The Xbox 360 first launched in 2005, and if you were fortunate enough to not encounter the ‘Red Ring of Death’ that the earlier consoles suffered from, then you were set for a good few years of gaming.
]]>Head of creative on Halo Infinite and cinematic director on the original three Halo games Joseph Staten is leaving Microsoft.
]]>343 Industries has announced that a new map is coming to Halo 3 via Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and it'll be the first new map since 2009's Mythic II Map Pack.
]]>It's an end of an era for older generation Halo games.
]]>Just a quick reminder letting you know that Halo 3: ODST is available now on PC through Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Halo has a long history with modding, with ridiculous new updates to the game being published practically every day.
]]>Halo 3: ODST Insider tests will start next week, according to 343 Industries.
]]>Halo 3: ODST flighting will take place this month, and you can expect cross-play and input-based matchmaking for The Master Chief Collection at some point this year.
]]>In the run-up to last week's Halo Infinite campaign reveal, I started playing Halo: The Master Chief Collection again. Doing so has caused a surprising realization: MCC might be the best thing to happen to Halo - but also the worst.
]]>The sound effects in Halo: Reach no longer sound like they're coming out of a $10 speaker in a different room.
]]>The Halo 3 PC port will launch as part of the Master Chief Collection tomorrow, July 14, at 10am PT.
]]>343 Industries and Microsoft have announced a release date for Halo 3 on PC.
]]>Halo 3 is the next game from the Master Chief Collection coming to PC, and 343 Industries has revealed plans for its flight test.
]]>343 Industries confirms that public testing of Halo 3 for PC will start in the first half of June.
]]>It won't be long before 343 Industries can internally alpha test Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST for PC, according to the developer.
]]>After a month of grinding and 252 deaths, one man has successfully finished Halo 3 using only a Guitar Hero controller and pure willpower.
]]>Does being the most powerful even actually even matter?
]]>Don't expect a Halo 3 Anniversary announcement at E3 2017.
]]>Halo 3 has several extra cutscenes which were cut from the finished game.
]]>Halo: The Master Chief Collection is four games in one, so coming up with an adequate ranking system for multiplayer is a challenge. Fortunately, developer 343 Industries is up to the task and has come up with the perfect system.
]]>There is nothing like watching a whole package come together. We've got videos showing complete levels from each of the Halo games in The Master Chief Collection.
]]>As we get closer and closer to the release of The Master Chief Collection, footage form the included games begin to emerge. Today, we've got some from Halo 3.
]]>One of the many things included in Halo: The Master Chief Collection, is the updated campaigns for all the mainline Halo games. This is our first look at the Halo 3 campaign.
]]>Halo 3's fan community has finally uncovered the fabled loading screen Easter Egg.
]]>Halo: The Master Chief Collection is out November 11 on Xbox One, and will deliver the first four titles as you remember them, along with new changes and features. 343 Industries has shared many new details on what's in the collection. Fans will want to check this out.
]]>Halo: The Master Chief Collection features just about every single Halo game made. Fans of Halo: Reach and Halo 3: ODST may be disappointed those two entries aren't included, but there is a valid reason for the exclusion according to franchise director Frank O'Connor.
]]>Master Chief may be gracing your TV screens much sooner than 2015 if the latest rumors are accurate.
]]>Halo 3 is now available for free to Xbox Live Gold subscribers through Microsoft's Games with Gold scheme. This should come as no surprise, not just because it was announced at the end of September but also because it was one of the first games to be promised when the service was announced. You have until the end of the month to take advantage.
]]>Microsoft has outlined October's Xbox Games With Gold games. Between October 1 and 14, Xbox Live Gold members will be able to download a free copy of Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes. After October 14, you'll be able to grab Halo 3, which was promised when the scheme was first announced. Rainbow Six: Vegas exits today so if you haven't downloaded it yet it's time to get on that.
]]>Halo 3 and Assassin's Creed 2 are going free as part of Microsoft's new scheme, which sees two retail games given to Xbox Live Gold subscribers each month. The games will still cost you at the time of writing, but they'll be going free at some point this month, so consider this your heads-up warning.
]]>Microsoft has outlined its plans to give away two free games to Xbox Live Gold members each month until the end of 2013, starting with Assassin's Creed 2 and Halo 3.
]]>Microsoft has put to bed rumours that Halo 3 is coming to PC once and for all. Fresh speculation began after the latest batch of AMD drivers made mention to Bungie's shooter, but the publisher want all rumours to cease.
]]>Halo 4 and its predecessors are now on sale as part of Microsoft's Games on Demand sale.
]]>An Ohio University study has found that female gamers are likely to cop way more flack than their male counterparts. In a report published on Gamasutra and other sites, researchers said they observed female-identified Halo 3 players receive up to three times as many negative reactions than male or unidentified players to general, friendly comments. You can learn more about the methodology employed here. The study's findings match plenty of others made over the years, like this one from September 2012.
]]>Microsoft has responded to the suggestion that Halo 3 will finally make the jump to PC with a firm no, but other titles outed in a recent Steam database trawl are still on the cards.
]]>Halo 3 looks set for a PC release, and Quantum Conundrum 2 is a thing that's happening, if we can trust Steam's database.
]]>Halo's iconic Master Chief character isn't likely to make a multiplayer appearance in Gears of War 3, according to Epic Games' main designer Cliff Bleszinski: Microsoft's too "squeamish," apparently.
]]>Aaron Greenberg has gone on the Twitter record to state that according to new NPD data, Halo 3 has outsold a number of Sony's big hitters.
]]>Bungie's community director Brian Jarrard has admitted that the Games on Demand version of Halo 3 does run a lot slower on HDD then it does on disc.
]]>As promised two weeks ago, Halo 3 is now available on Games on Demand for 360.
]]>Nelson's announced Halo 3 will be coming to Xbox Live on April 20 via its Games on Demand service.
]]>Bungie has said that it regrets leaving out matchmaking in Halo 3: ODST's Firefight mode.
]]>The final three Halo 3 multiplayer maps from Halo 3: ODST made their standalone debut on XBL Marketplace last week, and MS has just sent us the mail.
]]>Amazon's offering a third game free when you buy two Platinum Hits for Xbox 360, provided it's an equal or lesser price then the two you've already picked.
]]>James Cameron's Avatar and Modern Warfare 2 are each sitting on over $1B in sales as proof that the 2009 holiday season was a good one, for both the film and games industry.
]]>Nelson's posted the most popular Live titles of last year, with Halo 3, unsurprisingly, coming out on top.
]]>Microsoft's released a Halo Waypoint video - after the break - detailing the point behind the upcoming Halo fan's Live home.
There's two bits to it, basically: "Intel" and "Career". Intel's just tons of stuff from the Halo universe in general, including fiction, upcoming anime, and so on. The Career bit tracks your accomplishments across multiple Halo games. ODST, Halo 3 and all DLC related to them are supported at launch.
It's out in November. Thanks, Joystiq.
Update - IGN's posted up some shots.
]]>Microsoft has released a new Halo 3: ODST video featuring the Firefight multiplayer mode.
It's below the break courtesy of D'toid.
Game's out in September.
]]>Interview by Patrick Garratt.
During GamesCom, Bungie's community manager Brian Jarrard and director of cinematics CJ Cowan sat down with VG247 to talk a bit about all things Halo.
The guys also spoke a bit about the split from Microsoft, why Reach does not fit into the Halo trilogy,and how ODST is a new way to propel the missions and the narrative structure of Halo 3.
Loads more on past the break.
]]>Buck talks in the latest Halo 3: ODST video, chatting about his squad members, their equipment and their mission.
Shows some gameplay as well, after the break.
There's loads of voice talent in the game, apparently, see if you can point them out. No cheating by visiting Joystiq for the answers either.
It's out September 22.
]]>Looks like Halo 3 is still the top dog over on Xbox Live. Call of Duty: World at War is not doing too shabby though, as it's still number two.
Battlefield 1943 is the winner over on the Arcade side, as everyone knew it would be. Currently, the kill status to open the Coral Sea map pack has XBL members pulling in 41087976 kills and PS3 users accumulating 21474448 notches on their belts
Top Live Titles
- Halo 3
- Call of Duty: WaW
- Call of Duty 4
- Gears of War 2
- Battlefield 1943
- GTA IV
- FIFA 09
- Left 4 Dead
- UFC 2009 Undisputed
- Fallout 3
Top Arcade Titles
- Battlefield 1943
- N+
- Worms 2: Armageddon
- Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
- Castle Crashers
- UNO
- HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT
- Sonic The Hedgehog 3
- THE KING OF FIGHTERS'98 ULTIMATE MATCH
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade
Original and community titles are listed after the break courtesy of the Major.
]]>Those who pre-order Halo 3: ODST at participating retailers will get a token to unlock UNSC hero Sgt. Johnson as a playable character in the Firefight multiplayer mode.
ODST includes a second standalone disc with three new Halo 3 multiplayer maps, all the original Halo 3 maps, as well as the Legendary, Heroic, and Mythic Map packs for a total of 24 maps.
You'll also get access to the Halo Reach Beta.
Halo 3: ODST is expected to drop September 22.
Full details are in the press release below.
]]>Halo 3 isn’t going anywhere. The past five weeks have proved it beyond a doubt.
Differences this week include GTA IV trading places with the UFC Undisputed demo, while the full version of the game came in at number 8, and Resident Evil 5 falling off the charts. Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
- Halo 3
- Call of Duty: WaW
- Call of Duty 4
- Gears of War 2
- GTA IV
- UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo
- FIFA 09
- UFC 2009 Undisputed
- Left 4 Dead
- Fallout 3
Get all the Arcade and Community stuff after the break courtesy of the Major.
]]>Halo 3 isn't going anywhere. The past four weeks have proved it.
Differences this week include FIFA 09 taking the seven spot away from Left 4 Dead, and the Bionic Commando demo falling off the chart and being replaced by Fallout 3.
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
- Halo 3
- Call of Duty: WaW
- Call of Duty 4
- Gears of War 2
- UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo
- GTA IV
- FIFA 09
- Left 4 Dead
- Fallout 3
- Resident Evil 5
Get all the Arcade and Community stuff after the break.
]]>Halo 3 tops the Live play charts once again this week. Can't keep a good Spartan down it seems.
Both Call of Duty games are still there, though, as well as Left 4 Dead.
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
- Halo 3
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Call of Duty 4
- Gears of War 2
- Left 4 Dead
- GTA IV
- UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo
- RESIDENT EVIL 5
- FIFA 09
- Halo Wars
Get all the Arcade and Community stuff after the break.
]]>Halo 3 is top of this week's Live play charts. No musical chairs between it and the CoD titles since last week, but look for CoD: WaW to commandeer the throne again in next week's list: it had a Double XP event over the weekend.
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
- Halo 3
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Call of Duty 4
- Gears of War 2
- GTA IV
- RESIDENT EVIL 5
- FIFA 09
- Left 4 Dead
- Halo Wars
- Guitar Hero World Tour
Get all the Arcade and Community stuff after the break.
]]>Nelson's added Community Games to the Live play charts for the first time, with Word Soup the first ever top ten winner.
]]>This week's Bungie Weekly Update says that there are "no plans" to release any of the recently announced Halo 3 Recon's content outside of the box.
]]>Speaking to GI in Tokyo, Bungie PR director Brian Jarrard said that Halo 3 Recon would signal an end to Bungie's work on the current Halo trilogy.
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