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?
Reader Comments (23)
Posted: Jun 15th 2008 6:36PM WiredKnight said
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.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 11:43AM (Unverified) said
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
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i dont think i could even play halo 3 for 8 hours without chewing my own head off
Posted: Jun 15th 2008 11:49AM (Unverified) said
Tell me about. That sounds like one of the circles of hell.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 11:52AM (Unverified) said
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.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 12:11PM (Unverified) said
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.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 12:27PM (Unverified) said
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.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 12:29PM cuteSAVAGE said
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 .
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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 .
Posted: Jun 15th 2008 12:41PM (Unverified) said
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.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 2:42PM (Unverified) said
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.
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That video made me remember why I hate Halo so much.
Posted: Jun 15th 2008 11:53AM F1 Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu said
Sweet! Chill out was my favorite map. Cant wait to buy it!
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 12:46PM aristokrat said
Bring back Prisoner! My friends and I could easily play Prisoner/Rockets all night.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 1:00PM (Unverified) said
Im still hoping and hoping they will redo boarding action.... I think that hope gets more faint by the minute but it is still there.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 2:28PM (Unverified) said
It's a freakin joke!
COD4 on the other hand, actually does have an ice cream shop in Bog... =)
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COD4 on the other hand, actually does have an ice cream shop in Bog... =)
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