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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 12/19/08

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"Just a little slice of Armageddon..."

One would find it difficult to accurately express through text the emotions brought fourth by a single unknown screenshot. The word "nerdgasm" comes to mind...

Good luck in the New Year, looking forward to whatever you have in store.
I'm sure this is beginning to sound very repetitive alongside the many other related posts but I would also like to wish BUNGIE a happy holidays.

I would now like to take a moment and attempt to disrupt any monotony currently being experienced.

I have recently acquired a new pair of shoes. My previous pair had developed many unwanted holes from frequent use. During this season of cold winter weather, it is undesirable to wear such attire. Unless you are a snowman. Which would, in turn, also give me pause, at the astonishing realization that it is a common practice shared by all snowmen to stand in front of peoples houses wearing nothing but a scarf and a hat. The same can be said of most greek sculptures...

I should never remain awake past 1:00am, for it disrupts my thought process and causes me to use many polysyllabic words and phrases, exhibit over analytical narcissistic personality traits, mood swings, frequent attempts to eat a dictionary, and "brain farts".

  • 12.20.2008 2:05 AM PDT
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The Mythic Threads (Halo 3) (ODST) (Reach)

Sorry to hear about the dangerous ice that you have lol. Over here, we have nothing but rain.

The picture looks great, I assume it's Orbital?

  • 12.20.2008 2:26 AM PDT
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Posted by: PKF_647
orbital ...drool


Yeah, I reckon Orbital is my best bet.

  • 12.20.2008 2:40 AM PDT

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MMMM. New map screen. Certainly looks nice.

The wait for February seems just a little bit harder.

  • 12.20.2008 5:02 AM PDT

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Merry Christmas everyone!!!

That screen shot looks oddly familiar... it looks like the room where we first met the chief in Halo CE

Waking from a Cryo-tube to deliver us a new level?

  • 12.20.2008 5:57 AM PDT

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orbital looks very much like terminal, both in layout and theme.

  • 12.20.2008 6:03 AM PDT

Member of the Suits You clan. Halo 3 FTW. I'm a nice guy, unless I'm losing. Then, it's showtime!

Posted by: Cranium Crater
Post number 65! (or something...)

The new map looks really nice! I think I read that the maps are being released at the same time as Halo Wars, is that right?

You are half right.

Three of the Mythic maps, Assembly, Orbital (pictured in the update), and Sandbox will be available with the release of the limited edition of Halo Wars, NOT THE STANDARD GAME.

The rest of the Mythic maps will be released with Halo 3: ODST next Autumn (fall).

Full details of the accessories available with the limited edition of Halo Wars can be found here

  • 12.20.2008 6:15 AM PDT

Meh pancake-mix.

no that is not true the mythic maps well be relessing in January idk the right date but its in Januray i think they did that is becaues they didnt want us to be bored till Fall came. think about it new games will becomeing up in 2009 maby about 10-15 new games and we aill be bored of Halo 3 so they will reless the mythic map pak in Januray

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Have a great Christmas, Bungie! :)

  • 12.20.2008 6:59 AM PDT

Yea the storm hit us hard in Ohio. ANYWAY THAT PICTURE OF THAT ART OF BEAUTY I LIKE

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well hello! i have to agree that the pic does look tite. especially for a game that got too old this yr, and halo wars is going to suck im afraid. it looks worse than end war, and thats sad. reason is cus ur controlling ur own men, and the graphics for gameplay seem to suck as hell but the cutscenes dont seem to be at all. the only 2 games im looking forward to r re (resident evil) and odst (orbital drop ship trooper). since halo 3 got too old this yr, it they wud have the mythic map pack come out in jan, cus theirs nothing to do anymore. i havent played halo 3 in quite a long time, but since the 360 got the red rings of death i wont be able to figure out wats going on for awhile. idc really that much, but if theirs something that ill interest me then tell me, but if not then well i just play resistance 2, and laugh cus of how bad it destroyed halo 3. dont report this cus thats bs. anyways tho halo is still a fun game and all. their problem is that they just have us wait and wait until that something is out, and then we get bored once more.

  • 12.20.2008 7:22 AM PDT

"If you fight it, you become it."

The boys at Bungie still have it going for them, and I've been multi-profiling this site for three years. Keep up the great work guys, and happy holidays. -CB

  • 12.20.2008 7:55 AM PDT

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! THE SCREENSHOT IS BEAST! OH AND I'D LOVE TO SHOT THE MAC CANNON FROM HALO 2 =D I'D GO MAD WITH POWER LOL

  • 12.20.2008 8:03 AM PDT

"Play some World of Warcraft."
-Bungie

  • 12.20.2008 8:24 AM PDT

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Posted by: Commander Stroll
Still using a pump-action shotgun over 500 years in the future I see.

omg not realistic stop game production plz

Halo 3 Machinima Possibilities, - 1
Playstation 3, - Minus 10,001

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  • 12.20.2008 9:29 AM PDT

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Posted by: TallHomunculus
Is there a place where there aren't hell-like conditions tonight?
Pennsylvania.

Great update. As usual, linguistic machinations abound, accompanied by trifling pandering to inside humor; nevertheless, the Orbital screenie iced the proverbial cake, in this case the Holiday card.

Thanks for those two pieces of media; my week has truly been made.

  • 12.20.2008 9:31 AM PDT

Halo 3 never gets old (for long), and Bungie pretty much single-handedly destroyed the PS3 (they keep trying to promote Resistance 2 and how awesome it is, but us 360 owners just sort of nod and go "mhmm" and keep playing Matchmaking on a game that came out in 2007).

  • 12.20.2008 9:52 AM PDT

I suppose Bungie is obligated to join the Political Correctness Group and not even MENTION the word CHRISTMAS (no, not Xmas, Christmas) in that update in case they offend anyone of a different religious persuasion.

  • 12.20.2008 10:23 AM PDT

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Wow, orbital looks sexy. Can't wait until next update (on my birthday, yay!) to see what else they are going to release about orbital.

  • 12.20.2008 10:30 AM PDT
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HoHoHo

  • 12.20.2008 10:39 AM PDT

Merry Christmas and a happy new year

P.S. (sweet picture Bungie!!!!)

  • 12.20.2008 10:42 AM PDT

Posted by: I DoMeAgE I
I've already read all of the halo books today you stupid nerd. Plus Halo:Fall of reach twice.

There is is spelling mistake in the update. There's the word 'to' instead of 'too' in; "Don't get to worked up about it."

  • 12.20.2008 11:17 AM PDT

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I don't think that's orbital. It looks more like part of ODST.

  • 12.20.2008 11:23 AM PDT
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Bravo bungie! I was expecting no news and the card was funny but lame and then at the end something worth its weight in gold (I don't think it weighs anything but still) an image of what probably a new map!

just stuck in there with no warning or advertising AWESOME the map is gonna be great

  • 12.20.2008 11:24 AM PDT
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under my christmas tree is presents and a 360 then i can own people on my own xbox but i ow my friend a 3 month and all i ask for is RECONZ PLEASE
o ya is mikebungie on you tube real because he said i would get recon and ya is it true here his vid is
youtube.com/user/mikebungie
merry christmas i can has recon

  • 12.20.2008 11:38 AM PDT