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Major Nelson sends word that Microsoft is beginning a new promotion this week, the Xbox Live Marketplace Holiday Deal of the Week. Throughout December, Microsoft will announce a new deal of the week for Gold members only on a certain content from the Xbox Live Marketplace. This week's deal is the Legendary Map Pack for Halo 3, which will be discounted from 600 Microsoft Points to 400 starting tomorrow (Halo fans may recall that the original 800 point price was reduced to 600 earlier this year).

For only five bucks, you can grab three maps for Halo 3 which include Ghost Town, Avalanche and Blackout. The deal will only be available for one week -- again, starting tomorrow -- so you'd best think fast if you want to take advantage of it. A new deal will be announced next Monday and more deals are expected to follow throughout December.

JoystiqXBLM Holiday Deal of the Week: Legendary Map Pack for 400 points originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Following a tepid Black Friday sale this past weekend, Major Nelson has announced the Xbox Live Marketplace "Holiday Deal of the Week." Launching tomorrow, the weekly promotion will feature one discounted item for, well, one week during this month of December. First up, the Halo 3 "Legendary Map Pack" will be offered for 400 ($5) -- marked down 33% from 600 -- tomorrow, beginning 12 pm ET, through next Monday. (Can't these maps go free already -- like the Heroic pack? Sheesh.)

The month-long run of deals will only be available to Xbox Live Gold members and is open to all Xbox Live regions. Major plans to announce a new deal every Monday, with the item going on sale the following day (Tuesday) for a full week. What goods would you like to see propped in the bargain window?

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As we continue our April 15th Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack news bonanza, we thought it'd be nice of us to inform you about a few other Legendary promotional goodies. Like free downloads. If you can spot a Legendary Map Pack banner on the XBLM, click it and you'll be treated to a free dashboard theme-o-greatness. If gamer pictures are more your thing, you can grab the super hawt Legendary gamer picture (previewed above) via the XBLM as well. That gamer picture plays two rolls and will also enter you into the special Play & Win sweepstakes that begins April 25th where, if you win, you can walk away with arm-loads of Halo 3 swag. Start downloading and get registered, because it's (unofficially) Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack day!

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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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The day has finally come! No, not tax day silly, today is the release day for the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack! Woohoo!

For 800 Microsoft points, you'll be treated to a 411MB download that is comprised of three new multiplayer maps including the Sidewinder inspired Avalanche, the Lockout remake Blackout and the inspired by creativity Ghost Town. Remember too that, for a limited time, anyone who makes a Legendary Map Pack purchase will get a free four month subscription to Bungie Pro as a bonus. And if you're still not sure 800 points for three maps is worth it, feel free to check out our Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Dissection for a preview of the new maps and to gauge if it's worth it to you. To us, the new maps are definitely worth it. Enjoy!

JoystiqH3 Legendary Map Pack now available! originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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

JoystiqX3F gets all up inside Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Come one, come all, gather round and feast your eyes on some deliciously new Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack media in both video and screenshot form. Yum!

Microsoft gave us early access to Halo 3's upcoming multiplayer DLC featuring Avalanche, Blackout and Ghost Town, so we figured we'd give you a little preview of what's to come in the latest round of DLC that's set to release April 15th. It's something we're calling our Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Dissection. True, team Bungie did release a rather comprehensive ViDoc the other day, but our video and exclusive screenshots have that worn in X3F feel that you can't get anywhere else. The same feeling you get when putting on your favorite pair of jeans. So go ahead already, watch our official Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Dissection video embedded above, get learnified, then take a browse through the new screenshots we uploaded to the gallery below. It's time to embrace your Legendary Map Pack obsession.


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The fervor preceding the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack continues to grow (they're coming out next week, remember) with HBO letting the world know that Bungie has posted the heatmaps for all three upcoming new maps. As no one has access to the maps just yet, the heatmaps remain clean, preparing for the onslaught of death data that will flood them come April 15. So, all we have are empty overhead views of the new maps. Not very exciting, is it? Ah, who are we kidding, we're going to be staring at these things all day. Hit the "read" link to do some staring of your very own.

[Via HBO]

JoystiqOoh look! Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack heatmaps originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bungiehalohalo-3legendary-map-packmgsmicrosoft-game-studiosThu, 10 Apr 2008 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Halo 3 devs take you on video tour of Legendary maps]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/10/halo-3-devs-take-you-on-video-tour-of-legendary-maps/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/10/halo-3-devs-take-you-on-video-tour-of-legendary-maps/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/10/halo-3-devs-take-you-on-video-tour-of-legendary-maps/#commentsFiled under: ,

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

JoystiqHalo 3 devs take you on video tour of Legendary maps originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bungie posted a brand new ViDoc showcasing the upcoming Legendary Map Pack. Shot in a style similar to Red vs Blue (hmmm, sounds familiar), the video has Bungie's own map designers showing off each new map from within Halo 3 itself (one of them even gets a phone call -- is that Torgo's theme music?). The tour begins with Ghost Town, moves on to Avalanche, and finishes with Blackout. In addition to showing the maps, the Bungie folks also take time to show off some of the new Forge objects and the really spiffy Forge filters (we particularly like the grainy old-school film filter). One very cool addition is items that are specific to the maps, like shield doors in Avalanche that are designed to fit perfectly inside the map's entrances. Blackout also features closed doors that can be inserted into the various open doors, thus creating new paths for gameplay. All in all, the new maps and features are potentially looking to add quite a bit to Halo 3. Check out the video and let your thoughts be known.

JoystiqVideo: Sneak peak of the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you just can't wait to get your eyes, ears and hands on Halo 3's upcoming Legendary Map Pack and will be in town for MLG's Meadowlands tournament this weekend, then Bungie has a wee little surprise for you. Attendees of MLG Meadowlands will have a chance to experience multiplayer map (and Lockout remake) Blackout, including a pro player exhibition and general free play for whoever can fight for a controller. The Blackout fun begins this Saturday, April 12th at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ, so stop by, play Blackout days before its release and have fun. Oh, and if you can attend, be sure to grab a few pics and send them our way.

[Via HBO]

JoystiqH3 Blackout to premiere at MLG Meadowlands originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bungiebungie-studioshalo-3legendary-map-packmlgWed, 09 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Fresh Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack screens]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/08/fresh-halo-3-legendary-map-pack-screens/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/08/fresh-halo-3-legendary-map-pack-screens/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/08/fresh-halo-3-legendary-map-pack-screens/#commentsFiled under:

The crew over at 1UP just posted a handful of Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack screenshots, some being old, but quite a few of them are brand new screens that we haven't seen. And after paging through all the Legendary Map Pack screenshot goodness, admiring Ghost Town's detailed textures (that map looks amazing) and analyzing Blackout's Lockout inspiration we've come to one final conclusion. We're uncontrollably excited to get our hands on these maps. Even if they're going to cost us 800 Microsoft points. Just look at the crate of barrels and try to tell yourself that you aren't amazed or excited. Personally, bundled up blue barrels get us every time.

JoystiqFresh Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack screens originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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

JoystiqSee a new trailer for Halo 3's Legendary map pack originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bungie just released a new "Darkness" teaser trailer for Halo 3's upcoming Legendary Map Pack and what more can we say? Delectable? The new trailer can be viewed above, can be downloaded off of Bungie.net or can be taken off the XBLM and gives a preview of all three included maps; Avalanche, Blackout and Ghost Town. And, surprisingly enough, it's a very well done teaser. We aren't saying that Bungie has ever released a crappy trailer (ahem), but this one is dark, eerie, carries that emotional vibe and has a wickedly dark voice-over. Watch and get excited for April 15th. Love, X3F.

JoystiqVideo: 'Darkness' H3 Legendary Map Pack trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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

JoystiqLast Halo 3 Legendary Map is Blackout, remake of H2's Lockout originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aha! The Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack rumors were sort of true when, moments ago, Bungie announced the third and final map that'll be included in Halo 3's upcoming set of DLC. The map is called Blackout and yes, it is a remake of Halo 2's Lockout. W00t, w00t!

Just as Avalanche is to Sidewinder, Blackout is a straight up remake of everyone's favorite Halo 2 map Lockout, complete with ramps, ledges and multiple levels of mayhem. The differences are minimal and cosmetic with Blackout being set on a UNSC Antarctic weather station and it also receives the honor of being the first map to be set during the night. And from the few screenshots we are privy to, this is no Guardian folks. Blackout looks nearly identical to our friend Lockout and we wouldn't want it any other way. Jump over to Bungie.net to read a Q&A with the map designers, get the Blackout scoop and begin to countdown the days until April 15th when Ghost Town, Avalanche and Blackout grace the Marketplace. Happy, happy, joy, joy!

JoystiqFinal Halo 3 Legendary map announced: Blackout originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So Bungie dropped their latest Weekly Whats Update and it contains some great news. First and foremost there is the news that the first of Halo 3's DLC packs will be free for all to download as of this Tuesday, 2am. So that would be the Heroic Map Pack, which contains the maps, Foundry, Rat's Nest and Standoff. The update also notes that now that the maps are free, they will be required for certain playlists in matchmaking (Ranked Big Team, Social Big Team, Team Slayer and Rocket Race playlists) and will appear in them rather often. To tease those of us who did not buy the download, there is a video of the Heroic maps included in the update as well.

As for the portion of the update that does not involve the Heroic Map Pack, there was the news that there would be a new map reveal coming this Tuesday, so hopefully that puts some rumors to rest. Additionally, there was mention of the new Double EXP Team SWAT playlist, the MLG/ESPN Top 10 Halo 3 plays, and a new episode of their podcast. Even with the game out the door, Bungie manages to keep a good flow of content and news coming to the press. Must be because that's where their community managers started out ....

JoystiqHalo 3 Heroic DLC pack free Tues the 25th originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After hearing about Halo 3's latest Legendary Map Pack addition being a "re-imagining" of Halo's Sidewinder, some fanboys' responses have been that of reserved excitement. Such reservation is probably due to the fact that Bungie openly made it known that Avalanche is not an exact port of Sidewinder as they had to make it more Halo 3 friendly. But such reservation may not be warranted, or so that's what Bungie is telling us.

Posting over on HBO, Bungie's own Sketch wanted to clear the air regarding Avalanche and what being "re-imagined" really means. According to the Sketch'ster, Avalanche is as close to the look and feel of Sidewinder as possible taking into account the design team's changes. Avalanche is not is considered a "spiritual successor" map such as Valhalla is to Blood Gulch or Guardian is to Lockout, but instead stays much more true to what Sidewinder had to offer. Sketch goes on to promise that "the overall layout and general play is going to feel very familiar" and really, we have every reason to believe him. Man cannons, more vehicles and more awesome should fit nicely into the Sidewinder recipe. Let's just keep our fingers crossed that Avalanche features the oh so iconic slippery ice that Sidewinder was known for.

JoystiqBungie: Sidewinder + more awesome = Avalanche originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After twiddling our thumbs for the past twenty-four hours, Bungie has finally unveiled specifics regarding Halo 3's upcoming Legendary Map Pack and we also get introduced to an old friend that has been remade into an Avalanche.

First, let's talk confirmed details. We just learned that the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack will be released to the XBLM on Tuesday, April 15th for a price of 800 Microsoft points. The new map pack will be comprised of three maps including Ghost Town and two others that have been veiled in secrecy. And, great new for us, this morning Bungie lifted the veil off one of those mystery with the announcement of a Halo: CE Sidewinder inspired map called (drum roll ...) Avalanche! So ... let's talk about it!

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JoystiqBungie unveils Avalanche and an April 15th Legendary Map Pack release originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Good news folks, in a forum post on Bungie.net (posted in response to this very story no less), Bungie's own Luke Smith has confirmed that details are still coming today. Quoth lukems: "We'll update the site with what folks are looking for extremely late this evening." From the sound of it, we may be looking at an update close to midnight Pacific (which is still Wednesday for many of us). Still, expect some Halo 3 goodness a little bit sooner than we thought. Thanks to shadow0324 for the update.

For those of you who've been obsessively refreshing Bungie.net, awaiting today's promised big Legendary Map Pack reveal, your wait is going to be a little longer.

Bungie's Luke jumped onto the NeoGAF forums to inform the masses that their publisher (Microsoft) "has altered the deal and changed the date of the press release to Wednesday." And a quick glance at our calendar tells us that today is Tuesday, so tomorrow should be Wednesday. Thus, no Legendary Map Pack announcement today, and no Sidewinder remake confirmation (wink, wink). We all join hands with Luke and pray that our information comes tomorrow and not a day later.

[Via HBO]

JoystiqHalo 3 Legendary map details postponed, big reveal "late" tonight [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sound the alarm and wake up your neighbors, because this week's Bungie Weekly Update confirms that next Tuesday, March 18th Bungie will reveal almost all there is all to know about the Legendary Map Pack. Details including the unveiling a new mystery map that'll join the already announced Ghost Town, other random informative bits as well as a specific release date for the new DLC. And to get us pumped for Tuesday's big reveal, Bungie posted four new images (all viewable in the gallery below) of a few vehicles we'll be seeing in the soon to be announced map and, wouldn't you know, they all have a wintry white paint job. Winterized vehicles including traditional rides like the Warthog and Mongoose as well as a snowy Scorpion and a re-balanced Hornet minus those damn, overpowered tracking missiles. So, using this knowledge and our expert analytical skills, we can pretty much confirm that one of the two yet to be announced Legendary maps will be full of snow and will be HUGE. Oh how we can't wait until Tuesday ... joy, joy, joy!

JoystiqHalo 3 Legendary DLC details incoming and some snowy pics too originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Those lucky ducks over at Eurogamer scored an exclusive screenshot from Ghost Town, one of the three maps to be included in Halo 3's upcoming Legendary Map Pack DLC. Eurogamer scored the screenshot (a tease above and fully revealed in the gallery below) while at GDC talking with Bungie's Jarrard who said Ghost Town had some inspiration from Halo 2's Turf and also mentioned that the name Ghost Town was one of five name choices with "Mortar" nearly making the cut before a last minute change. There's more multiplayer talk in Eurogamer's mini-Jarrard interview after the jump, but we just wanted the screenshot. Enjoy, salivate and admire the sexiness that is Ghost Town. Yum.

JoystiqA new H3 Ghost Town screen to add to our gallery originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This past Thursday, Bungie surprised everyone by revealing some information and a few pictures of Ghost Town, one of three multiplayer maps to be included in this Spring's Legendary Map Pack DLC. But that wasn't enough of a tease, so Bungie (being the givers they are) decided to release a top down view image of Ghost Town in this week's Bungie Weekly Update. How caring of them. You can view the super neat top down pic in our ever expanding Legendary Map Pack gallery which we embedded below. As a bonus, Bungie even marked where all the default weapons are located and labeled where each of the three previously released screenshots were taken. Nice! And is it just us, or is anyone else semi-excited to get a glimpse of these heavily marketed "God rays"? Bring on the pretty light!

Also, if you participated in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre last week, be sure to make the jump to see if you made it onto Bungie's list of prizing winning pwners. If you're one of the lucky few, you can officially has Recon.

JoystiqHalo 3: A little more Ghost Town, but top down originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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



[Via X3F]

JoystiqHalo 3 multiplayer set to become 'Ghost Town' originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A bit earlier today, Bungie finally took the veil off of one third of this Spring's upcoming Halo 3 DLC (now officially called the "Legendary Map Pack") by showing off and discussing the first map, Ghost Town.

Ghost Town (formally known as "O.K. Corral") is a smaller, asymmetric map set inside an ancient, broken apart, vegetation ruled water purification complex. Inspiration for Ghost Town was pulled from the campaign's Sierra 117 level (with hints of Halo 2's Warlock as well), featuring lots of debris and a cool "jungle feel". Check out Bungie's quick and dirty Q&A with the map's lead designers after the jump and take a gander through the gallery below to get your visual fill of Ghost Town. We've been teased and now all we want is more Legendary Map Pack information. Bring on the goods Bungie, bring 'em on!


[Thanks, Cole]

JoystiqBungie unveils new Halo 3 map: Ghost Town originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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