Exclusive Halo 3 Trailer Debuts - Halo3 Beta Sign-Up Opens Dec. 4th Options

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Exclusive Halo 3 Trailer Debuts - Halo3 Beta Sign-Up Opens Dec. 4th Posted by XanTium | November 30 12:55 EST

From the press release: [QUOTE] Fans worldwide can experience a thrilling look at the most anticipated game of 2007 with a special 60-second "Halo 3" trailer; Microsoft announces first chance for North American gamers to participate in the Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta by entering at Halo3.com Humanity is about to experience another exciting look at the world of "Halo 3," one of the most anticipated entertainment launches for 2007. Airing in North America, Monday, Dec. 4 on ESPN's Monday Night Football and Xbox.com in Europe, the new 60-second "Halo 3" trailer will offer viewers an exclusive look at the iconic "Halo" universe and provide telling, new hints as to what Bungie Studios has in store for the highly regarded game, which is published by Microsoft Game Studios and exclusive to Xbox 360. Fans can tune in to ESPN on Monday, Dec. 4 between 5:50 and 6:20 p.m. PST to catch this stunning new look at "Halo 3." Additionally, the ad will be aired that same evening on Xbox.com at 8 p.m. PST /04.00 GMT/05.00 CET (Tuesday, Dec. 5). The ad, created by McCann Worldgroup San Francisco, includes a mixture of live action and computer generated animation, will air one time only and will then be made available online worldwide through Xbox Live Marketplace and Xbox.com. "Halo is a pop culture phenomenon! The Halo franchise has changed the face of interactive entertainment and it's only fitting that we take an innovative approach to how we market and advertise the brand," said Jeff Bell, corporate vice president of global marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft Corp. "This invites a new audience with a rich back story, and continues to galvanize gamers around the world for the launch of Halo 3 in 2007." In conjunction with the ad, Microsoft today unveiled further details and an official call to entry for the "Halo 3" beta program. Beginning Monday, Dec. 4, by visiting http://www.halo3.com, gamers in North America will be able to register for the opportunity to be one of the select members to join the unprecedented "Halo 3" public beta program, scheduled to kick off in spring 2007. Today's announcement confirms the first path of entry for gamers to participate in the beta program and be among the first to experience the most anticipated game of 2007. The Xbox Live multiplayer public beta, which is a pre-release version of the multiplayer experience of "Halo 3," is scheduled for availability in spring 2007 exclusively on Xbox 360. This beta also represents an opportunity for gamers to participate in the development of "Halo 3." Through the resulting feedback, Bungie Studios will be able to further refine and hone the end result of "Halo 3." Unveiled earlier this year at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, "Halo 3" represents the third chapter in the "Halo" trilogy, an international award-winning action series that grew into a global entertainment phenomenon, selling more than 14.7 million units worldwide, which equals nearly $700 million in sales, and logging in excess of 800 million hours of multiplayer action on Xbox Live. [/QUOTE]

[yaazz]

There is a screen from the trailer on Bungie.net... I can't wait!

[sabbath_dude]

Looking forward to seeing this .

[mlapaglia]

nice picture, i love it.

[Nubbs]

Wow! This is going to be awesome!

[Tazmanian_Devil]

Wot a crock o shite , North America gets too beta test, why not give the rest of the world a chance aswell or are we in the rest of the world crap at testing.

Cant wait for the game to arrive though.....

[twistedsymphony]

Wot a crock o shite , North America gets too beta test, why not give the rest of the world a chance aswell or are we in the rest of the world crap at testing.

A big part of beta testing is participating in the forums and providing feedback to the developers, also they use a small sub-set of test servers which are usually located in the home country of the development team... read: USA. Actually more beta tests are held in Japan then in the US.

While there are areas that speak English the US has the highest concentration, and it's exceedingly more expensive to setup test servers out of country.

I'm sure if Rare were to do another large scale game that requires Beta testing the beta would be held in the UK.

This post has been edited by twistedsymphony: Nov 30 2006, 06:41 PM

[jwin767]

GREAT!!! the rest of the world get stiffed again.



well done M$ you have started a world sized Flame war



way to go in stuffing non-US players

[IntestineMan]

Is the beta going to be sent through Xbox Live as a download to HDD?

[pdottz]

nice.

always great to see a flame war based on region

M.S. is a U.S based company. of course they're going to beta test stuff on us first.

if it where a U.K. based company, guess who'd be complaining about the beta test?

[slimsh8dynb]

I WILL GET THIS BETA OR MY HEAD WILL EXPLODe!!!

betas will sell on ebay higher tahn the ps3...thats not sayin much, but u get the drift

[0794]

Halo 3 will be absolutely incredible.

This beta test will be a great way to get gamer's input on the developement and also to continue the marketing blitz of Halo 3. Of course, you may run the risk of some people seeing the Beta and not wanting the game...wait, no that won't happen...people will be stirred into a frenzy for this game.

Waiting will suck...but who knows...maybe this one will be "released" early like H2...

oh, and a nice pic posted on Bungie.net...wonder what that structure is in the clouds/smoke on the left of the image...

[SomeoneX]

Aaaaaaaaand the rest of the world gets fucked over yet again.

[rasstar]

Is the beta going to be sent through Xbox Live as a download to HDD?

US customers buy the most Xbox games. If other region buy more games then mabe they will get more.

[jwin767]

US customers buy the most Xbox games. If other region buy more games then mabe they will get more.

And whats the population of North USA compared to say........ the UK???

That comment is just stupid mate of course USA is gunna get more sales thats because there is more people. the reason any other location is miffed is because we pay the same XBL fee as anybody else so why do you lot get more??