Wired drops Halo 3 content bomb

by Justin McElroy { Aug 21st 2007 at 9:00AM }

If you're eagerly awaiting Halo 3 like a good gamer, you're probably looking for any scrap of new info you can find on the game. Good news: Wired magazine is cordially inviting you to feast. That link will take you to a fascinating article about how Halo 3 was scientifically tuned to rock your face off. Don't miss the color-coded maps that show Bungie when one side of a playing field has an advantage. (And you thought that you were playing the beta for fun!)

There are also pictures of Bungie staffers, a video primer of Halo and, of course, gorgeous screenshots. Unfortunately, after sating your Halo 3 thirst with this new content, you're probably just going to want the game even more. We're sorry. It's a vicious cycle.

[Via X3F]

Tags: bungie, halo3, wired

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

phattie @ Aug 21st 2007 9:05AM

Kant wate til haylowetree is out.. then we dont have to put up with the hourly haylowetree posts.

Neebs @ Aug 21st 2007 9:22AM

I wish more developers would release those data shots. Those are cool as hell.

Jerk Face @ Aug 21st 2007 9:27AM

I need to get a freaking 360!

FrankTheCrank @ Aug 21st 2007 9:38AM

Dood...I am so with you.

If it wasn't for the RROD I would have gotten one already.

FALCON!!! PLEASE COME TODAY!!!

Between Madden08, Bioshock and PGR4....I'm DYING to get a 360, like NOW!!

Jerk Face @ Aug 21st 2007 9:41AM

Seriously! Damn you Microsoft, and your RROD!

deaftly @ Aug 21st 2007 10:06AM

3 year warranty dummies

Jerk Face @ Aug 21st 2007 10:08AM

Frank - he raises a valid point. And there IS that hot new price drop.. I don't think I can hold out much longer!

Stevo @ Aug 21st 2007 10:12AM

Yeh, I'd be worried too-- but the 3 year warranty is pretty sweet. Sure it is an inconvenience if it breaks down, but at least it doesn't come out of your pocket.

FrankTheCrank @ Aug 21st 2007 10:15AM

Sorry man...I'm not dealing with my console melting, then having to call customer support, then having to wait for the box, then having to wait for my refurbed box to return.

From what I understand, Microsoft is backed up and turn around is something like 4-6 weeks right now.

Sorry, that's just plain unacceptable. And anybody who is willing to accept this is deserving of what they get. Take the 3 year warranty and shove it, build me a tank instead.

deaftly @ Aug 21st 2007 10:47AM

also you have to realize not every console will die on you, ive had mine since feb of 06, no probs at all, plus the newer 360's with hdmi use the elites mobo and they've been fine from what i have heard.

NorCal05 @ Aug 21st 2007 12:21PM

since April 06 here, no probs.

FermitTheKrog @ Aug 21st 2007 9:27AM

This game is going to ruin my marriage. September 25th, lawyer on standby.

dan stabbingworth @ Aug 21st 2007 1:24PM

I'm taking a personal day from work. Followed by a personal year.

samfish @ Aug 21st 2007 9:28AM

Haha – it would be so funny if Halo just flopped at this point. I kind of hope it does, actually. We would be witness to the most epic entertainment letdown ever.

Jacob P. @ Aug 21st 2007 9:30AM

Do you know how many people would commit suicide if that happened? It would be madness!

Jerk Face @ Aug 21st 2007 9:35AM

Ha ha.. Yeah. It just comes out and it sucks total ass! Like, it's nearly unplayable! Like they took the beta and made it worse ten fold! That would be pretty funny..

dan stabbingworth @ Aug 21st 2007 1:25PM

Wow, that'd be so hilarious if something awesome just sucked and nobody was able to enjoy something they were really looking forward to.

Oh wait...

samfish @ Aug 21st 2007 2:26PM

I would laugh.

I'd even post a video of myself laughing at how bad Halo 3 is on YouTube.

...and then I'd splice in a bunch of pictures of disgruntled, upset looking emo kids (just to really piss the Halo fanboys off, I mean) while playing the Benny Hill theme.

dan stabbingworth @ Aug 21st 2007 6:53PM

Well, that's because you're a jackass who enjoys seeing great things ruined. Obviously you've never made anything worthwhile or you'd know better.

Supino @ Aug 21st 2007 9:36AM

I do look forward to it, though no game deserves this much hype.

rdj75 @ Aug 21st 2007 9:37AM

Just over a month to go, damn I can't wait to finish the fight and then bring the fight online. I really hope that halo3's online community isn't as annoying as halo2's. Halo2 was an amazing game but it brought out all the jackasses for some odd reason. No other online game had this problem as bad as halo2.

samfish @ Aug 21st 2007 9:45AM

It'll be worse, I reckon.

Killer Loki @ Aug 21st 2007 9:46AM

actually expect to 'hear' even more jackasses online for Halo 3. it take them long to ruin the experience. it was one of the reasons I stopped playing Halo 2 online..

HineyWipe @ Aug 21st 2007 9:56AM

Whaddaya mean "brought out all the jackasses"? There were nothing but jackasses playing Halo 2 online. :P
(Love that mute button...from hate-talking playaz, to -12 yearolds getting yelled at in the background by their mother's) ///////// T minus 35 days \\\\\\\\\\

rdj75 @ Aug 21st 2007 10:06AM

LOL, I know what you mean. Atleat I consider myself to be a civilized adult and acting like a jackass over any online game is something I nor any of my friends do at all. But hey, like you said thank god for the mute botton.

zero @ Aug 21st 2007 11:41AM

I'm pretty sure the tools and jackasses are just as bad if not WORSE during Counter Strike. They come out of the woodwork!

The Truth @ Aug 21st 2007 9:52AM

There are soooo many titles this season on 360.... but this is my MUST-HAVE for the season. Call me crazy, but I already have HALO 3 LE on reserve. Hey, if it's going to be the final in the trilogy... may as well have the best version. I'll watch all the extras as well. This will be the best Muliplayer console game for years to come.

TRUTH @ Aug 21st 2007 9:58AM

Well Never into halo like these fanboys. Actually halo 1 was good. Halo 3 does look like it's gonna rock! Can't wait!!!
The Screen shot looks Sweeeet!!

LOL @ the Haters, The New Xbox with HDMI (Which is the Elite Board) is allot cooler especially with the added heat sink. There hasn't been any rrod, well maybe less then 10%... lmao

The Truth @ Aug 21st 2007 10:01AM

@ samfish

"Haha – it would be so funny if Halo just flopped at this point. I kind of hope it does, actually. We would be witness to the most epic entertainment letdown ever"

No, we've already witnessed that. It's called the PS3!! =)

deaftly @ Aug 21st 2007 10:08AM

exactamundo

Ska Oreo @ Aug 21st 2007 10:09AM

ouch.

Radicoon @ Aug 21st 2007 10:22AM

Zing!

Cobra @ Aug 21st 2007 12:12PM

Oooohh. Good answer!!

Kye @ Aug 21st 2007 11:48AM

SMOKEY!

Intentless @ Aug 21st 2007 10:14AM

BURN!!

PhoenixSS @ Aug 21st 2007 10:25AM

Those of you putting off the 360 due to the RROD shouldn't be so concerned. My 360 runs about as warm as my PS2. It only overheated once, (when I foolishly had it inside my entertainment center), and fortunately I only got 2 red rings which just means it overheated, not a hardware failure.

I think the only reason it's so prevalent in the media is because the 360 is so popular, therefore there are more cases of the problem existing. But, it's not like 360's are just exploding everywhere. Mine runs smooth as silk.

Anyway! That's not what this article is about. Bring on the Halo 3!! The screens are dope!

Ska Oreo @ Aug 21st 2007 10:44AM

Truth. I leave my 360 on for hours a day, and it never overheats. Ever since this whole RROD thing exploded on the internet, there have been more and more people saying that they have no problems with their 360.

geekinabox @ Aug 21st 2007 10:53AM

I'm in the middle of the road on this .... like you, I figured it was all hype, but reality & experience has tempered this ...

My launch-day 360's been perfect, but I'd say about 25-30% of the guys I know with one have had to go through a repair cycle (usually RROD).

Either way, though, if I didn't have a 360, there's no way I'd pass on Halo 3 due to these fears. The warranty, improved repairs (heatsink addition), and improved customer experience compensate for the risk, and H3 will give all the reward.

arch @ Aug 21st 2007 10:32AM

I wanted to stop readong when the author typed. ".....against Sony's graphicaly superior Playstation 3."

IS THERE SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO DIDNT GET HIT BY SONY's BRAINWASHING?! god i wanted to spit.

WebPimp @ Aug 21st 2007 10:39AM

Maybe it's me, but I have found that having the Best Buy warranty program has proved to be worth it. This weekend I turned in my 3rd Xbox 360 for the RROL issue. Forget waiting over a month for the console to come back only to fail again. Just walk in, and walk out with a new one..done.

Sadly this shows how cruddy the hardware is, but whatever, I have a new 360 in the entertainment center

WiseGuy (formally The Truth) @ Aug 21st 2007 11:41AM

I'm changing my identity. Apparently there is more than one TRUTH. In any case... it will be impossible for Halo 3 to suck given the amount of time and effort they put into the game. Check out this read.

http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/magazine/15-09/ff_halo