|OFFICIAL| Halo 3 Beta Blowout

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Bungie Halo 3 Beta Page: http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?ty...elcometotheBeta

Videos:

Xboxyde (720p + SD): http://xboxyde.com/news_4325_en.html

Trailer (by Bungie): http://xboxyde.com/news_4317_en.html and http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?ty...s&cid=12432

Footage of the new Missile Pod: http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/11439

Kill Frenzy (Ownage basically): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8llFV3MFawI

Awesome Trip mine! http://useruploads.mythica.org/view/TripMineMoment.wmv

Several 1UP Vids: http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3159450

Film Sharing:

http://download.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/...filmsharing.mov

http://download.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/...filmsharing.wmv

Bungie Gameplay Reel:

http://download.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/...3_bungie_gp.mov

http://download.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/...3_bungie_gp.wmv

Halo 3 - Multiplayer Developer Walkthrough Pt. 1 HD

http://download.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/...pt1_gt_h264.mov

http://download.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/...pt1_gt_h264.wmv

Halo 3 - Multiplayer Developer Walkthrough Pt. 2 HD

http://download.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/...pt2_gt_h264.mov

http://download.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/...pt2_gt_h264.wmv

Many IGN Videos: http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/734/734817/vids_1.html

Bungie Interviews:

IGN Video Interview: http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/734/734817/vids_1.html

Joystiq Frankie Interview: http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/12/joystiq-...-frank-oconnor/

Images/Screens:

Images (Menu, Gameplay, Different maps): http://xboxyde.com/news_4324_en.html

TXB Spartan Models/Beta Images: http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/gallery/1353/Halo-3/p1/

High Res Press Kit of Images : http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/1...etaPressKit.zip

Other:

EGM getting killed: http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3...;player=Blaze97

Impressions:

IGN MP Beta Impressions: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/787/787935p1.html

IGN Map Overview: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/787/787945p1.html

IGN Weapon Overview: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/787/787943p1.html

IGN Vehicle Overview: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/787/787944p1.html

IGN Matchmaking Overview: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/787/787946p1.html

Enjoy!

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Whose ready for war?! :devil:

Judging from the pics, I'm guessing you can pick up the guns from dead warthogs or maybe they are just placed on the map as weapons. Ode to Lost Planet if you ask me, but exciting. Spartans have the strength to do anything :p

You can mount the turrets and then pick them up :yes:

The Gamespot video is sweet :woot:

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Another thing to notice: a new medal when you kill someone (desperation grenade) after you die.

You killed blahblah from the grave.

:D

Impressions from someone at neogaf:

ok, after a few hours, i need a break and to pot impressions (and hopefully a small vid or two of cool things)

i'm not really going to talk about the obvious or likely covered stuff, but bare in mind, i havent read this thread in quite some time (dont know whats already been posted). this is stuff that i found absolutely awesome, and maybe some gameplay scenarios i've been apart of that really capture that halo feel.

first, the sound. oh my god the sound. bungie has always been good in this regard, but this is so far above and beyond other games. stinkles has mentioned the echo effects of gunshots off in the distance. he likened them to watching your favorite war movie ala saving private ryan. he is absolutely telling the truth. holy crap is it awesome hearing fierce battles in the distance. each gun has its own distinct sound as well, the chain gun (more on that in a bit) especially sounds fearsome. all the gun shots sound meatier, the ambient sounds continue to impress, but really, you have no idea how great the distant sounds are, vehicle engine noises included. oh, and a really nice touch (bungie is known for their attention to details) is when you die in water, and the camera shifts under the surface to watch your dead body, all sounds are muffled realistically as the water distorts all the effects. <hinting at an attention to deeper water or underwater fighting? dunno>

quick word about the graphics, they are amazing. the hdr is completely realistic, grass is beautiful and plentiful, and once again, bungie doesnt hesitate to have loads of intricate detail strewn about, including leaves falling from trees on high ground.

other stuff. fully charged plasma shots now stop vehicles dead in their tracks! the stationary chaingun is removable, you're slow as hell with it, unable to change weapons or toss nades till you drop it, but you're also a walking tank and wave of destruction with it. it and the hand held missle launcher (not the rocket launcher mind you) are way cool and both do have limited ammo. the noob combo is still present, however, the charged plasma barely seems to track at all, but does have a more rapid trajectory. the mongoose is an absolute blast to drive, and with a gunner on the back, extremely usefull.

now, onto the fun stuff, gameplay recaps. first, i'm crazy pleased (and halo 1 fans will be too) that vehicle physics in regards are much closer to the first game then halo 2. no longer will it be nigh impossible to lift a warthog off the ground with a well timed grenade. i found this out when one was chasing me and drove right where i anticipated and tossed a grenade, sending the warthog literally doing barrel rolls over my head. the driver and his passengers were ejected and the combined might of the three of them still finished me off sadly :(

another warthog related story for you. by the way, the best stories involve warthogs, and maybe even more so, mongeese (plural?). i was gunner and my buddy and i were chasing a fully loaded mongoose on valhala. they had just taken cover behind on of the bases when i instructed the driver to hold position up front so we could nail them head on as they came around again. then i saw them driving ontop of the base... and onto the man canon. the obvious "pull" moment occured, but this time i was directly underneath them as they flew over my head blasting them with the hogs gun for an easy double kill.

and one more (and again, hopefully a quick yotube vid of this, i saved this match). i was alone on foot when out of nowhere a mongoose ripped by me and nearly flattened me like roadkill. i spun on him, fired some shots, but i was in trouble. he came again and just missed me, but as he passed i got off a melee attack and puched the sob dead right off his vehicle

any questions?

Noob combo is still in place, but greatly more balanced. Charged pistol tracking seems to be gone. Big/regular rocket launcher tracking seems to be gone but the missile pod (new big weapon) homes but it's also slower and takes multiple shots to take down a vehicle.

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Speaking of Halo 3, Pepsi is going to be doing a Halo 3 promotion with a new flavor of Mountain Dew. All I can say is it is amazingly good. My dad works for Pepsi, so while we don't get free soda, we do get a lot of promotional items and testers for new drinks :)

Some of you probably already know about the new flavor, but I just wanted to let everybody know how good it is. I mean seriously, it's one of my favorite sodas ever, but unfortunately it won't be out for too long :(

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