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Halo 3 Recon Announced

sarahintampa — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:28:00 GMT

At the Tokyo Game Show, a new release of an Xbox 360 exclusive, Halo 3 Recon, was announced. The Recon game is a standalone expansion that extends “Halo 3” with several hours of a new campaign and multiplayer gameplay. Although Recon is being released after Halo 3, it’s really a prequel that predates the events in Halo 3 while giving you a look at the Halo universe through the eyes of a new hero, a special forces ODST (Obital Drop Shock Tropper).

ODSTs are known for their courage, valor and, at times, insanity, and are among the fiercest UNSC soldiers, priding themselves on being the first unit deployed into hostile situations. While not as large or supernaturally gifted as their Spartan comrades, these “Hell Jumpers” more than compensate with their ferocious attitudes and unwavering nerve.

The new chapter will have the feel of Halo 3, but players will need to employ more stealth and cunning than before. The game is slated for a 2009 release. Go here to watch trailers.

Halo 3 Heroic Maps Free Today

sarahintampa — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:26:00 GMT

Happy Halo Map Pack Day! As of today, Halo 3's formerly $10 set of maps, the Heroic Map Pack, is now free. This add-on lets you add new battle zones to the Halo 3 game. The pack consists of the Rat's Nest, Standoff, and Foundry maps, where players are provided with things like labyrinthine mazes (Rat's Nest) and editable objects that can be used to create a custom battlefield (Foundry). The next series of maps, the Legendary Map Pack, will be available on April 15th for 800 Microsoft Points.

Addicted to Video Games! For boys only?....hmmm

Tina — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:23:00 GMT

Okay, I was perusing the internet this morning and I came across this article on ABC News.com. To summarize it, they stated: When testing the brain activity of men and women playing video games, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine found that the reward centers of men's brains were far more activated than those in women's brains. "These gender differences may help explain why males are more attracted to, and more likely to become 'hooked' on video games than females," the researchers wrote in their paper. There is no doubt that I was "addicted" to the original Halo. Now, that could have had something to do with timing as well. I was working at G4 where LAN Parties and blowing each other up all day was part of my job but I played all night long when I got home. And my weekends were filled with marathon sessions in "Hang 'Em High" and "Blood Gulch". However, I do believe there are exceptions to every rule and I can say that the Original Halo is the only video game I was literally "Addicted" too. Have you ever been addicted to a video game, which one and do you agree it may be a boy thing?

The Voice behind Halo's Guilty Spark

Tina — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:05:00 GMT

Our beloved Duncan came across an interview with Tim Dadabo who is the voice behind Halo's Guilty Spark. 360 Stylecast did the interview and Tim offers a little perspective into the Halo Universe. Check out the podcast which is hosted by Avid X and Bimbo Barbie. I had an opportunity to do a little video game voice-over myself for the highly acclaimed video game JAWS UNLEASHED on the Xbox. Yea, I didn't think you played it. It got a 3.8 on gamespot. I could only play past the first level where I heard myself screaming "It's a Shark"! "Somebody help me"! "My leg, My leg"! I was too frustrated by the controls and choppy gameplay to continue, although I'm sure JAWS takes a chunk out of me in Level 2. It was a pretty cool experience regardless.

10 Halo 3 Links

sarahintampa — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:13:00 GMT

The highly anticipated Halo 3 release happens Monday at midnight. Here are a few cool Halo 3 links to get you more excited (if that is even possible) until you can play the blockbuster game:
[Update: Too many good links to stop at 10]

First of all, if you haven't checked out the Halo 3 site, stop what you are doing, and go see it. Right now! The site, using Silverlight technology, is so cool that you don't even have to be a rabid Halo fanboy to appreciate it. Here, you can take a 360 degree tour of the Halo 3 world, taking custom screenshots along the way. The screenshots can then be used as wallpaper, posted to your blog or website.
If you're an XBox Live Silver member, visit the Best Buy website, where they are offering 3 days of free online gameplay using XBox Live Gold. You also might win a Pontiac G6 GXP with a custom Halo 3 paint job.
Get some sweet Halo 3 action figures.
Visit the Windows Mobile website to pick up some free Halo ringtones and wallpapers for your phone.
Get a Halo 3 edition Zune. Besides having killer custom graphics & packaging, the Halo 3 Zune comes loaded with music, artwork, trailers, and videos from Halo, Halo 2, and Halo 3 as well as an exclusive episode of Red vs. Blue.
Watch a live action short film based on the Halo franchise over on MSN.
Stock up on Halo 3 Dew to fuel those first few days and nights where you will be calling in...cough..."sick" to work.
XBox 360 Halo Edition. Yeah.
Grab a Halo Covenant replica weapon or laser tag rifle.
Pick up a Halo fan suit for the win (if you have a spare $20k.)
Check out some of the Halo 3 game guide and Halo 3 videos in HD via Silverlight. (thanks, Sean)
See a couple of lucky guys (who try to) drive a real Warthog.
And see an 'unbagging' of the Halo 3 press bag (I want to be press!)

Halo suit on eBay

Larry — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:38:00 GMT

Whether you're planning the live-action version of Red vs. Blue, or you just want to have the coolest Halloween suit ever, this fine example of ringworld craftsmanship is now available. In what is labeled "the best and most accurate Master Chief costume on eBay" [should be green IMHO] this suit is made of urethane plastic, unlike all the cheap Master Chief costumes that litter the floor of your closet.

You should know what this cosutme doesn't come with: The helmet will be swapped out with a different one, the "assault rifle" is really only half there (though you could just pick up a Covenant Plasma Rifle and claim you ditched the assault rifle when you ran out of ammo), there is no Warthog, and at over ~~$3000~~ $5000 so far you'll have to find your own pack big enough to hold the buyer's remorse.

Bid with confidence.

Anunciado o Progama de Pré-Vendas de Halo 3 no Brasil

Galileu — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:15:00 GMT

Foi anunciado para o dia 4 de setembro o início das pré-vendas de Halo 3 para o Xbox 360 no Brasil. Considerado o jogo mais esperado do ano, Halo 3 terá três versões à venda no Brasil.

Standard (R$ 179)

Limited (R$ 249)
A versão Limited vem em uma caixa metalizada com um dos discos bônus contidos na versão Legendary. Também vem com um guia especial sobre o universo Halo.

Legendary (R$ 399)
A versão Legendary é feita para colecionadores e será produzida em quantidade limitada. O principal destaque é a caixa em formato de capacete espartano. Esta versão também vem com dois discos de conteúdo adicional e desenhos de Halo 3 criados pelo artista Lee Wilson.

O jogo será lançado no mesmo dia ao redor do mundo e as versões vendidas no Brasil serão totalmente dubladas. Essas são algumas das vantagens do Xbox 360 estar oficialmente no Brasil.

Halo 3 to dent GDP starting on 25 September

Jesse — Wed, 16 May 2007 14:20:00 GMT

Cancel your summer vacation and hold onto those sick days, because the end of this fall is when you’re going to need at least a week off from work. The release date for Halo 3, the most anticipated game since lava tag with the cute girl you met while finger-painting, has been proclaimed as 25 September 2007. Before that, you full-blooded fan boys and girls can pre-order the Halo 3 Edition Zune from GameStop. Also if you’ve been wanting for luscious video content, be sure to check out the Halo 3 Betalicious video post by Bungie last week.

Red vs. Blue and WPF/E make for machinima nirvana

Jesse — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:12:00 GMT

The greatest side-effect of Halo mulitplayer, at least in the realm of online video, is without a doubt Red vs. Blue. Combine that with the slick cool of WPF/E technology and you get something fantastic. One of our intrepid evangelists here at MS stepped into the RvB world recently for what resembles an interview. One thing led to another, and after our own Adam layed down some sweet code, we have a WPF/E presentation of Scott Guthrie's Red vs. Blue adventure.

Halo 3 Commercial up on Xbox Marketplace

Duncan — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:46:00 GMT

~~So the~~ ~~Halo 3 'trailer/ad/commercial'~~ went up on the Xbox Marketplace yesterday (after it played during Monday Night Football), so later that night I jumped onto my 360 to download it. Imagine my surprise when I found it that it costs money to download and watch a commercial... 150 points! I think that is only about $1.88 in 'real money', but still... sadly, I might end up paying for it, but I think I'll just wait for someone to upload a high resolution copy up onto the Internets for me... what about you?

Update: Major Nelson's posts about this say it is free and at least one on10 member downloaded it for free as well... so either I was too tired from coding last night and read it wrong or I ran into a momentary glitch.... I'll start pulling my foot out of my mouth now.

You can view the commercial online, if you can't wait to go home and download the 720p version.

Halo 3 Legendary Edition details

Duncan — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:16:00 GMT

Oh my...

the Halo 3 Legendary Edition, which comes packed into a Halo Spartan Mjolnir Mark VI Helmet replica will sell for $99.99.

(from teamxbox.com)