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Halo 3 - BETA Program Announced!

In conjunction with a new trailer coming Monday December 4th, Microsoft today unveiled further details and an official call to entry for the "Halo 3" beta program. Beginning Monday, Dec. 4, by visiting http://www.halo3.com, gamers in North America will be able to register for the opportunity to be one of the select members to join the unprecedented "Halo 3" public beta program, scheduled to kick off in spring 2007. Today's announcement confirms the first path of entry for gamers to participate in the beta program and be among the first to experience the most anticipated game of 2007.

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MicroGamer7034d ago

don't bother. It will already be filled. ;-)

DEIx15x87034d ago

That means that starting on December 4th you can register for the opportunity to be a part of the Beta. That means that you have from the 4th till an unknown date and time to sign up before they randomly select however many people they want. Usually they have a survey to fill out so that they can choose a varied base of users.

Smellslikepie7034d ago

Once again people from Europe are completely disregarded. This has become far too common. We are the last to recieve electronics and games( The majority of the time), We don't get a video market place, We are charged more for Live, We're charged more for games. Etc.

MicroGamer7034d ago (Edited 7034d ago )

blame your Queen and Parliament. They are the ones that drive up the cost of everything. I remember when Ubisoft was running the Everquest servers over there, there was a 4 pound a month V.A.T. charge added to the price, and UK players blamed SOE for it. I have shopped in England, so I have experienced the price differences for various goods myself. You're being taxed to death over there.

Oops. Sorry, I don't know if you are in the UK or not, just using that as an example. Other European countries have equally confiscatory taxation schemes in place, though.

Smellslikepie7034d ago

Yeah, I am from the UK. And just to clarify, the Queen has almost no power anymore. It's all Parliament and Prime Minister.

I wasn't necessarily blaming Microsoft. (well, I was with the whole 'Live' thing.)

I don't understand the £4 V.A.T because V.A.T is 17.5% of the the original price added onto it. So that would've been quite a bit per month.

I wish things would change though, it's a tad depressing when things like this happen.

PS360PCROCKS7034d ago

That's lame, why doesn't everyone get to try it out that's not fair, I'm from the U.S but still not fair

Schmitty077034d ago

I wish it was just over XBL, cause now I may not get to play it.

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Halo 2 & 3 Campaign Remakes Allegedly In Development, Halo 7 Will Feature Multiplayer

Remakes of the campaigns featured in Xbox Game Studios' Halo 2 and Halo 3 are currently in development, according to a new rumor.

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medman123d ago (Edited 123d ago )

That's Microsoft's gaming division for you...kill off developers making new ip while trying to capitalize off some long lost glory that has no hope of ever being what it once was thanks to recent decision making favoring unrealistic profit goals and greed. What a joke.

Reaper22_123d ago

So much bitterness. Why be upset over something like this. Just don't buy it and stick with what you prefer.

Tacoboto123d ago

Complaining about Microsoft is the only thing people comment here for anymore.

This website is practically dead without it

Mmmkay122d ago

I remember when you guys constantly complained about Sony remaking and remastering games. Guess it is cool now. As usual.

thesoftware730122d ago

Give it rest medman..., take a deep breath and try to not sound so invested in something no one is forcing you to read, buy, or play.

"Console war"is over, Sony won, be happy.

medman118d ago (Edited 118d ago )

@thesoftware730
I'm invested in people losing their jobs and their livelihoods while Microsoft execs tout record profits for their gaming division. Not sure why you wouldn't be invested. Could be you one day. Good luck.

Travesty123d ago

So what’s their solution to having multiplayer? Wait until Halo 7?
That was one of the most memorable parts of Halo..

monkey602123d ago

I'm not sure spending the heavy investment in time to recreate the multiplayer here is the answer either though.
Remaking the campaigns is a great idea to bring the new players up to speed. But if the multiplayer is included in each it'll just fracture the player base of each release.
I think it might be better to turn these campaigns out quicker and have 1 multiplayer game to keep everyone in one place

Travesty123d ago

Maybe having an Halo Online and just release the Combat Evolve maps. And when Halo 2 releases have those maps release. I don’t know but I would like to play a newer version of Halo multiplayer. I know times have changed, and Fortnite is all younger kids really play. But back then it was Halo and you connecting 6 Xbox’s together lol.

jjb1981123d ago

I agree. I think that'll segment the playerbase and once 7 comes out, players might realize it sucks and go back to the older games. Especially if 7 is live-servixe, they'll be shooting themselves in the foot on the one good leg they have to stand on.

crazyCoconuts123d ago

Kinda surprised they didn't just port MCC.
Maybe more $ to by made with separate remasters

Inverno123d ago

Wouldn't have that problem if it were MCC being released. Gotta wait for 7 to be disappointed with MP all over again cause if they half baked Infinite what makes people think they won't half bake the next game? MP works in past HALO games not cause of nostalgia but because it's MP that isn't concerned with the endless service approach.

JEECE122d ago

There is so much cognitive dissonance over Infinite. People say they didn't like it because it was a live service. Yet if you look at what the criticisms of it were at the time it came out and when the playerbase started falling off, the primary issue people had was a lack of updates. In other words, it wasn't enough of a live service.

Which is really an encapsulation of the problem with multiplayer today. So many people think that they want to go back to the "good old days" of mid-2000s multiplayer (The first few Halos, Socom, the first few Battlefields, CS 1.6, etc), but in reality if a multiplayer game like that came out today, people would whine about the lack of content within a month of launch and go back to a live service with a grindy progression system.

isarai123d ago

Why not just port the MCC? 🤔 That was the easiest layup ever and you completely missed it

franwex123d ago

30% profit margins! People will pay $70+ for remakes!

Software_Lover122d ago

I thought the same thing, then I realized that they wouldn't include the remakes in that edition. We may get a different version of Halo MCC in the future with all of the remakes included. I just want them to include Halo 5 at some point for PC.

TheColbertinator123d ago

Can they remake Reach too with the multiplayer?

Knightofelemia123d ago

I wonder if Microsoft will port Reach over to Playstation I quite enjoyed that game. I played Halo 3 and it was not bad I have Halo 2 on the OG Xbox I just need some cables to hook up to my tv to play it.

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Master Chief becomes a Pokemon Master in Halo 3 Pokeball mod

A new Halo 3 mod turns the iconic Master Chief into a Pokémon % Master as functional Pokeballs come to the game.

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just_looken498d ago (Edited 498d ago )

That is very impressive to skip the article here is the direct link to the video
https://x.com/GashnorOffici...

Full animiation then a code change to make the target that comes out of the ball to be in the same class unsc not a easy thing to do.

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Ranking Every Halo Game From Worst To Best

Not every Halo game has been a banger, but the franchise still has a raft of the greatest games of all time.

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HellspawnPR1981785d ago

Infinite is a dumpster fire and as much as I like ODST, in no universe it ranks above Halo 2. This list is trash.

Kaii784d ago

Just exclude Infinite>5>4

ChasterMies784d ago

Best to worst: Halo 3, Halo 2, Halo Reach, Halo CE, Halo 4, Halo ODST, Halo Infinite, Halo 5.