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Thursday, Nov 27
The Great Black Friday 2008 Round-Up
Xbox Live Marketplace Rez HD - 500 Microsoft Points Arkadian Warriors - 500 Microsoft Points Assault Heroes - 400 Microsoft Points Catan - 500 Microsoft Points Brain Challenge - 500 Microsoft Points Boogie Bunnies - 500 Microsoft Points Golf: Tee It Up! - 500 Microsoft Points
Tuesday, Nov 25
Halo Recon Gets a New Name, But No New Info [Halo 3: Odst]
Bungie, masters of titillation and chicken baiting, are at it again. This time letting their many fervent fans know that Halo 3: Recon is getting a new name, but spilling little else. As of today,...
Monday, Nov 24
Here's What You Need To Know About Being A Pro Gamer
Teams can trade or recruit free agents, but rosters lock before tournaments begin. We also have a coach, Zac Lammie. Before matches he studies the gameplay of opponents, and during events he roams behind us, keeping us coordinated and monitoring our power-ups. We make fun of him because we'...
So, How Much Space Do Your 360 Games Installs Take Up? [New Xbox Experience]
The New Xbox Experience lets you install 360 games onto your HDD. Great news for anyone - like myself - who gets DISC READ ERRORS as often as the sun both rises and sets. But chances are, unless you splurged and bought yourself an Elite, or are new to the 360 world and own a 60GB unit, you have a 20GB...
Friday, Nov 21
Cocky & Cash-rich? BringIt Will Allow 'It' To Be Brung.
BringIt works with any video game platform with online capabilities and with any game that supports online head-to-head competition. BringIt will support a diverse portfolio of popular games for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo Wii. Featured games during the be...
WIGI Auctions Off Swag For WIGI [Women In Games International]
If there's one thing gamers love more than games themselves, it's awesome game-related merchandise. That's why Women in Games International is happy to announce their 2008 celebrity auction, a collection of over 100 items generously donated by leaders in the video game industry - incl...
Thursday, Nov 20
7-Eleven To Sell Games, Break Street Dates Year Round [Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death]
Guitar Hero: World Tour-Band Kit (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii) Fallout 3 (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3, personal computer or PC) Gears of War 2 (exclusive to Xbox 360) WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and PS 2)
Tuesday, Nov 18
Meet Micro-Bash [Night Note]
Guitar Hero World Tour Not Selling Like Guitar Hero III Did Fuel Your Preconceptions with This Deus Ex 3 Concept Art Halo MMO Was Originally Given The Green Light New Xbox Experience Going Out To Surprised Xbox 360 Owners Halo 3: Recon Has Sandbox Bits, Flashback Bits
Monday, Nov 17
Halo 3: Recon Has Sandbox Bits, Flashback Bits [Halo 3: Recon]
That Halo 3: Recon issue of Game Informer is out there. People are reading it, people are absorbing stuff about Halo3: Recon, people are posting that stuff on the internet. What we know so far is that the game has a hub-like structure; you play as a rookie ODST troop, tasked with tracking down s...
Friday, Nov 14
Halo: The Complete Soundtrack [Halo]
Sure, Halo 3 was so 2007, but there's always ways to pick up an extra penny or two the year after. When the heat's died down. Here's one: the complete Halo soundtrack. It's the soundtracks to Halo 1, Halo 2 and Halo 3, all in the one box, all for $30. Could be the perfect stocking-stuffer for that spe...
Thursday, Nov 13
And The Doctor Says The Baby Will Arrive In... [Night Note]
EA Officially Going After Wii Fit With "EA Sports Active" Look Ma, I'm A Death Knight! Nintendo Goes DS/DSi Trademark Crazy! The Official 2D Mirror's Edge Is 2Awesome Now Nintendo Are Going After Used Games Halo 3: Recon Exposed In New Game Informer
Halo 3: Recon Is 5-6 Hours Long, "Not A $60 Title" [Halo 3: Recon]
Someone's already got their hands on the Halo 3: Recon-themed December issue of Game Informer. Spilled the beans. Those beans tell us that, as you could probably have guessed when you first heard it spoken of as an "expansion", Halo 3: Recon is only 3-5 hours long. Which is pretty damn short. Lu...
Wednesday, Nov 12
Halo 3: Recon Exposed In New Game Informer
Halo fanatics without the foresight of a Game Informer subscription will want to begin stalking the newsstands for the latest issue of the mag. It secures yet another highly coveted exclusive, with a 10 page preview of Bungie's next: Halo 3: Recon. According to the teaser for the magazine'...
Tuesday, Nov 11
So, Does Installing A Game To The 360's HDD Really Help Improve Load Times?
Best feature of the New Xbox Experience isn't avatars, or a new UI, it's the ability to install games to the console's HDD. It was - in our wildest dreams, anyway - meant to cut down on two of the 360's biggest problems: loud DVD drives, and long waits for load times/disc caching. But does it? Eur...
The Gears Of War 2 Xbox 360
Unlike the Halo 3 Xbox 360, you will not be able to buy this limited edition, Gears of War 2-themed console (click through for a bigger pic). Then again, unlike the Halo 3 Xbox 360, this one might actually be worth buying. Only a handful have been made, most/all of them for promo purposes, and si...
Thursday, Nov 6
Bungie: "Could You Imagine The Xbox Or Xbox 360 Without Bungie’s Halo?" [Halo]
Halo set Microsoft up in this business. It sold a ton of Xbox games, and more importantly, it sold a ton of Xbox consoles. Halo 2 did the same thing, Halo 3 did the same thing again, except this time for the 360. Everybody knows that. And if everybody knows that, you can bet Bungie know it, and commun...
Tuesday, Nov 4
Unboxing Table Top Halo [Halo Interactive Strategy Game]
Featuring original characters from the Halo video game, as well as new characters - including Kusunagi and The Prophet of Candor - the HaloÒ Interactive Strategy Game pulls fan-favorite elements from HaloÒ, Halo 2, and Halo 3 along with music from the video game’s award-winning soundt...
Wednesday, Oct 15
TGS News Round-Up Get! [Tokyo Game Show 2008]
Tekken 6 Coming To Xbox 360 Halo 3 Expansion Hits Fall 2009 PSP Plus" Brings DualShock Control To PSP Microsoft: Japanese Sell Out Is "Totally Legit" Xbox 360: Official Console of 2008 Recession Konami Whips Up Castlevania For Xbox 360, PS3 Goichi Suda Has Not Given Up On You Nintendo Wii
Saturday, Oct 11
Super Big Let's TGS Round-Up
Let's Patapon 2 Multiplayer Halo 3: Recon, The Trailer Noby Noby Boy "Gameplay" Shown At TGS Awesome New Prince of Persia Trailer and Screens New Resident Evil 5 TGS Trailer New Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires Trailer and Screens Bayonetta TGS Trailer Surprisingly High On Crotch Shots
Friday, Oct 10
What Is Halo 3: Recon? Here's What It's *Not* [Tokyo Game Show 2008]
Recon is a standalone release, not part of a title update or downloadable content. It will come with new Achievements totaling 1000 Gamerscore and a new aesthetic. The single player campaign, in which your ODST will clean up a Covenant infested city in New Mombasa, will feature plenty of da...
Wednesday, Oct 8
Halo 3: Recon, The Trailer
Here you go! The trailer to Bungie's Halo 3: Recon, the singleplayer Halo 3 expansion/prequel. You're a UNSC Recon Marine. There are bad aliens around. It's raining. Enjoy.
Halo 3 Expansion Is A Prequel, Hits Fall 2009
Finally! Details! On a Bungie Halo title! Courtesy of Microsoft's TGS address, the Halo 3 singleplayer expansion - first revealed in a trailer a few weeks back - now has a name (Halo 3: Recon), a setting and a rough release date. The expansion will serve as a prequel to the events of Halo 3, wit...
Monday, Sep 29
New Halo Toy Line Features Wee Spartans, Big Hunter [Halo 3]
Master Chief (with rocket launcher and bubble shield) Spartan Soldier EOD - Red (with dual SMGs and trip mine) Spartan Scout - Orange (with shotgun and radar jammer) Spartan Hayabusa - Pink (with shotgun and radar jammer) Spartan Hayabusa - Blue (with dual maulers and power drainer)
Thursday, Sep 25
Bungie Secret Game is a "New Halo 3 Campaign Experience" [Keep It Clean]
Tipster Nick F points out that the Bungie teaser for the new whatever the studio is working on just hit Xbox Live. With it comes this succinct, but a bit more to the point description: High action and deep mystery await players in the new Halo 3 campaign experience. Prepare to Drop!"
The Bungie Countdown Ends...With A Teaser Trailer [Bungie]
The countdown clock over at Bungie.net has ended, revealing a rather cryptic teaser trailer entitled "Keep It Clean." It depicts a large, futuristic looking city being destroyed and ends with a flash of the Halo 3 logo and the words "Prepare to Drop". The folks here at Kotaku are combing over...
Tuesday, Sep 16
The 100 Retailer Pop Quiz - What Gaming Console Should We Buy? [Feature]
Xbox 360 - 64%: The Xbox 360 hands-down came out on top of the console heap as far as retail employees were concerned, beating out the Wii (for the most part) and PlayStation 3 by a very wide margin. Apparently 15-year-old boys and the Xbox 360 were made for each other. Out of all the responses I r...
Saturday, Sep 13
Dangling the Carrot: the 'Loot Theory'
Bungie attempted a ranking system with Halo 3, but players did not stick to it the way they stuck to Call of Duty. The reasoning is simple. Even with the initial rank increase and bragging rights, a complete lack of swag meant the rank was largely meaningless, as it offered no real benefit. it wa...
Friday, Sep 12
Bungie Help The Make-A-Wish Foundation
With the help of Xbox 360, they have come up with a custom painted Halo 3 Xbox 360 — one of only two in existence — that has been signed by the entire Halo 3 development team. This console is being auctioned on eBay, with all proceeds going to Make-A-Wish.
Saturday, Sep 6
Some New Halo 3 Achievements Unveiled [Halo 3]
Luke Smith over at Bungie lays out some of the new achievements coming to Halo 3 when the next patch and Assembly map hits. The update may slip as well, Smith points out, to closer to the Halo 3 one year anniversary. Now for those achievements which can be earned via the Legendary Maps and Halo 3 C...
Wednesday, Sep 3
Rumor: New Batch of Halo 3 Achievements Coming
Consider it rumor for now until the powers that be at Bungie confirm. Given the amount of evidence in the form of non-shaky camera pics, we're inclined to believe. So. Believe. Mythic Map Pack/Disc? [Ascendant Justice Forums - thanks William B!]
Surprise, More Halo 3 Figures
Sure, you may have lost interest in the seemingly endless procession of Halo 3 repaints, but have others? Nunh unh. They're still buyin' 'em, so McFarlane will keep sellin' em. These five figures - two Elites, a Brute Stalker and two Spartans - are the latest to roll off the factory line, and w...
Monday, Sep 1
Halo 3 Feeding Frenzy Sweeps PAX
In the closing minutes of Penny Arcade Expo 2008, some publishers and developers went to extreme measures to clear our their swag inventory and goodies. But none of them matched Bungie's zeal. The Halo developers went through what looked to be eight large boxes of Halo-themed games, toys a...
Saturday, Aug 30
New Purple Reign Halo 3 Map Video Play Through
Bungie unveiled the new Halo 3 map at Penny Arcade Expo, giving convention attendees a chance to beat each other up. The map, formerly known as Purple Reign, is now officially called Assembly and it's pretty impressive looking. No word yet from Bungie on when or how they're going to be sendin...
Friday, Aug 29
Halo 3's Purple Reign Makes PAX, WWW Appearance
The Ministry of Information at Bungie has seen fit to provide those of us who aren't attending PAX this year a look at the newest of Halo 3 maps, known as Assembly. Formerly known as the infinitely more ear-pleasing "Purple Reign", the map will be playable by Halo uber-fans at the Penny Arcad...
Monday, Aug 18
Halo Laser Tag Impressions [Impressions]
Last week I received a Halo Covenant Plasma Pistol pack in the mail. The laser pursuit gaming set comes with two Covenant pistols and two targets. I spent a bit of the weekend playing around with them and came away fairly impressed, though their are some things that make using them for honest t...
Friday, Aug 15
Halo 3 Plasma Pistols
I received a box set of Halo 3 Covenant Plasma Pistols in the mail yesterday. The two guns and two targets are sold together as a Halo-themed laser pursuit game. I haven't had a chance to play yet (that's for this weekend), but they seem like they're pretty well put together and have a nice set of...
Wednesday, Aug 13
And The Worst Games To Play On Xbox Live Are...
You pop in your Halo 3 disc, you fire up Xbox Live, and you won't have any trouble finding somebody to play against. Same goes for Call of Duty 4. And Grand Theft Auto IV. But what about the other end of the multiplayer spectrum? What games are you least likely to find somebody still playing in Augu...
Tuesday, Aug 12
More Halo-Related Teasing From Bungie
Bungie got two things they're good at. One is making games. Two is yanking chains. Latest example? This Halo teaser, masquerading as an acceptance speech for the Edge award Bungie picked up the other day. Watch Kotaku alumni Luke Smith dress up in blue Spartan armour and do some talking, then w...
Tuesday, Jul 22
Halo Wars Is In Control [E308]
Keep your eye on Halo Wars, even if you're not a fan of the franchise or traditionally an RTS fan. It looks and feels like a console strategy game should. When we get our hands on the Covenant next time, we'll have a better understanding of how well it stacks up.
Friday, Jul 11
In Space, No One Can Hear Your Cardboard Spartan Armor Crinkle
Oh, sure, go ahead and laugh if you must. But after digesting that YouTube user and Halo uberfan "fartbuttface" (Halo 3 machine gun turret? My brain melted at that point. via Bungie
Saturday, Jun 21
Bungie Screenshots Verify "Chill Out" Remake
We linked to last week's MLG San Diego coverage that unveiled the remake, for Halo 3, of Halo:CE's popular "Chill Out" map. Bungie has now dropped two screenshots of "Cold Storage" and they're muuuuuch better quality (read: higher res than cell phone vid of a projection screen.) One's abov...
Sunday, Jun 15
Bungie Chill-Out Map Remake Debuts at MLG San Diego
Chill Out, an all-time greatest hit for Halo gamers from the Combat Evolved days, is getting a makeover and will be coming to Halo 3 soon. Bungie debuted "Cold Storage" at Major League Gaming San Diego over the weekend, to wild applause from the gallery, which watched the first match on the n...
Tuesday, Jun 3
Call Of Duty 4: Ten Million Served
We think of games that sold a bagillion copies over the past few years, we think Halo 3. GTA IV. Wii Play. We don't normally think Call of Duty 4 (probably because its marketing didn't beat us to within an inch of our lives), but hey, maybe we should. As of today, Activision are reporting that they'...
Opinion: Interview: Halo Designer Leaves Bungie For Academia [Games For Change 08]
Imagine this: You designed missions and gameplay for Halo 3 alongside lead designer Jamie Griesemer at Bungie. After wrapping up one of the hugest hardcore smash successes of all time, what's your next move? Hang around to help continue the Halo franchise? Parlay your way into a choice ro...
Friday, May 16
Frankie Leaves Bungie [Bungie]
It's just been announced that Bungie's Frankie O'Connor will be leaving the company and heading for greener pastures. Which makes today a sad day for Bungie fans and Bungie employees alike. But not Halo fans! In his parting letter to the company's fanbase, O'Connor writes that he's "off to...
Wednesday, May 14
MS Still Thinks It Can Win The Console War, Xbox 360 Pushes Past 10 Million In U.S. [Console Wars]
Xbox 360 First Gaming System to Reach 10 Million in U.S. Console Sales This Generation Xbox LIVE tops 12 million members globally as Xbox 360 console sales hit more than 19 million worldwide. About Xbox 360 About Xbox LIVE About Microsoft
Wednesday, Apr 30
Newer, Better Halo 3 Toys
Look, there's nothing wrong with McFarlane's Halo line. They're nice figures. It's just, McFarlane are known for stuff with a little more size, and a little more detail, than the wee little figures they've released thus far. Now this new stuff, it's more their style. They've just announced t...
Sunday, Apr 27
An Ograbme on Employment
Grand Theft Auto IV Review: Life, Liberty City And The Pursuit Of Happiness Mario Kart Wii Friend Code Dump One Kotaku Editor's Introduction to Gaming Ken Levine on "Narrative Drive" The Inaugural All-Time Video Game Character Draft GTA IV: Best Game Since ... Well, When?
Friday, Apr 25
Xbox Live Preps for GTA IV Server Riot
If Microsoft has one thing going for them that no fanboy rant can question, it's Xbox LIVE. As long as Nintendo has friend codes and Sony has, uhhh, we'll get back to that, Microsoft stands tall on their untarnished pedestal. Well...untarnished if you ignore the month+ of outages around Christ...
Monday, Apr 21
A Halo 3 Spartan Straight From Hell
I am not allowed to go to the San Diego Comic Con this or any other year, mainly because my penchanted for buying anything plastic, articulated, and limited edition would send me to the poorhouse faster than...well, faster than my normal lifestyle, which says a lot. SDCC sees tons of limited ed...
Friday, Apr 18
To Microsoft, GTA IV's As Big As Halo 3
Anyone remember Halo 3? You may have heard about it last year. There was a commercial or two, aimed at promoting the product and raising the public's general awareness of it. Oh, you did? Capital. Well, you know how much money Microsoft must have spent promoting the thing? That's how much Micr...
Friday, Apr 11
Marketing Halo 3 - Finding Master Chief's Humanity
At the MI6 marketing conference earlier this week, various Microsoft staffers presented a talk outlining how they successfully marketed Halo 3 to the masses. They explained how their main goal in expanding the audience for the third installment of Bungie's saga was to put a more human fa...
Tuesday, Apr 1
New Halo Movie Script About A Kid Named John
Hollywood writer Stuart Beattie, of GI Joe and Gears of War, is a huge Halo nerd. And like many Halo nerds sheds the odd tear at the sorry state the series' film adaptation hopes have found themselves in of late. His solution? Write another script, one that can get made on the cheap, then throw i...
Friday, Mar 14
The Xbox Live Police [Feature]
Which is where Stephen "Stepto" Toulouse (pictured, above) and his Xbox Live Police step in. Employed to fight injustice wherever it is found, serve the law and protect the (gold subscription customers') public trust, Toulouse and his team are responsible for policing Xbox Live and enf...
Thursday, Feb 21
Bungie Reveals Halo 3 Ghost Town
Today Bungie released the first screens of the first map in the upcoming Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack, due out this Spring. A general purpose map, Ghost Town is the ruins of a 24th century water processing plant built in a shallow ravine, and from the looks of these screens it is definitely my sor...
Friday, Feb 15
Microsoft Responds To January NPD Sales, Seems Desperate [Corporate Gloating]
Xbox 360 experienced a record-setting holiday that has not slowed down in 2008. NPD today reported that in January, Microsoft sold 230,000 Xbox 360 consoles. Our retailers are telling us that Xbox 360 is selling as fast as they can restock, but due to this high demand, Xbox 360 is experienci...
Friday, Feb 1
Adidas Brings Halo 3 To Its Feet [Shoes]
2008 is looking to be replete with video game shoes, with Nike issuing Skate or Die and 720-inspired shoes under its Nike SB line and Adidas pumping out a Halo branded pair of kicks. The Adidas Gil II Zero Halo Sneaker is one of many Gilbert Arenas-approved designs—remember the NBA Live 08 sh...
Thursday, Jan 31
How Microsoft Created The Biggest Game Launch Of All Time [Halo 3]
Fast forward to 2007. The Xbox 360 is beating the golden boy PlayStation 3. And Halo 3 is the top selling game—on any platform—all year in the US. Because these two audiences have different understandings of Halo 3 and the Xbox 360 brands, Wunderman must also present that Halo/Xbox relations...
Tuesday, Jan 15
A Halo 3 Suicide For Lovers [Clips]
After seeing the Evlmidget25 Halo suicide clip I posted back in late December, Games Radar's Chris Antista took it upon himself to go about creating his own, 2-person suicide, involving multiple plasma grenades, a destroyed vehicle, multiple explosions, and exactly the sort of music...
Friday, Jan 11
McFarlane Halo Figures, Series 2 [Gallery]
In a licensing agreement with Microsoft, McFarlane Toys is producing action figures based on the video game series Halo®. Last few week we dazzled you with photos of the Arbiter (see it here). Now we're proud to bring you the Series 2 Master Chief, Spartans, ODST Soldier and Brute Stalker.
Friday, Jan 4
Halo Mini-Busts Bring Greater Detail, Less Limbs [Halo 3]
We've featured both McFarlane's and Kotobukiya's take on a replica Master Chief previously, and while both are great, they lack the detail to be found in these mini-busts from Gentle Giant. Available in March for USD$55, they'll ship in three variants: one with an assault rifle, one with...
Tuesday, Dec 11
New Halo Maps are Live [Dlc]
Just minutes after the Halo 3 map packs were supposed to hit, and hadn't quite yet, we had already received an email from a very antsy and very agitated Halo fan. So it's probably worthwhile to note that the Halo 3 Heroic Map Pack is now available.
Sunday, Nov 4
Halo 3 Induces Suicide Bombing Mentality? [Stuck]
Wired's Clive Thompson has written a thought-provoking piece on Halo 3 multiplayer, explaining how his lack of time with the game has led to his general suckage, and how his general suckage has led to a strategy eerily parallel to that of real-life suicide bombers, in which he runs Kamika...
Thursday, Oct 25
Halo 3...D [Hacks]
Granted, the addition of two letters would bring us Halo 3DD, which would be appealing to at least a niche market. So maybe once we get sick of looking at Master Chief in 3D, we can learn to love his...other traits. How To: Make Stereo 3D Halo 3 Screenshots [via gaygamer] [flickr]
Wednesday, Oct 17
Making Your Own Halo Costume [Halloween]
Thanks a lot, guys. Now Billie Edington over at MTV's Multiplayer thinks we all have some sort of odd body paint fetish. Remember last week when I posted about her quest to build a Halo 3 costume? Remember when nearly half of you suggested she go the body paint route? Well, Billie does.
Saturday, Oct 6
Opinion: Games Are A 'Backward-Looking Medium' [Narrative Design]
It's nothing that hasn't been noted in a million blog posts over the years, but in an op-ed piece in the New York Times, Daniel Radosh is saying it again. Too much emphasis on graphics, not enough emphasis on narrative - and sometimes those purty cut scenes can be a hindrance to a satisfying ga...
Wednesday, Oct 3
Opinion: Night Note: The Toilet Is Where to Study
Today, when in the bathroom, I noticed a chart of hiragana characters. In Japanese, there are three basic writing systems: hiragana, katakana and Chinese kanji. Kids start learning hiragana first, then katakana, then kanji. Mini Bash is learning hiragana. It's not *that* hard as compared...
Monday, Oct 1
Xbox 360 Falcon Chips Have Landed!
It's what many have been waiting for. The new 65nm "Falcon" CPUs are found in the Halo 3 console. Besides being smaller, the 65nm chip is fifty percent less expensive to manufacture and apparently are more economic in heat output. Previous consoles featured a 90nm and have an abnormally high...
Friday, Sep 28
A Week In Comments (With Nomination/Ban Info) [Multi-tap]
It seems that you getting wireless, HDMI, and 256meg pseudo hard drive for free now? Sumimasen, Is *This* The Halo 3 Line? Comment by Amazingu LOOOOOL! And yeah, how come no non video game company seems to even just get the key setup on such devices right?
Thursday, Sep 27
MIT Pranks Harvard With a Bit of Halo Lovin' [Halo 3]
In the great tradition of decades of "hacks" (us, non-collegiate types call them pranks), the folks at MIT snuck into Harvard Yard on the day of the Halo 3 launch and dressed book-donor John Harvard up as the Master Chief, complete with a fancy Spartan Helmet and Battle rifle. What amazes me...
Tuesday, Sep 25
Opinion: A Half-Week In Halo 3 Hype [Multi-tap]
All considered, campaign, presentation, the replay mode, online/multiplayer/co-op modes, I'd give the game a solid 9.5/10 Single Player: Multiplayer: I hate when people refer Halo multiplayer as FAST PACED. Unreal Tournament is fast paced, Halo 3 feels like Doom. God, I hate Halo!
Opinion: What Did You Think of Halo 3?
You've read my review of the single player and multiplayer portions of Halo 3. You've seen our Frankenreview of a lot of other peoples reviews. But with the game now available in stores, now it's time to tell us what you think of the game. Here's the deal, we're using the honor system, but I'd lik...
Sunday, Sep 23
Frankenreview, Halo 3 (Xbox 360) [Roundup]
Eurogamer IGN Let's get the Arbiter clear. He's the bad ass "Chief" of the Elites. He should be able to handle his own. In the campaign, the Arbiter and Master Chief are BFF. If you play alone, the AI takes control of the Arbiter and allows him to tag along. Enjoy watching your supposed equal gettin...
Halo 3 Review
On the second day I was supposed to play around with Forge, Halo 3's robust map editing tools, and do some online multiplayer gaming. But again, this doesn't really change the feel of the game. Halo 3 is Halo 2 with better graphics and better artificial intelligence. Mostly.
Monday, Sep 17
Halo 3 Cat Helmets Set To Sell Out [Collectibles]
On the left you will see Rufus. Rufus didn't want a replica Spartan helmet, so you might have him to thank if you run out to the store real quick and still find a preorder available for the Halo 3 Legendary Edition here in the states. A Microsoft spokesman told GamesIndustry.biz that while there...
Wednesday, Sep 12
Opinion: Free Halo 3 Wallpaper on LIVE (Costs Your Soul) [Moral Dilemma]
In a Best Buy promotional event, Microsoft is offering Halo 3 gamer pictures along with one theme for free for a "limited time." Here's our five second review: If you do download the theme, know that it's categorized under "Best Buy" and not "Halo 3."
Monday, Sep 10
Advertising Age: How Microsoft Spent $10 Million Selling Halo 3
Bungie's Halo 3 may seem like the kind of game that doesn't require anything beyond pocket change to effectively advertise. Day one sales are practically guaranteed to be in the bazillions, netting Microsoft an estimated trizillion dollars by the holidays. Regardless of the game's pred...
Sunday, Sep 9
Opinion: First!: She's Beaten Halo 3 and You Haven't
Games Radar has posted an interesting interview with Editor-in-Chief of Official Xbox Magazine, Francesca Reyes who apparently has gone to Bungie and played through and beaten the entire of Halo 3. When asked about the experience, Reyes who lives in San Francisco, had this to say: ...I thou...
Thursday, Aug 30
Halo 3 Promotion Funny Freaks out Koreans [Clip]
What better way to introducing consumers to your game by frightening the shit outta them! Since most South Koreans don't know Halo, Microsoft Korea thought it would be HILARIOUS have a guy in a Master Chief costume spook innocent bystanders and film it Candid Camera-style and use cheesy...
Monday, Aug 27
Leipzig Uber Round-Up
The Sony Sprint Starcraft II, the Multiplayer Experience Sony Turns PS3 Into DVR Liveblogging the Sony Press Conference Metal Gear Solid 4 Games Convention Trailer New Metal Gear Solid 4 Trailer Shows Four New Bosses Sony to Unveil PSP Download Service Today Halo 3 The Ride
Friday, Aug 17
Feature: Talking Halo 3, And What Comes After Halo 3, With Bungie
Since they were in town the other night, and we were talking all things Halo 3, figured it was a good time to sit down with Bungies' "man of the people" Frank O'Connor, along with game designer Lars Bakken. Talk about Halo 3, talk about Halo 3's Forge, talk about microstransactions, download...
Wednesday, Aug 15
Halo 3 Achievements
It looks like the Halo 3 achievements have popped up over on the official Xbox site, I've posted pics of them all on the jump, but be warned, the names for the game's nine campaign missions are in there so don't look if that bothers you. Xbox]
Tuesday, Jul 17
E3 Megalist Round-Up
PSP Slim Details Xbox 360 Gets Pink, Blue Controllers Xbox 360 Elite hits Europe Aug. 24 Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360 The Wii Balance Board PSP Slim PSP Slim Packshots New PSP Models Up Close PSP Slim and PSP Slim Silver Coming in September Wii Zapper
Wednesday, Jul 11
E307: Halo 3 E3 Fact Sheet
After stowing away on a Forerunner spacecraft, Master Chief, a genetically altered, cybernetically enhanced Spartan supersoldier, must race back to Earth to stop the Covenant once and for all and save mankind. With his artificial intelligence companion Cortana in the grip of the Floo...
Wednesday, Jun 27
Don't Really Shoot: Halo 3 Weapons Made Small
Back in March, we brought word that collectible knick-knack maker Corgi International struck a deal with Microsoft to churn out Halo 3 goodies. An update: the line-up will be dubbed "Master Replicas" and contain scaled replica weapons, helmets and vehicles. That's not all! It will featu...
Monday, Jun 4
Contest: Teh Halo 3 Beta Shirt Winners
Voting has closed for our dress-up-as-Master-Chief Halo 3 Beta shirt contest. We received oodles of entries — many more than we were expecting. Much love to all who took the effort to participate. Okay, time to announce the two winners as selected by Kotaku-land. Hit the jump to find out. Isn't...
Friday, Jun 1
Halo 3 Beta Shirt Contest [Last Day]
To bring late-comers up to speed: Make a Master Chief costume, snap a picture and send it to kotakucontest@gmail.com by June 1st. Any material may be used — creativity encouraged! The catch is that the costume must be made by you, and you must be 18 years or older. Brian Ashcraft
Monday, May 21
Post It: Halo Beta Shirt Contest Reminder!
When we said Halo 3 Beta t-shirt contest entrees should be creative, reader Adrien knew exactly what we meant. Just check out his post-it note Master Chief. And it's not even the real Master Chief, but that wacky cartoon version. Truly spectacular.
Thursday, May 17
Contest: Dress Up, Win These Halo 3 Beta Shirts
Contest time! Earlier, Crecente posted these two limited edition, very cool Halo 3 Beta shirts he swiped. Now, we want to give them away. To you. To keep in the clothes theme, this round is going to be a cone hat cosplay contest. Here are the details: Make a Master Chief costume, snap a picture and...
Monday, May 14
The Halo 3 Beta To-Do List [Bread Milk Spartan Laser]
When Halo 3 beta testers get their sweaty hands on the beta test version this week, all hell will break loose online. Bungie's Frank O'Connor tells MTV News-man Stephen Totilo a handful of things every beta tester simply must do during the three-week trial. No, sleep's not on the list.
Friday, May 11
Master Chief Chit Chat: Bungie Q&A On Beta, Equipment, Saved Films, Rankings
At the New York City edition of the Halo 3 press preview, the Bungie tame found time for a quick Q&A before hands-on time. Some known, some new info within, so keep reading. 16, same as Halo. It is modified, but we do work with the TrueSkill guys in Cambridge, yeah.
Tuesday, Apr 24
The Long Tail of Halo 3 Voice Acting [Wired]
A while back, Wired mag's Editor-in-Chief, The Long Tail author and LEGO lover Chris Anderson got sauced on wine with Bungie's in-house composer Marty O'Donnell, who promised the editor a Halo 3 voice cameo. And yesterday, it happened. Anderson saw a big chunk of the game, but is NDA'd so is...
Monday, Apr 9
Big Halo News Coming Soon
In his weekly update, Bungie's Frankie says some big things are coming this week. You've got the two new Halo 2 multiplayer maps, Desolation and Tombstone, for $4 hitting next week. Also, there will be a new auto-update for the game, new playlists and they will be resetting all rankings. Bung...
Friday, Mar 30
Bungie Exposes New Halo 2 Maps
HALO 2 MULTIPLAYER MAPS REVEALED Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios today confirmed the upcoming release of two new, eagerly awaited downloadable maps for "Halo 2." The maps will be available as premium downloadable content for Xbox and Xbox 360 on April 17.
Friday, Mar 23
Making The Master Chief Helmet [Bungie]
The official Bungie site has a fascinating look at the monumental amount of work involved in making Halo 3: The Legendary Edition a reality. Adding in a replica Spartan helmet for the uber version of the game just makes an already complicated product even more challenging.
Thursday, Feb 22
Frankenreview: Crackdown [Frankenreview]
We've all heard about Realtime Worlds' latest Halo 3 demo GTA-clone (can we all stop using this phrase already) Crackdown for Xbox 360. You play a supercop who can use "any means necessary" to take back a city dominated by a geopolitically diverse selection of gangs.
Tuesday, Feb 6
Ain't No Party Like a Bungie Staff Party
Every year since 1999, the folks at Bungie have set aside a day to take a break from creating kick-ass games to eat, drink, game, and be merry. Dubbed the Bungie Pentathalon, the event features game tournaments and enough food and drink to keep the Kotaku staff occupied for almost an entire h...
Wednesday, Nov 15
Opinion: Halo 3 Multiplayer Demo Hits Live This Spring [Halo 3]
On this, the five year anniversary of the release of the original Halo, Bungie has unleashed a storm of Halo news in honor of the newly christened Halo Day! The biggest news by far has to be the announcement of a Halo 3 public multiplayer demo hitting Xbox Live this spring, which will give mil...
Tuesday, Nov 7
Luke Smith: Halo Is My Mario [Luke Smith]
Over at 1Up, their intense Halo 3 coverage is getting underway. Luke Smith gets the ball rolling declaring his undying affection for things Master Chief: I like the Metal Gear games, I think Zelda games are consistently excellent, but there's something about Halo (for me) that's just dif...