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Rate PS3 Bundle Includes MGS4, Killzone 2 [PS3]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Jul 3

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By Luke Plunkett It's one hell of a bundle. It's like getting a Wii with Twilight Princess and Mario Galaxy, or a 360 with Gears 2 and Halo 3. But perhaps more importantly, it's also one hell of a saving; perhaps Best Buy need to clear out their stock of 80GB PS3s for oh, I don't know, a new PS3?

Rate Kotaku's 2009 Summer Reading List [Feature]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jun 30

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By Mike Fahey Pub. Date: October 2007 Wait, isn't the latest Halo novel The Cole Protocol? Yes it was, and that's why I am recommending Halo: Contact Harvest. If you want a novel that tells a compelling story set during the early days of the war between humanity and the Covenant, you'd be better off avoidin...

Rate Would Natal Enable User-Generated Mo-Cap? [Fever Dreams]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jun 29

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By Stephen Totilo An idea's been rattling in my head I'd like to share (reader warning: I'm home sick today). It's an idea for the Xbox 360's controller-free control system, Project Natal, for which I've been able to get no official comment. So here it is: user-generated motion-capture. Create your own victo...

Rate Weekend Coupons: Boxed Up [Deals]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, Jun 27

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By Owen Good • Newegg's got a few deals worth mentioning: $10 off if you want to re-up your Xbox Live Gold sub for 12 months; $12 off a PS3 DualShock controller; also, Red Faction: Guerilla is $39.99 for Xbox 360 and PC. [Newegg] • And while Newegg's price on the Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter is nice, Amazon's is...

Rate Kotaku Originals: The Beer Frame [Original]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, Jun 27

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By Owen Good In addition to the behemoth study of video game weights and measures, we gave a look at Nintendo's major goods and wares due out by the holiday season. Luke took a look inside Robot Chicken, and A.J. broke down a comprehensive list of gaming's most noteworthy daddies. The week that was in origin...

Past Month

 

Rate Halo 3 ODST Impressions: What Happened In Africa [Impressions]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Jun 25

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By Stephen Totilo The demo being shown in New York was the same displayed behind closed doors at E3. We've previewed the game's multiplayer mode, Firefight. This is our first eyewitness report of the campaign. Halo 3: ODST's will come bundled with Firefight mode (even more info on that here), new and old multi...

Rate Gearbox Honcho Wants Something Different From Halo Developer [Randy Pitchford]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jun 23

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By Brian Ashcraft Randy Pitchford, the outspoken boss of developer Gearbox, has something to say about Halo developer Bungie. Not just Bungie, he also has something to say about Modern Warfare developer Infinity War. Pitchford wants 'something different' from Bungie [VideoGamer via Dtoid via NowGamer...

Rate Tomorrow, Mini-Bash Is Six [Note]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jun 22

By Brian Ashcraft What you missed last night This Is Not A Halo 3 Screenshot Shia LaBeouf Totally Hates The Wii Microsoft Boss Apologizes For Poorly Chosen Words Sony CEO Approved By Sony Board of Directors

Rate This Is Not A Halo 3 Screenshot

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jun 22

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By Luke Plunkett This looks like a screengrab from Halo 3's Valhalla multiplayer map. But it's not. It is, if you take a closer look, actually a fully-functional PC desktop. Rigging one of these desktops up isn't as hard as you think, so if this takes your fancy you'll find a how-to guide over at Lifehacker.

Rate Darksiders Preview: Blasts From Pasts

Original at Kotaku external link    Sun, Jun 21

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By Stephen Totilo Comic Book Style: The game is promoted as the realization of comic book artist Joe Madureira's creative vision. Not surprising, to those who have seen Madureira's art, characters are chunky, with big boots and gauntlets sporting something of an Asian warrior Manga influence. The charac...

Rate You Will Be Sick Of Modern Warfare 2 By Christmas [Advertising]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Jun 19

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By Luke Plunkett like the headline says, you're going to get sick of the sound of it by Christmas time. The company have taken a leaf out of both Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV's marketing campaigns, claiming the release of MW2 will be the "biggest entertainment launch of all time."

Rate Sgt. Johnson Reports For Halo 3: ODST Pre-Order Bonus Duty

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Jun 18

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By Mike Fahey Yes, grizzled UNSC hero Sgt. Johnson may not have fared so well in Halo 3, but Halo 3: ODST takes place before the final installment of the trilogy, meaning it's game on. Players who pre-order ODST at select retailers will receive a token to unlock Sgt. Johnson in the game's new Firefight mode,...

Rate Video Game Obsession Cited In Halo Shooter's Lenient Sentencing [Game Obsession]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jun 16

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By Mike Fahey An Ohio judge has granted Daniel Petric a lenient sentence today, citing the teen's video game addiction to Halo 3 as a potential contributing factor in the 2007 shooting that left his mother dead. Teen Who Killed Mother Over Video Game Gets 23 Years to Life [Fox 8 Cleveland]

Rate Halo+ Kingdom Hearts + Metroid [Toybox]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jun 16

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By Luke Plunkett Halo Mongoose Due out in October, the Mongoose is built to accommodate McFarlane's line of 5-inch Halo 3 figures. It'll ship with a free Spartan, with three to choose from: an orange one, a "cyan" one and a "crimson & steel" guy that's exclusive to Diamond and Toys R Us.

Rate And The Game Critics Best Of E3 2009 Award Nominees Are... [E3 2009]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jun 15

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By Mike Fahey Best Action Game BioShock 2 (2K Marin/2K Games for PS3, Xbox 360, PC) Halo 3 ODST (Bungie/MGS for Xbox 360) Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP for Xbox 360, PC) Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, PC) Singularity (Raven/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

Rate Analyst Predicts Wii Price Drop [Michael Pachter]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Jun 12

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By AJ Glasser In the second half of the year, we expect Sony to cut price for the PS3, and if the cut is deep enough, we expect Microsoft to respond (either with bundles or with a price cut of its own, even as Microsoft just introduced a Xbox 360 Elite bundle with free games Halo 3 and Fable II)."

Year 2009

 

Rate Halo 3: ODST Firefight Preview: OUHave12 [E3 2009]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jun 9

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By Brian Crecente Halo: ODST returns players to the universe of Halo without its central character. Can Halo be fun without the Master Chief? While I haven't had a chance to play any of the campaign yet, ODST's new multiplayer mode, Firefight, was at E3 for some heavy play testing.

Rate Rumor: Next Halo Game is "Halo: Reach"? [Rumor]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sun, May 31

By Owen Good As you can see, for a brief time there was a forum for something called "Halo: Reach." A 2001 novel called "Halo: The Fall of Reach" is official, canonical, and functions as the prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved. It was also the basis for a spec script Stuart Beattie wrote for a Halo movie. Also, ba...

Rate E3 2009 Preview: These Are The Big Shooters, We Reckon

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, May 29

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By Stephen Totilo Halo 3: ODST - Indie gaming development studio Bungie has a Halo expansion/sequel to its first three Halo games. And this one has stealth. How? (Xbox 360) Section 8 - Timegate's Tribes-style multiplayer shooter with a high-altitude aerial drop strategic gimmick. (PC, PS3, Xbox 360 Previe...

Rate Halo 3 And Fable II Bundled Together [Microsoft]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Apr 20

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By Mike Fahey It's two great tastes that taste great together next month, as Microsoft introduces an Xbox 360 Elite with Halo 3 and Fable II bundled together inside. Not a bad deal for someone eager to see what the Xbox 360 has to offer all in one fell swoop. As for those of you who've already purchased an Elit...

Rate The Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack Happens On April 9th [Microsoft]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Mar 23

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By Mike Fahey We were pretty certain this was the case over the weekend, but you know how much we like to have solid facts to back up our solid rumors. Microsoft verified the date in a press alert today, which highlighted the three new Halo 3 maps along with the new Gears of War 2 maps due out on the 31st of this m...

Rate February's Top-Selling Games, Accessories By Platform [Npd Group]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Mar 23

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By Luke Plunkett 3. PS3 DUALSHOCK 3 WIRELESS CONTROLLER SONY 4. 360 LIVE 1600 POINT GAME CARD MICROSOFT 5. 360 LIVE 1 MONTH GOLD CARD MICROSOFT 6. 360 LIVE 12 MONTH GOLD CARD MICROSOFT 8. WII CHARGE STATION NYKO 9. WII WHEEL GRIP NINTENDO OF AMERICA 10. 360 HEADSET MICROSOFT

Rate Microsoft Would Like You To Believe This Model Is A Halo Fan

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Feb 19

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By Luke Plunkett In 2007 she was also lucky enough to win tickets to attend the launch of Halo 3 where she walked the red carpet with Master Chief, Pharrell Williams, Christian Slater amongst other celebs. THE UK'S "HOTTEST" "HALO FAN" [UK:Resistance]

Rate So, Does Installing A Game To The 360's HDD Really Help Improve Load Times?

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Nov 11

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By Luke Plunkett Best feature of the New Xbox Experience isn't avatars, or a new UI, it's the ability to install games to the console's HDD. It was - in our wildest dreams, anyway - meant to cut down on two of the 360's biggest problems: loud DVD drives, and long waits for load times/disc caching. But does it? Eur...

Rate Bungie Help The Make-A-Wish Foundation

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Sep 12

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By Stuart Houghton With the help of Xbox 360, they have come up with a custom painted Halo 3 Xbox 360 — one of only two in existence — that has been signed by the entire Halo 3 development team. This console is being auctioned on eBay, with all proceeds going to Make-A-Wish.

Rate New Purple Reign Halo 3 Map Video Play ThroughVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, Aug 30

By Brian Crecente Bungie unveiled the new Halo 3 map at Penny Arcade Expo, giving convention attendees a chance to beat each other up. The map, formerly known as Purple Reign, is now officially called Assembly and it's pretty impressive looking. No word yet from Bungie on when or how they're going to be sendin...

Rate Halo 3's Purple Reign Makes PAX, WWW Appearance

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Aug 29

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By Michael McWhertor The Ministry of Information at Bungie has seen fit to provide those of us who aren't attending PAX this year a look at the newest of Halo 3 maps, known as Assembly. Formerly known as the infinitely more ear-pleasing "Purple Reign", the map will be playable by Halo uber-fans at the Penny Arcad...

Rate Halo 3 Plasma Pistols

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Aug 15

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By Brian Crecente I received a box set of Halo 3 Covenant Plasma Pistols in the mail yesterday. The two guns and two targets are sold together as a Halo-themed laser pursuit game. I haven't had a chance to play yet (that's for this weekend), but they seem like they're pretty well put together and have a nice set of...

Rate Opinion: Interview: Halo Designer Leaves Bungie For Academia [Games For Change 08]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jun 3

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By Leigh Alexander Imagine this: You designed missions and gameplay for Halo 3 alongside lead designer Jamie Griesemer at Bungie. After wrapping up one of the hugest hardcore smash successes of all time, what's your next move? Hang around to help continue the Halo franchise? Parlay your way into a choice ro...

Rate Microsoft Responds To January NPD Sales, Seems Desperate [Corporate Gloating]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Feb 15

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By Luke Plunkett In January, $297 million was spent on the Xbox 360 platform (hardware, software and accessories combined), compared to $244 million on Wii and $219 million on PS3. (U.S. NPD, January) Six of the top 10 best selling games in January are on Xbox 360's platform. (U.S. NPD, January)

Rate Adidas Brings Halo 3 To Its Feet [Shoes]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Feb 1

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By Michael McWhertor 2008 is looking to be replete with video game shoes, with Nike issuing Skate or Die and 720-inspired shoes under its Nike SB line and Adidas pumping out a Halo branded pair of kicks. The Adidas Gil II Zero Halo Sneaker is one of many Gilbert Arenas-approved designs—remember the NBA Live 08 sh...

Rate How Microsoft Created The Biggest Game Launch Of All Time [Halo 3]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Jan 31

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By Mark Wilson Fast forward to 2007. The Xbox 360 is beating the golden boy PlayStation 3. And Halo 3 is the top selling game—on any platform—all year in the US. Because these two audiences have different understandings of Halo 3 and the Xbox 360 brands, Wunderman must also present that Halo/Xbox relations...

Rate A Halo 3 Suicide For Lovers [Clips]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jan 15

By Mike Fahey After seeing the Evlmidget25 Halo suicide clip I posted back in late December, Games Radar's Chris Antista took it upon himself to go about creating his own, 2-person suicide, involving multiple plasma grenades, a destroyed vehicle, multiple explosions, and exactly the sort of music...

Rate McFarlane Halo Figures, Series 2 [Gallery]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Jan 11

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In a licensing agreement with Microsoft, McFarlane Toys is producing action figures based on the video game series Halo®. Last few week we dazzled you with photos of the Arbiter (see it here). Now we're proud to bring you the Series 2 Master Chief, Spartans, ODST Soldier and Brute Stalker.

Rate Halo Mini-Busts Bring Greater Detail, Less Limbs [Halo 3]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Jan 4

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By Luke Plunkett We've featured both McFarlane's and Kotobukiya's take on a replica Master Chief previously, and while both are great, they lack the detail to be found in these mini-busts from Gentle Giant. Available in March for USD$55, they'll ship in three variants: one with an assault rifle, one with...

Year 2007

 

Rate New Halo Maps are Live [Dlc]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Dec 11

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By Brian Crecente Just minutes after the Halo 3 map packs were supposed to hit, and hadn't quite yet, we had already received an email from a very antsy and very agitated Halo fan. So it's probably worthwhile to note that the Halo 3 Heroic Map Pack is now available.

Rate Halo 3 Induces Suicide Bombing Mentality? [Stuck]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sun, Nov 4

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By Mark Wilson Wired's Clive Thompson has written a thought-provoking piece on Halo 3 multiplayer, explaining how his lack of time with the game has led to his general suckage, and how his general suckage has led to a strategy eerily parallel to that of real-life suicide bombers, in which he runs Kamika...

Rate Use Your Windows Mobile Cell Phone To Host a LAN party

Original at Kotaku external link    Sun, Nov 4

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By fdemarco After some trial and error, he was eventually able to host a Halloween Halo 3 LAN party at his house with ten Xbox 360s all run through his cell phone's internet connection. I don't pretend to understand all the technical aspects of this amazing feat, so if you wish to learn more, go check out D...

Rate Halo 3...D [Hacks]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Oct 25

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By Mark Wilson Granted, the addition of two letters would bring us Halo 3DD, which would be appealing to at least a niche market. So maybe once we get sick of looking at Master Chief in 3D, we can learn to love his...other traits. How To: Make Stereo 3D Halo 3 Screenshots [via gaygamer] [flickr]

Rate Opinion: Npd: NPD Number's: The Microsoft Take

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Oct 18

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By Brian Crecente o Xbox 360 sales built upon its growth from last month, showing a 50 percent increase for the month of September selling an average of 105,600 consoles per week. Total sales were more than 528,000 Xbox 360 consoles sold, compared to 501,000 for Wii and 119,000 for PS3.

Rate Making Your Own Halo Costume [Halloween]

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Oct 17

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By Brian Crecente Thanks a lot, guys. Now Billie Edington over at MTV's Multiplayer thinks we all have some sort of odd body paint fetish. Remember last week when I posted about her quest to build a Halo 3 costume? Remember when nearly half of you suggested she go the body paint route? Well, Billie does.

Rate Opinion: Games Are A 'Backward-Looking Medium' [Narrative Design]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, Oct 6

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By Maggie Greene It's nothing that hasn't been noted in a million blog posts over the years, but in an op-ed piece in the New York Times, Daniel Radosh is saying it again. Too much emphasis on graphics, not enough emphasis on narrative - and sometimes those purty cut scenes can be a hindrance to a satisfying ga...

Rate Opinion: Night Note: The Toilet Is Where to Study

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Oct 3

By Brian Ashcraft Today, when in the bathroom, I noticed a chart of hiragana characters. In Japanese, there are three basic writing systems: hiragana, katakana and Chinese kanji. Kids start learning hiragana first, then katakana, then kanji. Mini Bash is learning hiragana. It's not *that* hard as compared...

Rate Xbox 360 Falcon Chips Have Landed!

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Oct 1

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By Brian Ashcraft It's what many have been waiting for. The new 65nm "Falcon" CPUs are found in the Halo 3 console. Besides being smaller, the 65nm chip is fifty percent less expensive to manufacture and apparently are more economic in heat output. Previous consoles featured a 90nm and have an abnormally high...

Rate MIT Pranks Harvard With a Bit of Halo Lovin' [Halo 3]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Sep 27

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By Brian Crecente In the great tradition of decades of "hacks" (us, non-collegiate types call them pranks), the folks at MIT snuck into Harvard Yard on the day of the Halo 3 launch and dressed book-donor John Harvard up as the Master Chief, complete with a fancy Spartan Helmet and Battle rifle. What amazes me...

Rate Opinion: A Half-Week In Halo 3 Hype [Multi-tap]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Sep 25

By Brian Ashcraft All considered, campaign, presentation, the replay mode, online/multiplayer/co-op modes, I'd give the game a solid 9.5/10 Single Player: Multiplayer: I hate when people refer Halo multiplayer as FAST PACED. Unreal Tournament is fast paced, Halo 3 feels like Doom. God, I hate Halo!

Rate Opinion: What Did You Think of Halo 3?

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Sep 25

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By Brian Crecente You've read my review of the single player and multiplayer portions of Halo 3. You've seen our Frankenreview of a lot of other peoples reviews. But with the game now available in stores, now it's time to tell us what you think of the game. Here's the deal, we're using the honor system, but I'd lik...

Rate Frankenreview, Halo 3 (Xbox 360) [Roundup]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sun, Sep 23

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By Mark Wilson Eurogamer IGN Let's get the Arbiter clear. He's the bad ass "Chief" of the Elites. He should be able to handle his own. In the campaign, the Arbiter and Master Chief are BFF. If you play alone, the AI takes control of the Arbiter and allows him to tag along. Enjoy watching your supposed equal gettin...

Rate Halo 3 Cat Helmets Set To Sell Out [Collectibles]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Sep 17

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By Mike Fahey On the left you will see Rufus. Rufus didn't want a replica Spartan helmet, so you might have him to thank if you run out to the store real quick and still find a preorder available for the Halo 3 Legendary Edition here in the states. A Microsoft spokesman told GamesIndustry.biz that while there...

Rate Opinion: Free Halo 3 Wallpaper on LIVE (Costs Your Soul) [Moral Dilemma]

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Sep 12

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By Mark Wilson In a Best Buy promotional event, Microsoft is offering Halo 3 gamer pictures along with one theme for free for a "limited time." Here's our five second review: If you do download the theme, know that it's categorized under "Best Buy" and not "Halo 3."

Rate Advertising Age: How Microsoft Spent $10 Million Selling Halo 3

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Sep 10

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By Michael McWhertor Bungie's Halo 3 may seem like the kind of game that doesn't require anything beyond pocket change to effectively advertise. Day one sales are practically guaranteed to be in the bazillions, netting Microsoft an estimated trizillion dollars by the holidays. Regardless of the game's pred...

Rate Opinion: First!: She's Beaten Halo 3 and You Haven't

Original at Kotaku external link    Sun, Sep 9

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By Flynn De Marco Games Radar has posted an interesting interview with Editor-in-Chief of Official Xbox Magazine, Francesca Reyes who apparently has gone to Bungie and played through and beaten the entire of Halo 3. When asked about the experience, Reyes who lives in San Francisco, had this to say: ...I thou...

Rate Halo 3 Promotion Funny Freaks out Koreans [Clip]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Aug 30

By Brian Ashcraft What better way to introducing consumers to your game by frightening the shit outta them! Since most South Koreans don't know Halo, Microsoft Korea thought it would be HILARIOUS have a guy in a Master Chief costume spook innocent bystanders and film it Candid Camera-style and use cheesy...

Rate Halo 3 Achievements

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Aug 15

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By Brian Crecente It looks like the Halo 3 achievements have popped up over on the official Xbox site, I've posted pics of them all on the jump, but be warned, the names for the game's nine campaign missions are in there so don't look if that bothers you. Xbox]

Rate E307: Halo 3 E3 Fact Sheet

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Jul 11

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By Luke Plunkett After stowing away on a Forerunner spacecraft, Master Chief, a genetically altered, cybernetically enhanced Spartan supersoldier, must race back to Earth to stop the Covenant once and for all and save mankind. With his artificial intelligence companion Cortana in the grip of the Floo...

Rate Don't Really Shoot: Halo 3 Weapons Made Small

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Jun 27

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Back in March, we brought word that collectible knick-knack maker Corgi International struck a deal with Microsoft to churn out Halo 3 goodies. An update: the line-up will be dubbed "Master Replicas" and contain scaled replica weapons, helmets and vehicles. That's not all! It will featu...

Rate Halo 3 Beta Shirt Contest [Last Day]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Jun 1

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By Brian Ashcraft To bring late-comers up to speed: Make a Master Chief costume, snap a picture and send it to kotakucontest@gmail.com by June 1st. Any material may be used — creativity encouraged! The catch is that the costume must be made by you, and you must be 18 years or older. Brian Ashcraft

Rate Contest: Dress Up, Win These Halo 3 Beta Shirts

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, May 17

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Contest time! Earlier, Crecente posted these two limited edition, very cool Halo 3 Beta shirts he swiped. Now, we want to give them away. To you. To keep in the clothes theme, this round is going to be a cone hat cosplay contest. Here are the details: Make a Master Chief costume, snap a picture and...

Rate The Halo 3 Beta To-Do List [Bread Milk Spartan Laser]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, May 14

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By Michael McWhertor When Halo 3 beta testers get their sweaty hands on the beta test version this week, all hell will break loose online. Bungie's Frank O'Connor tells MTV News-man Stephen Totilo a handful of things every beta tester simply must do during the three-week trial. No, sleep's not on the list.

Rate Master Chief Chit Chat: Bungie Q&A On Beta, Equipment, Saved Films, Rankings

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, May 11

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At the New York City edition of the Halo 3 press preview, the Bungie tame found time for a quick Q&A before hands-on time. Some known, some new info within, so keep reading. 16, same as Halo. It is modified, but we do work with the TrueSkill guys in Cambridge, yeah.

Rate The Long Tail of Halo 3 Voice Acting [Wired]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Apr 24

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By Brian Ashcraft A while back, Wired mag's Editor-in-Chief, The Long Tail author and LEGO lover Chris Anderson got sauced on wine with Bungie's in-house composer Marty O'Donnell, who promised the editor a Halo 3 voice cameo. And yesterday, it happened. Anderson saw a big chunk of the game, but is NDA'd so is...

Rate Big Halo News Coming Soon

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Apr 9

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By Brian Crecente In his weekly update, Bungie's Frankie says some big things are coming this week. You've got the two new Halo 2 multiplayer maps, Desolation and Tombstone, for $4 hitting next week. Also, there will be a new auto-update for the game, new playlists and they will be resetting all rankings. Bung...

Rate Bungie Exposes New Halo 2 Maps

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Mar 30

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By Mike Fahey HALO 2 MULTIPLAYER MAPS REVEALED Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios today confirmed the upcoming release of two new, eagerly awaited downloadable maps for "Halo 2." The maps will be available as premium downloadable content for Xbox and Xbox 360 on April 17.

Rate Making The Master Chief Helmet [Bungie]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Mar 23

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By Michael McWhertor The official Bungie site has a fascinating look at the monumental amount of work involved in making Halo 3: The Legendary Edition a reality. Adding in a replica Spartan helmet for the uber version of the game just makes an already complicated product even more challenging.

Rate Frankenreview: Crackdown [Frankenreview]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Feb 22

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By Mark Wilson We've all heard about Realtime Worlds' latest Halo 3 demo GTA-clone (can we all stop using this phrase already) Crackdown for Xbox 360. You play a supercop who can use "any means necessary" to take back a city dominated by a geopolitically diverse selection of gangs.

Year 2006

 

Rate Opinion: Halo 3 Multiplayer Demo Hits Live This Spring [Halo 3]

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Nov 15

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By Mike Fahey On this, the five year anniversary of the release of the original Halo, Bungie has unleashed a storm of Halo news in honor of the newly christened Halo Day! The biggest news by far has to be the announcement of a Halo 3 public multiplayer demo hitting Xbox Live this spring, which will give mil...

Rate Luke Smith: Halo Is My Mario [Luke Smith]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Nov 7

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By Brian Ashcraft Over at 1Up, their intense Halo 3 coverage is getting underway. Luke Smith gets the ball rolling declaring his undying affection for things Master Chief: I like the Metal Gear games, I think Zelda games are consistently excellent, but there's something about Halo (for me) that's just dif...

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