Bungie.net countdown tells us to calm down, keep it clean

by Andrew Yoon { Jul 14th 2008 at 3:30PM }

Seems like we're inching closer to that July 14th announcement Bungie is supposed to make today. Bungie.net has been updated with a new countdown, which refreshes with a new message:

Keep it clean
Please remain calm
Services will resume
No public access
Emergency lights active
Proceed with caution

What will it be? Halo Blue? A XBLA game? Or something entirely different?

[Thanks to everyone that sent this in!]

Tags: bungie, bungie.net, e3-2008

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

giantenemycrab @ Jul 14th 2008 3:31PM

Halo blue.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jul 14th 2008 3:35PM

Like Pepsi Blue? That was delicious.

NukeAssault @ Jul 14th 2008 3:37PM

We can only dream Vegeta...

giantenemycrab @ Jul 14th 2008 3:39PM

whatever happened to Pepsi Twist? It had lime in it. That stuff was great.

rv @ Jul 14th 2008 3:41PM

Pepsi blue was OK. Mountain Dew has a new blue drink, voltage, its the shit.

Halo blue, I hope it will be awesome.

Jakka @ Jul 14th 2008 3:44PM

SPOILER ALERT!

¡olɐɥ ɥʇıʍ op oʇ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos ǝq ʇɥƃıɯ ʇı

Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 3:46PM

.buıʎouuɐ sı'ʇxǝʇ dı1ɟ ǝɥʇ ɥʇıʍ doʇs

.ɐʞʞɐظ ʎ1snoıɹǝs'ou

Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 3:52PM

¡op n ou puɐ

.z1o1'ʇxǝʇ dı1ɟ oʇ ʍoɥ ʍouʞ ʇ,uop sǝɥɔʇ*q

NATO_Duke @ Jul 14th 2008 3:54PM

Wouldn't MS have announced a new Halo at E3?

Dr. Stabbingworth @ Jul 14th 2008 4:02PM

Maybe they're hoping to have one huge announcement in case Sony pulls a rabbit out of their ass (FF7 remake, perhaps?)

killploki @ Jul 14th 2008 3:33PM

when does the countdown end?

FOXHOUND @ Jul 14th 2008 3:36PM

D O N ' T
P A N I C

LunarAura @ Jul 14th 2008 3:36PM

Halo coming to PS3. Hey, hell already froze over, so why not?

Blah @ Jul 14th 2008 3:42PM

even if it does, since the 360 is cheaper than ps3 it wont make ps3 more wanted.

:O its obvious what the announcement will be, Duke Nukem: Combat Evolved

Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 3:51PM

Stevo for a moment I read "Nope, MS has the rights to Hell".

Lol

AlwaysOn @ Jul 14th 2008 3:37PM

I was wondering why there were no announcement on Bungies next game on Microsofts E3 keynote. I know they have a bunch of big sellers but that was really a dissapointment for me. I wonder if there is some arcade game or some halo collection or a complete new game? If I could choose I would like to have a new Marathon game pretty please!!

Ridgecity @ Jul 14th 2008 3:37PM

Halo BluRay!

Leviathann @ Jul 14th 2008 3:37PM

01.18.30.02 doesn't seem like today, this says 2 days from now?

Misfit Toy @ Jul 14th 2008 3:41PM

I concur on that. Either they had the day wrong on their podcast (the 14th), or the countdown will change at some point...or stop on a different number.

Exo @ Jul 14th 2008 3:50PM

they could have just been talking about e3 in general

kornholio360 @ Jul 14th 2008 3:38PM

A Master Chief plumbing game?

Omnidoom @ Jul 14th 2008 3:44PM

Yeah, it's called "Plungie".

TWiNKiE @ Jul 14th 2008 4:17PM

That comment is full of win.

Eric @ Jul 14th 2008 3:39PM

Halo will not be coming to PS3 it's owned by MS bungie does not own the franchise. So who knows what this is.

ncxcstud @ Jul 14th 2008 3:41PM

If i'm correct, Microsoft actually OWNS Halo with Bungie. I don't see it EVER coming to the PS3. Just like God of War will never come to the XBOX 360.

Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 3:48PM

Or FFXIII-Oh wait.
(ɹɐʍ ɟo pob ʇnoqɐ buıʞ1ɐʇ ɯ,ı puɐ d: ɯɐǝɹp uɐɔ ǝuo ʇnq ʍouʞ ı ɥɐǝʎ)

Misfit Toy @ Jul 14th 2008 3:42PM

Honestly, anything short of more Halo for me would be of lesser interest to me. I'm interested in whatever they do because I think they're a capable studio. But what could top Halo 4 news of any sort.

More than anything I was hoping for some Peter Jackson-Halo news at the MS conference. Too bad.

GoonieGooGoo @ Jul 14th 2008 3:47PM

Maybe it'll be a Janitor Game to cleanup all the crap that just came out because of the FFXIII announcement

guidedbyvoip @ Jul 14th 2008 4:32PM

really it will be a janitor game. a platformer. all to spite Miyamoto-"I-coulda-made-Halo"-san.

ack! too. many. periods.

JuJu @ Jul 14th 2008 3:49PM

*Still Stunned and Depressed after Microsoft's Bombshell of Announcement at the end of their E3 conference* Traitors!... They Shall pay.

*Pours Whiskey On Glass*

*Log On bungie.net*

What? What's this? What's Bungie up to? Wait Time expires on... Wait.. It couldn't be *Drinks Whiskey down* Nahhh... Microsoft has the rights. Hmmm... HALO 4 ON TEH WIIIII!!!!11111???111one

*Back To reality*

*Slowly keeps packing PS3 In it's coffins, and gets ready to head to gamestop*

Misfit Toy @ Jul 14th 2008 5:58PM

Another hard day at the office, eh?

Wise Guy @ Jul 14th 2008 3:49PM

It's either an announcement for Halo mouthwash or toilet bowl cleaner! I can't wait! (sarcasm). I love Halo 3. I hope (in all seriousness) they reset the leader boards to bring the rankings closer together. It will suck initially... but it should smooth itself out. I've hit a wall in my ranking for the last few months.

Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 3:50PM

¡op n ou puɐ

.z1o1'ʇxǝʇ dı1ɟ oʇ ʍoɥ ʍouʞ ʇ,uop sǝɥɔʇ*q

Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 3:53PM

(Flip) Fail /Flip

Mark @ Jul 14th 2008 3:54PM

We will finally see exactly how the Halo and Marathon universes tie together.

Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 4:00PM

You will be disappointed because this is a game about a German plumber called Ubber Hans Brothers.

Mr Khan @ Jul 14th 2008 3:55PM

Something smaller-scale, i bet. A self-published title, even.

Mr Khan @ Jul 14th 2008 4:01PM

And on a final note, no BINGO

B: No, Yes, Yes, Yes, No
I: Yes, No, No, Yes, No
N: No, Yes, Yes, No, No
G: No, Yes, Yes, No, No,
O: No, No, No, No, No

Dark Archon @ Jul 14th 2008 4:02PM

That's easy. Halo's no longer XBox exclusive ;)

Scott @ Jul 14th 2008 3:59PM

I'll guess something to do with Hitchhiker's Guide.

Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 4:00PM

Now that would be great.

Fish @ Jul 14th 2008 4:00PM

Those little messages remind of the "song" Fitter Happier by Radiohead

Fitter, happier, more productive, comfortable, not drinking too much
Regular exercise at the gym, 3 days a week
Getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries at ease
Eating well, no more microwave dinners and saturated fats
A patient, better driver, a safer car, baby smiling in back seat
Sleeping well, no bad dreams, no paranoia
Careful to all animals, never washing spiders down the plughole
Keep in contact with old friends, enjoy a drink now and then
Will frequently check credit at moral bank, hole in wall
Favors for favors, fond but not in love
Charity standing orders on Sundays ring road supermarket
No killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants
Car wash, also on Sundays, no longer afraid of the dark or mid-day shadows
Nothing so ridiculously teenage and desperate, nothing so childish
At a better pace, slower and more calculated, no chance of escape
Now self-employed, concerned, but powerless
An empowered and informed member of society, pragmatism not idealism
Will not cry in public, less chance of illness, tires that grip in the wet
Shot of baby strapped in back seat, a good memory, still cries at a good film
Still kisses with saliva, no longer empty and frantic like a cat tied to a stick
That's driven into frozen winter shit, the ability to laugh at weakness
Calm fitter, healthier and more productive, a pig in a cage on antibiotics