MLG event reveals new Halo 3 multiplayer map: Cold Storage

by Griffin McElroy { Jun 15th 2008 at 11:30AM }

Attendees of a recent Major League Gaming event in San Diego were rewarded for their ability to watch other people play video games for eight hours with a visit from Bungie figureheads Shishka and Lukems, who gave the glassy-eyed viewers a sneak peek at their newest multiplayer map for Halo 3, named "Cold Storage". This new map is apparently set in the back room of a Cold Stone Creamery, as part of Bungie's recent partnership with the highly successful, treatweaving corporation.

Actually, the map closely resembles a level from Halo the first, titled "Chill Out". It was one of the game's more unique maps, due to it's smaller size and asymmetry -- though how those aspects will carry over into the remake has yet to be revealed, as Bungie has yet to "formally" announce said map. Apparently, speaking to a roomful of professional video game spectators doesn't count as a formal social engagement. Who'd have thunk it?

Tags: bungie, chill-out, cold-storage, dlc, fps, halo-3, Halo3, majorleaguegaming, maps, mlg, multiplayer

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Obie @ Jun 15th 2008 11:40AM

Damn, I loved "Chill Out" back in the Halo 1 days.
Can't wait for this one to become free someday. ;)

J @ Jun 15th 2008 6:36PM

Yea there's a lot of Halo 1 maps I wish they'd remake. Chiral-138 was always so much fun. And I know Valhalla is "supposed" to be Blood Gulch, but I'm still waiting for a proper remake.

Edd @ Jun 15th 2008 11:43AM

i wish i was cool enough to watch people play halo3 for 8 hours...

i dont think i could even play halo 3 for 8 hours without chewing my own head off

A Pissed-off English Gamer @ Jun 15th 2008 11:49AM

Tell me about. That sounds like one of the circles of hell.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 15th 2008 11:52AM

The only time I played Halo 3 8 hours or more was when it came out. I don't think I could survive watching someone play it for 8 hours, that just sounds completely boring. These people need to get out more.

Jakka @ Jun 15th 2008 12:11PM

Is this supposed to be some kind of "Halo is shit" pun or are we talking about our limits? Because I couldn't last 8 hours no matter what game I would be playing.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 15th 2008 12:27PM

No, not either of those. We're just talking about how playing Halo for 8 hours would be boring, but watching it for 8 hours would be hell.

Xoviet chiK @ Jun 15th 2008 12:29PM

I was 12, it was Chrono Trigger. 7 PM - 6 AM, on a Sunday / Monday during the summer time. I regret none of it - What could me more satisfying than completing the most complete game ever created? Nothing! (Sexual Relations and Sigur Rós concerts excluded).=

8 hours of Halo 3, or 99.9% of any other game? You obviously don't participate in the whole aforementioned Sex / Sigur Rós deal. Dullfest .

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 15th 2008 12:41PM

I don't really have a problem with playing 8 hours of a game, I've done that with plenty of games over the years. The thing I don't get is WATCHING a game for 8 hours.

Rawnblade @ Jun 15th 2008 2:42PM

I've been watching my bro trudge through MGS4. Luckily it plays more like a movie, so no regrets.

That video made me remember why I hate Halo so much.