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Are you buying the Halo 3 Legendary map pack?

Comments (112) by Justin McElroy Apr 15th 2008 1:30PM

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters

In case you didn't mark your Cortana swimsuit calendar, we wanted to remind you that today, April 15, marks the release of the "Legendary Map Pack" for Halo 3. For 800 points ($10) you can pick up Ghost Town, Blackout (a remake of Halo 2's Lockout) and Avalanche, a new take on Halo: CE map Sidewinder.

When the Heroic map pack went free (as we presume Legendary will at some point) there was actually a mini-renaissance of Halo 3 around the Joystiq offices. Now, that doesn't mean we're going to drop 10 bucks for one fresh map and two remakes, but we are looking forward to the Legendary pack going free. We are curious though: Are you playing enough Halo 3 to justify the purchase? Or will you be waiting?

Gallery: Halo 3 DLC: Legendary Map Pack

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X3F gets all up inside Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack

Comments (9) by James Ransom-Wiley Apr 11th 2008 2:30PM

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Video

Our pals at X3F scored early access to Halo 3's looming Legendary Map Pack, and -- bless their hearts -- they've decided to share. True, Bungie gave us a tour 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 ... Oh, who are we kidding? They're just giddy Fanboys like the rest of yous!

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Gallery: Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Dissection

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Halo 3 devs take you on video tour of Legendary maps

Comments (26) by Justin McElroy Apr 10th 2008 8:40AM

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters

Of the three new maps coming in the "Legendary" Halo 3 pack, "Ghost Town" is the only one that's completely brand new with no roots in earlier Haloz. 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 Halo 3 developers are going to take you on a tour in the amusingly named Vidoc: "Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me A Map."

There's also dirt on the other maps, which, frankly, look delectable. Also, we just want everyone to know right now that we're never playing a game of Halo 3 without the old-timey filter. It's sepia or see-you-later, that's our motto.

Gallery: Halo 3 DLC: Legendary Map Pack

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See a new trailer for Halo 3's Legendary map pack

Comments (43) by Justin McElroy Apr 3rd 2008 4:55PM

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters

Wow, this new trailer for the Halo 3 Legendary map pack 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 Halo 3 launch, with all its glitz and splendor. Those were high times for the video game blogger.

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 no one was reading it. Check some of those old jams 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.

Gallery: Halo 3 DLC: Legendary Map Pack

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Last Halo 3 Legendary Map is Blackout, remake of H2's Lockout

Comments (54) by Christopher Grant Mar 25th 2008 3:30PM

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360


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While you're busy downloading the now free Heroic Map Pack, indulge yourself with news of even more maps coming to Halo 3. Coming on the heels of Ghost Town and last week's Avalanche – itself a remake of Halo 1's Sidewinder – and rounding out the triptych of new battlegrounds is the above pictured Blackout, a remake of Halo 2's Lockout map. As promised, 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.

[Thanks, herr zrbo]

Gallery: Halo 3 DLC: Legendary Map Pack

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Halo 3 multiplayer set to become 'Ghost Town'

Comments (32) by Ludwig Kietzmann Feb 21st 2008 5:30PM

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters


Even during our hectic GDC schedules, we're able to sense the vibrations caused by new Halo 3 information gently plucking on the strands of the interweb. Bungie has revealed "Ghost Town," a dilapidated African battleground included in the upcoming Legendary Map Pack. An "asymmetric map designed for 4v4 encounters," Ghost Town is the result of over 4 months of work and should be well suited to One Flag, One Bomb, FFA and Team Slayer gametypes.

Gallery: Halo 3 DLC: Legendary Map Pack



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