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Halo 3 Demo Date Announced

CVG has word that the Halo 3 Beta is coming May 16th. "The beta will run through to June 7 at 7:59am - giving you just under a month to tone your Halo 3 fragging skills. Three maps will be available for you to stomp around in your 360 Spartan armour; Snowbound, High Ground and Valhalla ... New guns and vehicles available for sampling include the nippy Mongoose all-terrain vehicles, Brute Spiker, Spike Grenade, all-new Assault Rifle and Warthog-smashing Spartan Laser." They also point out the functionality behind the much-talked about X button: "The secret function of the little blue button is for deploying equipment and you see three different kinds in action in the latest video documentary. While the developer doesn't specify exactly which pieces of equipment are exposed in the video, we're guessing that the new bubble shield, trip mine and mobile gravity lift are all assigned to the fancy new X button functionality."

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  1. Re:I know halo is popular but... by Exsam · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, frankly...because its popular and there is a large group of people who are interested.

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    "To face death, that's nothing much. But to feel really stupid when you die, well, that would be insufferable."
  2. Hahaha, oh wow by ClamIAm · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is the first I've heard about the "much hyped" X button. I have to be honest: I'm really not sure what to think. Sure it's cool that they're adding new features to the game, but is Halo really so starved for innovation and/or hype that they need to detail exactly how they're changing the control setup?

  3. Re:Halo 3 Is No Resistance Killer - Sorry Microsof by EGSonikku · · Score: 4, Insightful


    So...how well has resistance sold compared to Halo or Halo 2?

    How many people have played it online compared to Halo 2?

    If 1 of 4 360 owners buy Halo 3 there will be more copies of Halo 3 than there are sold PS3's.

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    - "Scientia non habet inimicum nisp ignorantem"