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AH: Gears of War 3 Beta – All you need to know
The chainsaw-rrific multiplayer beta finally has an official release date, going live to the public from April 25th and will run until May 15th, giving you all plenty of time to check out the new features. Bulletstorm Epic Edition holders will get early access as promised, and will be able to enjoy the Beta from April 18th, meaning they’ll get almost a month of frag tagging fun!
Players will have a chance to try out three brand new competitive modes during the Beta, spread across four maps which include the two voted for on Facebook, Trenches and Old Town. This is your chance to shape the way the final part of the trilogy plays, but there will also be plenty of unlockables up for grabs for when you purchase the full retail version. Unlockables in the Beta include the gold retro Lancer, Cole’s Thrashball outfit, flaming Hammerburst, flaming Lancer, a flaming Gnasher shotgun, flaming Sawn-Off and even a shiny medal to say you were a Beta tester.
Not only that, but Microsoft confirmed three retail versions of the game including a Limited edition and Epic edition along with a standard version of the game. No details have been given as to what exactly will be included with each version, but more in game unlocks are definitely on the cards.
Ninja Fragger Note: All you REALLY need to know is that it’s Gears Of War 3 so it’s going to be fucking awesome!
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Mythic Difficulty Guide – Lone Wolf
The final chapter of Tyrant’s Mythic Difficulty Guide for Halo: Reach is now online – and it’s definitely worth your time. Lone Wolf is a pretty special level, for a lot of reasons – and Tyrant’s treatment honors the spirit quite nicely. To Tyrant, I say – well done, sir.(Louis Wu 16:08:56 UTC)
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Diamond Eyes
AssaultGodzilla is back with another Halo HMV – this one is set to Shinedown’s Diamond Eyes. As always, timing and clip choices rock.(Louis Wu 15:59:29 UTC)
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Experimenting with the Halo Universe
Frank O’Connor told CVG that 343i’s not working on a sequel to Halo Wars right now, but if they were, it could work with Kinect. Interesting! (This showed up in my Google feed, but thanks to ElzarTheBam for starting a thread on our forum.)(Louis Wu 15:56:38 UTC)
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Super Space Gordon and the Robot Ninjas
Pierre Tartaix sent word of Super Space Gordon and the Robot-Ninjas, a pretty awesome Halo 3-based machinima created by TGO GMBH. Fantastic combination of in-game footage and special effects… and an entertaining story, to boot. This was created for a contest on Virtualflicks.net… good luck to the crew!(Louis Wu 12:29:12 UTC)
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New avatar goodies coming with Defiant
onebitrocket noticed an article at OXM UK showing off screens of new avatar accessories coming with the Defiant Map Pack – a Pelican and a Scarab – along with one new T-shirt, in both male and female flavors. More stuff to spend your points on! Update: sorry, that’s not a Pelican, it’s a jetpack. Thanks, Harmanimus (and others).(Louis Wu 12:28:49 UTC)
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Friday’s Fan Fiction
Two new poems have been posted for your reading enjoyment in the Fan Fiction section… go check ’em out!(Louis Wu 12:27:36 UTC)
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Only one of us is wearing bulletproof armor…
TCKaos pointed out Part 4 of Modern Warfare 2 meets Metal Gear Solid, a pretty well-done live-action film that’s relevant here because of the presence of Master Chief. Nice coreography! (Louis Wu 12:25:53 UTC)
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Sparky’s Guide to Reach Vehicle Handling
Sparkypinball put together a very nice Guide to Reach Vehicle Handling – read it for tips on how to make your games even better! (Louis Wu 12:25:04 UTC)
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Helmets pop up in odd places
kornman00 ran across an interesting reference shot created for the 2012 suite of Autodesk tools… read his post for details. Nice find! (Louis Wu 12:24:39 UTC)
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Reach on Games on Demand?
Duncan noticed that Halo: Reach is on Major Nelson’s list of games coming to Games on Demand – on March 15. Seems a little early in its life cycle? (Louis Wu 12:24:07 UTC)
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Bungie To Make An MMOAG?
Back when Halo was first announced, there were hints of a persistent, online world. Last year at GDC, Bungie’s own Joseph Staten hinted at such a thing. Now it seems like this year’s GDC presentation by David Aldridge may have tipped Bungie’s hand; the company is reportedly making a massively multiplayer action game. Since Microsoft now owns Halo and 343 Industries is shepherding it, it remains to be seen what setting this game will exist in.
Seen at HBO.
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Massively Multiplayer, Not So Massively Surprising
IGN posted a news item a bit over an hour ago from the GDC stating that Bungie’s next game will indeed be a Massively Multiplayer venture. Injunfett also started a thread on our forums about the news, drop by and offer your opinions. We know you have them. Interesting times are afoot for Bungie fans, for certain!(GrimBrother One 02:35:17 UTC)
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Having Faith In A Soundtrack
Continuing where we left off from yesterday with news of a new Halo Fan Film: “Faith”, we bring you the first original music for it, composed by Daniel Ciurlizza. Definitely worth the listen!(GrimBrother One 02:31:30 UTC)
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AH: Fight Night Champion: The Awakening Achievement Guide
We’re back with another Fight Night Champion guide for you today. This one shows how to get the “The Awakening” Achievement. Enjoy!
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Chao – Halo: Reach Montage 1
Chao created his first Halo: Reach montage. We heard about it on Bungie’s Comm Chatter. Lots of multikills, and some effort to time the action to the music. Go watch!(Louis Wu 21:06:03 UTC)
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AH: Rage Quit: The Impossible Game
Mkilla takes a stab at the Xbox Live Indie darling: The Impossible Game.
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
