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Subject: Happy Halo Day!

I put on pants for this?

Posted by: Sgt Hartsock
"HALO NATION" baby! I love it! DEFINITE sign of a Bungie right here, check out my Halloween work :D

(a little warped, but hey, its AFTER Halloween)

Halo 3 pumpkin

also regarding Halloween, or as we at TSL called it, "Halo-ween", we did a Travelogue for it, and you HAVE to read the description, it helps.

ROCK on Bungie! ROCK ON!




sweet pumpkin

  • 11.15.2006 4:32 PM PDT
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-BLAM- YEA! I cant belvie those rumors on the froums were true about the BETA, it is a great day to have a 360, an for everyone whining, quit yer -BLAM'IN- there useing the 360 to utalize its power.

now im gonna go play Gears of war on MY 360...later

  • 11.15.2006 4:33 PM PDT

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thanks, sane =D

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  • 11.15.2006 4:35 PM PDT

Teabag makes you good.

ZOMG PUBLIC MULTIPLAYER BETA ! ! ! !

  • 11.15.2006 4:40 PM PDT
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Will Bungie pick these people for the Public Beta, or will the general public be able to play it for a certain time and then get feedback?

  • 11.15.2006 4:42 PM PDT

I see the Marathon logo on the Assult Rifle...

  • 11.15.2006 4:46 PM PDT

Just remember... I keep it real...

it says public Beta, so I would guess anyone can download it. The information they get back would be similar to the info they receive from Halo 2 online. Which of the maps available is the msot popular, what gametype is the favorite, what tactics are used, common techniques. That kind of stuff. I hope it is public, or I am going to be jelous,

  • 11.15.2006 4:49 PM PDT
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WHOOAH WHOOOAH WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH yah happy halo day!!!!!! Best day ever next to Halo 2 release and Multiplayer map pack and xbox 360 release and christmas and hannaka and halo 3 release and the day i joined bungie.net and the day i got xbox live and the day halo 3 was announced and April 27th and every day in 2358 just because....and yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh by the way did anyone notice the reflection of another spartan in MCs visor???? and since it's campaign then the other spartans show up right!!!!!!!

i love this day!!!!! next to all those other days and years i mentioned@@@!!!!!!

  • 11.15.2006 4:53 PM PDT
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....GREATEST..UPDATE....EVER!!!!!!!!

  • 11.15.2006 4:54 PM PDT

STOP EXPLODING YOU COWARDS!

Thank you Bungie! Public Betas are awesome, sign me up if you need a good solid person to try and make a game thats going to be awesome even better.

  • 11.15.2006 4:56 PM PDT
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"We’ve seen a gradual shift in our online population more and more towards Xbox 360 but I know there are a lot of folks out there who haven’t made the switch yet. Does that mean you’ll never get to play these new Halo 2 maps? We can’t say for certain, but ultimately WE HOPE TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE THE MAPS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO MOR FANS OVER TIME."

Xbox users please calm down, bungie will come through for you loyal halo fans in one way or another, they are very dedicated to their fans and will do everything they can to make these maps available to everyone.

  • 11.15.2006 4:56 PM PDT

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those who cuss out others for having a crummy K/D ratio are elitist scum who suck at life.

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I got my fingers crossed, Bungie always does come through sooner or later in one way or the other. It'd be great if these maps could be in a patch or even INCLUDED in "halo 2" Vista :D

  • 11.15.2006 4:59 PM PDT

that was some crazy stuff posted. i love bungie! *dreams of new maps and doing testing for halo 3*

  • 11.15.2006 5:05 PM PDT
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I finally see the other Spartan, wow that took alot of studing but i did it and i seee it.
Okay so its not a giraffe but i still see the giraffe.

  • 11.15.2006 5:06 PM PDT

This is very exciting news. Everything in this article is so great and I am super pumped for all of it! New maps! New commercial! Beta testing! Awesome! Best news I've ever heard on hear to date!

  • 11.15.2006 5:16 PM PDT
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Bungie you poor poor souls. Its High Definition. That means the picture reveals everything!!!

I now know the to Halo 3!

Apparently the Mastercheif has to stop the covenant. But we all know that.

Its what that this picture reveals!!!

And with that info I will guess at the story!

Apparently the covenant only wanted one thing! To get access to the lost human treasure... of... MARATHON 7 (Seven is greater then infinity, infinity plus three plus four plus ten equals Seven.). Its located deep in the Earth's crust in a rusty compound called the Venticore (in forerunner, it means Ark).

The Mastercheif must stop them lest... Durendal gets out!

Apparently the events of the Marathon series were true... and Durendal infected the Bungie computers so that he could do something...

He helped them release three games, and almost a fourth. But Bungie discovered him, and his intent to take over the world (which he has imprinted on them...) but infecting all computers via Marathon 7.

But they didn't let it get out. Until now. The Venticore is actually a collection of multidimensional portals to a rusty compound deep under Earth. The game revels this in Cortana's messages, and she gets there with the Gravemind. Her intent?

To date Durendal!!!

So she attempts to stop the Cheif after she learns of his orders, getting several soldiers Born On Board a ship to help.

But the Mastercheif kill all the BOBs and makes his way deep into the compound so that he may "Frogblast the Venticore" and prevent Marathon 7 from getting out.

In the process he fights flood and covenant as he makes his way in. But Cortana captures him, and forces him to play the first three games of Marathon. He gets out of the compound, and captures Cortana and Durendal. He destroys it, and leaves.

It is in the closing credits that Durendal reveals to the cheif that he still has a copy of Marathon 7. The Mastercheif then takes off his helmet off screen, and you hear Durendal gasp. "I knew he got here too... but no human could have lived for several trillion ye-" The radio shouts over Durendal. "Mastercheif, do you read? This is Fleet Admiral Smith. Do you have the AI's in custody?"
The chief says "Yes, sir." "Good, I have something to tell you. I am your ---"

Cuts off there as the screen goes black. Halo 3 ends.

  • 11.15.2006 5:23 PM PDT
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If Master Chief was holding a banana in Halo 1, as long as the gameplay is good, I could care less.

Lol I'm sorry but that is total bullsh** and you know it. You would be pissed if the Master Chief used only fruit as weapons.

Okay, I think some ignorant people here need to either reread the article or get their heads out of their asses. Bungie has NO CONTROL over how downloads work in this setup. The new maps are available for 360 download only because M$ has shifted xbox live, for the most part, onto the 360. This means that new downloads and such are only available on the Xbox live marketplace, a feature not available on the old xbox consoles. It is unfortunate, and I am with the old xbox users on this one (I have a 360 but halo 2 never felt right on a 360 controller; The rumble sucks, and the 360 mic setup blows (I want the on/off switch to be compatable with all mics, not just the house brand.) I went back to using my old school Xbox for halo 2, and await h3 for the 360 with its updated control scheme to make proper use of the rb/lb) but seriously, saying you are disappointed with bungie over this is bull-blam-.

In other news... the maps themselves are quite a nice surprise. Bungie has the kind of connection with its fan base, and the dedication, to keep going for years forward. I hope to one day work for a game company comparable to bungie (or maybe bungie? anything is possible I suppose) in terms of dedication to its fanbase. GO BUNGIE! Happy HALO DAY! WOO!

The beta will probably be a xbox live demo download, but it is 'offically' a 'beta' simply because they wont just let you play, they will monitor everything done for use in finishing up the game. Yet another fine point of them, not just a demo, but using it for fan feedback, is ingenious. Not many game companys have this kind of integration with its fans.

Finally, the on button is HIL-arious.

  • 11.15.2006 5:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: Force Kill
This is very exciting news. Everything in this article is so great and I am super pumped for all of it! New maps! New commercial! Beta testing! Awesome! Best news I've ever heard on here to day!

  • 11.15.2006 5:28 PM PDT

"The debts of meat will live on in eternia." -lukems

I was totally excited about this at 7:30 this morning, but I couldn't get into the forum yet, and now I forgot what I was going to say. I'll just read what that guy above me wrote.

  • 11.15.2006 5:28 PM PDT
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zomg, greatest news eva

  • 11.15.2006 5:29 PM PDT
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This is great news, I'd never thought a CG commercial would come to mind, sounds kick ass if you ask me.
But one thing that still bothers me. In the Halo 3 trailer, it shows the Master Chief having a golden armor, why is he green now? Maybe its an earlier level than the level shown in the trailer =/
And I don't know if anyone mentioned this, but there is a Marathon logo right above the trigger of the Assault Rifle....stupid easter eggs :P

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  • 11.15.2006 5:31 PM PDT
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dude dar it is the est but do u know were to see the wepons andvehicles

  • 11.15.2006 5:35 PM PDT
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Well what can i say. Bungi did it again. Theyy made another good game. Its graphics kills and gameplay kills. I feel like killing myself if i dont get to play halo3. Its is very tempting to wait. The idea of the new halo maps is great. Also the idead that there is no more modding and glitching is also good. The only thing i want to know is if there will be people stand by-ing so i kow what to play and when to play so i dont get cheated. Can someone clear that up for me. Well thats all. I would like to thank the bungie pople for doing such a great good and keep it up. HALO OWNS ALL.

  • 11.15.2006 5:38 PM PDT
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I think I pee'd a bit in pants while reading that. Thank you Bungie!

  • 11.15.2006 5:45 PM PDT