Halo 3 public beta arrives in May

vinnieza · Post by **vinnieza** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:10 pm

Halo 3 public beta arrives in May
Halo 3
Halo 3 is an Xbox 360 exclusive
Halo 3, one of the most anticipated videogames for the Xbox 360, will be released to the public in test, or beta, from 16 May.

The online multiplayer element of the game will be made available to the public with feedback going to developers Bungie.

More than 14.7m copies of Halo titles have been sold and more than 800m hours of online Halo games have been played.

The beta will last for three weeks and ends on 7 June.

Three multiplayer maps will be available - Snowbound, High Ground and Valhalla.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6541079.stm

Humm, wonder where you get it from?

Post by **fac51** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:26 pm

You needed to buy an early copy of crackdown (they may still be available) that included a key to access the beta. hated the crackdown demo so didn't bother.

vinnieza · Post by **vinnieza** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:11 pm

Ah it's that (i thought that had been and gone), so not really new news

Post by **fac51** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:35 pm

the date and how long it will last is new news

Post by **117** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:58 pm

vincent, the URL you posted in your first post is the URL for making a post on here

vinnieza · Post by **vinnieza** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:39 am

LOL there you go changed

I have no idea how i got the guru url

vinnieza · Post by **vinnieza** » Mon May 14, 2007 3:55 pm

Well the time has come this wednesday it'll start for the lucky few that own a copy of the special crack down disk and have xbox live as well as the minority that won their place.

A trial version of the online multiplayer section for the third title in the Halo series is released on Wednesday. It is the first step in Microsoft's strategy to ensure that the Xbox 360 is the console of choice this Christmas.

The game has been more than two years in development and fans pore over every snippet of information and screenshot dripped out from makers Bungie each week.

But for the next three weeks they will be able to get their hands on the online portion of the game - playing a limited number of maps with people around the world.

It is an unusual step for a console title, but reflective of just how important Halo is to Microsoft.

The first game, released in 2001, arguably saved the fortunes of the Xbox; it won countless plaudits and helped ship millions of consoles.

The second title sold an even greater number, and the online element of the game is one of the most enduring multiplayer titles with tens of thousands of players still logging on each day to play.

Click here to read more and watch the video of actual game play

The game play looks pretty much like halo 2 for me, however it's miles from finnished so the gfx is going to get even better

Edit: Saying that it maybe due to the small resolution as it looks so much better on the video here: http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx ... &cid=12432