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'''Halo 3''' is a <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> by [[Bungie]] and, supposedly, the final <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> for Bungie in the Halo saga (Another company is creating [[Halo Wars]]). Bungie is notoriously secretive and only releases a little information at a time. However, in [[Halo 3 Trailer - Behind the Scenes]] Bungie confirmed that the trailer was made using in <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> assets and that the final product will be very similar to the trailer. | |||
== Release Date == | |||
A public beta test will be available in Spring 2007, with the full <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> coming out sometime afterwards in that year.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6153500.stm Halo 3 to have public beta test] By by the BBC Thursday, 16 November 2006, 09:11 GMT</ref> The 2007 release date for Halo 3 hasn't been set yet but there has been a lot of speculation. Bungie might release Halo 3 on the 7/7/07 because of Bungie's obsession with the number 7 but other large companies like Best Buy and Gamestop.com are predicting the November mark (Gamestop states Nov 1, 07<ref>[http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=200240 gamestop.com Release Date]</ref> and Best Buy states Nov 15, 2007<ref>[http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7294661&type=product&id=1118841876708 Best Buy Halo 3 Release Date - Accessed on Dec, 2006]</ref>). There have also been a number of websites that are counting down to the date of Halo 3s release. [http://www.h3countdown.co.nr Halo 3 Count Down]is a site that is counting down to the days, hours, minutes and seconds until Halo 3 is released. The only thing bungie will say so far about Halo 3's release date is "when its finished". | |||
*Halo 3 will <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/ship">ship</a> in 3 different versions: | |||
**Normal version: includes <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a>. | |||
**Collector's Edition: includes <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> and extra <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/dvd">DVD</a> containing extra/bonus content. | |||
**Legendary Edition: includes a replica of Master Chief's helmet, and 4 discs. Disk 1=game disc 2=extra bonus content disc 3=spin-off material(Red vs. Blue, etc...) disk 4=every cutscene from Halo 1, Halo 2, and Halo 3 in high-def. | |||
==Trailer Analysis== | |||
{{Main|Halo 3 Announcement Trailer}} | |||
"The trailer was built to have minimum impact on the development process, and while it required long hours and hard <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/work">work</a> from many, many Bungie staffers, it utilizes real-game assets, fiction and locations from parts of the "real" <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a>." | |||
[[Cortana]]'s line in the trailer: "''This'' is the way the world ends," references the first of the [[Cortana Letters]]. The line itself refers to [[wikipedia:T._S._Eliot|T. S. Eliot]]'s ''The Hollow Men'', which ends: | |||
:''This is the way the world ends'' | |||
:''Not with a bang but a whimper.'' | |||
Cortana's emphasis on "this" implies she is rejecting the poem, and that the world will end with a bang. | |||
== Plot Line == | |||
The details of the plot have yet to be revealed. All Bungie has confirmed is that the Master Chief has returned to [[Earth]]. The Covenant has uncovered a massive and ancient Forerunner artifact under [[New Mombasa]] (The mountain in the background is indeed [[wikipedia:Mount Kilimanjaro|Kilimanjaro]]) and Cortana is still trapped in the clutches of the [[Gravemind]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=weeklyupdatemay1206 Bungie.net Weekly Update May 12, 2006]</ref> | |||
=== The Ark === | |||
{{Main|The Ark}} | |||
The Ark is mentioned in [[Halo 2]] as a place where all the [[Halo]] rings could be fired at once. While the structure in the trailer is thought to be, but not officially confirmed as, [[The Ark]]. All <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/evidence">evidence</a> points to it being the Ark: | |||
*In the [[Halo Graphic Novel]] one [[Elite]] says "We need to clear this area before we can secure access to [[The Ark]]" -- Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa. | |||
*It is also seen in this small [[:Image:Ark concept.jpg|sketch]] from the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/dvd">DVD</a>. | |||
Also, in Bungie's FAQ, they said that although they wouldn't tell what the structure is, Halo fans may recognize it. The structure looks somewhat similar to a structure seen in the Halo 2 multiplayer <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/map">map</a> [[Ascension]] or the circular structures on the exterior of Halo which is visible in the opening menu of Halo. It also looks like the dock that the Forerunner <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/ship">ship</a> at the end of Halo 2 was stationed in. Bungie may also be refering to the Jjaro station in Marathon Infinity (an artifact used to contain a being within a sun). {{Fact}} | |||
== Confirmed Elements == | |||
=== Weapons === | |||
These are the weapons we know to be in the game: | |||
*[[Frag Grenade]] | |||
*[[Plasma Grenade]] | |||
*[[Shield Grenade]] - Seen in "[[Starry Night]]" CGI Trailer for Halo 3. Later Frankie hinted that it wasn't a grenade during a chat on the bungie.net irc. | |||
*[[Spike Grenade]] - A sticking grenade that shoots spikes.<ref>http://forums.xbox.com/7661336/ShowPost.aspx</ref> | |||
*[[MA5C Assault Rifle]] - A new version, the MA5C <ref>http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3155028</ref> | |||
*[[Battle Rifle]] | |||
*[[Carbine]]<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=24minutesdude</ref>- Confirmed in Weekly Update | |||
*[[Gun Turret]] - Seen in High Ground screenshots | |||
*[[Shotgun]]- Confirmed in Snowbound screenshot | |||
*[[Flamethrower]] - Confirmed in Weelkly Update | |||
*[[Sniper Rifle]]- Confirmed to be on [[High Ground (Level)|High Ground]], [[Snowbound]], and [[Valhalla]] | |||
*[[Spartan Laser]] - An anti-vehicle weapon. | |||
*[[Spiker]] - A [[Brute]] weapon. | |||
*[[Sub-Machine Gun]]- Confirmed in Snowbound screenshot (has been made 'pointier') | |||
*[[Man Cannon]] - Capable of catapulting a player across the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/map">map</a> | |||
*[[Plasma Pistol]]- Confirmed in 1up's 3 weeks of Halo 3 coverage | |||
*[[Needler]]- Confirmed in EGM | |||
*[[Energy Sword]]- Confirmed in Weekly Update and in EGM | |||
*[[Rocket Launcher]]- Confirmed in Weekly Update | |||
*[[Particle Beam Rifle]]- Confirmed by Frankie on Bungie.net article | |||
*[[Gravity Hammer]] - Seen in "Starry Night" CGI Trailer for Halo 3 (Carried by a Brute) | |||
=== Vehicles === | |||
[[Image:Untitled.JPG|thumb|150px|Mongoose.]] | |||
*[[Banshee]]<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?cid=8718</ref> - E3 Trailer. | |||
*[[Brute Ghost]]<ref>http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3154510</ref> - 1UP.com | |||
*[[Ghost]] - Halo 3 Alpha Screenshots. | |||
*[[Pelican]] - Halo 3 Alpha Screenshots. | |||
*[[Phantom]] - E3 Trailer. | |||
*[[Mongoose]] - Halo 3 Alpha Screenshots. | |||
*[[Warthog]] - Halo 3 Alpha Screenshots. | |||
*[[Wraith]] - Confirmed in EGM's "3 Weeks of Halo 3" | |||
*[[Gauss Warthog]] - Confirmed in EGM's account of small campaign <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/video">video</a> | |||
*[[Brute Wraith]] - Possible new Brute vehicle, confirmed in "Stary Night" commercial. | |||
=== Multiplayer Levels === | |||
[[Image:H3 <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/map">map</a>.jpg|right|thumb|A concept model of High Ground.]] | |||
*[[Valhalla (Level)|Valhalla]] | |||
*[[High Ground (Level)|High Ground]] | |||
*[[Snowbound (Level)|Snowbound]] | |||
==== Xbox Live Features: ==== | |||
According to bungie in EGM, Halo 3 will be taking XBL to the next level, if you create a gametype, you can advertise it, and if it gets good ratings it will become a matchmade <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a>, and if you have the vision <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/camera">camera</a> you will be able to <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/video">video</a> chat with your friends, and the ranking system will be based on actual military ranks, instead of numbers, the highest rank you can get is Master Chief, and now you can rank up in custom <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/games">games</a>. | |||
=== Characters === | |||
*[[Master Chief]] | |||
*[[Cortana]] | |||
*[[Sergeant Johnson]] | |||
*[[Miranda Keyes]] | |||
*[[Marines]] | |||
*[[Grunts]] | |||
*[[Jackals]] | |||
*[[Elites]] | |||
*[[Brutes]] | |||
*[[Gravemind]] | |||
=== Other Confirmed Facts About Halo 3 === | |||
- [[Image:Spikers.jpg|thumb|200px|Spikers, and visible secondary weapons are two of Halo 3's new features.]] | - [[Image:Spikers.jpg|thumb|200px|Spikers, and visible secondary weapons are two of Halo 3's new features.]] | ||
*The matchmaking system from Halo 2 will be revamped. Call signs will be used instead of small HUD emblems to identify allies. Also, Halo 3's matchmaking system will be based on two different ranks, skill and experience, in order to make the system more fair and to reflect the effect of experience on players' profiles.<ref>http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3155479</ref> | |||
*A new version of the Assault Rifle (The MA5C)makes an appearance. | |||
*[[Master Chief]]'s gloves and armor have also changed noticeably. | |||
*Bungie says that despite several triple wielding illustrations, that is purely fictional and was drawn with an artistic license. | |||
*The combat AI is said to be in testing. | |||
*There will be an ingame <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/video">video</a> recorder that will allow the player to send and recieve machinima videos over Xbox Live.<ref>[http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2006/10/27/1up-confirms-halo-3-news-more-to-come/]</ref> | |||
*Bungie has confirmed via their Weekly Update at [http://www.bungie.net/ Bungie.net] that multiplayer as well as singleplayer testing are currently in progress for the title, in varying stages of completion. | |||
*The Bungie website also alluded to "a devastated and Covenant controlled Earth". | |||
*During the Bungie Weekly update of 8-11 it mentions that the testing of the combat dialog for Marines, Elites, and Brutes was underway. So it can be inferred that Brutes will be in the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a>. Also it alluded to Ghosts and the dialog that would be said when one was hijacked. | |||
*Bungie revealed that the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> would have a new "materials system" so advanced that "you could see light reflect off the ground and onto his armor", which will be able to "[show] the difference between his armor and the rubber undersuit". The site also includes that "It's so detailed that if you bring the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/camera">camera</a> close to the Master Chief's visor, you see everything in front of him reflected in it, right down to the ammo counter in his rifle" [http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/halo3/news.html?sid=6149725]. In addition, there would be new advanced texturing to reflect permanent, persistent damage. | |||
*In the trailer, Master Chief's Mark VI armor is battle-worn and plasma-scored. Developer [[Marcus R. Lehto]]'s response: "The Chief is shown as warrior who has seen horrific battle – and it shows. The Earth is dry, barren, ravaged by the Covenant." | |||
*Bungie has confirmed crates in the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> in one of their updates. | |||
*The Master Chief from ''Halo'' and ''Halo 2'' is confirmed to be the Spartan in the ''Halo 3'' trailer. | |||
*Although ''Halo 3'' was planned to end the Halo series, future Halo <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/games">games</a> haven't been entirely ruled out. On the [http://www.bungie.net/Games/Halo3/content.aspx?link=Halo3AnnounceFAQ Halo 3 FAQ] from the official Bungie website it says, "Q: Is this the last ever Halo <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a>? A: It is the conclusion to this story arc." Fans note that it is therefore possible that future <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/games">games</a> could be produced in the Halo universe, even if this particular story arc isn't continued. This was confirmed when Bungie released that the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> [[Halo Wars]] will be released and is in creation. | |||
*Multiplayer characters have their secondary weapons on their body, visible to other players.<ref>[[:Image:High Ground.jpg]]</ref> | |||
*On November 15, Microsoft and Bungie announced a [[Starry Night|60 second <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/?=tv">TV</a> spot]] to <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/air">air</a> on Monday Night <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/football">Football</a>, December 4th on ESPN. And will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace shortly after. | |||
*Bungie has confirmed that the "face" in the [[Starry Night|Halo 3 trailer]] was nothing more than reflections of clouds and Covenant ships. | |||
*In the November 11 Bungie Weekly Update, it has been stated that due to a "significant chunk" of Halo 2 players being female, there might be an option to have a female voice for the Spartan character in multiplayer.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?cid=9170 Bungie Weekly Update] Posted by [[Frankie]] at 11/10/2006 5:34 PM PST</ref> | |||
==Sources== | |||
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==Related Links== | |||
===Internal=== | |||
*[[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]] | |||
*[[Halo 3 Credits]] | |||
*[[Starry Night|60sec ESPN Commerical Starry Night]] | |||
===External=== | |||
*[http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=Halo3Announcement Bungie's Announcement] | |||
*[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0494232/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9aGFsb3xmdD0xfG14PTIwfGxtPTUwMHxjbz0xfGh0bWw9MXxubT0x;fc=22;ft=43;fm=1| IMDB Entry on Halo 3] | |||
[[Category:Games]] | |||
===Fansites=== | |||
*[http://halo.bungie.org - Halo Bungie.org] | |||
*[http://www.halofactor.eu - HaloFactor - First german Halo 3 Webpage] | |||
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Master Chief's Detachable Helmet seen on the Starry Night trailer
Halo 3 is a <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> by Bungie and, supposedly, the final <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> for Bungie in the Halo saga (Another company is creating Halo Wars). Bungie is notoriously secretive and only releases a little information at a time. However, in Halo 3 Trailer - Behind the Scenes Bungie confirmed that the trailer was made using in <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> assets and that the final product will be very similar to the trailer.
Release Date
A public beta test will be available in Spring 2007, with the full <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> coming out sometime afterwards in that year.[1] The 2007 release date for Halo 3 hasn't been set yet but there has been a lot of speculation. Bungie might release Halo 3 on the 7/7/07 because of Bungie's obsession with the number 7 but other large companies like Best Buy and Gamestop.com are predicting the November mark (Gamestop states Nov 1, 07[2] and Best Buy states Nov 15, 2007[3]). There have also been a number of websites that are counting down to the date of Halo 3s release. Halo 3 Count Downis a site that is counting down to the days, hours, minutes and seconds until Halo 3 is released. The only thing bungie will say so far about Halo 3's release date is "when its finished".
- Halo 3 will <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/ship">ship</a> in 3 different versions:
- Normal version: includes <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a>.
- Collector's Edition: includes <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> and extra <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/dvd">DVD</a> containing extra/bonus content.
- Legendary Edition: includes a replica of Master Chief's helmet, and 4 discs. Disk 1=game disc 2=extra bonus content disc 3=spin-off material(Red vs. Blue, etc...) disk 4=every cutscene from Halo 1, Halo 2, and Halo 3 in high-def.
Trailer Analysis
- Main article: Halo 3 Announcement Trailer
"The trailer was built to have minimum impact on the development process, and while it required long hours and hard <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/work">work</a> from many, many Bungie staffers, it utilizes real-game assets, fiction and locations from parts of the "real" <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a>."
Cortana's line in the trailer: "This is the way the world ends," references the first of the Cortana Letters. The line itself refers to T. S. Eliot's The Hollow Men, which ends:
- This is the way the world ends
- Not with a bang but a whimper.
Cortana's emphasis on "this" implies she is rejecting the poem, and that the world will end with a bang.
Plot Line
The details of the plot have yet to be revealed. All Bungie has confirmed is that the Master Chief has returned to Earth. The Covenant has uncovered a massive and ancient Forerunner artifact under New Mombasa (The mountain in the background is indeed Kilimanjaro) and Cortana is still trapped in the clutches of the Gravemind.[4]
The Ark
- Main article: The Ark
The Ark is mentioned in Halo 2 as a place where all the Halo rings could be fired at once. While the structure in the trailer is thought to be, but not officially confirmed as, The Ark. All <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/evidence">evidence</a> points to it being the Ark:
- In the Halo Graphic Novel one Elite says "We need to clear this area before we can secure access to The Ark" -- Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa.
- It is also seen in this small sketch from the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/dvd">DVD</a>.
Also, in Bungie's FAQ, they said that although they wouldn't tell what the structure is, Halo fans may recognize it. The structure looks somewhat similar to a structure seen in the Halo 2 multiplayer <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/map">map</a> Ascension or the circular structures on the exterior of Halo which is visible in the opening menu of Halo. It also looks like the dock that the Forerunner <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/ship">ship</a> at the end of Halo 2 was stationed in. Bungie may also be refering to the Jjaro station in Marathon Infinity (an artifact used to contain a being within a sun). Template:Fact
Confirmed Elements
Weapons
These are the weapons we know to be in the game:
- Frag Grenade
- Plasma Grenade
- Shield Grenade - Seen in "Starry Night" CGI Trailer for Halo 3. Later Frankie hinted that it wasn't a grenade during a chat on the bungie.net irc.
- Spike Grenade - A sticking grenade that shoots spikes.[5]
- MA5C Assault Rifle - A new version, the MA5C [6]
- Battle Rifle
- Carbine[7]- Confirmed in Weekly Update
- Gun Turret - Seen in High Ground screenshots
- Shotgun- Confirmed in Snowbound screenshot
- Flamethrower - Confirmed in Weelkly Update
- Sniper Rifle- Confirmed to be on High Ground, Snowbound, and Valhalla
- Spartan Laser - An anti-vehicle weapon.
- Spiker - A Brute weapon.
- Sub-Machine Gun- Confirmed in Snowbound screenshot (has been made 'pointier')
- Man Cannon - Capable of catapulting a player across the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/map">map</a>
- Plasma Pistol- Confirmed in 1up's 3 weeks of Halo 3 coverage
- Needler- Confirmed in EGM
- Energy Sword- Confirmed in Weekly Update and in EGM
- Rocket Launcher- Confirmed in Weekly Update
- Particle Beam Rifle- Confirmed by Frankie on Bungie.net article
- Gravity Hammer - Seen in "Starry Night" CGI Trailer for Halo 3 (Carried by a Brute)
Vehicles
File:Untitled.JPG
Mongoose.
- Banshee[8] - E3 Trailer.
- Brute Ghost[9] - 1UP.com
- Ghost - Halo 3 Alpha Screenshots.
- Pelican - Halo 3 Alpha Screenshots.
- Phantom - E3 Trailer.
- Mongoose - Halo 3 Alpha Screenshots.
- Warthog - Halo 3 Alpha Screenshots.
- Wraith - Confirmed in EGM's "3 Weeks of Halo 3"
- Gauss Warthog - Confirmed in EGM's account of small campaign <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/video">video</a>
- Brute Wraith - Possible new Brute vehicle, confirmed in "Stary Night" commercial.
Multiplayer Levels
[[Image:H3 <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/map">map</a>.jpg|right|thumb|A concept model of High Ground.]]
Xbox Live Features:
According to bungie in EGM, Halo 3 will be taking XBL to the next level, if you create a gametype, you can advertise it, and if it gets good ratings it will become a matchmade <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a>, and if you have the vision <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/camera">camera</a> you will be able to <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/video">video</a> chat with your friends, and the ranking system will be based on actual military ranks, instead of numbers, the highest rank you can get is Master Chief, and now you can rank up in custom <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/games">games</a>.
Characters
Other Confirmed Facts About Halo 3
-
File:Spikers.jpg
Spikers, and visible secondary weapons are two of Halo 3's new features.
- The matchmaking system from Halo 2 will be revamped. Call signs will be used instead of small HUD emblems to identify allies. Also, Halo 3's matchmaking system will be based on two different ranks, skill and experience, in order to make the system more fair and to reflect the effect of experience on players' profiles.[10]
- A new version of the Assault Rifle (The MA5C)makes an appearance.
- Master Chief's gloves and armor have also changed noticeably.
- Bungie says that despite several triple wielding illustrations, that is purely fictional and was drawn with an artistic license.
- The combat AI is said to be in testing.
- There will be an ingame <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/video">video</a> recorder that will allow the player to send and recieve machinima videos over Xbox Live.[11]
- Bungie has confirmed via their Weekly Update at Bungie.net that multiplayer as well as singleplayer testing are currently in progress for the title, in varying stages of completion.
- The Bungie website also alluded to "a devastated and Covenant controlled Earth".
- During the Bungie Weekly update of 8-11 it mentions that the testing of the combat dialog for Marines, Elites, and Brutes was underway. So it can be inferred that Brutes will be in the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a>. Also it alluded to Ghosts and the dialog that would be said when one was hijacked.
- Bungie revealed that the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> would have a new "materials system" so advanced that "you could see light reflect off the ground and onto his armor", which will be able to "[show] the difference between his armor and the rubber undersuit". The site also includes that "It's so detailed that if you bring the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/camera">camera</a> close to the Master Chief's visor, you see everything in front of him reflected in it, right down to the ammo counter in his rifle" [2]. In addition, there would be new advanced texturing to reflect permanent, persistent damage.
- In the trailer, Master Chief's Mark VI armor is battle-worn and plasma-scored. Developer Marcus R. Lehto's response: "The Chief is shown as warrior who has seen horrific battle – and it shows. The Earth is dry, barren, ravaged by the Covenant."
- Bungie has confirmed crates in the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> in one of their updates.
- The Master Chief from Halo and Halo 2 is confirmed to be the Spartan in the Halo 3 trailer.
- Although Halo 3 was planned to end the Halo series, future Halo <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/games">games</a> haven't been entirely ruled out. On the Halo 3 FAQ from the official Bungie website it says, "Q: Is this the last ever Halo <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a>? A: It is the conclusion to this story arc." Fans note that it is therefore possible that future <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/games">games</a> could be produced in the Halo universe, even if this particular story arc isn't continued. This was confirmed when Bungie released that the <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/game">game</a> Halo Wars will be released and is in creation.
- Multiplayer characters have their secondary weapons on their body, visible to other players.[12]
- On November 15, Microsoft and Bungie announced a 60 second <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/?=tv">TV</a> spot to <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/search/air">air</a> on Monday Night <a href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/archive/football">Football</a>, December 4th on ESPN. And will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace shortly after.
- Bungie has confirmed that the "face" in the Halo 3 trailer was nothing more than reflections of clouds and Covenant ships.
- In the November 11 Bungie Weekly Update, it has been stated that due to a "significant chunk" of Halo 2 players being female, there might be an option to have a female voice for the Spartan character in multiplayer.[13]
Sources
- ^ Halo 3 to have public beta test By by the BBC Thursday, 16 November 2006, 09:11 GMT
- ^ gamestop.com Release Date
- ^ Best Buy Halo 3 Release Date - Accessed on Dec, 2006
- ^ Bungie.net Weekly Update May 12, 2006
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- ^ http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3155028
- ^ http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=24minutesdude
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- ^ Image:High Ground.jpg
- ^ Bungie Weekly Update Posted by Frankie at 11/10/2006 5:34 PM PST
