Halo 3

In a recent post on the Bungie blog, makers of the Halo series of videogames, the company writes they are rallying their fan community to help the Haiti relief efforts. The company is selling a special shirt where all proceeds will go to the American Red Cross. Sales from all other Bungie “swag”…

At the Tokyo Game Show, a new release of an Xbox 360 exclusive, Halo 3 Recon, was announced. The Recon game is a standalone expansion that extends “Halo 3” with several hours of a new campaign and multiplayer gameplay. Although Recon is being released after Halo 3, it’s really a prequel that…

Microsoft and Bungie just announced that April 15th is the release date for the next wave of downloadable content for Halo 3. The new content, entitled the Legendary Map Pack, will include three new maps: Ghost Town, Avalanche, and one other map, yet to be revealed. Additionally, there will be some…

Happy Halo Map Pack Day! As of today, Halo 3's formerly $10 set of maps, the Heroic Map Pack, is now free. This add-on lets you add new battle zones to the Halo 3 game. The pack consists of the Rat's Nest, Standoff, and Foundry maps, where players are provided with things like labyrinthine mazes…

When I first saw the Halo 3 commercial, I thought that it was rendered (how else do you have still explosions?) And even while I had walked past the two Halo 3 dioramas setup in the Microsoft Company store many times, I just didn't put the two together. But as it turns out, the Halo 3…

This year, at the E for All Expo Major League Gaming consumed the largest amount of real estate of any exhibitor. And for very good reason. Not only were they giving away thousands and thousands of dollars, but they were also offering free Halo 3  tips and tricks. Want to learn a…

One of the great things about working at Microsoft is the internal distribution lists. You start with a group of people who are wicked smart, put them on a distribution list about a product, service, or subject that they are passionate about, and then you apply the manners and decorum that…

The launch of Halo 3 clearly was the biggest thing in entertainment history since sliced bread. Was sliced bread entertaining? Anyway, our Xbox community team (you probably know them from the GamerScore Blog-Casts) decided to reach out into the sea of Halo fans and pluck out a few choice…

It's Friday so it's time to check in with my boys from The GamerScore Blog. This week we reflected on what is now known as the biggest launch in entertainment history: Halo 3. On top of that we threw out some Tokyo Game Show goodness and took a look at what we have coming out on the…

A Microsoft divulgou hoje em um press release que Halo 3 superou US$ 170 milhões em vendas somente nos Estados Unidos dentro das primeiro 24 horas. Esse valor é superior às vendas em bilheteria de "Homem Aranha 3" e às vendas do último livro de Harry Pottter, "Harry Potter and the…