"On the Seven7th Day" Bungie shows you Cold Storage

by Christopher Grant { Jul 4th 2008 at 1:16PM }

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Confused about what exactly you need to do to play the new Halo 3 multiplayer map, Cold Storage, come Monday, Bungie Day? Let Bungie's Luke & Co. explain it all in the "On the Seven7th Day" vidoc, embedded after the break. In short, you need the Heroic map pack (don't worry, it's free), the Legendary map pack (it's being dropped from $10 to $7.50 on Monday) and then, of course the Cold Storage map which, they want you to know, will be free not only on Bungie Day but every day. You also get a good idea of what the map – a remake of Halo: Combat Evolved's "Chill Out" – has got to offer.

Oh, and what's this about celebrating Bungie's independence as a multi-game studio by announcing a game on Bungie Day? Seven guys in a shoebox? Just banter or a tease of what Bungie's got planned for Monday? No, seriously, we're asking you here ...

Tags: Bungie, DLC, Halo-3, Halo3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

dfink114 @ Jul 4th 2008 1:25PM

w00t w00t. this is gonna be sweet

theMockingNoob @ Jul 4th 2008 1:28PM

Nice

crap @ Jul 4th 2008 1:29PM

so in other words its not free

tlarkin79 @ Jul 4th 2008 1:32PM

You are correct. It's Free*

Hooligunn @ Jul 4th 2008 1:43PM

Yes it is. It's free for people who have downloaded the Legendary map pack. It's also free for people who want to use it in Custom Games.

The only thing that's NOT free about this map is the fact you need the Legendary map pack to play in the DLC playlists. In other words, you can still download this map for free with or without the Legendary map pack, but you need the Legendary map pack to play it in the DLC playlists.

I'm sure you'll see it incorporated into non DLC only playlists very soon too.

Moorio - XBL: peacebyanymeans @ Jul 4th 2008 1:53PM

Um, pretty sure it's free.

theMockingNoob @ Jul 4th 2008 1:30PM

Nice

Exo @ Jul 4th 2008 1:41PM

guess i wont be getting this then

Arturo @ Jul 4th 2008 4:24PM

"or i could just not do it, and use my money on a game worth playing."

if that's the case, then why did you comment in the first place? durr

Jenkers @ Jul 4th 2008 1:52PM

Just suck it up and buy the legendary map pack, they're some of the most enjoyable maps in the game anyway.

Philip (Fernando Rocker Defence Force) @ Jul 4th 2008 2:08PM

I would consider buying the Legendary map pack, in halo 2 when Bungie told me I had to buy the last map pack and that they would never be free, in about a month they were free. Besides I'm not going to buy the Legendary map pack just so I can play a free* map.

Exo @ Jul 4th 2008 2:53PM

or i could just not do it, and use my money on a game worth playing.

Tony @ Jul 7th 2008 12:23PM

I just can't justify the price, even at $7.50. I don't care If I make that much the first 15 min I'm at work, I'm tired of being nickel and dimmed by XBL and DLC. It's BS I have to spend $60 on a game that has sold what, 2 million copies or something ludicrous like that, and then turn around and pay them even more for some recycled maps?

Jamesesdad @ Jul 4th 2008 2:00PM

The map is completely free to any one with an xbox live account. You only need the legendary maps to play the new map in online playlists. Everyone that DOESN'T have Legendary maps can still download cold storage, and play it in custom and offline games. However, if you want to play the maps in online matchmaking you must have legendary.