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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Wal-Mart database shows entry for Halo "Blue"</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/14/wal-mart-database-shows-entry-for-halo-blue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/14/wal-mart-database-shows-entry-for-halo-blue/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/14/wal-mart-database-shows-entry-for-halo-blue/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><div align="center"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="252" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/halo-blue-490.jpg" /><br /> </div>
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A trusted <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/wal-mart">Wal-Mart</a> source has sent Joystiq an image taken from the company's intranet, "The Wire," showing a listing for <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/halo-3">Halo</a> </em>"<em>Blue</em>." We've also received an unverified tip detailing <em>Halo "Blue,"</em> though it's unclear whether that information stems from the same retail listing. With so little information available about what <em>Blue</em> is, we're guessing the shown Sept. 30 date is placeholder. The Microsoft press conference is in less than 12 hours, so stay tuned.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/halo-blue-pic-full.jpg>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/14/wal-mart-database-shows-entry-for-halo-blue/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1254420/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/14/wal-mart-database-shows-entry-for-halo-blue/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bungie</category><category>e3-2008</category><category>expansion</category><category>halo</category><category>halo-3</category><category>halo-black</category><category>halo-blue</category><category>halo3</category><category>wal-mart</category><dc:creator>Alexander Sliwinski</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-07-14T03:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Happy Bungie Day! Halo 3 Cold Storage map now available</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/07/happy-bungie-day-halo-3-cold-storage-map-now-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/07/happy-bungie-day-halo-3-cold-storage-map-now-available/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/07/happy-bungie-day-halo-3-cold-storage-map-now-available/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/mac/" rel="tag">Mac</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/microsoft-xbox/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=14642"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/cold-storage-0703-490.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Just a friendly reminder that today (July 7) is <a href="http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=14642">Bungie Day</a>, which means free Bungie-related gamerpics and themes available on Xbox Live today (and <em>only </em>today). Additionally, the new <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/halo-3">Halo 3</a> </em>map <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Cold-Storage/">Cold Storage</a> is also available free of charge for today. As for that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/04/on-the-seven7th-day-bungie-shows-you-cold-storage/">announcement that was teased</a> over the weekend, we've heard nothing so far. Trust us, though, if and when Bungie announces something, we'll let you know.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/07/07/happy-bungie-day/">X3F</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=14642>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/07/happy-bungie-day-halo-3-cold-storage-map-now-available/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1247939/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/07/happy-bungie-day-halo-3-cold-storage-map-now-available/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bungie</category><category>cold-storage</category><category>halo</category><category>halo-3</category><dc:creator>Ross Miller</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-07-07T16:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>"On the Seven7th Day" Bungie shows you Cold Storage</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/04/on-the-seven7th-day-bungie-shows-you-cold-storage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/04/on-the-seven7th-day-bungie-shows-you-cold-storage/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/04/on-the-seven7th-day-bungie-shows-you-cold-storage/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-cold-storage-map/900022/full/"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="276" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/cold-storage-0703-490.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><small><em>click for more pics of Cold Storage<br /></em></small></div>
<br />Confused about what exactly you need to do to play the new Halo 3 multiplayer map, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/well-halo-there-cold-storage-map-free-on-july-7/">Cold Storage</a>, come Monday, Bungie Day? Let Bungie's Luke &amp; Co. explain it all in the "On the Seven7th Day" vidoc, embedded after the break. In short, you need the Heroic map pack (<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/friendly-reminder-halo-3-heroic-maps-free-today/">don't worry, it's free</a>), 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 <em>Halo: Combat Evolved's</em> "Chill Out" - has got to offer.<br /><br />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 ...<br /><br />
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<br />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 <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/halo3">Halo 3</a></em>, but prominently features the word "free." <em>What have we done?</em><br /><br />Bungie's Luke Smith has announced via <a href="http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=14568">Bungie.net</a> that "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/15/mlg-event-reveals-new-halo-3-multiplayer-map-cold-storage/">Cold Storage</a>," a chilly new multiplayer map for everybody's favorite cyborg shoot-em-up, will be downloadable -- <em>for free</em> -- from the Xbox Live Marketplace beginning <strike>Monday</strike> Bungie Day, July 7. The map will be implemented in regular rotation in playlists that require the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/legendary-map-pack">Legendary Map Pack</a>, 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 <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/23/halo-3-body-count-surpasses-earths-population/">gradual extermination of Earth's population</a>.<br /><br />[<strong>Update</strong>: Check out a tour of Cold Storage, along with a tease of what Bungie's got in store for Bungie Day, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/04/on-the-seven7th-day-bungie-shows-you-cold-storage/">here</a>.]<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-cold-storage-map/">Halo 3: Cold Storage Map</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-cold-storage-map/900024/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/overhead_chillout2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-cold-storage-map/900023/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/overhead_chillout_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-cold-storage-map/900022/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/coldstorage2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-cold-storage-map/900021/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/coldstorage1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=14568>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/well-halo-there-cold-storage-map-free-on-july-7/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1245126/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/well-halo-there-cold-storage-map-free-on-july-7/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>BreakingNews</category><category>Bungie</category><category>Cold-Storage</category><category>DLC</category><category>FPS</category><category>Halo-3</category><category>Halo3</category><category>Master-Chief</category><category>Xbox-Live</category><dc:creator>Ludwig Kietzmann</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-07-03T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Halo 3 body count surpasses Earth's population</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/23/halo-3-body-count-surpasses-earths-population/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/23/halo-3-body-count-surpasses-earths-population/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/23/halo-3-body-count-surpasses-earths-population/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=882728"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="266" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/halobringoutdead.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
A member of the <a href="http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=882728">Bungie forums</a> points out that the <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/halo-3"><em>Halo 3</em></a> campaign kill count has surpassed the population of the human virus infecting and multiplying on this third rock from the sun. <br />
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    <li><em>Halo 3</em> UNSC <a href="http://www.bungie.net/online/default.aspx">Campaign Report</a> -- Enemies KIA: 6,743,784,316</li>
    <li>US Census Bureau <a href="http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html">PopClock</a> estimate of Earth's population: 6,705,451,100</li>
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Useless information? For sure! But, when it comes up as a <em>Trivial Pursuit</em> or <em>Jeopardy</em> question, you'll be happy you knew this factoid.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=882728>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/23/halo-3-body-count-surpasses-earths-population/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1234327/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/23/halo-3-body-count-surpasses-earths-population/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>body-count</category><category>halo-3</category><category>halo3</category><dc:creator>Alexander Sliwinski</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-06-23T23:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>MLG event reveals new Halo 3 multiplayer map: Cold Storage</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/15/mlg-event-reveals-new-halo-3-multiplayer-map-cold-storage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/15/mlg-event-reveals-new-halo-3-multiplayer-map-cold-storage/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/15/mlg-event-reveals-new-halo-3-multiplayer-map-cold-storage/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/15/mlg-debuts-newest-halo-3-map-cold-storage/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/gam_bungieatmlg_490.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Attendees of a <a href="http://www.mlgpro.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=152">recent Major League Gaming event in San Diego</a> were rewarded for their ability to watch other people play video games for eight hours with a visit from Bungie figureheads Shishka and Lukems, who gave the glassy-eyed viewers <a href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/15/mlg-debuts-newest-halo-3-map-cold-storage/">a sneak peek at their newest multiplayer map for <em>Halo 3</em></a>, named "Cold Storage". This new map is apparently set in the back room of a <a href="http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/">Cold Stone Creamery</a>, as part of Bungie's recent partnership with the highly successful, treatweaving corporation.<br /><br />Actually, the map closely resembles a level from <em>Halo</em> the first, titled <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Chill_Out_(Level)">"Chill Out"</a>. It was one of the game's more unique maps, due to it's smaller size and asymmetry -- though how those aspects will carry over into the remake has yet to be revealed, as Bungie has yet to "formally" announce said map. Apparently, speaking to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h011_WL1q8">a roomful of professional video game spectators</a> doesn't count as a formal social engagement. Who'd have thunk it?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/15/mlg-debuts-newest-halo-3-map-cold-storage/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/15/mlg-event-reveals-new-halo-3-multiplayer-map-cold-storage/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1225957/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/15/mlg-event-reveals-new-halo-3-multiplayer-map-cold-storage/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bungie</category><category>chill-out</category><category>cold-storage</category><category>dlc</category><category>fps</category><category>halo-3</category><category>Halo3</category><category>majorleaguegaming</category><category>maps</category><category>mlg</category><category>multiplayer</category><dc:creator>Griffin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-06-15T11:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Call of Duty 4 reclaims Xbox Live top spot, double XP this weekend</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/04/call-of-duty-4-reclaims-xbox-live-top-spot-double-xp-this-weeke/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/04/call-of-duty-4-reclaims-xbox-live-top-spot-double-xp-this-weeke/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/04/call-of-duty-4-reclaims-xbox-live-top-spot-double-xp-this-weeke/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://iamfourzerotwo.com/2008/06/04/call-of-duty-4-retakes-1-spot-on-live-double-xp-for-all/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/cod-seesaw-halo3.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
It appears some of the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/06/gta-iv-is-new-king-of-xbox-live-hill/">enthusiasm</a> for <em>Grand Theft Auto IV's </em>multiplayer has waned, as the title has dropped to number three for top Xbox Live titles for the week of May 26. Old stalwarts <em>Halo 3 </em>and <em>Call of Duty 4</em> raced to reclaim the throne, with the latter title <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/07/call-of-duty-4-overtakes-halo-3-again-tops-xbox-live-activity/">once again</a> taking <a href="http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/06/04/live-activity-for-week-of-5-26.aspx">the top spot</a>.<br /><br />To express gratitude, Infinity Ward's <a href="http://iamfourzerotwo.com/2008/06/04/call-of-duty-4-retakes-1-spot-on-live-double-xp-for-all/">iamfourzerotwo</a> said that this weekend will provide double experience points for all <em>COD4</em> players. That will apply to both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Additionally, the variety map packs will now show up as often as normal maps (they are currently twice as likely to now).<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://iamfourzerotwo.com/2008/06/04/call-of-duty-4-retakes-1-spot-on-live-double-xp-for-all/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/04/call-of-duty-4-reclaims-xbox-live-top-spot-double-xp-this-weeke/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1215940/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/04/call-of-duty-4-reclaims-xbox-live-top-spot-double-xp-this-weeke/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>call-of-duty</category><category>call-of-duty-4</category><category>cod4</category><category>halo-3</category><category>xbox-live</category><dc:creator>Ross Miller</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-06-04T23:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>New Red vs. Blue series, Reconstruction, debuts</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/27/new-red-vs-blue-series-reconstruction-debuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/27/new-red-vs-blue-series-reconstruction-debuts/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/27/new-red-vs-blue-series-reconstruction-debuts/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/viewEntry.php?id=695"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/rvbrecon.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
It's been nearly a year since the Red vs. Bluniverse <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/episode-100-of-red-vs-blue-closes-the-series-this-wednesday/">said its goodbyes</a>, only occasionally popping up to help promote a map pack or the like. But now (as <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/05/rooster-teeth-reveals-new-series-reconstruction/">promised last month</a>) the series has returned with <em>Red vs. Blue Reconstruction</em>. And it's exactly the Red vs. Blue you've always loved! ... Except for the fact that it's not particularly funny.<br /><br />No, Burnie and crew haven't let their talents become dulled from too many rounds of Grifball, they seem to be <em>trying</em> for a more serious approach this time ... or maybe it's just all set up for a big episode 2 punchline. Either way, we're on board for the new episodes coming on Mondays this summer.<br /><br />[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/viewEntry.php?id=695>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/27/new-red-vs-blue-series-reconstruction-debuts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1206624/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/27/new-red-vs-blue-series-reconstruction-debuts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>halo-3</category><category>red-vs-blue</category><category>red-vs-blue-reconstruction</category><category>rooster-teeth</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-05-27T08:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Frank O'Connor leaves Bungie for Microsoft to work on Halo franchise</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/frank-oconnor-leaves-bungie/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/frank-oconnor-leaves-bungie/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/frank-oconnor-leaves-bungie/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=13795"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/frankie-fin-490.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<span style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 7px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/xbox/Frankie_leaves_Bungie_Heads_to_Microsoft_to_work_on_Halo'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span>The long-standing "voice" of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Bungie/">Bungie</a>, Content Manager Frank O'Connor, is leaving the <em>Halo</em> studio in order to "work more closely with Microsoft on the <em>Halo</em> franchise." In his final <a href="http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=13795">Weekly Update</a>, O'Connor sends a heartwarming thanks to the community for a number of things, among them for "not following through on the <em>death threats</em>" (his emphasis, not ours).<br /><br />The most interesting part of his goodbye later is the tease on the "coming years." Said O'Connor, "I was busy working on a story for one of our next games, an experience that is destined to surprise, amaze and entertain like nothing we've ever made before. That game has an amazing team invested in it, and one that will be tasked with building the Next Big Thing. You should see what they've already achieved, you truly should." We'll be watching with eager eyes. Take care, Frank, you'll be missed.<br /><br />(Oh, and be sure to check out all the fun <a href="http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=13795">Frank O'Connor Photoshops</a>.)<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=13795>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/frank-oconnor-leaves-bungie/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1198199/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/frank-oconnor-leaves-bungie/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>breakingnews</category><category>bungie</category><category>bungie-studios</category><category>frank-o-connor</category><category>halo</category><category>halo-2</category><category>halo-3</category><category>microsoft</category><dc:creator>Ross Miller</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-05-16T21:42:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Halo 3 celebrates Cinco de Mayo with double XP</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/02/halo-3-celebrates-cinco-de-mayo-with-double-xp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/02/halo-3-celebrates-cinco-de-mayo-with-double-xp/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/02/halo-3-celebrates-cinco-de-mayo-with-double-xp/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&amp;cid=13725"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/halofiesta.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Everyone knows that Cinco de Mayo celebrates when Mexican Spartan forces destroyed a batch of French Covenant troops in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. So it seems only fitting that the bravery and sacrifice of those armored soldiers be honored with a <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Halo3/">Halo 3</a></em> Double XP weekend (which has already kicked off) and a new playlist for Fiesta (which spawns players with random weapons) called "Cinco de Mayo."<br /><br />Two words of warning before you begin jamming cervezas and the right trigger: 1. Everyone can get double XP but you need the Heroic and Legendary map packs to play in "Cinco de Mayo." 2. The party only lasts until Tuesday, with the fiesta becomes a siesta.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&amp;cid=13725>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/02/halo-3-celebrates-cinco-de-mayo-with-double-xp/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1184752/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/02/halo-3-celebrates-cinco-de-mayo-with-double-xp/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bungie</category><category>double-xp-weekend</category><category>halo</category><category>halo-3</category><category>halo3</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-05-02T13:45:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>X3F gets all up inside Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/x3f-gets-all-up-inside-halo-3-legendary-map-pack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/x3f-gets-all-up-inside-halo-3-legendary-map-pack/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/x3f-gets-all-up-inside-halo-3-legendary-map-pack/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a></p><div align="center"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="490" height="414" id="viddler_X3F-TV_4"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/player/c9c3e860/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/player/c9c3e860/" width="490" height="414" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler_X3F-TV_4" ></embed></object></div>
<span style="margin-top: 7px; float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/xbox/Halo_3_Legendary_Map_Pack_complete_walkthrough'; </script><script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span>Our pals at X3F scored early access to <em>Halo 3</em>'s looming <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/legendary-map-pack/">Legendary Map Pack</a>, and -- <em>bless their hearts</em> -- they've decided to share. True, Bungie gave us a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/10/halo-3-devs-take-you-on-video-tour-of-legendary-maps/">tour</a> just yesterday, but X3F's video is no gallivanting stroll through a ghost town; there's no disarming charm to blackout the scrutinizing wit of the audience (that's you). This is a dissection darnit! An avalanche of insight seen through the carefully trained lens of the critic ... <em>Oh, who are we kidding?</em> They're just giddy <em>Fanboys</em> like the rest of yous!<br /><br />[<a href="itpc://feeds.feedburner.com/x3ftv">iTunes</a>] Subscribe to X3F TV directly in iTunes<br />[<a href="zune://subscribe/?Xbox%20360%20Fanboy=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fx3ftv">Zune</a>] Subscribe to the X3F TV directly<br />[<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/x3ftv">RSS</a>] Add the X3F TV feed to your RSS aggregator<br />[<a href="http://xbox360fanboy.com/podcasts/x3ftv-h3legmaps.mp4">MP4</a>] Download the MP4 directly<br />
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<p><strong>Gallery: <a set="yes" linkindex="17" href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-overview/">Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Dissection</a></strong></p>
<a set="yes" linkindex="18" href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-overview/746338/"><img src="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2008/04/avalancheh3-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a set="yes" linkindex="19" href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-overview/746337/"><img src="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2008/04/avalancheh3-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a set="yes" linkindex="20" href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-overview/746336/"><img src="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2008/04/avalancheh3-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a set="yes" linkindex="21" href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-overview/746335/"><img src="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2008/04/avalancheh3-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a set="yes" linkindex="22" href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-overview/746334/"><img src="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2008/04/avalancheh3-5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/04/11/x3f-tv-halo-3-legendary-map-pack-dissection/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/x3f-gets-all-up-inside-halo-3-legendary-map-pack/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1164878/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/x3f-gets-all-up-inside-halo-3-legendary-map-pack/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bungie</category><category>halo-3</category><category>legendary-map-pack</category><dc:creator>James Ransom-Wiley</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-04-11T14:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Halo 3 marketing designed to not make Master Chief a 'reckless American cowboy'</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/halo-3-marketing-designed-to-not-make-master-chief-a-reckless-a/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/halo-3-marketing-designed-to-not-make-master-chief-a-reckless-a/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/halo-3-marketing-designed-to-not-make-master-chief-a-reckless-a/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/mi6-halo-3-transcended-pop-culture/?biz=1"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="299" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/halo3moneyineyez.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
At the MI6 marketing conference in San Francisco, <a href="http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/mi6-halo-3-transcended-pop-culture/?biz=1">GameDaily</a> reports on how <em>Halo 3</em>'s marketing molded the image of Master Chief. Jerret West, global group product manager at Microsoft, explains they didn't want to portray Master Chief "as a reckless American cowboy." They needed him to be accepted as a savior of humanity and integrate <em>Halo</em> into pop culture. West notes the team had pop culture benchmarks like making the cover of <em>Time</em> or <em>Wired,</em> and worked with numerous other companies to push marketing ideas. <br /><br />Chris Lee, a product manager from Microsoft, points out that <em>Halo</em> didn't have an awareness problem, it had a perception problem for being too hardcore. Looks like the team's efforts to make the Master Chief mainstream <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/microsoft-17-7-million-xbox-360s-and-8-1-million-copies-of-halo/">worked out</a>. <em>Halo 3</em> ended up becoming <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/10/see-the-top-100-selling-games-of-the-past-year/">one of the best selling games last year</a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/mi6-halo-3-transcended-pop-culture/?biz=1>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/halo-3-marketing-designed-to-not-make-master-chief-a-reckless-a/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1164311/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/halo-3-marketing-designed-to-not-make-master-chief-a-reckless-a/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bungie</category><category>halo</category><category>halo-3</category><category>halo3</category><category>master-chief</category><category>masterchief</category><category>mi6</category><category>microsoft</category><dc:creator>Alexander Sliwinski</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-04-11T02:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Halo 3 devs take you on video tour of Legendary maps</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/10/halo-3-devs-take-you-on-video-tour-of-legendary-maps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/10/halo-3-devs-take-you-on-video-tour-of-legendary-maps/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/10/halo-3-devs-take-you-on-video-tour-of-legendary-maps/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><center><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"  codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="490" height="400">	<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> 	<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=32669"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=32669" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="490" height="400"></embed> </object></center>Of the three new maps coming in the "Legendary" <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/halo-3"><em>Halo 3</em></a> pack, "Ghost Town" is the only one that's completely brand new with no roots in earlier <em>Haloz</em>. So it's understandable if you become a little disoriented the first time you play it or, like us, if you start spinning wildly, firing in every direction before finding a safe spot and having a good cry. But there's no need for tears, little one! Three <em>Halo 3 </em>developers are going to take you on a tour in the amusingly named Vidoc: "Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me A Map."<br /><br />There's also dirt on the other maps, which, frankly, look delectable. Also, we just want everyone to know right now that we're <em>never </em>playing a game of <em>Halo 3</em> without the old-timey filter. It's sepia or see-you-later, that's our motto.<br />
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<p><strong>Gallery: Halo 3 DLC: Legendary Map Pack</strong></p>
<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719191/"><img title="" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche01_thumbnail.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719200/"><img title="" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche02_thumbnail.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719196/"><img title="" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche03_thumbnail.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719192/"><img title="" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche04_thumbnail.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719193/"><img title="" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_blackout02_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32668.html?r=1&amp;type=wmv>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/10/halo-3-devs-take-you-on-video-tour-of-legendary-maps/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1163590/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/10/halo-3-devs-take-you-on-video-tour-of-legendary-maps/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bungie</category><category>dlc</category><category>halo-3</category><category>legendary-map-pack</category><category>maps</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-04-10T08:40:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>See a new trailer for Halo 3's Legendary map pack</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/see-a-new-trailer-for-halo-3s-legendary-map-pack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/see-a-new-trailer-for-halo-3s-legendary-map-pack/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/see-a-new-trailer-for-halo-3s-legendary-map-pack/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><center><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="490" height="400">	<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> 	<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=32507"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=32507" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="490" height="400"></embed> </object></center>Wow, this new trailer for the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/last-halo-3-legendary-map-is-blackout-remake-of-h2s-lockout/"><em>Halo 3</em> Legendary map pack</a> sure has us feeling nostalgic, and it's not just because two of the three maps are remakes! The trailer reminds us of the mid-autumn media frenzy that was the <em>Halo 3</em> launch, with all its glitz and splendor. Those were high times for the video game blogger.<br /><br />Back then it was just "OMG, this is new media for Halo 3! Consume!" You didn't have to worry about what you wrote because you knew <em>no one was reading it.</em> Check some of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/halo3/page/6/">those old jams</a> out, we bet half of them are just "All work and no play makes Joystiq a dull boy" over and over again. In fact, we're feeling so nostalgic for those halcyon days that we're about to go old school and leave this post with a completely underwhelming ending.<br />
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<p><strong>Gallery: Halo 3 DLC: Legendary Map Pack</strong></p>
<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719191/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719200/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719196/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719192/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719193/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_blackout02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32507.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/see-a-new-trailer-for-halo-3s-legendary-map-pack/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1158074/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/see-a-new-trailer-for-halo-3s-legendary-map-pack/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bungie</category><category>dlc</category><category>halo-3</category><category>halo3</category><category>legendary-map-pack</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-04-03T16:55:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>April Fools' Alert #11: Bungie 's Mister Chief visible from the (virtual) stars</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/01/april-fools-alert-11-bungie-s-mister-chief-visible-from-th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/01/april-fools-alert-11-bungie-s-mister-chief-visible-from-th/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/01/april-fools-alert-11-bungie-s-mister-chief-visible-from-th/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bungie.net/Online/Default.aspx"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/bungie-ludwig-490-2.jpg" /></a></div>
Bungie's resident mascot <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Mister_Chief">Mister Chief</a> (no, not <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Chief_(Halo)"><em>that</em> one</a>) has popped up on Bungie's radar as a group effort from <em>every single </em>Europe, African and Asian <em>Halo 3 </em>player that banded together in<em> Halo 3</em> multiplayer.<br /><br />... Well, it was either that or some quick image manipulation job by the Bungie staffers themselves, putting a "constellation" of Mister Chief on the map. We opt to believe the first story because it's infinitely more epic. Note that one tiny blip in South Africa, which was Joystiq's own Ludwig Kietzmann's contribution.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/04/01/mister-chief-spotted-tormenting-the-world/">X3F</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Default.aspx>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/01/april-fools-alert-11-bungie-s-mister-chief-visible-from-th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1154881/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/01/april-fools-alert-11-bungie-s-mister-chief-visible-from-th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>aprilfools08</category><category>bungie</category><category>halo</category><category>halo-3</category><dc:creator>Ross Miller</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-04-01T19:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Call of Duty 4 multiplayer boasts 'monstrously huge' numbers</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/31/call-of-duty-4-multiplayer-boasts-monstrously-huge-numbers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/31/call-of-duty-4-multiplayer-boasts-monstrously-huge-numbers/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/31/call-of-duty-4-multiplayer-boasts-monstrously-huge-numbers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/cod4-meets-godzilla.jpg"  alt="" /><br /></div>
When Infinity Ward producer, Mark Rubin, told <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=129421">Eurogamer</a> that the number of online users for the PS3 version of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/cod4"><em>Call of Duty 4</em></a> was "monstrously huge," we can only assume he was referring to a beast of significant size and infinite terror -- which pretty much rules out those Pokemon things. Indeed, the multiplayer monster appears to be of the house-trampling, child-eating variety, with Rubin having declared, "No other game has come close, either online current, or total unique users in a day."<br /><br />The battle between <em>Call of Duty 4</em> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/halo3"><em>Halo 3</em></a> for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/30/halo-3-reclaims-top-live-activity-spot/">Xbox Live supremacy</a> was also mentioned, with the former shooter's "between 1.2 and 1.3 million users every day" <a href="http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/03/26/live-activity-for-week-of-3-17.aspx">trumping</a> Bungie's slightly more spartan servers. As for the percentage of total game owners (over <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/activision-call-of-duty-4-best-selling-game-of-2007/">seven million</a> at last count) that have taken their tactics online, Rubin describes the number as "startling." Who knew statistics could be so scary?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=129421>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/31/call-of-duty-4-multiplayer-boasts-monstrously-huge-numbers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1153407/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/31/call-of-duty-4-multiplayer-boasts-monstrously-huge-numbers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Bungie</category><category>call-of-duty</category><category>call-of-duty-4</category><category>COD4</category><category>FPS</category><category>Halo-3</category><category>Halo3</category><category>Infinity-Ward</category><category>InfinityWard</category><category>PSN</category><category>Xbox-Live</category><category>XboxLive</category><dc:creator>Ludwig Kietzmann</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-03-31T16:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Microsoft lawyer says Master Chief in Unreal is 'great'</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/27/microsoft-lawyer-says-master-chief-in-unreal-is-great/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/27/microsoft-lawyer-says-master-chief-in-unreal-is-great/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/27/microsoft-lawyer-says-master-chief-in-unreal-is-great/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/03/26/558307.aspx"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/machief490ut3.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
We're <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/24/ps-fanboy-week-in-review-3-17-3-23/">sure you saw</a> the delightful cross-platform mash-up that put everyone's favorite Spartan smack dab in the middle of PS3 shooter <em>Unreal Tournament 3</em>. While we got a kick of it, we couldn't help but wonder how <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/bill-gates">Uncle Bill</a> and his army of lawyers felt. According to one of those legal eagles, MS thinks that it's the bee's knees.<br /><br />Here it is <a href="http://donkeyxote.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!239CCA3F6918F4C1!429.entry">straight from the source</a>: "<span id="ctl00_MainContentPlaceholder_ctl01_ctl00_lblEntry">The developers aren't selling the mod, they're not monetizing Microsoft's IP, they're just creating something to share their love of the Master Chief on a new platform. It's a great thing for us and a great thing for the gaming community." </span>Apparently, we've got the <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/developer/rules.htm">Game Content Usage Rules</a> to thank. Now ... do those <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/today-in-joystiq-march-25-2008/">apply to <em>G.I. Joe</em></a>?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/03/26/558307.aspx>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/27/microsoft-lawyer-says-master-chief-in-unreal-is-great/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1150604/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/27/microsoft-lawyer-says-master-chief-in-unreal-is-great/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>epic</category><category>halo-3</category><category>master-chief</category><category>mods</category><category>spartan</category><category>unreal-tournament-3</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-03-27T14:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Last Halo 3 Legendary Map is Blackout, remake of H2's Lockout</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/last-halo-3-legendary-map-is-blackout-remake-of-h2s-lockout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/last-halo-3-legendary-map-is-blackout-remake-of-h2s-lockout/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/last-halo-3-legendary-map-is-blackout-remake-of-h2s-lockout/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719195/full/"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="276" border="1" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/halo-3-legendary-blackout.jpg" /></a><br /><small><em>click to enlarge</em></small><br /><br /></div>
While you're busy downloading the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/friendly-reminder-halo-3-heroic-maps-free-today/">now free Heroic Map Pack</a>, indulge yourself with news of even more maps coming to <em>Halo 3</em>. Coming on the heels of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/21/halo-3-multiplayer-set-to-become-ghost-town/">Ghost Town</a> and last week's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/19/next-halo-3-map-pack-coming-april-15-includes-sidewinder-remake/">Avalanche</a> - itself a remake of <em>Halo 1's</em> Sidewinder - and rounding out the triptych of new battlegrounds is the above pictured Blackout, a remake of <em>Halo 2's</em> Lockout map. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/15/bungie-to-release-halo-3-legendary-map-pack-details-tuesday/">As promised</a>, Bungie has dropped details of the final map, including pics (hit up the gallery below) and an interview with four of the contributors to the project. The Legendary Map Pack is scheduled for release on April 15th for 800 points ($10) and, if it follows the basic model laid out by its Heroic predecessor, should be free-of-charge in roughly late July. <br /><br />[Thanks, herr zrbo]<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/">Halo 3 DLC: Legendary Map Pack</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719191/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719200/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719196/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719192/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719193/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_blackout02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=13413>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/last-halo-3-legendary-map-is-blackout-remake-of-h2s-lockout/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1148821/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/last-halo-3-legendary-map-is-blackout-remake-of-h2s-lockout/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Blackout</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>Bungie</category><category>DLC</category><category>Halo-3</category><category>Legendary-Map-Pack</category><dc:creator>Christopher Grant</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-03-25T15:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Friendly reminder: Halo 3 Heroic maps free today [update]</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/friendly-reminder-halo-3-heroic-maps-free-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/friendly-reminder-halo-3-heroic-maps-free-today/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/friendly-reminder-halo-3-heroic-maps-free-today/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/22/halo-3s-heroic-map-pack-to-be-free-this-tuesday/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" align="top" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/haloheroic1.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Happy free Heroic Map Pack day everyone! For those with a little patience, you'll be rewarded today with <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/22/halo-3s-heroic-map-pack-to-be-free-this-tuesday/"><em>Halo 3</em>'s former $10 set of maps for the cost of air</a> (but not PerriAir; that the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceballs">Spaceballs</a> still charge for). The pack includes Standoff, Rat's Nest and Foundry. While we'd love to tell you all about these levels, we're getting our first taste of them today.<br /><br />With all that said, there's currently a hiccup in the system and the content - which was <a href="http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=13399#">supposed to be free at 2AM pacific last night</a> - is still listed for $10 on Xbox Live Marketplace. Bungie's forum has a nice thread (<a href="http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=18824069&amp;postRepeater1-p=1">about to break 100 pages</a>) on the issue and we're trying to get an answer from Major Nelson for the Microsoft angle. We'll update when the map pack actually becomes, you know ... free.<br /><br /><strong>Update</strong>: It's free now, go get 'em.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-heroic-map-pack/">Halo 3 - Heroic Map Pack</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-heroic-map-pack/521701/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/h3_dlc_standoff_environment-03-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-heroic-map-pack/521700/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/h3_dlc_standoff_environment-02-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-heroic-map-pack/521699/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/h3_dlc_standoff_environment-01-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-heroic-map-pack/521691/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/h3_dlc_standoff_3rdperson-03-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-heroic-map-pack/521690/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/h3_dlc_standoff_3rdperson-02-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/17/halo-3-bought-by-52-of-us-xbox-360-owners/">.</a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/22/halo-3s-heroic-map-pack-to-be-free-this-tuesday/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/friendly-reminder-halo-3-heroic-maps-free-today/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1148429/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/friendly-reminder-halo-3-heroic-maps-free-today/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bungie</category><category>halo 3</category><category>halo-3</category><category>halo3</category><category>heroic</category><category>heroic-map-pack</category><category>microsoft</category><category>xbm</category><dc:creator>Alexander Sliwinski</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-03-25T10:26:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Next Halo 3 map pack coming April 15, includes Sidewinder remake</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/19/next-halo-3-map-pack-coming-april-15-includes-sidewinder-remake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/19/next-halo-3-map-pack-coming-april-15-includes-sidewinder-remake/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/19/next-halo-3-map-pack-coming-april-15-includes-sidewinder-remake/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=13382"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/avalanchepic.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
For the next <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/Halo-3/">Halo 3</a> </em>batch of content (the "Legendary Map Pack") Bungie is going a bit more old-school. The pack will include "Avalanche," a spiritual remake of <em>Halo 1</em>'s "Sidewinder." It won't be exactly the same, Bungie cautions, but its U-shape is definitely going to remind you of the old stomping grounds.<br /><br />If you have more questions about the addition -- and we're sure you do -- some Bungie staffers took time to <a href="http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=13382">answer some of them</a>. What we also learned today was that "Avalanche," "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/21/halo-3-multiplayer-set-to-become-ghost-town/">Ghost Town</a>" and one other mystery map will drop April 15 for 800 points. Speaking as people who like to hold on to their $10 bills, we look forward to playing them a few months after that.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/">Halo 3 DLC: Legendary Map Pack</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719191/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719200/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719196/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719192/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_avalanche04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/halo-3-legendary-map-pack/719193/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/h3_legdlc_blackout02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&amp;cid=13382>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/19/next-halo-3-map-pack-coming-april-15-includes-sidewinder-remake/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1143885/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/19/next-halo-3-map-pack-coming-april-15-includes-sidewinder-remake/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>breakingnews</category><category>bungie</category><category>dlc</category><category>halo-3</category><category>halo3</category><category>maps</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-03-19T09:15:00+00:00</dc:date></item></channel></rss>