Newsflash: Countdown to Launch with Halo 3 Accessories Published June 13, 2007
Redmond, Washington—The countdown has begun for the biggest entertainment event of 2007, after the close of Bungie Studios' massively successful
Halo® 3 multiplayer beta. A first for the acclaimed
Halo franchise, the limited public beta was an overwhelming success, seeing more than 820,000 unique participants and more than 12 million hours of online gameplay in its short test period, equivalent to more than 1,400 years of continuous play by one person.
Prepare for the big launch with custom controllers.
Now that the beta has closed, gear up for the game's release with a variety of new merchandise, including two new Xbox 360™ Limited Edition
Halo 3 Wireless Controllers designed by Spawn and McFarlane Toys creator Todd McFarlane, as well as an Xbox 360 Limited Edition
Halo 3 Wireless Headset, which lets you talk with friends and trashtalk foes over Xbox LIVE®. The controllers and headset will be available in early September and can be preordered at select retailers today.
"The participation in the Halo 3 beta was
staggering. Halo 3 will drive an unprecedented
wave of new gamers to Xbox 360."
—Shane Kim, Microsoft
Dive into the
Halo experience with a variety of new merchandise and accessories:
- Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Controllers: Two new Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Controllers will be available starting September 18, or you can preorder today at select retailers. Designed with original artwork by legendary Spawn artist Todd McFarlane, choose from the Covenant Brute or Master Chief themes. Each controller is packaged with a limited edition Halo 3 collectible figurine created by McFarlane Toys, and you can get yours for an estimated retail price $59.99.
- Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Headset: For the ultimate in battlefield communications, don't miss the wireless mobility of the Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Headset, which sports the Spartan green and gold and provides high-quality voice connections over Xbox LIVE. Available in early September for an estimated retail price of $59.99, this accessory can be preordered today at select retailers.
- Halo: Contact Harvest: Halo fans are already talking about the latest book in the Halo saga, Halo: Contact Harvest, published by Tor Books and due October 2. Written by Joseph Staten, the Bungie Studios cinematic and writing lead for the first two Halo games, the newest piece of fiction precedes the current New York Times' best-selling book series, and tells the tale of the first encounters between UNSC forces and the alien Covenant race that threatens to destroy all humanity.
- Marvel Comic miniseries: Bungie Studios has teamed up with Marvel Comics to release the monthly miniseries Halo: Uprising. The four-issue miniseries, featuring original storylines and artwork from the Eisner Award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev, will launch with issue one on July 25, 2007 and cost $3.99 per issue.
- Zune- Halo 3 edition: Encased in collectible packaging, the Zune-Halo 3 edition digital media player comes preloaded 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 will be available exclusively at GameStop starting June 15 for an estimated retail price of $249.
Halo 3 Beta Wrapup
The
Halo 3 beta, an early look at parts of the multiplayer gameplay of
Halo 3, debuted to Xbox 360 owners worldwide via Xbox LIVE on May 16. The more than 820,000 users who played the beta resulted in more than 350 terabytes of data downloaded from Xbox LIVE, equivalent to more than 82 million digital music downloads from the Internet.
The
Halo 3 beta revealed new vehicles and weapons.
"The participation in the
Halo 3 beta was staggering," said Shane Kim, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios. "Witnessing such a great reaction to a small portion of the game has been inspiring. It's a testament to the fervor and anticipation that surrounds
Halo 3. We're confident that on September 25,
Halo 3 will drive an unprecedented wave of new gamers to Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE."
Also telling was the players' response to an exciting new saved-film feature, which provides the unprecedented ability to record games and share them over Xbox LIVE with friends for the first time on Xbox 360. The feature, which was unveiled in the beta, saw more than 580,000 saved films created by users, representing more than 2.7 terabytes of data. Because of the tremendous participation in the beta, Bungie now has an exhaustive amount of data that will be used to improve the overall game experience.
Source:
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