With anticipation building for the soon-to-be-launched Halo 3 multiplayer beta tomorrow at 5 a.m. PDT, Microsoft has commemorated the occasion a little early by just announcing the official release date for the third chapter in the Halo trilogy. Mark your calendars for September 25 folks, as that’s when Master Chief officially commences his debut assault on the Xbox 360 worldwide (save for Europe, which will get the game the following day on the 26th).
“Halo 3 is much more than a video game release; it’s the biggest entertainment event of the year,” said Peter Moore, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business. “On Sept. 25, we intend to deliver a finale that will go down in entertainment history and leave people around the world with an experience that will be shared and enjoyed for years to come.”
To continue the hype machine for the most over-hyped franchise in the business already (in my opinion at least), Microsoft has also announced this evening a special edition Halo 3-themed Zune digital media player that will be released exclusively at GameStop on June 15 for $249. The Halo 3 Zune will come loaded with artwork, videos and music from all three Halo games along with an exclusive new episode of “Red vs. Blue” from machinima creator Rooster Teeth Productions.
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I heard they announced the release date, but I couldn’t believe that they did when I heard it. Now I see the news about it, and I’m kind of shocked. I mean, the multiplayer beta ends sometime in June, and then three months later, we get the game?! That’s kind of insane for Bungie, the same company that held back Halo 2 for…what, two years?!?!?! Either way, I’m psyched to check out the beta still (stupid Crackdown), but once it’s up, we’ll see if it’s really worth waiting for.
halo 3 rules wooo
Sometimes these 2+ year old post-necros amaze me …
Seriously. Still getting comments on that NBA 2K9 “guess the cover athlete” post and NBA 2K10 is about to come out lol.
… and, better still, one of them was *wrong*!
im looking for the best halo 3 fan to give recon to