Halo 3 Announcement FAQ
Posted by Achronos at 5/9/2006 10:22 AM PDT
Q: What kind of game is Halo 3?
A: Halo 3 is a story-driven action game, a first-person shooter featuring the classic gameplay you've come to expect from Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2.

Q: What systems is Halo 3 available for?
A: Halo 3 is being made for the Xbox 360.

Q: When does Halo 3 come out?
A: Halo 3 will be released at an as-yet to be announced date in 2007. The final release date will be revealed at a future time.

Q: What kind of graphics can we expect from Halo 3?
A: Halo 3's graphics will include the features seen in the real-time trailer and more, these are rendered using a new graphics engine, making the most of next-gen features like HDR (High Dynamic Range) lighting, pre-computed radiance transfer, and much, much more. The game will also take full advantage of the Xbox 360's HDTV capabilities.

Q: Did you say real-time trailer?
A: Yes. The trailer shown at E3 in 2006 was rendered in real-time using the in-game engine. All of the assets shown were running on an Xbox 360 debug kit and the trailer was built using the current engine and development tools. The development process continues and new graphics features may be added or changed at any time.

Q: Does Halo 3 support Xbox Live?
A: Yes, Halo 3 supports all major features of Xbox Live although our game-specific features have not been announced at this time.

Q: What classic Halo features will be returning in Halo 3 ?
A: We have not announced any specific gameplay features at this time.

Q: Does Halo 3 support HDTV resolutions like 720p or 1080i?
A: Halo 3 will support all of the Xbox 360's output resolutions, same as every other game.

Q: What is the plot of Halo 3?
A: The details of the plot have yet to be revealed. Suffice to say, the Chief has returned to Earth. The Covenant has uncovered a massive and ancient artifact under the African soil and Cortana is still trapped in the clutches of the Gravemind.

Q: What's new in Halo 3?
A: Beyond the continuing story and new graphics features, we have not yet revealed any details about the content of Halo 3.

Q: Is this the last ever Halo game?
A: It is the conclusion to this story arc.

Q: Does Halo 3 support downloadable content?
A: We have not yet discussed those details.

Q: What was that crazy huge dome buried under Earth?
A: We're not saying, but Halo fans may recognize something about its design.

Q: I noticed the Master Chief's armor was scraped and damaged, what happened to him?
A: Lots of things.

Q: I also noticed Master Chief's gloves had changed. Does that mean it's Mjolnir Mark VII? 
A: We haven't revealed that yet . Don't jump to any conclusions.

Q: Which characters will be returning in Halo 3?
A: Well as you can see from the trailer, at a minimum, we'll see the Chief and Cortana in some shape or form. And I believe Banshee pilots...

Q: What about the Music in Halo 3? 
A: The same team responsible for Halo's award winning music and sound design are working on Halo 3.

Q: What's up with all the trumpets? 
A: Could it be triumph? Or a musical exclamation point to signal a finale? It could be all kinds of things, but Marty is really outdoing himself this time.

Q: What about the Covenant civil war? Are Elites our friends now? 
A: That's plot. Unless you see something in a new trailer, or spot a clue, you're not going to get any plot until the game ships. That's how we roll. You'll just have to play and see.

Q: Will the Arbiter be back? 
A: See above.

Q: I spotted an Easter Egg in the trailer after I watched it a few times. How do you explain that?
A: The New Mombasa City Council had an incredibly efficient public works department until and even during the tragic and devastating Covenant invasion.

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Summer Mythic Recon Challenge 

Posted by urk at 6/8/2009 1:30 PM PDT

Wonder what kind of SPF Recon has?



"Welcome to the first of 10 challenges geared towards pivoting you against the most challenging aspects of the Halo 3 campaign with a chance at gaining a very precious award. Why are we doing this? Consider this your first step to training for the hardships delivered by Halo 3: ODST’s Firefight mode. Not only will you get used to battling enemies with the various skulls and live to tell about it, but just like the game mode, each challenge will become progressively harder since we are ordering the missions from easiest to the most challenging

This week’s mission? Complete Floodgate on Mythic Difficulty and submit your entry for a chance to win Recon Armor. The rules are fairly simple. Load up Floodgate, make sure your settings are on Legendary, switch on ALL 13 skulls (both gold and silver), and also turn on scoring. When you complete the mission successfully, upload the film to your file share, and send me (Tyrant122312) a personal message on Bungie.net with a hyperlink to your film. If you don’t know how to create a hyperlink, the talented web designers of Bungie.net have provided you with a text legend at the bottom of every post and PM to instruct you on how to do it. Do NOT just simply copy/paste the url. You’re entry will be discarded. Don’t worry about tagging it either. Simply put “Mythic Difficulty” somewhere in the film’s description, and that will suffice.

Just a few other little tidbits of information for you to keep in mind:

1) You must have an Xbox Live Gold subscription.
2) You must have your XBL gamertag linked to your Bungie.net profile.
3) The mission must be completed while you are online. Make sure you can view it in your Game History.
4) Only one submission is allowed per person.
5) You must submit your entry during the 7 day contest time period.

This contest begins at 12:00AM Pacific Time on Friday, June 12th and lasts for 7 days. This gives you all day Friday, an entire weekend, plus four additional week days to complete the mission. The winner will be notified the following weekend.

However, this time around, you shouldn’t need the full seven days. I’ve provided you with a few tools to help boost your stamina and get you on your Mythic feet. Aside from the HBO Mythic Floodgate guide and our massive Mythic Difficulty thread, I’ve recently started posting more up-to-date 2.0 guides to go along with the originals. This week we have the 2.0 run for Floodgate fully rendered and ready to be viewed. Keep in mind that we’re not judging you for time or score, so if you’d rather hang back and shoot your way through, that’s perfectly fine as well. Just worry about getting to the finish line. That by itself is an accomplishment you should be proud to have under your belt. And to show our appreciation for your efforts, even those of you who don’t take home the armor will walk away with a shiny new medal for your Halocharts page. Each mission has it’s own separate achievement designed by the talented HC Redemption himself, and there’s even a special (and rare) medal to be earned once you have all nine challenges conquered. Win or lose, you will not walk away empty handed.

Godspeed, fellow campaigners!"

Please keep all discussion related to this challenge in the discussion thread attached.

'Yes, I am a General' Halo Machinima 

Posted by urk at 6/8/2009 1:11 PM PDT

"I never lose."


This player seems to have an inflated sense of self worth.  Good thing nobody else can make out what he's saying.  Maybe you can.  Check it out.

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Tag and Release - Sword 

Posted by urk at 6/8/2009 9:19 AM PDT

Slice and dice.


Today's Tag and Release trio is brought to you by the letter sword.  Yeah, I know sword isn't a letter.  Quiet, or I'll stab you.  Impotent threats aside, take a second to take a look at these three screenshots of the Covenant Plasma Sword in action, won't you?

Tag: Sword


Purple Perspective


From the Shadows


Caught in the Act

While I stuck with a decidedly purple motif for this week's offerings - the sword is a Covenant construct after all - there are plenty of other sweet sword screenshots in the collection in whatever color you choose.  If you want to check them out, or simply want to tag and add your own, utilize our All Tags utility.  It's got one hell of a lunge and it never runs low on ammo.

Bungie Weekly Update: 06/05/09 

Posted by urk at 6/5/2009 5:32 PM PDT

E3 week comes to a close.


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Hope Unto Dawn Charity Tournament 

Posted by urk at 6/5/2009 5:01 PM PDT

Let the games begin.


We've gotten word that the Hope Unto Dawn Charity Tournament in support of Child's Play has officially begun.  We've also heard that donations are off to a great start.  If you want to check out the action, or contribute to a great cause, hit the link below to get involved yourself.

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