Sample Halo 3 ODST at...

Cygnus · 08-20-2009, 08:08 PM

Let the Halo hype begin... If it was held downtown chi (like GOW), I'd stop by after work...

http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/...yone-else.aspx

If you are dying to get your hands on Halo 3: ODST to try out the new Firefight multiplayer mode, then you may be in luck. Bungie, Microsoft and GameStop have teamed up to give you a chance to experience Firefight and maybe win some Halo swag. We’ve announced that the custom created Halo 3: ODST Transport vehicle that will be making stops at GameStops across the United States and offering you an up close and hands on look of this new Halo multiplayer mode.
The tour kicks off this Saturday at 12 noon at the GameStop right down the street from the Xbox offices. Join me and a bunch of folks from the Xbox team as we kick off the tour that may bring the Halo 3: ODST Transport to your area.

Halo 3: ODST Transport Vehicle Stops (city, location, date)

Seattle (Redmond, WA)
Redmond Town Center
8/22

Portland (Hillsboro, OR)
Tanasbourne Town Center
8/23

San Francisco (Union City, CA)
Union Landing
8/25

San Jose (Antioch, CA)
Center At Slatten Ranch
8/26

Los Angeles (Pasadena, CA)
Hastings Village
8/28

San Diego, CA
Carmel Mt. Ranch
8/29

Las Vegas (Henderson, NV)
Whitney Ranch
8/30

Phoenix (Avendale, AZ)
Gateway Pavilion
8/31

Dallas (Southlake, TX)
Shops of Southlake
9/3

Austin (Cedar Park, TX)
Lakeline Plaza
9/4

Houston (Tomball, TX)
Spring Cypress Wal-Mart Center
9/5

Memphis, TN
Marketplace at Wolfcreek
9/7

Nashville (Murfreesboro, TN)
College Central Shopping Center
9/8

Indianapolis, IN
Target 31 Shopping Center
9/10

Chicago, IL
The Brickyard Shopping Center
9/11

Detroit (Shelby Township, MI)
Shelby Town Center
9/12

Cleveland (North Olmstead, OH)
Great Northern Plaza South
9/13

Pittsburgh, PA
North Hills Village
9/14

Philadelphia (Fairless Hills, PA)
Fairless Hills Towne Center
9/16

Washington, DC (Woodbridge, VA)
Smoketown Station
9/17

Baltimore (Owings Mills, MD)
Garrison Forest Plaza Shopping Center
9/18

New York (North Babylon, NY)
Sunset Plaza
9/19

eiger · 08-20-2009, 08:58 PM

Nice.

I'll have to head over to the Redmond gamestop and look for the master chief.

Pinoy · 08-20-2009, 10:05 PM

Seeing as how my neck of the woods is sixth on the list I just might have to pop in next saturday to check it out. Funny part was I was at that exact same store today.

Cygnus · 08-20-2009, 10:37 PM

Pic of the Halo 3: ODST Transport Vehicle...not too fuel efficient...

Pinoy · 08-20-2009, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Cygnus

Pic of the Halo 3: ODST Transport Vehicle...not too fuel efficient...

Not too surprised. At least I know what to be looking for now though

venomxr8 · 08-21-2009, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Cygnus

Let the Halo hype begin

in all honesty, I think the hype train for halo has come and gone. The big fish now is modern warfare 2 and I truly believe its going to eventually outsell halo 3 (even just the xbox edition of mw2)

Im not saying people wont be excited for the new halo game, because lets face it, its halo, but the times they are a changing

Pinoy · 08-21-2009, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by venomxr8

in a

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venomxr8 · 08-21-2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Pinoy

1...

finger slipped

MikeRox · 08-21-2009, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by venomxr8

in all honesty, I think the hype train for halo has come and gone. The big fish now is modern warfare 2 and I truly believe its going to eventually outsell halo 3 (even just the xbox edition of mw2)

That'll be interesting. It would certainly suggest Microsoft exclusive portfolio's value to consumes and for sales is diminishing ever more.

Pinoy · 08-21-2009, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by venomxr8

finger slipped

Oh... I thought we were doing a count down

Cygnus · 08-21-2009, 09:27 AM

You may not understand the purpose of Halo. It is the best console exclusive IP in the biz now. It prints $$ on the name alone. Thus MS wants to take the brand to another level, like lucas did with $W. Halo and COD can comfortably coexist because they serve different purposes. Halo drives 360 sales, since you can only experience it on XB. That is the reason why it won't come to PC. To this day, Halo 3 still is selling pretty well for a title that has been out for almost 2 years. It has outsold every PS3 exclusive FPS combined. Thus both "big fish" can swim safely in the 360 ocean

Quote:

Originally Posted by venomxr8

in all honesty, I think the hype train for halo has come and gone. The big fish now is modern warfare 2 and I truly believe its going to eventually outsell halo 3 (even just the xbox edition of mw2)

Im not saying people wont be excited for the new halo game, because lets face it, its halo, but the times they are a changing

Razor05 · 08-21-2009, 11:54 AM

It's actually not so much a hype train, but Halo has a very loyal following. I heard some things about ODST that disappointed me. I was told that the campaign is only 3-4 hours long, but there are lots of multiplayer maps. This was supposed to be DL content, but it was changed to a separate disk. Now if this is true about the campaign, I surely am unhappy with the $60 price tag, we'll see. If Reach is like say a Halo 4, then all the excitement will be back again.

Cygnus · 08-21-2009, 12:38 PM

I think Reach is a prequel. Halo 4 will prob be a launch next-gen title.

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Originally Posted by Razor05

If Reach is like say a Halo 4, then all the excitement will be back again.

Mase · 08-21-2009, 12:52 PM

ODST was supposed to a $40 affair with a short campaign, however that was 8-10 months ago. Now the Campaign is longer and Firefight has been added and not only do you get every map ever released for Halo 3 MP but you also get 3 new maps that can not be found anywhere else but on this disc as well as an invite to Halo:Reach beta in 2010.. That makes it worth $60 imo

Razor05 · 08-21-2009, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mase

ODST was supposed to a $40 affair with a short campaign, however that was 8-10 months ago. Now the Campaign is longer and Firefight has been added and not only do you get every map ever released for Halo 3 MP but you also get 3 new maps that can not be found anywhere else but on this disc as well as an invite to Halo:Reach beta in 2010.. That makes it worth $60 imo

That's right, I forgot about the Reach beta. Agreed.

08-20-2009, 08:08 PM	#1
Cygnus The Bringer of Balance Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,172	Sample Halo 3 ODST at... Let the Halo hype begin... If it was held downtown chi (like GOW), I'd stop by after work... http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/...yone-else.aspx If you are dying to get your hands on Halo 3: ODST to try out the new Firefight multiplayer mode, then you may be in luck. Bungie, Microsoft and GameStop have teamed up to give you a chance to experience Firefight and maybe win some Halo swag. We’ve announced that the custom created Halo 3: ODST Transport vehicle that will be making stops at GameStops across the United States and offering you an up close and hands on look of this new Halo multiplayer mode. The tour kicks off this Saturday at 12 noon at the GameStop right down the street from the Xbox offices. Join me and a bunch of folks from the Xbox team as we kick off the tour that may bring the Halo 3: ODST Transport to your area. Halo 3: ODST Transport Vehicle Stops (city, location, date) Seattle (Redmond, WA) Redmond Town Center 8/22 Portland (Hillsboro, OR) Tanasbourne Town Center 8/23 San Francisco (Union City, CA) Union Landing 8/25 San Jose (Antioch, CA) Center At Slatten Ranch 8/26 Los Angeles (Pasadena, CA) Hastings Village 8/28 San Diego, CA Carmel Mt. Ranch 8/29 Las Vegas (Henderson, NV) Whitney Ranch 8/30 Phoenix (Avendale, AZ) Gateway Pavilion 8/31 Dallas (Southlake, TX) Shops of Southlake 9/3 Austin (Cedar Park, TX) Lakeline Plaza 9/4 Houston (Tomball, TX) Spring Cypress Wal-Mart Center 9/5 Memphis, TN Marketplace at Wolfcreek 9/7 Nashville (Murfreesboro, TN) College Central Shopping Center 9/8 Indianapolis, IN Target 31 Shopping Center 9/10 Chicago, IL The Brickyard Shopping Center 9/11 Detroit (Shelby Township, MI) Shelby Town Center 9/12 Cleveland (North Olmstead, OH) Great Northern Plaza South 9/13 Pittsburgh, PA North Hills Village 9/14 Philadelphia (Fairless Hills, PA) Fairless Hills Towne Center 9/16 Washington, DC (Woodbridge, VA) Smoketown Station 9/17 Baltimore (Owings Mills, MD) Garrison Forest Plaza Shopping Center 9/18 New York (North Babylon, NY) Sunset Plaza 9/19 __________________ Toshiba 57H81 Kenwood VR-616 Comcast DCT6412 III XBox 360 GamerTag Sec0nd2N0n3

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08-20-2009, 10:05 PM	#3
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08-20-2009, 10:37 PM	#4
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08-21-2009, 11:54 AM	#12
Razor05 HD = 65 beautiful inches Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 3,456	It's actually not so much a hype train, but Halo has a very loyal following. I heard some things about ODST that disappointed me. I was told that the campaign is only 3-4 hours long, but there are lots of multiplayer maps. This was supposed to be DL content, but it was changed to a separate disk. Now if this is true about the campaign, I surely am unhappy with the $60 price tag, we'll see. If Reach is like say a Halo 4, then all the excitement will be back again. __________________ Panasonic TH-65PZ850U Sony KDL37XBR6 Panasonic TH-37PX50U Cambridge Audio Azur 640R & 740C Paradigm Studio 60's, 20's, CC-590 & Seismic 12 Panasonic DMP-BD35 Toshiba HD-XA2 & A35 Motorola VIP1200 Monster HTFS1000, PB2100 Audio Authority 1154a MW2 LE & Halo3 LE Xbox 360 + HD-DVD GT: Razor59 Sony PS3 slim GT:Razor_59 Sony PSP

08-21-2009, 12:52 PM	#14
Mase Way of the Samurai Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tempe,Az Posts: 3,228	ODST was supposed to a $40 affair with a short campaign, however that was 8-10 months ago. Now the Campaign is longer and Firefight has been added and not only do you get every map ever released for Halo 3 MP but you also get 3 new maps that can not be found anywhere else but on this disc as well as an invite to Halo:Reach beta in 2010.. That makes it worth $60 imo __________________ PlayStation 3 : legnd Killer Xbox 360: Legnd K1ller Steam ID: Legnd_Killer Currently playing Battlefield Bad Company 2(360) AvP (360) GOW III 3/16/10 (PS3)

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