Bungie Day: New pics of Halo 3's Chopper, Spartan variants

by Justin McElroy { Jul 7th 2007 at 9:30AM }

Hopefully you put out your wooden Warthogs and left a plate of overshields and a glass of milk under the tree this morning, because (as you should already know) today's Bungie Day! So how does this stack up to other holidays? Well, it's Saturday, so many of you can pretend that you got off of work for it. Bungie Day: 1, Arbor Day: 0.

Also, holidays don't typically bring us new, free picture packs and themes on Marketplace (available today only). Similarly, we can't remember the last time a fat dude or a bunny brought 3D screenshots from Halo 3 and a page of info on the Brute Chopper, and Spartan variants C.Q.B. and E.V.A. Bungie Day: 2, Christmas and Easter: 0.

Unfortunately, Bungie Day offers no opportunity to steal candy from kids or dress up like a sexy nurse, which keeps holidays from getting shut out entirely. There's always next year, Bungie!

Tags: bungie, bungieday, halo3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Paul @ Jul 7th 2007 9:43AM

Awww... and I was hoping for Marathon...

Geo @ Jul 7th 2007 9:46AM

Do you people like that helmet, what do you think about it....?

WamBam @ Jul 7th 2007 9:47AM

The helmet reminds me of a Cobra guy from GI Joe... I can't remember which one though.

Heliophage @ Jul 7th 2007 9:48AM

Next year? There's no 7.7.07 next year that I'm aware of. Unless I'm stuck in the Twilight Zone again...

Charles @ Jul 7th 2007 10:00AM

helmet looks like a retarded RoboCop...pretty lame IMO

hvnlysoldr @ Jul 7th 2007 10:27AM

@3 You mean Cobra Commander?
And knowing is half the battle.
GI JOE!

Ian Von Porter @ Jul 7th 2007 10:28AM

Did they put his helmet on backwards?

@3.. Destro? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destro

John @ Jul 7th 2007 10:33AM

holiday's?

Come on free maps. Apparently my xbox live subscription only entitles me to play about half of the playlists for Halo 2.

konajinx @ Jul 7th 2007 10:34AM

Hi. The word "holidays" in the second paragraph doesn't take an apostrophe. Danke.

The1 @ Jul 7th 2007 10:34AM

You all remember 777-9311? I think not!!! My siblings use to listen to that song.

DckPump @ Jul 7th 2007 10:35AM

Why does that spartan look like a middle age dad of 4?

Bangbang... @ Jul 7th 2007 10:46AM

hvnlysoldr
That made my day, thanks. lol

NintendoFanbot @ Jul 7th 2007 11:49AM

The helmet's fine, but to me it just looks weird that the armor, despite it being already different, still looks a lot like Chief's armor. Maybe it's just the color too.

synce @ Jul 7th 2007 12:02PM

The game just keeps getting prettier. It's going to be an interesting battle of the heavyweights this E3, but I know Halo 3 is going to steal to show simply because they're finally going to debut the campaign mode. The only thing that could generate more hype is an MGS4 on 360 announcement.

Cem @ Jul 7th 2007 12:18PM

That helmet looks like the one from Haze.

Pete @ Jul 7th 2007 12:21PM

OMG will all the haters give it a rest? The shit looks dope and you know it.

Oh, and there's your depth of field, so people can stop complaining about that now too.

Geo @ Jul 7th 2007 12:29PM

!Man his head look like an egg.....

KiraXD @ Jul 7th 2007 12:36PM

@15 i thought the same thing... it looks awesome though.. but definitely similar

steve Johnson @ Jul 7th 2007 12:54PM

This thing looks freakin' retarted. What a dumb ass design! And the helmet looks like they ripped off the Haze helmet. Hell, that'll probably be a better game anyway.

Neebs @ Jul 7th 2007 1:04PM

Kind of like the Mjornir suit for the Spartan-IIIs.

Ghosts of Onyx, people!

jcmschwa @ Jul 7th 2007 1:06PM

i like the helmet...kind of reminds me of gray fox from metal gear solid...though i'm not quite sure why.

Karl @ Jul 7th 2007 1:15PM

This looks awesome; true next-gen. Don't just look at the picture, download the movie that allows the object to be rotated in 3-D. Can't wait to see the campaign game in action. The only possible negative I see with Halo 3 now is I won't want to go back to Halo 1 and 2 because the graphics, which were good for their day, have just been made to look old. The software line-up for the 360 just gets more compelling for anyone still sitting on the fence.

ExMcloud @ Jul 7th 2007 2:17PM

Ghosts of Onyx, people!

THANK YOU! I thought I was the only one that knew this armor was on the cover of the Ghost of Onyx book..If anything Haze took that helmet from Halo..GOD...

Heliophage @ Jul 7th 2007 3:24PM

@23

That's because it *isn't* the helmet from the Ghosts of Onyx book. That would be SPI armor, which this is not.

That's not to say that SPI isn't in the game (it probably is), but the armor in Ghost of Onyx is not only lighter weight, but the helmet has a weird-ass bump on the top of it.

The design is similar, but the geometry is off.

Mike-453 @ Jul 7th 2007 3:28PM

It isn't the S-IIIs armour, since they use SPI armour, not MJOLNIR. As said by Bungie in the new update, this is a variant of the MJOLNIR to be more efficient for zero g environment travel.

maylon @ Jul 7th 2007 3:29PM

The helmet makes sense, better peripheral vision. I like it.

ssuk @ Jul 7th 2007 4:24PM

Unfortunatly, that helmet reminds me of one thing... The new Secret Movie from Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix+... I did say UNFORTUNATLY. =(

We Had To Do It !!!! @ Jul 7th 2007 5:06PM

Haze, is that you ????

Mr Khan @ Jul 7th 2007 5:10PM

I'm sorry, but that helmet is ugly as sin

everything else is nice enough

Joshua @ Jul 7th 2007 5:15PM

I would dig the theme a lot better if I could see the photo on the main blade. Thanks to Xbox thinking that even though I pay them for live service they can still post big blocks of ads on my blades I can't really see it.

They need to allow you to turn off the ads. It isn't like they update them all that much.

They make you pay money for themes only to block them with ads. Yeah...that's a GREAT idea!

Karl @ Jul 7th 2007 5:40PM

These latest shots of Halo 3 might make some other next gen users a wii bit jealous

AssemblyLineHuman @ Jul 7th 2007 6:43PM

Karl: No. They're pretty, but if Wii're (see, I can do it too!) not already jealous of the graphics from games games like Gears of War and BioShock (*coughpccough*), Halo 3 isn't going to change anyone's minds. Of course, I'll be getting a 360 eventually, but unless Microsoft does something about the hardware failures, it won't be until after the PS3.

ronaldraygun @ Jul 7th 2007 7:01PM

why does every single joystiq post have to have someone talk about the wii? Are you that jealous karl?

T @ Jul 7th 2007 7:08PM

Can you create your own armor in HALO3, and if so can you choose your own color(s)?

Anticrawl @ Jul 7th 2007 7:13PM

Hey Joshua, quit your bitchin. There is and was an option, you should have set it when you got your 360/account. I'm enjoying no ads on my 360.

Karl @ Jul 7th 2007 7:37PM

#32 and #33 I was only joking (maybe my bad for not adding a smiley). Don't want to be the cause of this thread going off track.

Mr Khan @ Jul 7th 2007 7:46PM

@ karl

there should be some sort of universal internet sign for sarcasm, eh?

Joshua @ Jul 7th 2007 7:58PM

Well Anticrawl I had only heard of Live members who moved their accounts from the original Xbox to the 360 had that honor. I have read that the ads are removed for children accounts.

Now if there is something I missed by all means, my mistake but seeing as there have been a number of people comment on this on a number of different websites I don't think it's just me being an idiot.

It still doesn't make up for the fact that I pay a subscription fee and still have to look at ads usually for content or accessories I already own.

Roland @ Jul 8th 2007 1:58AM

Quit whinig about the ads. I pay a lot of money for cable and I still have to watch commercials.

Joshua @ Jul 8th 2007 3:00AM

Roland,

When your cable company starts showing ads in the middle of the screen when you are trying to see your program that is part of the service you are paying for than perhaps I'll buy your comment.

Godmil @ Jul 8th 2007 5:30AM

Wait, is that a screenshot above? It looks like a photo of a toy. Impressive graphics, but still a toy :(

Nick @ Jul 8th 2007 6:52AM

I'm so using that helmet. Why? Make the armor white and the spartan would look exactly like a toy I had when I was a kid.

Intentless @ Jul 8th 2007 12:18PM

actually cable companies are starting to fill the screen with adds during movies....

Vidikron @ Jul 8th 2007 12:44PM

@40

Fist off, who cares? It's not like your dashboard is a game or something that the ads are intruding on. They aren't putting ads up during a game, so your comparison to ads during a TV show makes no sense. Second, cable companies DO show ads during shows. Ever seen those pop-ups in the corner where they will advertise another show? Happens all the time.

laserboyjc @ Jul 8th 2007 1:09PM

I know it's not technically Master Chief but I hate that helmet on Chief's armor...love how shiny it looks but like others commented, I think it should go with a different armor or maybe a redesigned character model...the head is too big with that body, reminds me of the glowing orb from the movie Sphere. I guess it will help me score headshots come September :)