that helmet, but I do know that there are (way too many) people that think that the Halo series/Bungie is the messiah and will unload that much cash for a piece of plastic and some art.

Oh, and go Epic. I have a feeling (from screen shots and trailers) that UT3 is going to graphically wipe the floor with the much hyped Halo 3. That is just my opinion, though.


RE: Helmet?
By thebrown13 on 8/29/2007 5:58:20 PM , Rating: 2
Sure, but guess which one will sell more.


RE: Helmet?
By npoe1 on 8/29/2007 7:03:58 PM , Rating: 1
Maybe, but I don’t care about Unreal, it can be graphically good, but it has no story and that is a deal breaker to me.


RE: Helmet?
By FITCamaro on 8/29/2007 9:21:17 PM , Rating: 2
Exactly. As much as I love the Unreal 3 engine, Unreal Games have no story. They're about the multiplayer, not the single player. Gears of War was awesome because of its graphics and its story.


RE: Helmet?
By Cheapshot on 8/30/2007 1:39:25 PM , Rating: 2
UT III will have a single player story line... thats what most of the hype has been about for the last 10 months.

It will be out on the 360 & PS3 for those who want a gimp version.

UT III is the ultimate game coming out... in the multiplayer there is no waiting, no lead boots, and a fantastic fan base of modders and mappers to keep the games coming and fresh.

Halo 3 is for uninformed drones that need Marketing firms to tell them what is good.

I say... take a chance and try UT out, and you wont look back.


RE: Helmet?
By Belard on 8/29/2007 9:42:35 PM , Rating: 2
UT3 is a multiplayer battle game. Its not the same type of game as HALO. I've played HALO on PC - and it is a very well done story, music and "world" - other than the 2-3 levels that repeated themselves for 1-2 hours. (Reactor, Library anyone?). Unreal 2 had a weaker story, but in even HALO isn't all that super... they are all the same type of stories... one man vs aliens to save the world.

Now, UT has always been a more powerful game engine than bungie. UT2004 can easily kick HALO in the nuts several times over. HALO came with 20 maps, but only 3-4 were actually usable... Blood Gulch anyone? While UT2004 has more usable multi-player maps. Halo is SO bad, that there are MORE people playing the HALO demo than the actual game.

There are well over 2000 maps for UT2004, with maps that are 100x bigger and more detailed that can play with 32 players while HALO barfs all over itself with 6~10 players. Nevermind that everyone LOOKS the same.

HALO was still fun for multiplayer, but it was still generally not designed for it.

UT3 looks excellent... much bigger battles... 64 playres. Tanks and such that actually explode (not just fall out of the sky like the purple flying thing).

UT3 and Halo3 are 2 different types of games... and both should do well.


RE: Helmet?
By Locutus465 on 8/29/2007 5:59:50 PM , Rating: 2
I very breifly considered it, then I saw the price tag... an extra $10 would have been acceptable for the helmet, but damn... I'm getting the limited edition again.


RE: Helmet?
By helios220 on 8/29/2007 6:11:52 PM , Rating: 2
Limited to you and anyone else who will buy it ;)


RE: Helmet?
By Locutus465 on 8/30/2007 12:24:31 AM , Rating: 2
Did it for the bonus content, and to show a bit of support for the halo series... If it wasn't for halo I wouldn't be a console gamer at all!


RE: Helmet?
By porkpie on 8/29/2007 8:35:24 PM , Rating: 2
The whole point of collectible items is that they be rare. If the helmet was only an extra $10, there'd be hundreds of thousands of them, and they'd be worthless to collectors.


RE: Helmet?
By Locutus465 on 8/30/2007 12:25:39 AM , Rating: 2
I guess I've never understood the "collector" mentality.... I'm good with spending a bit extra to support a game series I really like, and get all the extra bonus content... But over $100 for a game? That's asking a bit much, even from halo...


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