Our patience and faith in Bungie was sort of rewarded today when the company closed its overnight countdown by releasing a reveal trailer for ... something. Honestly, it's going to take some digging from you fans before we have any idea what's going on here. There's a metropolitan disaster, there are pods dropping from the sky, and then a mention of Halo 3, along with the tag line, "Prepare to drop."
What does it all mean? Watch for yourself and then you tell us! Or, if still pictures are your thing, check out the gallery here.
[Update: The video info on Xbox Live: "High action and deep mystery await players in this new Halo 3 campaign experience. Prepare to drop." Thanks to reader Paul M.]
Watch Bungie's big reveal: A teaser for Halo 3 campaign expansion
by Justin McElroy 
on Sep 25th 2008 10:13AM
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:15AM (Unverified) said
No idea what it is...there's teaser trailer then there's a teaser trailer so teaserish that it teases too much!
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:34AM (Unverified) said
It could be the playable game version of or similar to the Halo comic series where that civilian guy is on Earth when the Covenant invade looking for the key.
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:35AM madshafter said
Tired of this cryptic BS!
Let's just go along with the rumor that came out months back that they are making a squad based ODST game and be done with this. And I can't believe this is what they pulled from E3. Lame.
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Let's just go along with the rumor that came out months back that they are making a squad based ODST game and be done with this. And I can't believe this is what they pulled from E3. Lame.
Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:17AM AlphaOneZero said
"prepare to drop"? sounds like the ODST's from Halo to me, they dropped from in amber clad in halo 2 from drop pods, and seeing as ODST stands for 'orbital DROP shock troopers", this sounds like that 3rd person ODST shooter ive been hearing rumors about
still dling the teaser atm though, but my money is on that
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still dling the teaser atm though, but my money is on that
Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:21AM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said
My guess is ODST's, as well...perhaps you play the part of an ODST who's fighting the losing battle on Earth?
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:29AM (Unverified) said
The fact that you didn't fight the battle for Earth in Halo 3 in first place was something that really ruined the campaign for me.
What kind of a sick fuck releases a canon story comic book tie-in between Halo 2 and Halo 3?What are the intentions behind leaving 95% of gamers, who don't buy the fucking book, with a missing story gap?
Anyway, can't wait for this game.
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What kind of a sick fuck releases a canon story comic book tie-in between Halo 2 and Halo 3?What are the intentions behind leaving 95% of gamers, who don't buy the fucking book, with a missing story gap?
Anyway, can't wait for this game.
Posted: Sep 25th 2008 11:07AM 343 Guilty Fart said
Am I the only one who thought it meant 'Prepare to drop Halo 3', as in this next game will be so impressive that we'll 'drop Halo 3'?
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:17AM (Unverified) said
ODST squad based combat game? Prepare to drop seems to refer to ODSTs almost exclusively. Seems like the likely path to take. It's not an MC game but still in the Halo universe. I wait with anticipation for more.
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:17AM Jayslacks said
The only thing I can think of is an expansion pack for the Campaign. Sort of like Hal-Life episodes. I'm sure people will say I'm wrong. If you have a better idea, please share. But this is way too much work and waiting just for multiplayer maps every Halo fan will be without question. Now, back to waiting...
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:23AM Boffo the Sock said
Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.
What's the problem?
I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
What are you talking about, HAL?
This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
I don't know what you're talking about, HAL?
I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen.
Where the hell'd you get that idea, HAL?
Dave, although you took thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move.
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I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.
What's the problem?
I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
What are you talking about, HAL?
This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
I don't know what you're talking about, HAL?
I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen.
Where the hell'd you get that idea, HAL?
Dave, although you took thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move.
Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:59AM (Unverified) said
ROC: Voice interface.
Elaine Dickinson: There's an overheat in the core. Please analyze problem.
ROC: There is no apparent overheat.
Elaine Dickinson: Yes, there is, ROC. We read a core overheat. Repeat analysis.
ROC: Analysis confirmed. All systems compute positive.
Elaine Dickinson: Well, not from where I'm sitting, they don't!
ROC: Look, Elaine. Cut the "not from where I'm sitting" shit. It must be a human error.
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Elaine Dickinson: There's an overheat in the core. Please analyze problem.
ROC: There is no apparent overheat.
Elaine Dickinson: Yes, there is, ROC. We read a core overheat. Repeat analysis.
ROC: Analysis confirmed. All systems compute positive.
Elaine Dickinson: Well, not from where I'm sitting, they don't!
ROC: Look, Elaine. Cut the "not from where I'm sitting" shit. It must be a human error.
Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:18AM (Unverified) said
leave it up to bungie...gotta love it, im thinking tactical shooter, the HUD reminded me of GRAW, but you never know with bungie
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 11:45AM (Unverified) said
You never know with Bungie?
Can I take a guess that it's going to be... a SHOOTER?! and form part of the Marathon/Halo mythology?!?!
Come on they're the most oblique and predictable studio going. It's more a question of what variation of shooter they're going to do, right.*
*See I didn't even put a question mark. It wasn't a question or something I was seeking approval with. It was a statement of biblical proportions.
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Can I take a guess that it's going to be... a SHOOTER?! and form part of the Marathon/Halo mythology?!?!
Come on they're the most oblique and predictable studio going. It's more a question of what variation of shooter they're going to do, right.*
*See I didn't even put a question mark. It wasn't a question or something I was seeking approval with. It was a statement of biblical proportions.
Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:18AM (Unverified) said
It seems to me as this is the planet where we seen Master Chief and Cortana heading towards at the end of Halo 3. Which could make sense of the tagline "Prepare To Drop".
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:19AM (Unverified) said
Im goin with Halo Recon....A side story of Halo 3 with a group of UNSC soldiers doing random missions...And Im assuming that this will be goin on during Halo 3 when Chief is going to stop the High Priest. Thats my best guess?
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:24AM (Unverified) said
Wow that actually makes sense...Way better than my Halo Recon idea......Hmmm...That would mean Bungie planned on having that Legendary ending just to make an expansion...I like the way you think.
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:44AM (Unverified) said
The only thing is that there is an achievement for finding the hidden skull on Assembly, which we've already seen is a multiplayer map. Unless they're just trying to mislead us...
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 11:00AM (Unverified) said
/agree with the expansion pack idea. Mayhaps you play as a UNSC soldier during the time that MC is doin his thing.
I guess it could come after halo 3 but i don't think they would start a whole new story line without MC...or would they??????
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I guess it could come after halo 3 but i don't think they would start a whole new story line without MC...or would they??????
Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:22AM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said
The bugs are back...prepare for attack.
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:20AM cuteSAVAGE said
"Halo 3" "Prepare to Drop"
Makes me think playing as ODST on Earth during the events of Halo 3. Though that omnipresent Superintendent and the "Keep it Clean" line completely throw any accurate speculation out the window. Can't wait to see more, I loves the Bungie!
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Makes me think playing as ODST on Earth during the events of Halo 3. Though that omnipresent Superintendent and the "Keep it Clean" line completely throw any accurate speculation out the window. Can't wait to see more, I loves the Bungie!
Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:21AM madshafter said
I'm gunna say ODST. It's the only thing that makes sense.
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:22AM (Unverified) said
Yeah, no idea what was going in this. Are they saying they're "preparing to drop something for Halo 3", this project will "make us drop Halo 3" in favor for this, or what? If it is something for Halo 3, its gotta be either that campaign expansion there were rumors about before or a new game that takes place parallel to Halo 3, ala Crysis Warhead. The only way I could see this being related to multiplayer was if they will be trying to release like 10 or 20 new maps at the same time.
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:29AM (Unverified) said
That sounds like the greatest Halo 3 game ever. I'll tell you what, I think Iraq needs a couple Wall-E's as well.
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:24AM (Unverified) said
Actually, just thought of something. The planet in question could be Harvest, hence why it looks like an evacuated city. Could be an ODST game revolving around the events of Harvest. A Johnson specific story? Let the speculation begin!
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:29AM (Unverified) said
For those who don't know: http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/ODST#Operations
I'm thinking...could this be the 3rd person GRAW style shooter? Tactical drops on destroyed cities with...JANITORS!!!
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I'm thinking...could this be the 3rd person GRAW style shooter? Tactical drops on destroyed cities with...JANITORS!!!
Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:39AM SpacePenguinBot said
The city is New Mombasa. It says (briefly) so in the video.
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:23AM (Unverified) said
Bungie needs to stop watching J.J. Abrams projects. Its too much guesswork. I hope this doesnt turn out to be a 90 ft toad/lizard from space.
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:26AM (Unverified) said
Wow, have people really forgotten the ending to trhe campaign already? Chief goes into cryo, and crashes onto a planet that looks like its burning... Prepare to Drap... You dropped onto the planet... This is obviously an expansion
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 10:25AM (Unverified) said
I think it could be a map pack, a true map or story editor (hence the need for "keep it clean,") or maybe just maybe an expansion pack (new campaign levels!!!) That would be wicked fun, and would explain some of the skull achievements AND why there were so many different "levels" achievements (when there are only 3 each in their previous map packs.)
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