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Halo 3 Beta is hereThe Halo 3 Beta is on its way! A article I just read explians some good information.
| Quote: | By STEVE TILLEY, SUN MEDIA
For Halo 3 fans, the wait is almost over. After that, the real wait begins.
Microsoft announced this week that the much-publicized Halo 3 multiplayer beta will get under way on May 16, giving gamers a taste of what the sci-fi shooter's online mayhem will hold when the full version is released this fall.
Gamers who bought a copy of the Xbox 360 game Crackdown with a "Halo 3 multiplayer beta" sticker on the box, or those who lucked into an invitation via the Rule Of Three promotion, will be able to access the Halo 3 beta one month from tomorrow. An Xbox Live Gold subscription will be required to download and play the game.
Microsoft said the beta will include three new multiplayer maps and a sampling of new weapons and vehicles, including the Spartan Laser (imagine the tactical advantage it would have given Leonidas and his men in 300) and the Mongoose all-terrain vehicle.
Developers at Bungie, the game studio behind the Halo series, plan to monitor how the game performs online over the course of the beta period, which ends June 7 at 3 a.m. EDT. The data collected will be used to make improvements to the final product, which has only been given a fall 2007 release window so far.
New details about the game emerged this week with the release of Bungie's latest "making of" video documentary, showing snippets of the game's multiplayer action. Brand new armaments like trip mines and the bubble shield -- hinted at in the Halo 3 "Starry Night" TV commercial -- were shown for the first time in the video. |
I will keep you updated with as much information as I can till it is out. I believe just 29 more days.
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28 More Days.
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zomg! Sweetness!
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Pariah
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Yup I can't wait either.
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27 more days now. 
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I got new information as well. From the new Halo 3 site.
| Quote: | "Halo 3" Multiplayer Beta Hits Xbox LIVE Worldwide on May 16
Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios confirmed the multiplayer beta of "Halo® 3" will debut to audiences worldwide via Xbox LIVE® on May 16 at 5 a.m. PDT and run through June 6 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.
Made possible through Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox LIVE gaming and entertainment network, which provides a robust online service for more than 6 million gamers worldwide, the multiplayer beta for "Halo 3" will give anxious Xbox 360 gamers their first opportunity to get their hands on the new levels, weapons, vehicles and game types, as well as a chance to provide valuable data that Bungie will use in continued development. Starting May 16, gamers who secured their admission to the multiplayer beta either through the "Rule of Three" promotion or by purchasing a specially marked copy of "Crackdown™" for Xbox 360 will be able to don their Spartan armor, download the beta on Xbox LIVE, and jump online using their Xbox LIVE Gold account* to battle other gamers from around the world.
When gamers gather online to play the multiplayer beta via Xbox LIVE in May, they will be treated to three richly detailed, action-oriented maps: Snowbound, High Ground and Valhalla, which represent a mixture of large- and medium-scale combat environments and are brand-new to "Halo 3." Each map will test gamers' mettle as they are placed behind the controls of new "Halo 3" vehicles such as the agile Mongoose all-terrain vehicle, and armed with deadly weapons such as the new and improved Assault Rifle, the ferocious Brute Spiker, the devastating Spartan Laser and the treacherous new Spike Grenades. This is just a taste of what gamers will experience later this fall when "Halo 3" goes on sale.
Gamers worldwide who did not participate in the "Rule of Three" promotion but are interested in joining the multiplayer beta of "Halo 3" can still participate through the purchase of the critically acclaimed Xbox 360 title "Crackdown," which was launched in February. Each copy of "Crackdown" has been specially marked with a "Halo 3" beta sticker prior to the beta period, and starting May 16 the game will act as a key for gamers to download and participate in the "Halo 3" multiplayer beta.
In addition, gamers who can't wait for the multiplayer beta this May can get an even earlier look at "Halo 3" with a new, behind-the-scenes video feature available at http://www.bungie.net and in high definition over Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Starting today, viewers can go behind the scenes at Bungie Studios to learn about the people, technology and process that are making "Halo 3" an unforgettable multiplayer experience, and to get a taste of what to expect from the upcoming "Halo 3" multiplayer beta. The latest multiplayer video documentary, titled "Is Quisnam Protero Damno!," will offer a glimpse at how "Halo 3" multiplayer maps are being designed, built and architected, and how these amazing spaces are converted into fun places in which to play. Gamers can also catch the first-ever glimpse of brand-new "Halo 3" multiplayer levels in their early stages of evolution and construction.
* The "Halo 3" multiplayer beta will require gamers to have access to an Xbox 360 console equipped with a hard drive as well as an Xbox LIVE Gold Membership. |
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Pariah
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Well the beta has been released for a few days now and will end June 10th. You are still not late if you buy crackdown you are still allowed in.
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