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9th Map identified

rRootage scanned the display case for the new Multiplayer Map Pack – he found it on display at EBGames. It contains pretty solid confirmation that one of the remaining maps (almost certainly Backwash) is set in a 343GS-type swamp… which would pin down Frankie’s last remaining hint word, ‘Firefly’. The original post is here, with speculation – the actual scan is in this post. (This is news because before this point, 8 of the 9 maps were either released or fully described (look for the writeups on Luke Timmins’ talk at the University of Utah for details on 4 of the 5 coming out in June) – Backwash was the only unknown, and many people speculated that it would be a remake of Damnation. Looks like that’s not the case.) Update: Whoa. mnemesis noticed yet another box acronym. Get started! (If you don’t know about Bungie and box acronyms… read this.)