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The epic saga continues with Halo 3
| The epic saga continues with Halo 3 |
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Halo 3, the third game in the best-selling Xbox game franchise Halo, is a highly-anticipated first-person shooter video game under development by Bungie Studios for the Xbox 360. An official announcement on the developers' website states that Halo 3 will end the current story arc of the Halo trilogy. A beta test of the multi-player component of the game is scheduled to be available in Spring 2007. The final version of the game will be released sometime later in the year.
The only official release date can be found on Bungie's official FAQ for the game, which says only that the game will be released "at an as-yet to be announced date in 2007." They also stated in their end-of-2006 Weekly Update "may 2007 bring you the most incredible stuff you ever hoped or dreamed for. Including, but not limited to Halo 3."[8]
Soon after the Xbox 360 was unveiled in May 2005, EB Games and FYE started taking preorders for Halo 3, despite having no official word from Bungie on whether they would make another Halo game. The preorder pages have since been removed, but other retailers have followed suit.
On May 9, 2006, exactly a year and a half after the release of Halo 2, the announcement trailer to Halo 3 appeared on the Xbox Live Marketplace, shortly before the trailer made its appearance at E3, due in part to the E3 conference's late start. Halo 3's announcement was soon posted on other gaming sites, including GameSpot.[9] After some downtime on the official Bungie website, the game was announced officially and the trailer was made available for download.[10]
On June 6, 2006, Bungie Studios released a behind-the-scenes look at the E3 announcement trailer on their website. The video included many elements intended to produce speculation in the fan community. Some of these elements include glimpses of the updated UNSC Marines' appearance, an unknown race holding a new weapon, and Master Chief holding the M90 Shotgun from previous Halo titles. The video also showed different angles and takes of the announcement video, showing how powerful the engine was (and proving the video was not pre-rendered).
As of August 18, 2006, Best Buy has the Halo 3 Set release date as November 15, 2007, although it is also stated on the same page that an official release date for Halo 3 has not yet been announced by Microsoft. UK website Play.com Had set their release date for November, though it has now been changed to April 27th 2007, though with no notice that it is unofficial.
On October 2, 1UP.com featured an article about the November 14 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM). The magazine features a "blowout" on the game, featuring new information, as well as new screenshots and videos available on the 1UP website. [11] In addition, three weeks worth of continuous coverage of Halo 3 was added to the site throughout November.
Various game journalists from around the world were exclusively invited to Bungie to play on multiplayer test builds of the game.[13] Bungie.net usually has a weekly "Humpday Challenge" where the Bungie team plays Halo 2 against other groups from the gaming community. Recently, Bungie has started using Halo 3 for its Humpday Challenges.[14][15]
EGM, Swedish magazine Level and the UK Official Xbox Magazine released screenshots of Halo 3 in action, featuring the Mongoose ATV in use in a CTF game. The magazine also included screenshots of three different multiplayer maps: High Ground, Valhalla, and Snowbound, as well as three new weapons. The Spiker is the new gun of choice for the Brutes, as well as the Spike Grenade, and humans have a new "anti-vehicular" shoulder-mounted laser gun. The articles also described a new map-based element called a "Man Cannon," a launch pad that would be capable of flinging objects -- and players -- from one side of the map to the other (similar to the "jumping pad" on the side of the map "Ascension" in Halo 2). On November 2, 2006, GameInformer stated that GameStop and EB Games are already taking pre-orders for Halo 3 and that the release date is November 1, 2007. Three versions were announced: Standard ($59.99), Collector's ($69.99) (contents still unannounced), and a special "Legendary" 4-disc edition[16] ($99.99). This version comes with an exclusive stand with a MJOLNIR Mark VI helmet replica(Dimensions are Height 10", Width 8.5" and Depth 11.5"), which acts as a cover for the stand containing the 4 discs (Dimensions are Height 11.5", Width 10", Depth 12.5"). The 4 discs consist of the Halo 3 Game disc, and 3 bonus discs. The three bonus discs include: Behind-the-scenes content at Bungie Studios with new insights into the Halo Universe and the making of Halo 3, a special hi-resolution collection of all cinematics from Halo 1 and Halo 2 with director commentary from the Bungie Team bonus, videos from Red vs Blue and This Spartan Life, a Theme, and more unannounced content.[17]
Joystiq reported a Microsoft blogger claimed Brutes would be a playable race, but this rumor was quickly proven false by Bungie's Frank O'Connor.[18]. However, it revealed that upcoming Bungie gameplay videos would feature "new insights into elements of the campaign and will peel back the curtain on a certain prominent character in Halo 3." [19] O'Connor would later say that Brutes would be "more exciting, clever, graphically impressive, terrifying, numerous and angrier."[20] Bungie promised a "Vidoc" (Video Documentary) focusing on the Brutes, which was released initially on Xbox Live Marketplace at 2AM PST on December 20, 2006. [21]
In December, the soundtrack to the E3 announcement trailer, titled "Finish the Fight", was released on the iTunes Store (December 14, 2006) [22]. So far there is no information on the release of the Official Soundtrack.
On January 1, 2007, gameplay footage of Halo 3 was posted on various websites. Selected army personnel stationed in Iraq were privileged to test a recent build of the game and apparently had recorded the game footage. The footage, six seconds in length, contains the first glimpse of up-to-date, real Halo 3 gameplay that the general gaming community has seen. The footage shows a Spartan traversing the multiplayer map, High Ground with Assault Rifle in hand. No other elements were shown. Stills have also been found through the same sources, featuring Halo 3's user interface and stills of gameplay footage.
On November 15, 2006 it was announced that the online beta would be released to the public in Spring 2007, along with new Halo 2 maps exclusively for Xbox 360 owners. [23]
As of January 24th, 2007, registration for the first segment of the beta test selection is closed to North American entrants. However, the Australian and New Zealand Xbox sites are still offering 15 Beta test places (10 for Australia, 5 for New Zealand). Entrants must provide a 25-word opinion on how they think the Master Chief would "finish the fight" in Halo 3. In Europe, the available slots are available through online media outlets. Bungie has stated that this is only "phase one" of the registration process and that there will be more options for players outside of North America to register for the public beta. According to IGN, over 140,000 players signed up to play in the multiplayer beta as of December 13, 2006.[24] Applicants for this segment of the Halo 3 Beta test began to receive acceptance e-mails on January 22, 2007.
On January 3, 2007, Bungie Studios announced that the Halo 3 beta will be obtainable by registering on Halo3.com. However, players must own an Xbox 360, and they must be one of the first 13,333 players to play 3 hours of Halo 2 (between 12:01 AM EST on February 1st and 11:59 PM EST on February 3rd, 2007) on Xbox Live and register on February 5th, 2007 starting at 12:01 AM EST.[25] Players may also purchase specially marked versions of the video game Crackdown and use a number on the box as a "key" to download the Halo 3 beta from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Only the initial launch shipment copies of Crackdown will include this key to the Halo 3 beta. Crackdown will be released on February 20th, 2007 in the United States and Canada, February 23rd, 2007 in Europe, and February 27th, 2007 in Japan.
Other confirmed facts
# The matchmaking system from Halo 2 will be revamped. Call signs will be used instead of small HUD emblems to identify allies. Also, Halo 3's matchmaking system will be based on two different ranks, skill and experience, in order to make the system more fair and to reflect the effect of experience on players' profiles.[39]
# Bungie has confirmed the following basic plot points as revealed through the teaser trailer: Master Chief is on a thoroughly conquered and Covenant controlled Earth. Cortana is still a prisoner of Gravemind, and Covenant ships are hovering over an excavation site only a few miles from the ruins of New Mombasa.[40]
# With the release of the trailer, Bungie declared publicly that the Gravemind, who originally appeared midway through Halo 2, is an intelligence of Flood origin.[citation needed]
# Although Halo 3 was planned to end the Halo series, future Halo games are likely. On the Halo 3 FAQ[41] from the official Bungie website it says, "Q: Is this the last ever Halo game? A: It is the conclusion to this story arc." This refers to the two announced games in the Halo universe, including the new Halo Wars by Ensemble Studios. Of the other project, very little is known. Bungie said that it will be on the Xbox 360 and will "be made in partnership with Lord of the Rings and King Kong director, Peter Jackson." [42]
# Bungie also stated that they have redesigned the UI (user interface) from Halo 2, apparently making it easier to generate a custom game in Halo 3 multiplayer.[43]
# Hosts will now be able to "advertise" their custom games via Xbox Live Public; players no longer need to adhere to pre-made Matchmaking playlists because they can simply join a custom game hosted by another player. [39]
# When a player is carrying a second weapon in Halo 3, the secondary weapon will be stored on the character's back or leg holster, depending on the size of the weapon.[30]
# The game will feature the ability to record and send video clips via Xbox Live at any time, making Halo machinima even easier for users.[12]
# In the November 11 Bungie Weekly Update, it has been stated that due to a "significant chunk" of Halo 2 players being female, there might be an option to have a female voice for the Spartan character in multiplayer.[44]
# Actress Julie Benz is not voicing Miranda Keyes for Halo 3. [45]
# The strength of the effect of gravity will be customizable as one of the game settings in creating custom games.
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