Back when the Halo 3 multiplayer beta was bundled with Crackdown, the game saw a massive increase in sales due to the fact. Well, Microsoft thinks tat the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta will be having the safe effect on Halo 3: ODST which is necessary to access the beta.
Microsoft’s Stephen McGill explains it thusly:
“Naturally, the demand for Halo 3: ODST will be reinvigorated as soon as the public Beta kicks off. We know a lot of our Halo community have the game and are eagerly awaiting May 3rd, but there are also a ton of Halo gamers who know and love the Halo universe, yet didn’t try Halo 3: ODST.”
So what about you guys? Do you already have Halo 3: ODST and if not, will you buy it for the Reach beta? Sound off in the comments.
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Have you had your eye on the Xbox 360 Elite Spring Bundle on Amazon.com that comes with Forza Motorsport 3 and Halo 3: ODST but don’t want to order it online? Well now you don’t have to as it was just made knkown that the bundle is now available from GameStop for the same $299.99 price tag.
If you haven’t been paying attention, this bundle comes with the 120GB Xbox 360 Elite, Forza Mortorsport 3, Halo 3: ODST and all the bells and whistles normally bundled with a 360.
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If you still haven’t hopped on the Xbox 360 bandwagon or just need a new console, you should check this one out. Microsoft has a new bundle in store for us and this time it includes both Halo 3: ODST, Forza Motorsport 3 and an Xbox 360 Elite console for just $300. For those who don’t know, the Elite is the 360 with a 120GB hard drive.
Amazon says that the bundle will go on sale March 9th. Hell, you’re even getting an invite to the Halo: Reach beta, not bad.
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Hot on the heels of the Halo 3 MLG FFA playlist is the announcement of the MLG 2010 Pro Circuit. This includes the announcement of both the 2 first events and the different titles that will be featured at said events.
The first 2 events of the 2010 MLG Pro Circuit will take place in Orlando, Florida and Columbus, Ohio. The titles featured at said events will be Halo 3, Super Smash Bros: Brawl, Tekken 6, Modern Warfare 2 and some unannounced PC games. Most likely World of Warcraft and something else.
You can read more about the 2010 MLG Pro Circuit, here.
When Halo 3 first came out, you were pretty much forced to play customs if you wanted an MLG experience. Now, there is an MLG matchmaking playlist which answered the cries of much of the gaming community. However, if you wanted an MLG FFA experience you’d either have to have an imagination and hop into Lone Wolves or play customs.
Today it has just been announced that MLG and Bungie have teamed up yet again to bring an MLG FFA playlist to Halo 3 matchmaking. The update was automatically pushed out so all of you who play the game online will have access to it.
Below are the details of said playlist:
MLG FFA
- MLG Settings (90% Shield Recharge Rate, 110% Damage, 110% Player Movement Speed)
- Radar On
- 10 minutes
- Score unlimited
- Ranked
- Requires all downloadable content
Gametypes
- Heretic – 50%
- Citadel – 12.5%
- Guardian – 12.5%
- Lockdown – 12.5%
- Reactor – 12.5%
All Maps
- All power weapons and power-ups removed
- Only items on map – BRs, Carbines, Frag Grenades, Plasma Grenades
Reactor
- Version of Assembly
- Top bases are blocked off in both bases
Citadel
- Shotgun Tunnels blocked off
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After Halo 3 everyone thought that Bungie wouldn’t be making a 4th game and then came Reach. Now, Bungie has been quoted to saying that Reach would actually be their last Halo game, but it seems that has now been taken back, somewhat.
Bungie’s Brian Jarrad, said the following:
“You know, it might be premature to say we’ll never ever, ever make a Halo game again. We sort of have a little special place for Halo in our hearts. But for the foreseeable future, this [Halo Reach] is it.”
Now that Bungie has broken free from Microsoft, anyone Microsoft deems worth can get their hands on Halo. But honestly what is a Halo game without Bungie?
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If you’ve been playing Halo ever since Combat Evolved, you’ll know that the number of in-game glitches present in Halo 3 was much lower than in the previous 2 games. This can most likely be attributed largely to the fact that the game had a beta which helped Bungie iron out all the kinks.
Well, Halo: Reach is set to have a beta too (which is probably the reason most of you bought ODST) but one on a much larger scale than Halo 3. In fact, Bungie estimates that over 3 million beta testers will be present for Halo: Reach which, if utilized correctly, will result in a very polished game. To put this in perspective, Halo 3 had just 800,000 beta testers.
If you’re one of the people looking to get down on the Reach beta, expect it sometime in May of this year.
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With the forthcoming destruction of Xbox Live for Original Xbox titles, the question over whether or not Halo 3 would be getting shutdown upon Halo: Reach‘s release arose. Well, this does not seem to be the case as Bungie community manager, Brian Jarrad, has come forth to say the following:
“I dont think we would pull the plug, Halo 2 was the number one game until the Halo 3 lauch, and it was still supported until this April… I think it would be safe to say we wouldn’t be investing so much time into doing massive matchmaking updates and then just turn (Halo 3 online support) off and walk away from it.”
He continued:
Will we hope that people will migrate to Reach because it represents all of the good things from Halo 3 but better and more so? Sure, but I guarantee that there are hardcore gamers, like the pros who make their livelihoods off of playing Halo 3, who might take awhile to move over.
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During my Halo 3 days, ever since they added it I was an avid player of the MLG playlist. At first I wasn’t planning on buying ODST but when they required you to have the Heretic map in order to play said play list I cursed at Bungie and MLG and went out and bought it seeing as it wasn’t available via the Xbox Live Marketplace. Sure, the campaign what something new but the only reason I actually bought it was for that single map. $60 for a map, ridiculous, I know. Well, one thing led to another and I accidentally broke the ODST multiplayer disc making Heretic unable to load. At first I actually pondered going out to get a new disc just so I could get my MLG fix but ultimately made the concious decision against it.
Well now, I can finally hop back into the playlist as Bungie has just made Heretic, Citadel and Longshore, the ODST exclusive maps, available for purchase on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Of course, I’m going to be forced to pay 800 Microsoft Points for something I already have (well, had) but that sure as hell beats going out and spending another $50+ on a used ODST. I’m just hoping they’ll still let me into the Halo: Reach beta. If so, except a hands on video right when it drops sometime after April 28th.
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Do you remember the amount of publicity Halo 3 got right around its release date back in 2007? There were drinks, amusement rides and promotions up the wazoo. Not much looks to be different with Halo: Reach considering Microsoft has just went on record as saying the game will be the biggest game of 2010:
“Our hope for Halo: Reach is to be the biggest title of 2010 not only for Xbox, but across all platforms – a forecast which has been mirrored by industry professionals. Halo: Reach takes the legacy of Halo’s rich multiplayer gameplay to an entirely new level, delivering experiences that we think old and new players alike will enjoy for years to come.”
Will the game live up the hype? Unfortunately we won’t know until the fall when it hits store shelves.
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