Halo 3 Planet

Arguably Halo: CE’s most popular map, Chill Out was put on display last night by Bungie at the MLG San Diego event, the second stop on the 2008 MLG Pro Circuit. The new map - dubbed ‘Cold Storage’ - was displayed by Luke Smith and Shishka in an exhibition match against two MLG stars. The boys from Bungie made no mention of the intended release date.

MLG has kindly hosted some images from the event. Follow this link for the gallery.

We’ll be keeping you updated on the new maps as they are announced, and we might even help a few lucky readers pay for the pack.

There is a contest for 150 pairs of tickets for people to go Play [tag]Halo 3[/tag] before anyone else at the London Premiere! All you have to do is crack the code!

Crack The Code - Win Tickets to London Halo 3 Premiere

The Answer:

It comes from the First TV commercial for Halo 3.

“Ever wonder what’s up there”

Once you type that in, you need to send an email to halo3prem [at] neoncomms.co.uk. A max of 15 words in the email to them for why you think you should be going to the premiere. One thing I noticed was that there happens to be 15 words spoken by the child in the video… “Maybe someone up there is wondering what it’s like here. I hope so, don’t you?”

Good luck!

As mentioned in a previous blog post, Wired Magazine’s September Cover Issue Featuring Halo 3 has finally hit the internet on [tag]Wired[/tag].com.

Wired September 2007 Cover Story: Halo 3

The article goes into great detail on how [tag]Halo 3[/tag] was tested, and ultimately shaped to become the “Perfect Game” with over 600 test players who spent over 3000 hours in a [tag]Microsoft[/tag] lab where state of the art technology was used to monitor their actions and reactions to the game. Also included in the article are tidbits about how the game has been improved from its predecessors, such as Halo which [tag]Bungie[/tag] believes to have been a failure on many levels.

Last but not least, the online article includes several Digital [tag]Screenshots[/tag], that until now have only been in print format.