Randy Nunez is quite upset with Microsoft and Bungie, as TG Daily reports he's leading the charge on a lawsuit against both companies over bugs and glitches he (and others) found in Halo 3. Forget that the game is enjoyed relatively complaint-free by close to a million people every day, Nunez and company say "Halo 3 consistently causes the Xbox 360 to 'crash,' 'freeze' or 'lock up' while the game is being played." The filing even states that "repeated and mounting consumer complaints and inquiries concerning this operational flaw in Halo 3" have been reported, with Microsoft and Bungie allegedly taking no steps to correct the issue or recall the game.
Our biggest issue with the game, of course, is that it never lets us win online. Do we need to start spamming the lawyer weapon?
Reader Comments (95)
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 2:59PM (Unverified) said
Thanks for the link Captain that's good information to know and I had never seen that post on Bungie.net.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 4:55PM x4str0m3ch said
haha no, no. i'm just saying its about every 10 hours on average. i guess that comes out to around every 7 or 8 nights i play it.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:17PM VictorInvictus said
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/246483/
This lawsuit is nearly two years old. Must be a slow news day.
This lawsuit is nearly two years old. Must be a slow news day.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:26PM VictorInvictus said
http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/casdce/3:2007cv02209/258802/1/
Court papers filed on Nov. 20th, 2007
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Court papers filed on Nov. 20th, 2007
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:10PM ducttapeBigSexy said
Hey, it's hard enough for Joystiq to copy news from one other web site, don't expect them to start going to two different ones!
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 4:43PM Special Agent Steve said
Mr. Hinkle wrote this back in 2007, and used a time machine to publish it today. THAT's the real news story.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:20PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
Randy Nunez is a fucking prick.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:54PM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said
+1 for high levels of Troof content.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:25PM Soggydoughnuts said
I am going to sue Microsoft because their own game messed up their own console and they won't fix it.... considering they own both of those it seems like that is a choice of the company. You can file a lawsuit over it...
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:24PM (Unverified) said
I hope this guys gets screwed.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:28PM Thief said
Requesting Randy Nunez's personal email.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:00PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
imafuckingtoolwithhalfatesticle.andmydadusedtotouchme@gmail.com
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:28PM (Unverified) said
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:32PM (Unverified) said
I guess someone better sue Reality Pump and Southpeak for making Two Worlds. It caused many 'severe emotional distress.' and chronic, explosive diarrhea.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:39PM Charades said
They should just refund them for Halo 3 and tell them to get lost.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:39PM shimrra74 said
LOL good luck while you are at it can you sue everyone else who has made a game that has bugs in it.
What an idiot can someone go over his house and take his video games away from him.
What an idiot can someone go over his house and take his video games away from him.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:42PM Dominican Rocker said
Hah!
I guees he hasn't play MLB 2K8, that entire game is a glitche.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:43PM (Unverified) said
He hasn't played gears of war 2 either. They freaken shipped that game broken and made millions. And they still haven't fixed everything yet.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:45PM (Unverified) said
What's the statute of limitations on something like this? I think I'll file a lawsuit against Nintendo for every NES cartridge I owned in my youth. All those times I had to rapidly turn on and off the system and blow out cartridges, it probably explains why I've had so many problems in my life. All of those times I almost hyperventilated have turned me off breathing for good. Might even get Konami in on this, TMNT Manhattan Project was the worst offender for garbled screen syndrome.
Oh, they are going to pay!
Oh, they are going to pay!
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:47PM LMLYP said
i thought it was going to be because of the poor gameplay :(
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:04PM Gamer X said
The only "bugs" I can see in Halo 3 are... A) quitters B) Team Killing
Bungie could easily fix the matchmaking by turning OFF team killing. It serves absolutely NO purpose and just frustrates me enough to switch over to COD. Everyone has to run for weapons.. which is fine.. but do we really need to deal with people on OUR OWN TEAM that are gonna kill you for weapons? I also like how the COD franchise fills in a player if another one quits. Why hasn't bungie design Halo to operate this way? Those to things would make Halo much more enjoyable. Hope they address these issues when Halo Reach is released.
Bungie could easily fix the matchmaking by turning OFF team killing. It serves absolutely NO purpose and just frustrates me enough to switch over to COD. Everyone has to run for weapons.. which is fine.. but do we really need to deal with people on OUR OWN TEAM that are gonna kill you for weapons? I also like how the COD franchise fills in a player if another one quits. Why hasn't bungie design Halo to operate this way? Those to things would make Halo much more enjoyable. Hope they address these issues when Halo Reach is released.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:12PM Geoff900 said
And heres me who thought America had guns for a reason....
And if you don't get it, then go back to sleep...
And if you don't get it, then go back to sleep...
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:17PM (Unverified) said
These are the people we should be sterilizing... They don't need to reproduce.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:22PM mjanosko said
What does the Legal Copy in the game manual say? I'm sure there is some sort of provision that states 'if the game doesn't work, return it. it's not our problem'. I don't own the game or I'd check myself.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 10:33PM (Unverified) said
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:32PM (Unverified) said
This is a joke, right? Marvel Vs Capcom 2 has more glitches than Halo 3 >.>
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:56PM (Unverified) said
old news, hope for his sake he's with one of them no win no fee places but doubt he is cause they wouldn't take it. if in a 10000000000-1 chance he acually wins then it would kill gaming cause no1 would release anything for fear or being sued
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:57PM Rhamsey said
I hate this guy more than Jason from Beaterator.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 2:02PM ocdog45 said
I don't ever remember having this problem with this game. Or anybody else having this problem.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 7:40PM (Unverified) said
I have to say that while I think a lawsuit is a little on the extreme side I have had issues with Halo game discs..... I take very good care of my games, never had one unplayable until Halo 3....bought the game, played it for a couple weeks, then there's like a spider crack in the centre. Whatever, bought another one, same thing within about 3 weeks. The game would either work for half the maps and then boot me for the others, or upon putting it in my xbox it would say "to play this game, please insert into an xbox 360 console" Also happened to my brother's copy. Might have just been a bad batch, but we ended up buying the game 3 times....Kinda not cool.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 2:18PM (Unverified) said
I going to sue joystick for posting such a thing.
Just kidding.
Just kidding.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 2:54PM Jonman said
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He ain't got a leg to stand on.
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He ain't got a leg to stand on.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 2:54PM arrrgh said
I hope they countersue this fuckbag out of existence
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 3:15PM natepetedmb said
if anything a lawsuit should be filed regarding the fact that they sold the game with certain gametypes and then lock you out of those gametypes if you dont buy their three new maps for 20 bucks. That the most "eff over your loyal costumers" move MS pulls.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 3:51PM Marcus Carter said
I don't think its the game the does that .Adude on my friends list (xbox 306) his will freeze while playing any game from time to time.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 3:54PM Blaquebeird said
Only time I've ever had a console freeze or lock up is when I've been playing for way too long and it gets warm. It's really just the console's way of saying "Go outside for a minute, have a smoke break, cus you're gonna need eye surgery soon if you don't".
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 3:56PM krash411 said
Look out Bethesda! You're next!
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 5:36PM (Unverified) said
These guys are idiots
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 6:13PM Twist said
Halo 3 was pretty crash happy for me, but then again my Xbox 360 red ringed like two days after I got it so the game might not have been the problem.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 7:04PM Rooshma said
no matter how much? 'Cause when you continue to clarify your age as though being twelve is suddenly cool, we really do want you to.
Posted: Sep 11th 2009 8:44AM VictorInvictus said
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/29/lawsuit-targets-ms-and-bungie-for-faulty-halo-3/
No really new information from Ross Miller's article posted two years ago.
No really new information from Ross Miller's article posted two years ago.
Posted: Sep 11th 2009 1:56PM (Unverified) said
Whatever, they have my support. Halo hasn't evolved it's gameplay at all in three games. ODST is going to be priced too high at $60 when it should only be a $30 expansion as the game is only gonna be 10 hours long or less. They charged out the ass for halo 3 legendary edition which wasn't worth a dime. I hope they win and cost the company milliions =)







