Bungie will allow all North American Halo fans to sign up for the Halo 3 beta on Monday, although only a fraction will be selected. The site halo3.com will be open for registrations on Monday, while the beta will start sometime in the spring of 2007. Bungie will test the multiplayer part of the game, and use feedback to tweak the final product.

In addition, Bungie and Microsoft also revealed that the new Halo 3 commercial will air on ESPN during Monday Night Football, and on Xbox.com for the rest of the world. It will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace shortly thereafter.