New Halo 2 Maps April 25th

Gamespot.com has word that the first set of new Halo 2 maps will be available for download on April 25th, with a second set being made available on June 28th. From the article: "The two free maps are titled Containment and Warlock. Containment is a massive level blanketed with snow, and Warlock was influenced by the Halo: Combat Evolved map Wizard. The Killtacular Pack will include Turf and Sanctuary, and it will sell for $5.99."

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They will be FREE on June 28th.

[larsoncc]

According to Bungie, the Killtacular map pack will be free just two months after its release.

(I have a vacation in May, so I think I'm waiting!)

As for the update, it's already been pushed to everyone (yesterday). It's changed the game dramatically, encouraging a lot of grenade play.

Other items of note:

Videos of the maps, and a 3D [QuickTime] rotating picture of Warlock here.

One reason for not getting the new maps ...

[LordNimon]

... is if you're not a frequently player of Halo 2 online. Memorizing the map is a great way to be a better Halo 2 player. Infrequent players, like myself, have no chance against the hard-core players, because we'll never memorize all the maps. Chances are, the more advanced the player, the more likely he'll get the new map, because he'll be bored with the current ones. This means that if you don't have the new maps, you won't be able to join games with the players that do. This improves your odds of playing against people who know as much as you do about the map you're on.

(For those of you who don't play Halo 2: when you play online in a random game, you can't choose the map.)