See yet another new ad for Halo 3

Intresting says it will come out 26 9 07

that was kinda creepy, but I still liked it.

Ah, Chopin. Good choice for the music. By the way, that's one of his "preludes." As in just a tease before the show really gets going. How appropriate.

The 26.9.07 is because it is a UK URL....

the adverts and screens we've seen make it look like there are proper large scale battles instead of master chief and a handful of marines against loads of covenant , which i think is a good thing, the confusion of a large scale battle will make it more challenging, they should have friendly fire in this version, would make you think about where your shooting a lot more, why so much advertising though, half of 360 owners will probably buy it anyway, and theyll be plenty of people buying a 360 for it

Wait now why is this offensive?

I liked it very much.

Im pissed off. 2nd RROD Sept 10 2007. Hate!

"Malkovich, Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich."

Malkovich

It does it in an interesting, but some may find it too out there to enjoy it. Sadly, that includes me. I much preferred the Museum ad over this.

I'm at work so I couldn't listen to the audio but the whole limp Master Chief (defeated) then lifting his head was very cool. Gives you that, can't keep him down feel... very cool

Spoilers much?

A possum-play/suicide grenade by Master Chief? I'm just speculating, but I hope these ads don't give away the ending. As from the Museum teaser, the vet recalls, "When Master Chief armed his grenade," alluding to a key moment in the storyline.

I'm pumped for the release, and I'm enjoying these ads as much as any Halo fan, but I want to finish the fight on my own terms, not have it fed to me via over-zealous marketing.

So how exactly is this even remotely offensive? Was this supposed to be funny?

"...we like to play video games so we can avoid thinking about unpleasant things like a world of living dolls that sporadically carry grenades. Maybe that's just us though."

Yup.

Just you.

Offensive? Not at all. A different angle (and a welcome change) for a videogame commercial? Hell yes.

Methinks the attempt at wit in this Joystiq post was an abject failure.

How is this video offensive? All you're doing is regurgitating what some purported could be an issue with the other video. You are simply making a lame attempt at bringing controversy where there is none.

There is nothing wrong with this video, and I'm sorry to hear that you would rather games don't touch certain areas, like the realities of war. I think that this is a special opportunity for video games to make us really think; but God forbid you do that!

Is he gonna die or is something cool about to happen...

Yeah, I am really starting to see an Anti-MS bias from this site. Lately every post will have some kind of "subtle" RRoD jab or whatever. It is unfortunate, because I was thinking this site was a decent source for psuedo journalism, now I kinda lost my respect for it putting ut a little higher than Destrucoid.

I am not a Halo3 nut (of course I am buying it) but I think these advertisement are very well done. I am not even a MS fanboy (I have a Wii, 360, PSP so they all get my money) but a site this sizes should not be trying to push it's bias on it's readers.

The sarcasm of the "offensive" remark seems elusive to some...

...com'on people, morning coffee, wake up.

I don't know about the rest of you, but these ads make me feel like an uncultured swine, who will contribute nothing to 'the fight' come September 25th.

Damn me and my my PC gaming. I'll be stuck playing the Crysis demo-- a single tear running down my cheek-- knowing that someone will ruin the Halo ending before I get to play it.

@Jeff

not necessarily dude. i stayed away from the Halo2 spoilers for 2 freaking years and finally finished the game on my 360 just a few months ago. its not that hard...

I don't know why you aren't loving these ads. These are the first things that have made me excited about Halo3. First, I wonder if this happens in the game, the first commercial referenced "when Masterchief activated his grenade," and here you see him holding a grenade while being shown off as dead.

Either way, this is a brilliant commercial. They are obviously trying to replicate some of the success of the atmospheric Gears of War commercial.

Much better than any video game commercial on TV right now.

I think this "Believe" campaign is fantastic, actually.

It was clever to take the medium totally out of it:

The dioramas and music remove video games and just focus on the "the war story you about to experience is legend for future generations" idea.

Really cool, IMO.

People can complain about hype all they want, but really, it's what all companies strive for, it's called marketing their product.

And Microsoft just knows damn good marketing, happened with Gears and now it's happening on a larger scale with Halo 3. Well, ok ok they suck at marketing in Japan.

Oh, also, I really like these ads because they don't appeal to the stereotyped gamer or even the stereotyped pre-teen and fratboy Halo player. Shows why Halo has a fanbase outside of simple slayer matches.

Am i the only one that felt it looked like a warhammer 40k table of figurines?

10 bucks says Master Chief is going to sacrifice himself to save humanity.

Holy god Sony marketing REALLY needs to take notes!

You don't see any creepy wierd ass crying baby advertising this do you? No fur balls yelling at eachother in extremely annoying stereotypical minority voices? No stupid, confusing, or esoteric messages here.

This add reminds me of the Gears of War add that, instead of showing big showy explosions and FPS action which is what the game is actually all about, tries to convey a sense of deeper emotional investment. These adds are the only gaming adds so far that have made me think..."Me too? Me too dammit me too, I want!"
In short, Sony marketing r retard.

Vid got pulled! anyone else have a link?

I

I heart the haloz

I WANTED TO SEE THIS.

link anyone? A quick google was unlucky on my part :(

Here's the thing: I dislike Halo. I don't like the gameplay, the design, the story etc etc (these are all my opinions, I'm not saying they're bad, I just dislike them). I am never going to purchase Halo 3.

That advertisement got me excited about a game I don't ever want. That is some damn fantastic marketing.

Does anybody have this video?

It's no longer hosted on youtube, i can't find it

Somebody please send me a link...


Thanks,

Bourne

I love Halo and MS, but they seem to be pouring ALOT of money into marketing, with Dev cost and Marketing cost, do they actually hope to turn a profit? Im worried they are way over doing it, be humble MS, dont be like Sony!

The vid does not work anymore it seems.

Damn I knew I should have been late for class and watched it earlier when I had the chance.

Also Joystiq is not and has never been Anti-sony. The ONLY reason the fanboys think that is because Joystiq is a NEWS site and regardless of how many times they want to deny it...its NEWS that the ps3 is not selling well. Its news when a ps3 game is DELAYED. Its news when sales numbers come out every week and the ps3 isn't doing so hot. Its news when a game goes from being a ps3 exclusive to being multiplatform. Joystiq does the same thing regarding exclusivity for ALL consoles.

However Joystiq IS Anti-MS and Anti-Nintendo. Proof? Every article they put up here that has to do with Nintendo or MS they find a way to include "Waggle" or "RRoD".

We get it Joystiq. The 360 is capable of self imploding. WE KNOW. We know it has a serious condition in which "3 flashing red lights" means the end of the excellent gaming that a person has been enjoying. We know you get a coffin and that you need to get it sent to TX where they do God knows what and return it to you (hopefully completely fixed).

My point is that theres no need for you to bring it up anymore unless its actually NEWS. Like "effective immediately all 360's must be returned for hardware repair".

As for Nintendo you can quit with all this "Nintendo is going to destroy gaming" bs. Quit all the "Nintendo is all hype" crap that you like spewing with every article that is written about the Wii. Its not Nintendo's fault that THE PEOPLE have chosen them to be the popular kid on the block.

Get over it and get over yourselves.

This just in - Sony bought YouTube today and so no MS video of the Haloz for joo!

Master Chief, RIP.

http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/09/13/the-death-of-master-chief-in-halo-3/