Who here likes it?Or is going to buy it,I know i am.

Everybody who has an XBox 360 will end up buying...a lot of people will buy a XBox 360 just to play Halo 3.

Halo is the premier FPS console franchise and Microsoft's flagship title. It will sell huge and it will be good. But how good is the question...will the final product match the hype?

It will be GOOD. What else can you say about HALO? It's the best game ever.

Can't wait for it to be honest. The game is one of the reasons i bought a 360, but then i bought a 360 as i wanted a next gen consol which i liked and knew was not going to fail on me. And having been through 3 ps2, and 2 gamecubes and only had 1 xbox in 4 years i thought 360 was the perfect choice.

Plus 360 had the best line up, Wii had the controlle rthing which is cool but the games line up is average, PS3 too expensive.

It can't be just good...it has to be great.

The most anticipated game of the year can't be anything less then great.

Trust me halo 3 will live up to all of the hype.

It has to, as the XBOX draw is basically Halo, like Ninendo is Mario and Zelda namely Zelda, and ps3 is well not sure. The main game that xboxers generally talk about is Halo, and if Halo is good but not great or amazing then it will hurt XBOX. Still i'm sure they will have it right, if not then theres always Gears of War to take its role.

I beat gears of war and there is def going to be a second because theres a cliffhanger kind of thing at the end,Andif halo 3 dosnt live up to the hype.Than too human is the next best thing and after that maybe turok.

Finish the Fight on September 25, 2007
Posted by lukems at 5/15/2007 9:01 PM PDT

We said Fall 2007, but did you expect Halo 3’s release date to be just two days into the Fall? On September 25, 2007 (just two days after the Autumnal Equinox), players will be able to finish the fight they started in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2. Halo 3 will release in Europe on September 26, 2007. Worldwide dates may vary slightly depending on local rules and conditions.

What does a release date mean to the team, aside from a concrete date when folks can go home to their wives and children? I chatted with Executive Producer Jonty Barnes, to see how announcing a release date affects Bungie.

Q: Jonty, describe what your day to day job at Bungie entails:

As Executive Producer on Halo 3, pretty much every day is different. Essentially at this point in the project all the hard-planned scheduling time is behind us and we’re no longer reevaluating or unblocking dependencies we’re moving into polish the game.

What this means is when I’m looking at the game now it’s a representative experience and working with the team to make targeted and iterative improvements.

Today’s world is more about design polish and using feedback from the Public Beta to make improvements. Plus fixing enough bugs and keeping the team sane.

Q: September 25 is the big day, does announcing the release date actually change anything internally for Bungie?

A: Nope not much for Bungie, that’s been the plan for months and months. The only thing it does however is make the end seem very, very real to people.

To be honest, the critics in the studio are those who drive and stress the team the most. External dates and announcements just bring home the excitement and expectation the public has for the game, and this makes the hard work feel worth it.

Q: Previously, making games at Bungie has been described as “trying to assemble a cathedral in a hurricane,” does this metaphor apply to Halo 3’s process? Give us your own, appropriately British and erudite metaphor to describe Halo 3’s development cycle this time?

A: Hmm… it’s more like a swarm of ants devouring a food mountain at a picnic with rain clouds heading towards us.

This time around the team is bigger and more coordinated, the goals are known but the scope is greater than we’re used to, and irrespective of being far more organized it’s not without chaotic elements looming… not least September 25th.

Q: In terms of snack foods, how crunchy is a Bungie Crunch?

A: Like a meteor hitting a sea of Doritos.

The concluding third of the Halo trilogy takes place on September 25, but other major events dot history's horizon. Here's a few, courtesy of the Internet.

1513 Vasco Nunez de Balboa is 1st European to see Pacific Ocean

1639 1st printing press in America

1926 Henry Ford announces 8 hour, 5-day work week

1956 The first trans-Atlantic telephone cable is put into service from Oban, Scotland to Clarenville, Newfoundland.

1970 Ringo releases his "Beaucoups of Blues" album

1992 "Barry Manilow's Showstoppers" opens at Paramount New York City


http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?ty...s&cid=12467


Halo 3” to Make Entertainment History on Sept. 25

Countdown begins for what promises to be bigger than any movie launch in history; beta preview and collectible Zune-Halo 3 edition digital media player add to early excitement.

LOS ANGELES — May 15, 2007 — In a year when Hollywood is launching its biggest blockbusters ever, a video game is set to conquer them all. “Halo® 3,” the final chapter in the groundbreaking “Halo” trilogy, is set to shatter day-one entertainment sales records when it is released worldwide beginning Tuesday, Sept. 25. Created by legendary developer Bungie Studios and exclusive to the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, “Halo 3” will set a new standard for interactive storytelling and social gaming by engaging consumers worldwide in Master Chief’s epic battle to save humankind. “Halo 3” will be available to audiences around the world starting Sept. 25 and will release in Europe on Sept. 26.

“‘Halo 3’ is much more than a video game release; it’s the biggest entertainment event of the year,” said Peter Moore, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business. “On Sept. 25, we intend to deliver a finale that will go down in entertainment history and leave people around the world with an experience that will be shared and enjoyed for years to come.”

Fueling the early buzz around “Halo 3”, Microsoft unveiled the multiplayer beta on the eve of its release at a star-studded event in Hollywood. Beginning tomorrow, May 16, Microsoft Game Studios will kick off the “Halo 3” multiplayer beta, which provides audiences worldwide with an exclusive, early look at some of the multiplayer elements of “Halo 3” on Xbox LIVE®. Adding to the excitement, Microsoft is also announcing a special edition Zune™ digital media player inspired by the hugely successful “Halo” franchise. On shelves next month, the Zune-Halo 3 edition comes loaded with a collection of “Halo” content, including videos, soundtracks, trailers, ads and artwork.

In November 2004, the world’s view of video games changed forever with the release of “Halo 2,” which generated a record-setting $125 million in sales within the first 24 hours and changed the way people think about interactive entertainment. Three years later, it remains the most-played game on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE online gaming and entertainment network, with nearly 1 billion hours of online gaming logged to date.

The unveiling of the “Halo 3” launch date comes on the eve of the release of the “Halo 3” multiplayer beta, which 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.* The “Halo 3” multiplayer beta will provide audiences worldwide with an exclusive early look at some of the multiplayer elements of “Halo 3” on Xbox LIVE. Gamers who are interested in experiencing the multiplayer beta of “Halo 3” can still participate through the purchase of the critically acclaimed, Xbox 360-exclusive title “Crackdown™,” which was launched in February. Starting May 16, the specially marked copies of “Crackdown” will act as a key for gamers to participate in the “Halo 3” multiplayer beta. In addition to giving gamers their first opportunity to get their hands on the new levels, weapons, vehicles and game types, the multiplayer beta will also provide valuable data that Bungie will use in continued development.

The “Halo” franchise has expanded beyond video games into The New York Times’ best-selling books, graphic novels, collectible merchandise and now a new, special edition Zune digital media player. Encased in collectible packaging, the Zune-Halo 3 edition digital media player comes pre-loaded with artwork, trailers and music from all three “Halo” games, as well as an exclusive new episode of “Red vs. Blue” from the fan-adored machinima creator Rooster Teeth Productions LLC. The Zune-Halo 3 edition (estimated retail price $249) will be available exclusively at GameStop starting June 15.

i think this story came from Microsoft PR i don't have a link
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not sure if i'll buy it though i still think the series is over rated the third and final game must be amazing for me to give it the fanboy priase that is gets.

The Beta rocks! It is very balanced between weapons (ie. Why go for the rockets? I am doing plenty fine with my Brute Spiker Gun )

Can't wait for launch, it is a shame the Beta only lasts for 3 weeks.

epileptic gaming has a strip halo thing going on right now with 2 porn "stars" with the beta

I still haven't finished halo1, I gave up during that annoying "library" level halo3 looks very awesome tho

Man forget the spiker,The carbine and spartan laser pwn.

Im getting it, already went and got the pre-sell kit earlier

Halo 3 will sell 360's just as the orginal halo sold xbox,Dose that sound over rated super p?

Yo don't start that system wars BS with me! I could care less about 360 sells (cause I don't own Microsoft stocks lol) or how many people buy the game. 50 cent sold a lot of records does that mean he is a great rapper hell no. What I do care about is the game itself, I liked Halo 1 but halo 2 let me down big time since I don't play multi player that much and single player was so cheap. I do hope the game has an amazing single player to get me to play the game. Also I'm a PC guy when it comes to FPS game's I have a bias against console FPS games. So far from what I've seen from the beta vids I'm impressed by the scale its freaking insane.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aFnbhQU0lcY
wish there was some practical use for such a scale though.

I got halo 3 on reservation! It comes out on my mom's birthday, ironically. I'm gonna be SOOOOOO freaked out when September 25th comes! Sucks that I don't have Xbox live.

I'll pick it up. I'll just get it for my Birthday, as it comes out a week before it. I'll play some Xbox live, but mostly singlesplayer. I never could finish Halo 2, me and my friend kept killing each other on the Arbiter level.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vUW2JBsyRk

This is awsome

I had Halo 2, which was backwards compatible for my 360, but when my mom cleaned it with the cleaner, it lost its' compatibility, so now I can't play it anymore. Worst of all, I made a promise to finish Halo 2 before I got Halo 3. Looks like that promise has been broken now, and there's no way its' comin' back from Video Game Heaven.

It sure is (although Ninja Gaiden Black is quite good)

New Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaVEMF7u4C0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q60IHr9SS4Y

lol

Im going to buy a 360 just to get halo 3 (well....its one of the reasons)

why do i get the feeling there going to be a great amount of disappointment when Halo 3 comes out in truth i want to see what happens in the campaign mode more or less mutiplayer is the extra really (i just hope they make some bigger maps really )

From what I hear, people are blown away from the campaign. And from my own experience the multiplayer blows away Halo 2. Going to be a great game, if only my 360 hadn't broke last week, I am still waiting for Microsoft to send my coffin so I can send it away for repair/replacement. This is my second 360 to go on my this year. My first one lasted from launch until February this year and my second lasted from then 'til last week.

I swear to that happened to me to,They said it will take 3 to 5 weeks to come back.I allready dropped mine off at ups in that box with the plastic and i didnt even get to beat bioshock I hope my gamerScore will stillbe there...If they even bother to fix mine and not send me a new one that is.

Mine died while I was playing Bioshock. Had this wierd graphical glitch, restarted the 360 and it wouldn't work anymore. However, the sounds still played, so basicly it was just the video that broke, luckily I am still covered by the warranty.

If it was just the video you should've of tried blowing in the input for the video/audio, it happened to me once.

Did try that halo 3 mountain dew or "Game Fuel"?Its actually really good,It has a sweet after taste and overall tastes like live wire.

Halo is overrated.

For topic description i should have wrote "All opinions are welcome".

Such posts are pointless. Please provide at least another sentence or two justifying your position, otherwise there really is no point in posting at all.

I have a 360 and before that i had a standard xbox, and the Halo games never really took my fancy. I will buy 3 and see what happens, hopefully it will change my mind.

Its the same as the last 2. Why do you think there is even a possibility of it changing your mind?

Saying it is the same as the last two proves you know nothing about it.

zomg master chief vs aliens so original!!!!11!1!!1!1

It is customary to post something along the lines of "Spoiler Warning" when linking to material that could be considered a spoiler.

SPOILER WARNING:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_vW6RHy8FM

Saying halo 3 isnt the same thing as the others is like saying killzone 2 isn't the same thing as killzone. It just proves you're a dumbass fanboy.

DO NOT CLICK THE LINK, IT IS THE ENDING TO HALO 3.

Again, this games brings more to the formula. Support weapons, 4 player co op, Forge, and almost doubling the weapons and vehicles. The only real fanboy here is you, as you have proven many times.

Killzone 2 ISN'T the same thing as Killzone. I've never seen a sequel to a FPS that used the EXACT same gameplay as it's predecessor.



That's pretty much the pot calling the kettle black. Give it up.

Holy sh** new guns! Well that just changes everything!

I never said they had the exact same gameplay, I said they were the same thing. The only difference between Halo 2 and Halo 3 is that there are a few new features in Halo 3s multiplayer. That doesn't make it a completely new game.

I have had an Xbox for years now, and I just played Halo for the
first time 3 days ago.

But to be ahonest (while it is one of the best FPS's I have played
it didn't live upto the hype)

If I would of went in expecting a decent FPS I would of been fine,
but Halo fans kind of ruined the experience (I was expecting something
that would blow my mind)

Could be because you first played it 3 days ago, it's an old game now. You're probably used to newer games with much better graphics and more features.



One question, what do you expect from a sequel? Of course it's going to be similar!

But no, it's not exactly the same thing. I enjoyed playing Halo 3 a lot more than I ever did Halo 2.

A new storyline,That dosnt count as being a difference right?

Im not sure if it has to do with graphics (I still bust out the NES everynow and then)
Like I said it is a great game, but it didn't revolutionize gaming like so many
people have told me.

Or it could just be that there are many, many games that did what Halo did so much better.

After seeing the intro to halo 3, I doubt it will disappoint anyone with its graphics. Much better than alot of the stuff shown at E3, IMO.

The vid at e3 o6 was horrible,It didnt show anything interesting.But the more recent vids give you a better look at gameplay elements,ect.

Is it just me, or did the E3 07 video seem to come from different builds of the game? The last scene looks almost like Halo 2, while some parts in the middle look amazing.

I think this speaks for its self, 9 out of the 10 most popular games on IGN are Halo games.

1 Halo 3
2 Halo 2
3 Halo 3 Legendary Edition
4 Halo 3 Collector's Edition
5 Halo
6 Halo: Combat Evolved
7 Halo: Combat Evolved
8 Halo: Combat Evolved
9 Metal Gear Solid 4
10 Halo 2

Click

That's pretty sad....