Halo 3 Beta CrackDown Delay and Offcial Release Date: Sept 25/26th Options

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Halo 3 Beta CrackDown Delay and Offcial Release Date: Sept 25/26th Posted by XanTium | May 16 11:36 EST | News Category: Xbox360

People around the world are now mass-downloading the public multiplayer beta of Halo3 but there seems to be some issues to download the beta via Crackdown. Bungie is aware of the problem though and will try to solve it asap: [QUOTE] Folks are reporting problems downloading the Halo 3 Beta via Crackdown this morning. We have alerted the appropriate Live authorities and they are taking care of the problem as we speak. More news as it comes in. With any luck this will be a short delay. People enetering the Beta through other methods - Friends and Family, Rule of Three and so on, are unaffected. [/QUOTE] In meantime, Microsoft released the official release date of the final Halo3. You'll get it September 25th in North-America and the 26th in Europe. From the press release: [QUOTE] In a year when Hollywood is launching its biggest blockbusters ever, a video game is set to conquer them all. "Halo 3," the final chapter in the groundbreaking "Halo" trilogy, is set to shatter day-one entertainment sales records when it is released worldwide beginning Tuesday, Sept. 25. Created by legendary developer Bungie Studios and exclusive to the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, "Halo 3" will set a new standard for interactive storytelling and social gaming by engaging consumers worldwide in Master Chief's epic battle to save humankind. "Halo 3" will be available to audiences around the world starting Sept. 25 and will release in Europe on Sept. 26. "'Halo 3' is much more than a video game release; it's the biggest entertainment event of the year," said Peter Moore, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business. "On Sept. 25, we intend to deliver a finale that will go down in entertainment history and leave people around the world with an experience that will be shared and enjoyed for years to come." Fueling the early buzz around "Halo 3", Microsoft unveiled the multiplayer beta on the eve of its release at a star-studded event in Hollywood. Beginning tomorrow, May 16, Microsoft Game Studios will kick off the "Halo 3" multiplayer beta, which provides audiences worldwide with an exclusive, early look at some of the multiplayer elements of "Halo 3" on Xbox LIVE®. Adding to the excitement, Microsoft is also announcing a special edition Zune™ digital media player inspired by the hugely successful "Halo" franchise. On shelves next month, the Zune-Halo 3 edition comes loaded with a collection of "Halo" content, including videos, soundtracks, trailers, ads and artwork. In November 2004, the world's view of video games changed forever with the release of "Halo 2," which generated a record-setting $125 million in sales within the first 24 hours and changed the way people think about interactive entertainment. Three years later, it remains the most-played game on Microsoft's Xbox LIVE online gaming and entertainment network, with nearly 1 billion hours of online gaming logged to date. The unveiling of the "Halo 3" launch date comes on the eve of the release of the "Halo 3" multiplayer beta, which will debut to audiences worldwide via Xbox LIVE on May 16 at 5 a.m. PDT and run through June 6 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.* The "Halo 3" multiplayer beta will provide audiences worldwide with an exclusive early look at some of the multiplayer elements of "Halo 3" on Xbox LIVE. Gamers who are interested in experiencing the multiplayer beta of "Halo 3" can still participate through the purchase of the critically acclaimed, Xbox 360-exclusive title "Crackdown™," which was launched in February. Starting May 16, the specially marked copies of "Crackdown" will act as a key for gamers to participate in the "Halo 3" multiplayer beta. In addition to giving gamers their first opportunity to get their hands on the new levels, weapons, vehicles and game types, the multiplayer beta will also provide valuable data that Bungie will use in continued development. The "Halo" franchise has expanded beyond video games into The New York Times' best-selling books, graphic novels, collectible merchandise and now a new, special edition Zune digital media player. Encased in collectible packaging, the Zune-Halo 3 edition digital media player comes pre-loaded with artwork, trailers and music from all three "Halo" games, as well as an exclusive new episode of "Red vs. Blue" from the fan-adored machinima creator Rooster Teeth Productions LLC. The Zune-Halo 3 edition (estimated retail price $249) will be available exclusively at GameStop starting June 15. [/QUOTE]

[komodothesly]

MS is so busy designing the "halo 3" zune that they forgot to flip the switch on enabling h3 beta in crackdown

[ILLusions0fGrander]

lmao.. i know a couple personal friends that are having panic attacks right now after scheduling the day off work.

[komodothesly]

i didnt take a day off from work but i left to work 15 minutes later to just "start" the download that way when i get home from work it'll be ready but i was greated by a gray'd out button

[ikecomp]

lmao.. i know a couple personal friends that are having panic attacks right now after scheduling the day off work.

lol I almost caught one...my supervisor came in right after I read the news about the delay and took one look at me and asked me if I was feeling ok...it took everything in me not to lie just so I could go home

[n00bal3r7]

ive got 3 days off from my doctor ( no joke ), this pain it hurts me cause i cant dload h3 yet hehehe

[BrooksyX]

Microsoft should have to pay all the people who took today off without pay.

I would be pissed if I took today off only to find out that the beta doesn't work.

[Worseley]

Wow this is one of the worst things MS could have done to all the fans who want Halo3. I almost feel sorry for em

[deakphreak]

I stayed up all night so i could get a glimpse of it at 5 am before i went in to work. Well i got really tired so i layed down at 4 and set my alarm.... alarm went off and my wife turned it off so i kept sleeping..... my normal alarm went off at 7:50 for work and i quickly sat up and turned on my wifes 360 with the controller next to me. It booted up and it was greyed out... i was mad and layed back down just to fall asleep. I now wake up about 10 and am late for work, plus the link is still greyed out. I called in because my eyes hurt really bad and need more sleep! This is just after getting a warning yesterday for tardies.

SIGH

[komodothesly]

i had this gut feeling that things werent going to go right... but i didnt think it would be this. i thought my disc wouldnt read the point of the "downloads" being accessed. Reason why i say that is becuase i had the 360 standing up and my lil nephew came by an knocked it over while i was playin crackdown. Oh btw the game was only 1 day old when it happend. Now theres a full circle about 1/2 on the disc all the way around. I was affraid it would like get a like a read error when the beta came out thinkin it would have to read the disc forsome reason u know.... but as for the game. It plays fine no skipps nothing. Guess i was lucky i should post pics of this scratch... its fucking bad ....

I stayed up all night so i could get a glimpse of it at 5 am before i went in to work. Well i got really tired so i layed down at 4 and set my alarm.... alarm went off and my wife turned it off so i kept sleeping..... my normal alarm went off at 7:50 for work and i quickly sat up and turned on my wifes 360 with the controller next to me. It booted up and it was greyed out... i was mad and layed back down just to fall asleep. I now wake up about 10 and am late for work, plus the link is still greyed out. I called in because my eyes hurt really bad and need more sleep! This is just after getting a warning yesterday for tardies.

SIGH

oh shit ... hope the boss was cool with it ..

[Deihmos]

Thay should have included a code instead of the download option on the game disc. I am sure they are trying to prevent those without the original game from joining and that might be causing the delay.

[komodothesly]

I dont even think MS/Bungie knows whats going on lol

[pingrr]

I dont even think MS/Bungie knows whats going on lol

They have to know whats going on. If they don't know you might as well though your crackdown disk in the trash an dforget about the beta.

[komodothesly]

well im sure they know theres a problem, but i dont think they dont know where to start

[BennyBou]

Anyway is anyone downloading it right now? Maybe it's just a regionnal problem...