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At last night’s E3 press conference, Microsoft and Bungie unveiled some new goodies for [i]Halo[/i] fans:

• A new [i]Halo 3[/i] trailer focused on campaign and including new gameplay footage
• A short film from would-be Halo movie director Neill Blamkomp and WETA called [i]Halo: Arms Race[/i]
• A new [i]Halo[/i]-themed Xbox 360 hitting stores in September
• The XBLA debut of [i]Marathon: Durandal[/i].

[url=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=ethreeblowout]More details at bungie.net[/url]

How does that float your boat? Anyone planning to pick up that Spartan-ized 360 in September? Who’s interested in checking out [i]Marathon[/i] again (or for the first time)? And does the new short film hint at what might come from the [i]Halo[/i] movie someday? Continue reading →

I just got my new August issue of EGM and found this on the back page about the upcoming issue.

YOUR FIRST LOOK AT HALO 3’S SINGLE-PLAYER STORY

The Flood lay waste to a futuristic Pittsburgh! The Covenant die from chicken pox! And Master Chief faces his greatest enemy yet: Voltron! Yes, we are spouting bulls*** about Halo 3’s mysterious campaign mode, but next month we’ll be the first mag with details on how this third installment in the space-shooter series finishes the fight that Halo 2’s cliff-hanger ending c***blocked. And we’re showing as well as telling, with lots of single-player screens that–from what we’ve seen so far–look better than the multiplayer game. We’re topping it all off with enough new multiplayer details to fill a star cruiser. It’s a double-barrel blast of Halo 3 intel that should leave you gooier than the Flood in July and hold you over until the game hits Xbox 360 on September 25.

Just like with last year’s December issue, EGM appears to have another big scoop on Halo 3. This time, however, they’re going to uncover some details on campaign, so be prepared to find possible spoilers. What do you think? With just a couple of months to go, are you going to pick this up or just wait until September 25th? Continue reading →

After yesterday’s e-mail about looking for “signs” and “keepers of the flame” it looks like things are starting to pick up a notch with new findings.

First, there have been some developments at [url=http://halo3.com]halo3.com[/url], which the links in yesterday’s e-mail were presumably meant to drive people to. There you can find a new comic, specifically at [url=http://halo3.com/comic]halo3.com/comic[/url].

Then, a new web site called [url=http://206.16.223.63]The Society of the Ancients[/url] was found, which clearly shows new evidence with the symbol above AND a link to a new URL.

This URL was also found in the last page in the Halo comic (that also show both the repeating symbol) as a series of numbers, which when translated into URL form lead to http://206.16.223.65/

At this address, there’s a countdown leading up to some time next week. It looks like that could be the reveal of something even deeper.

[b]Also,[/b] I’ve created [url=https://podtacular.com/group/iris]a special group[/url] just for this here at Podtacular.com. [b]Everybody’s welcome to join[/b] and take part in sharing their ideas, links, etc.. Time to put on your foil hats and watch all the pieces come together! Continue reading →

Today, May 16th, marks the beginning of the Public Halo 3 Multiplayer beta. In keeping with their penchant for theatrics, [url=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12467]Bungie has announced the official release date for Halo 3.[/url]

The magic date is: [b]September 25th, 2007![/b]

This comes as a shocker to many Halo fans among us, who naturally assumed that Halo 3 would release in November or December, like it’s predecessors. A late September release means we’ll all be playing Halo 3 a whole lot sooner than expected! So get crackin’ on that Beta and let’s all ready up for September 25th! Continue reading →

Xbox Live Arcade fans are in for a nice treat. Three arcade titles are coming out, each giving gamers something nice for their gaming pleasure.
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Bungie has finally given us some joy. The long awaited Halo 3 beta has been given an official release date. The release is set for May 16, 2007, and will run until June 6th, 2007. Get that old Halo 2 disk out of it’s case, because it’s party time.
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At 4pm Pacific, Gears Of War fans can download a new game type, called Annex. Think of this gametype as a form of Territories, a very popular gametype that is found in Halo 2.
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