Halo 3 ODST Reviews

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The new game release in the Xbox 360 Halo francise - Halo 3 ODST is going to be released in two days on September 22nd. The Halo 3 ODST review embargo got lifted over the weekend and some of the major gaming sites released their in-depth reviews of Halo 3 ODST.
IGN gives Halo 3 ODST an 9 out of 10 rating highlighting the new Firefight. The 4-player co-op "Firefight" mode offers a whole new way to play Halo with friends both via system link and over Xbox LIVE.
IGN says Halo 3 ODST is not a true sequel, but it is more than a standard expansion. Halo 3 ODST is all about multi-player.
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Posted on Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Halo 3: Recon debuts at TGS 2008

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Microsoft debuts Halo 3: Recon at the TGS 2008 today.
At the E3 in July Bungie did not get presentation time to show what is coming to the Halo franchise. Now it was their turn to show off Halo 3: Recon.
Halo 3: Recon is a new chapter in the Halo saga that lets gamers experience events leading up to the epic story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of a new hero in the Halo universe.

The stand-alone Halo expansion set to release in fall 2009 and extends Halo 3 experience with hours of new campaign excursions and multiplayer gameplay. You can see a trailer video of Halo 3: Recon on the Bungie site.
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Posted on Thu, 9 Oct 2008 02:21:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Halo 3 Halloween Costume is hot Choice for 2008

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It is October again and it is time to think about your Halloween outfit. Since 2004, each year we feature a hot geeky Halloween costume. This year the Halo 3 Master Chief Halloween costume is the clear choice for Halo fans.
The Halo 3 Deluxe Adult Costume includes a black jumpsuit with EVA molded armor. The armor includes gauntlets, chest and shin Guards, and cod piece. A two-piece helmet completes the Halo Halloween costume. Read more

Posted on Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox Live Down because of posting TrueSkill Statistics on Halo 3

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Following the downtime of Xbox Live yesterday, some Xbox 360 users are experiencing connection issues right now because Microsoft is posting TrueSkill statistics on Halo 3.
The Xbox support page calls the issues intermittent. Update: Looks like the issue just got more severe as Microsoft updated the support page with: "Users will not be able to connect or log into Xbox LIVE. We are aware of the problem and working to resolve the issue." Update: Xbox LIVE supposedly up again, but still some issues might still occur.

We see quite some hits on our Xbox Live Down stories indicating that currently lots of Xbox users cannot connect to Xbox Live. Read more

Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:30:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Exclusive Halo 3 Action Figure yellow ODST

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Entertainment Earth and McFarlane Toys have joined to offer an exclusive action figure from Xbox console's Halo 3 video game.

The 6-inch scale yellow ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) is fully articulated and features authentic accessories. Read more

Posted on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Military Base for rent to play some Halo 3 for real

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The former Larson Air Force base complex in central Washington state can be rented starting at $495/month.

$495/month gets you a floor in the equipment terminal building and $1,500/month gets you a 160 feet tall missile silo with 150 ton silo doors in the ceiling. Read more

Posted on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:27:14 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Halo 3 Legendary Edition only $59.99 on Amazon Deal of the Day

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Amazon.com is always good for a great deal. Today Amazon's Deal of the Day features Halo 3 Legendary Edition for only $59.99 ($129.99).

This is the same price the normal Halo 3 game sells for.

The Halo 3 Legendary Edition arrives in a Spartan helmet case along with two bonus disks full of supplemental content and an illuminating collection of original Halo 3 storyboard art from artist Lee Wilson. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:38:29 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Halo 3 Has Huge First Week Sales

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Halo 3 had what is being called one of the largest entertainment releases in of all time. Halo 3 sold more than $300 Million in its first week of availability. This sales figures put Halo 3 as the fastest-selling video game ever.

Microsoft says reports from retailer’s worldwide show that console sales have more than doubled compared with the weekly average before the release of Halo 3. This shows us that not only are existing Xbox owners buying Halo 3, but the game is driving new hardware sales as well. Read more

Posted on Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:01:39 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Halo 3 Complete Walkthrough Guide

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OCModShop published a complete walkthrough for Halo 3. If you do not have the time to figure out the missions yourself this is for you. Halo 3 launched last week.

Quote from the Halo 3 Guide: "You must follow your squad to meet up with Sgt. Johnson, and you don't have the luxury of an objective arrow (at the moment), but luckily your team knows the way. The Arbiter always has a blue arrow above his head, so you can easily find your bearings Read more

Posted on Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:25:41 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft offers to replace scratched Halo 3 Limited Edition Game Discs

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Looks like there are some unlucky Halo 3 users out there, who got a scratched Halo 3 disc from Microsoft.

The Halo 3 Limited Edition Game Disc and Essentials Disc are apparently prone to scratches by the packaging. Microsoft just issued a free replacement program for those Halo 3 discs that is running until the end of the year. Read more

Posted on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:30:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Bill Gates hands out Halo 3

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Last night across the nation Halo 3 launch events took place. Over 10,000 retailers stayed open late.

More than 1.5 million copies of Halo 3 have already sold before launch. Bill Gates handed out the first Halo 3 copy in Seattle.
Halo 3 is important enough for Microsoft to be featured today on their homepage. Read more

Posted on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition ships Today

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The Halo 3 Xbox 360 console ships today. Besides the Halo 3 look the Halo 3 Xbox 360 also has a HDMI port.

The Halo 3 Xbox 360 package contains a Halo 3 Green Wireless Controller, Halo 3 20GB Hard Drive, Halo 3 Wired Headset, Component HD AV Cable, Ethernet Network Cable and Play & Charge Kit.

Amazon.com sells the Halo 3 Xbox 360 for $399.99. Read more

Posted on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Halo 3 fastest-selling pre-ordered Video Game

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Microsoft announces that you guys have pre-ordered Halo3 over 1 million times.

Microsoft unveiled the first details of upcoming Halo 3marketing Blitz with major consumer brands Mountain Dew, 7-Eleven, Pontiac, Comcast and Burger King Corp.

Halo 3 is available in three versions: Standard Edition, Limited Edition and the ultra-collectible Legendary Edition. The Legendary Edition is expected to be sold out by the official Halo 3 release date 25th of September. Read more

Posted on Thu, 9 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Replica Halo 3 Plasma Rifle and Plasma Pistol Toys

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If you are a big fan of Halo 3 looking for something to do when you pry you pasty white rear away from your video game and get out doors, playing more Halo sounds pretty cool.

Halo and outdoors might not seem to go together at first glance, but if the Halo guns are real and you wear your bike helmet and pretend it’s a Spartan helmet you get the picture. These Halo 3 guns are from Jasman toys and are sort of like the laser tag guns of my youth. Read more

Posted on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

E3: Microsoft announces Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition Console

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Microsoft announces at the E3 Summit 2007 a Halo 3 themed Xbox 360 console.

Microsoft already sells the Halo 3 Zune Player, so it is no surprise that they also offer a Halo 3 themed Xbox 360 console for hardcore Halo fans.

The Halo 3 console features an exclusive Spartan green and gold paint job and comes bundled with a matching Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, 20GB Hard Drive, Headset, Play & Charge Kit, and exclusive Halo 3 Gamer Pics and Theme (available via Xbox LIVE download). Read more

Posted on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:40:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Halo 3 Zune Ships

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The Halo 3 Zune player is shipping and has arrived at the first customers.

As reported the Halo 3 themed Zune player only is available from Gamestop for $249.99. Right now you get as bonus offer a 14 day Zune pass.

ZuneSphere published unboxing pictures of their freshly received Halo 3 Zune player. Read more

Posted on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 10:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

I4U Gadget Flyer: RAZR2 : BlueQ : HALO 3 : Faster MacBooks

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This week we started a new topic called Future Products, where we present products that are rumored bu lack official announcements from the manufacturers. The first products in this topic are the iPhone nano, Sanyo PLV-Z6 and Nokia 8600.

If you are have a future product tip, please email me.

See the top technology stories of the past week below. To receive the I4U Gadget Flyer subscribe here. Read more

Posted on Sun, 20 May 2007 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Halo 3 Zune available for Pre-Order

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The Halo 3 Zune player is now available for pre-order exclusive on Gamestop.

Microsoft will ship the Halo 3 Zune on June 15th. This might get you over the summer and shorten the wait until Halo 3 ships on September 25th. You also could just buy Crackdown to get access to the Halo 3 beta that launches today on Xbox Live.

The custom designed Halo 3 Zune mp3 player comes preloaded with a collection of music, videos and artwork. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2007 07:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Halo 3 for Xbox 360 Release Date Announced

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Microsoft announces release date for the highly anticipated Halo 3 multiplayer first person shooter for the Xbox 360 and it is earlier than expected.

Release date for Halo 3 was anticipated to be in November. Microsoft drops the bomb now with a release date of Halo 3 already on September 25th. Europe will get Halo 3 one day later on September 26th. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2007 00:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Expects Record Sales of Halo 3

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This is Halo 3 Saturday on I4U News. This is our third story (Halo 3 Beta game footage, Zune Halo 3 Edition) about Halo 3 today. This is no surprise as Bungie is getting ready for the Beta trial of Halo 3 in about 3 days and has thrown a couple preview events.

Reuters reports today that Shane Kim, head of Microsoft Game Studios says that MS expects record sales of Halo 3. The company hopes to beat the already impressive sales success of Halo 2. Read more

Posted on Sat, 12 May 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Zune Halo 3 Edition

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Microsoft is now totally on top of releasing special editions of their products. After the Simpsons Xbox 360, we are now exposed to a Halo 3 themed Zune player.

Update 05/16/07
Halo3 Zune available for pre-order on Gamestop, ships 06/15/07.

The Halo 3 Zune has a grey case with special Halo prints on it. The User interface also features Halo 3 wallpapers to complete the look.
The Halo 3 Zune player is supposed to be already available mid-June. Read more

Posted on Sat, 12 May 2007 09:35:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr