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One: What is this new box art I see at Gamestop.com?

I've never seen anything like that; could this finally be the official one? Besides of course the...

Two: ...LE Edition of Halo 2. Look on the back of it. Is that another ring? Why is that "object" ascending into the sky, much like any level on Halo

Haven't posted in here in a while; because of the "hoopla" of course :)

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  • 05.11.2004 8:52 PM PDT
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I've never seen that box art anywhere either, it very well may be the final one, but who knows? As for the object on the back of the LE box, well, your guess is as good as mine, I suppose I wouldn't make a very good detective.

  • 05.11.2004 9:04 PM PDT
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thats not the official box, all stores have their own box art but non are official

  • 05.11.2004 9:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: haloruler33
thats not the official box, all stores have their own box art but non are official


More Proof

I think the box art is now offiicially out; must of slipped through all of the other information for Halo 2

  • 05.11.2004 9:11 PM PDT
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Looks like the official box to me. And that's a building on the back of the case, one of the skyscrapers in the city. It's definetely not a ring, it doesn't curve right to be a ring.

  • 05.11.2004 9:25 PM PDT
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And more

It's official: these last two days have been heaven for any Halo fan :)

Just omit some of that obviously false info on that page though

Hey, if HBO believes it should be on the front page, then so do I

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  • 05.11.2004 9:49 PM PDT
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That is definitely not the official box art. I saw a close up of it on another site, there's a link to it on the front page of HBO. The reason it isn't official is that it doesn't use anything we have'nt seen. The back is amateurish and uses the first 3 multiplayer shots released. The front is pretty well put together, but it uses the old OXM cover art with a different background. And the detail that convinced me beyond a shadow of a doubt? The small print on the bottom of the back that clearly states that it's a mock-up created for store use. Frankly I could put together a cooler and more convincing mock-up than that one on my own. Bungie has about six months to release the game so I'm sure they'll have some all new and original art ready for the cover.

  • 05.11.2004 10:03 PM PDT
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looks real to me but dont u think we would see it here first. I LOVE BUNGIE, E3 HAS NOT EVEN STARTED YET AND WERE ALL READY BASKING IN THE GLORY THAT IS HALO 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 05.11.2004 10:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: OsirisLee
That is definitely not the official box art. I saw a close up of it on another site, there's a link to it on the front page of HBO. The reason it isn't official is that it doesn't use anything we have'nt seen. The back is amateurish and uses the first 3 multiplayer shots released. The front is pretty well put together, but it uses the old OXM cover art with a different background. And the detail that convinced me beyond a shadow of a doubt? The small print on the bottom of the back that clearly states that it's a mock-up created for store use. Frankly I could put together a cooler and more convincing mock-up than that one on my own. Bungie has about six months to release the game so I'm sure they'll have some all new and original art ready for the cover.


The clouds: from the new Halo2.com, multiplayer demo, etc.

The MC: true, the old OXM cover art, but do you notice that he is shaded quite differently? That is not amateur-ish

Yea, we'll see in a little bit; but you did read why it got on the HBO front page right?

Sent from Fed-ex, to all retailers, it was a leak

I'm not buying the back at all, but that same art is on just about every site now

  • 05.11.2004 10:07 PM PDT
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My God! Its BEGUN! The Halo 2 War Has.......................................................... ...............

  • 05.11.2004 10:08 PM PDT
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well, i dont think that thats the official box art, guys. notice how they say "mocked up for display purposes?" and look closely at the special edition version: the text isnt bulleted like the one on bungie.net and it is also of a different font. as for the other one, i find it hard to believe that bungie would make such a plain looking case. the back is simply unprofessional looking and all the screenshots are from magazine and web releases. hell the cover is from an issue of oxm, just touched up a bit with a nice omenous lil background thrown in. i guarantee that thats not the final art, but if im wrong, you guys feel free to crucify me...

  • 05.11.2004 10:09 PM PDT
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I dont know about the tin case but I agree with wolf that the plastic case is very unprofessional and it looks like something Gamestop or EB has on their shelves for advertisement.

  • 05.11.2004 10:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: MakaVeli4LIfe1
The clouds: from the new Halo2.com, multiplayer demo, etc.

The MC: true, the old OXM cover art, but do you notice that he is shaded quite differently? That is not amateur-ish

Yea, we'll see in a little bit; but you did read why it got on the HBO front page right?

Sent from Fed-ex, to all retailers, it was a leak

I'm not buying the back at all, but that same art is on just about every site now


He's not shaded that differently, just darker. And the city in the background looks like a photo of a modern city, which is kind of silly. I don't believe for a second that this is official. There must have been a mix up or misinterpretation, or maybe it's a hoax.

  • 05.11.2004 10:21 PM PDT