We'll Halo there: 'Cold Storage' map free on July 7

click for more pics of Cold Storage

Like the rumbling of thunder in the distance, an unstoppable force is audibly and rapidly approaching us. Soon, a cacophony of clicks will ring through our ears, the reverberating result of posting an article which not only concerns Halo 3, but prominently features the word "free." What have we done?

Bungie's Luke Smith has announced via Bungie.net that "Cold Storage," a chilly new multiplayer map for everybody's favorite cyborg shoot-em-up, will be downloadable -- for free -- from the Xbox Live Marketplace beginning ~~Monday~~ Bungie Day, July 7. The map will be implemented in regular rotation in playlists that require the Legendary Map Pack, which will also drop from 800 MS Points ($10) to 600 MS Points ($7.50) on the same day. If you haven't tried those environments out yet, now's the time to join in on the gradual extermination of Earth's population.

[Update: Check out a tour of Cold Storage, along with a tease of what Bungie's got in store for Bungie Day, here.]

Halo 3: Cold Storage Map

Reader Comments (45)

w00t! Im off work on the 7th too! 4 day weekend for me and now a free map. I been meaning to get back on Teh Haloz for a while.

Buy, Teh Haloz, buy buy Teh Haloz
Buy, Teh Haloz, buy buy Teh Haloz
Buy, Teh Haloz, buy buy Teh Haloz

-X3F

:D

Don't you mean 'download for free teh haloz'?

Please message me, if you playing halo 3 so I can pwns your butt!

:P

I'll message you when I get back into form because last time we played I sucked really bad. Forgive me? :P

suh-weet!!!!!

This map looks straight out of portal

This is great news, Chill Out looks great, plus it's free. This news will help me get through the rest of my day at work.

People still play this game? I guess not if they're giving away maps for free...

A couple hundred thousand people still play the game at most times of the day. Seems to me like people still play it.

lulz, that logic makes no sense. You know that July 7 is Bungie Day? Maybe they just *like to please their fans*.

#Halo 3 Players Online:
140,285
#Unique Players (Last 24 Hours):
765,971

Yes, many people still play this game.

Sure. There are probably still more people playing this game online than every game on the Wii online combined ;)

#Halo 3 Players Online:
140,285
#Unique Players (Last 24 Hours):
765,971

Funny thing is that's probably the same numbers as Halo 2 right now.

Ah yes Vcize, because we are all definately discussing Wii online numbers VS. 360 online numbers in this thread.

Fake ass Gator fan....

Fight, crocodiles, fight!

"Funny thing is that's probably the same numbers as Halo 2 right now."
22,541 Halo 2 Players (Last 24 Hours)

What's your problem?

Trying to spin free stuff into something negative? What a futile effort!

This got interesting.

Oooooooh Vcize...you gonna let him tell you that? :P

"Funny thing is that's probably the same numbers as Halo 2 right now.
2 hearts"

Not even close.
3,509 Players Online in Halo 2
22,573 Halo 2 Players (Last 24 Hours)

Silly Croc :(

Why not do it today or tomorrow to kick off the July 4th weekend??? Not all of us are traveling doing family type stuff.
Friggin Bungie....always doing something cool but there's always some downside to it, even if its minor.

lol, "Why are they releasing it after a big national holiday when most people will have time to play it? Some of us don't have anything better to do on the 4th than sit around playing Halo!"

Seriously, Bungie.

Because Bungie have this thing about the number 7.
7 Halo Installations, Spartan 117, and well.. there are many other references but a lot of them are very obscure, and not worth going in to :P

Anyway, free stuff is good.
Thanks Bungie.

Sweet...love me some new maps...

I might even get Legendary at that price...

I wish Valve loved their 360 players as much as Bungie loves their players.

As much as I love Halo 3, I much prefer Team Fortress 2 and wish Valve (or more than likely Microsoft) would release some updates for us.

But I'll download this map eventually. For crying out loud, it's -free-.

Valve does love its players it just loves the PC ones a whole lot more.

You should have gotten the PC version. It's better AND cheaper.

I am sure it's M$, not Valve that is keeping content to a crawl, as they want money and Valve likes things free.

I plan on getting TF2 once I get my new laptop for college (a bunch of my friends have the PC version too). It would have been hilarious to try and run it on my current laptop.

But hopefully once all the class updates are available for PC, Valve could convince MS to make a big update and throw in some maps too (Gold Rush please!).

Blah blah blah....

the PC AIN'T where it's at for some of us. As said before, I'd rather play tf2 on my couch with a beer on my massive lcd.

So FUCK YOU - Valve and M$. Hope you fucking ROT IN HELL for leaving us out in the cold.

Free fun? I'll take it!

Even with he price drop, I'm still not buying the legendary maps. I used to only play on double xp weekend, but that changed when they made made it so you have to buy the map pack to play.

that'll show em'

"Ah yes Vcize, because we are all definately discussing Wii online numbers VS. 360 online numbers in this thread."

at least no friend codes...

Don't pretend like you don't like 'em!

Hmm...
And shouldn't it be "Well Halo There"? As opposed to "We'll"?

You got your avatar framed! You should put in on your mantel.

Its actually supposed to be "Y HALO THAR"

so I just looked at your profile to get a better look at your avatar and I noticed that you have 666 comments on wii fanboy.

The legendary map pack is a great addition to the game. I can't wait for this new free map. I do wish however, that Bungie would stick these into the regular rotation a lot faster, like COD4 did with theirs.

A lot of user created variants are also worth the extra money for that pack.

Heck, not bad. I will bite, I wanted to try the remake of Sidewinder and I love Chill Out.

Sweet! Perfect timing too, 'cause I'm broke.

Wish there was a remake of Blood Gulch

That would be nice :)

yay im happy i loved this map in halo 1 (chill out) it was one of my favorites and it's fre.

We'll Halo there: 'Cold Storage' map free on July 7

Halo 3: Cold Storage Map

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