[360] Halo Kitty

Looks like the game will be released in three versions. Standard, Collector's, and something called LEGENDARY EDITION.

Apparently, preordering such a beast gets you a mini helmet replica! Neato.

The LEGENDARY EDITION contains 3 bonus DVDs that include:

# Behind-the-scenes at Bungie Studios with new insights into the Halo Universe and the making of Halo 3.
# A special hi-res collection of all cinematics from Halo 1 and Halo 2 with director commentary from the Bungie Team bonus
# Community content from Red vs. Blue, This Spartan Life and Exclusive Gamer Tiles & a Theme
# Each unit will be serialized for added individuality and collectability. Not life-size.

Of course, there is no info on the Collector's Eidtion, but the LEGENDARY EDITION has these features. I assume the Collector's one will be missing a bonus DVD or 2 and won't have the helmet.

A shame the helmet isn't life size.

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Originally Posted by Isthmus

a low-resolution sheet of paper.

Laughing my ass off here.

Just letting you know, dumbass, but printers produce MUCH finer images than displays ever could.

You got a single digit IQ there son? Holy shit.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Oh man, you got one of those fancy new Lexmarks that prints on 1080i paper, and can do so at 60 sheets a second? I'm totally jealous.

How ya doing, buddy?

OH MY BAD I TOTALLY MEANT PROGRESSIVE SCAN PAPER.

But to use it you need to hook up your fancy new printer with those expensive Monster Cable brand Component or HDPI (High Definition Printer Interface) cables, and those are almost as expensive as the paper itself.

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Shield grenade.

Basically it looks like it creates in an invincible shield for a fraction of a second. A very neat idea.

Also worth speculating is that the big X button thing is a sprint. If it worked like the Roadie Run in Gears, that'd be pretty sweet. (IE, you can't really turn very sharply, you can't shoot while doing it, etc.)

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by *AkirA*

Talk to your buddy at Office Depot (everyone has one whether you know it or not) and have him shrink wrap it at the UPS center in store. Take said shrink wrapped game back to Wal-Mart. Since you dont have a receipt they will give you store credit, but atleast you can get another game you like instead of keeping said game.

Stores and participation may very.

Here's an easier trick.

Buy it from EB or some store that takes back unopened stuff. Open it, take the beta sheet out. Take the open thing to Walmart, say you bought it there but lost the receipt, get an exchange for a new sealed one. Take the sealed one back to the store of purchase.

Doesn't involve any purchase of any game at that point. Not that your method won't work or nothin' but yeah.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by El Ray Fernando

Actually there is no beta 'sheet' so to speak, the game CD itself will interact with Xbox live to gain you access to the beta. So once you have used the disc and gained access to the beta thats it; the next poor soul to come across your game disc will be short changed.

Gotcha, I thought there was going to be an insert with a code on it that you'd redeem. My bad.

It'll still work though.

FELIPE NO

Audio Request thread in which it's attached.

Don't expect mega quailty though. It's an iTunes release. Gorgeous track though. Can't wait for the final OST, and I hope this is on there. Otherwise SADNESS.

Beta has a date now, folks, just so you know. 5/16 to 6/06.

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Double Kill - Kill 2 opponents within 4 seconds of each other
Triple Kill - Kill 3 opponents within 4 seconds of each other
Overkill- Kill 4 opponents within 4 seconds of each other
Killtacular- Kill 5 opponents within 4 seconds of each other
Killtrocity - Kill 6 opponents within 4 seconds of each other
Killimanjaro - Kill 7 opponents within 4 seconds of each other
Killtastrophe - Kill 8 opponents within 4 seconds of each other
Killpocalypse - Kill 9 opponents within 4 seconds of each other
Killionaire - Kill 10 opponents within 4 seconds of each other
Killing Spree - Kill 5 opponents in a row without dying
Killing Frenzy - Kill 10 opponents in a row without dying
Running Riot - Kill 15 opponents in a row without dying
Rampage - Kill 20 opponents in a row without dying
Untouchable - Kill 25 opponents in a row without dying
Invincible - Kill 30 opponents in a row without dying
Sniper Spree - Kill 5 opponents in a row with a sniper weapon without dying
Sharpshooter - Kill 10 opponents in a row with a sniper weapon without dying
Shotgun Spree - Kill 5 opponents in a row with the shotgun without dying
Cheneymania - Kill 10 opponents in a row with the shotgun without dying
Splatter Spree - Splatter 5 opponents in a row using a vehicle without dying
Vehicular Manslaughter - Splatter 10 opponents in a row using a vehicle without dying
Sword Spree - Kill 5 opponents in a row with the sword without dying
Slice 'n Dice - Kill 10 opponents in a row with the sword without dying
Juggernaut Spree - Kill 5 opponents in a row as the Juggernaut without dying
Unstoppable - Kill 10 opponents in a row as the Juggernaut without dying
Infection Spree - Kill 5 humans in a row as the zombie without dying
Mmmm Brains - Kill 10 humans in a row as the zombie without dying
Zombie Killing Spree - Kill 5 zombies in a row as the human without dying
Hell's Janitor - Kill 10 zombies in a row as the human without dying
Is Quisnam Protero Damno - Kill 15 zombies in a row as the human without dying
Hail to the King - Kill 5 opponents in a row from inside the hill before it moves
Bulltrue - Killed an opponent that was in the act of a sword lunge
Splatter - Hit and kill an opponent with your vehicle
Carjacker - Board a land-based vehicle by forcably removing the opponent in it
Skyjacker - Board an aircraft by forcably removing the opponent in it
Death from the Grave - Kill an opponent after you have died
Killjoy - End an opponent's killing spree
Laser Kill - Kill an opponent by using the Spartan Laser
Grenade Stick - Kill an opponent by sticking them with a plasma or Brute grenade
Sniper Kill - Kill an opponent with the Sniper Rifle or the Beam Rifle
Assassin - Hit and kill an opponent with a melee attack from behind
Beat Down - Hit and kill an opponent with a melee attack
Incineration - Kill an opponent with a flame-based weapon
Destroyed Vehicle - Destroy a vehicle occupied by an opponent
Wheelman - Be the driver of a vehicle when a passenger kills an opponent
Bomb Planted - Plant the bomb in Assault
Killed Bomb Carrier - Kill an opponent bomb carrier in an Assault game
Killed VIP - Kill an opponent's VIP in a VIP game
Killed Juggernaut - Kill the Juggernaut in a Juggernaut game
Oddball Kill - Get a melee kill while swinging the oddball
Flag Score - Complete a scoring flag capture in a CTF game
Killed Flag Carrier - Kill an opponent flag carrier in a CTF game
Flag Kill - Kill an opponent with a melee attack using the flag
Last Man Standing - Be the last human in an infection game
Extermination - Wipe out an enemy team with at least an Overkill
Perfection - Win a slayer game without dying with at least 15 kills

List of medals for multiplayer.

Of special note is the Incinerator one. Implying that there is multiple flame based weapons.

How ya doing, buddy?

Uh, yeah. They did.

This list is basically confirmation of a couple of things, such as that official Zombie mode.

How ya doing, buddy?

Post a source, BZ

Yeah, 2 months sooner than almost everyone thought. Colour me surprised.

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Halo 3 achievements rear their head

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Landfall - 20 - Finish the first mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
Holdout - 20 - Finish the second mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
The Road - 20 - Finish the third mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
Assault - 30 - Finish the fourth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
Cleansing - 30 - Finish the fifth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
Refuge - 30 - Finish the sixth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
Last Stand - 40 - Finish the seventh mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
The Key - 40 - Finish the eighth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
Return - 50 - Finish the final mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
Campaign Complete: Normal - 125 - Finish the Campaign on Normal.
Campaign Complete: Heroic - 125 - Finish the Campaign on Heroic (unlocks achievement for Normal, if not earned).
Campaign Complete: Legendary - 125 - Finish the Campaign on Legendary (unlocks achievements for Normal and Heroic, if not earned).
Iron - 10 - Finish the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary, then find and claim this skull.
Black Eye - 10 - Finish the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary, then find and claim this skull.
Tough Luck - 10 - Finish the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary, then find and claim this skull.
Catch - 10 - Finish the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary, then find and claim this skull.
Fog - 10 - Finish the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary, then find and claim this skull.
Famine - 10 - Finish the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary, then find and claim this skull.
Thunderstorm - 10 - Finish the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary, then find and claim this skull.
Tilt - 10 - Finish the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary, then find and claim this skull.
Mythic - 10 - Finish the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary, then find and claim this skull.
Spartan Program Recruit - 10 - Win your first game in matchmaking to sign up for the Spartan Program (Online).
UNSC Spartan - 15 - Earn your Sergeant rating to be recognized as a true Spartan (Online).
Spartan Officer - 25 - Advance to the Spartan Officer ranks (Online).
Two for One - 5 - Score a Double Kill with a single spartan laser shot in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).
Too Close to the Sun - 5 - Destroy an enemy banshee with the spartan laser or missile pod in a ranked playlist or in campaign.
Triple Kill - 5 - Kill 3 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).
Overkill - 5 - Kill 4 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).
Lee R Wilson Memorial - 5 - Score 5 grenade sticks in any ranked free for all playlist (Online).
We’re in for some Chop - 5 - Destroy an enemy vehicle with equipment in a ranked playlist or in campaign.
Killing Frenzy - 5 - Kill 10 enemies without dying in any ranked free for all playlist (Online).
Steppin' Razor - 5 - Score a Triple Kill with the sword in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).
Mongoose Mowdown - 5 - Splatter an enemy with the mongoose in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).
Up Close and Personal - 5 - Kill 5 enemies by melee or assassination in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).
Fear the Pink Mist - 5 - Kill 5 enemies with the needler in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign.
Headshot Honcho - 5 - Kill 10 enemies with headshots in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign.
Used Car Salesman - 5 - Destroy a vehicle that has three enemies in it in a ranked playlist or in campaign.
Marathon Man - 40 - Locate and access all Terminals in the Campaign.
MVP - 5 - Earn the MVP in any ranked playlist (Online).
Maybe Next Time Buddy - 5 - Board the same vehicle within 10 seconds after being boarded in any free for all playlist (Online).
Demon - 10 - Score over <X> points in the Campaign meta-game on the second mission.
Guerilla - 10 - Score over <X> points in the Campaign meta-game on the first mission.
Cavalier - 10 - Score over <X> points in the Campaign meta-game on the third mission.
Askar - 10 - Score over <X> points in the Campaign meta-game on the fourth mission.
Exterminator - 10 - Score over <X> points in the Campaign meta-game on the fifth mission.
Ranger - 10 - Score over <X> points in the Campaign meta-game on the sixth mission.
Vanguard - 10 - Score over <X> points in the Campaign meta-game on the seventh mission.
Orpheus - 10 - Score over <X> points in the Campaign meta-game on eighth mission.
Reclaimer - 10 - Score over <X> points in the Campaign meta-game on the final mission.

Edit: aha, check these out.

Covenant Carbine Replica
Battle Rifle Replica

20 bucks isn't a terrible asking price for this sort of thing, and the BR does look kinda nifty.




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I'm really not sure how much this will excite anyone, but there's an ARG up, ala ilovebees from last time. While I really dig this sort of thing, their appeal seems limited and I'm not sure if anyone else here enjoys them.

I just read about this from Penny-Arcade, so I just started. Here's your requisite URLs to start.

http://206.16.223.65/
http://societyoftheancients.com/

All I've got so far is the Array Recorder Log from the first URL. If anyone wants to discuss/work on this, feel free to PM to avoid potentially cluttering up the thread.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Shin

That list of achievements looks a lot like why so many Battlefield 2 games were shit. You just know there's going to be a load of kids trying to earn achievements with their friends by jacking each other in and out of vehicles and stuff like that, rather than actually playing the game. The continued emphasis on achievement points and rankings pisses me off a bit really. What ever happened to playing games for the fun of it?

Over 900 of the 1000 potential points can be earned in the campaign. While the other online only achievements are somewhat trivial, what hurts them is the "Only available on ranked" requirements. That can mess up some ranked games, but with Halo being the kind of game it is, I don't think we'll see it further ruin what is already a really stupid general community.

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On a similar note, I hope they make the ranking points penalties for dropping out of games a lot more severe than for losing them so people won't all quit if they're on the losing team in round four of an assault match.

There's two types of rank points this time around. On ranked matches, there's skill points, which works like Trueskill in any other 360 game. This goes up or down depending on how well you do or how badly you lose and if you quit, and so forth and so on.

There's also Rank Points, which only go up a point if you win, or stay the same if you lose. (I think in the beta if you came in second on a free for all you got like, half a point's credit or so. Can't confirm this though). The only way these go down is if you quit a game early, and then you'll be docked one point. These points are what contributes to your military rank. Private/Sarge/etc. Luckily, this is what the achievement is based on, not your trueskill number. So it's obtainable by anyone, pretty much.

This is, of course, based off of the beta so it could change.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/800/800896p1.html

Oh, shit.

So let's see. This confirms a fair bit.

- Instead of just video clips, you can pull a Forza 2 and upload screenshots. Fucking awesome. <3
- There's more X button placeables. Includes a jammer, which screws with the radar.
- Brute chopper pics. Apparently great for smashing people.
- There's info on a variety of new maps, like Shrine, Epitaph, and the remake of Zanzibar, called Last Resort. There's also plenty of "unannounced maps".
- And my favorite, customizable armor/helmets. Look at some of the screens. Different MJOLNIR armour variants like the Mark IV are seen. Hopefully even further customization is possible, but we'll see, this is a great start and I like it.

FELIPE NO

HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT WAS MY PLAN? >__________>

Honestly, though, I can't imagine them giving you total control over decal placement ala Armored Core or Chromehounds, or painting like Forza, it seems more like it's just gonna be some mixing and matching of suit parts, like...uhhh...Bomberman or something.

Unless they have a suit with giant round shoes, a straight body, and a purple helmet, my MASTER DICK Spartan might not be possible.

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Where'd you hear that? I have a hard time believing EB's gonna stop taking pre-orders on what's gonna be one of their largest sellers this Christmas.

Unless you mean on the Legendary and CE sets? That's a bit more plausible but still not something I've heard. They tend to let each store take a certain allotment of units and they take orders until that's tapped out.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

You might wanna elaborate that that's an in game screenshot, supposedly. Just in case some people don't know.

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The mountains are supposedly real geometry. Both Bungie themselves have said this, as well as the far away mountains in the Beta stage Valhalla could be reached after bugging past the invisible wall, and they were solid, so I don't think they'd be lying.

Also, just because that's in-engine, Paco, doesn't mean that's what the final game will look like in SP mode. Could be a cut scene snapshot or something similar. The final will pretty much not look like that. It's just a bullshot, but that's not entirely a bad thing.

Remember how the Gears of War commercials were entirely produced in-engine? I'm willing to bet it's the same deal here.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Of course they say otherwise.

I wouldn't doubt if this is a screen from a replay mode or a cutscene or something similar. Many games lower frame rates and increase geometry detail and texture quality for modes like that where a constantly high frame rate isn't important.

It's simply *not* going to look like that when you're actually playing. I'll eat my fucking hat if it does, because that looks about 500 times nicer than anything in ANY OTHER SCREENSHOT we've seen.

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Who's got some ketchup? I'll need some to scarf down this hat. The Campaign trailer looked FABULOUS.

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Why would that installation be forced to be the last level?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Tokubetsu

4 player online co-op has also been confirmed.

Oh dear sweet Jesus, there is a God.

I was getting worried there for a bit. Bungie didn't fumble. I am shocked and impressed that they didn't totally fuck it up.

Man, I came BUCKETS. This is awesome.

FELIPE NO

You're right! How could I be so blind as to assume that the beta in which I partook was in any way a representation of the final product? Man, I enjoyed that beta, but all the fun I had is moot. I have garnered no information as to how this game will play, at all! Nope, none. Why, after the beta was done, they probably threw out the entire project and started coding again from scratch. Nothing will be at all similar, nope.

Crunchy, you wanna know why we don't use this thread? Motherfucking rocket scientists like this kid here.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

To assume that the public play-test didn't add to the hype surrounding this title is quite stupid. Tell me, oh smart one, what promotional materials and methods do create positive hype for a product, and which do not.

Protip: I actually might not have bought the final game if I didn't play the beta. I really didn't like H2 at all, y'know.

Jam it back in, in the dark.