Halo 3 Beta

[sportslitter]

Anyone participating in the Halo 3 beta? They've been going on for about 2 weeks now. Some serious gaming and lots of tweaks are needed for the game if its to be released in October.

[Tom]

http://www.zules.com/viper-art/gears/halo3.bmp

Halo 3, one of the most anticipated videogames for the Xbox 360, will be released to the public in test, or beta, from 16 May.

The online multiplayer element of the game will be made available to the public with feedback going to developers Bungie.

More than 14.7m copies of Halo titles have been sold and more than 800m hours of online Halo games have been played.

The beta will last for three weeks and ends on 7 June.

Three multiplayer maps will be available - Snowbound, High Ground and Valhalla.

Halo 3 is expected to be released in the last quarter of 2007 and is a key weapon for Microsoft in its rivalry with Sony and Nintendo.

The game has become an important franchise for Microsoft and has evolved into an industry which encompasses action figures, graphics novels, books and clothes.

On the website of Halo creators Bungie, content manager Frank O'Connor said the beta would contain "quirks, a couple of roughedges".

He added: "A lot of secret features are hidden in this beta. We're keeping a lot of our powder dry for Fall."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6541079.stm(Taken from the bbc website)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42320000/jpg/_42320864_halo203.jpg

So has anyone got the beta or even played it? From what ive seen im not that impressed:

*It seems to lack the next gen graphics ive come to expect from the 360, with games such as gears of war around it has to be the best.

*The downloads suffered a set back from crackdown, and the beta period was extended. No complaints there though.

*The online gameplay was awsome though, but again to compare its nothing on gears of war. But its unique, its halo, so its very playable.

*It has a really cool file shareing thing, where you can share videos and images from the game with other players.

To be honest though i played for a hour so i cant really judge it, i need someone whos played it for a while now to review it best. Oh and remember it is just beta.

http://www.xbox360rally.com/wp-content/uploads/NewReleases/Halo3/higherground.jpg

[Alan]

I can't wait to get on Xbox live with that. :-*

[Kael]

It looks good - shame its only on xbox :(

[spazzygirl]

I want to play it.. now

[Wes]

It's suppose to be released in November, not October.

[Huru]

I for one wont be participating in this beta as I do not own a Xbox 360 :P Once it comes out on PC beta I will defentally participate!