Halo 3 Beta out today at 1pm
16 May 2007, 12:32 AM
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Halo 3 Beta out today at 1pm
Yes you heard correct, halo 3 beta is available to download as of 1pm this afternoon to Crackdown game owners or some "family and friends" members of the bungie forums that were randomly sent codes they could redeem on the marketplace!
CANT WAIT!
CANT WAIT!
16 May 2007, 08:27 AM
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Official launch date has also been announced, earlier than I thought it would be:
Xbox.com | Xbox News - Halo 3 Release Date Announced
Xbox.com | Xbox News - Halo 3 Release Date Announced
16 May 2007, 11:56 AM
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It took nearly 3 hours to download for me, and that's on a 10meg line. Download rates to seem to vary wildly. I guess it depends on which download server you get connected to (and the network traffic).
Not bothering with the Halo3 beta myself. I'll wait until all the bugs are removed and the final graphics are put in before I bother with it
Not bothering with the Halo3 beta myself. I'll wait until all the bugs are removed and the final graphics are put in before I bother with it
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16 May 2007, 01:37 PM
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Folks are reporting problems downloading the Halo 3 Beta via Crackdown this morning. We have alerted the appropriate Live authorities and they are taking care of the problem as we speak. More news as it comes in.
16 May 2007, 05:31 PM
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LOL, so much fuss about playing an unfinished game (and it's probably bug ridden - as they've already had to release a patch). The power of hype strikes again
16 May 2007, 06:53 PM
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No hype here, I don't recall seeing much said or given away about Halo3, I'm certainly not expecting anything ground breaking over Halo2. Simply enjoyed 1 & 2 and looking forward to this one..
16 May 2007, 11:02 PM
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Depends on the company releasing the software. When we release beta software externally, it's usually complete and almost bug free 
It's one of the most hyped games of the year
I don't recall seeing much said or given away about Halo3,
It's one of the most hyped games of the year
17 May 2007, 08:17 AM
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17 May 2007, 08:25 AM
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Downloaded this morning, took about 40 minutes.
Had a quick root around (movie menu etc) but not many people playing at 06:15 ;-)
Wouldn't mind a pound for every "server busy" message over the next 4 days related to H3-beta
Had a quick root around (movie menu etc) but not many people playing at 06:15 ;-)
Wouldn't mind a pound for every "server busy" message over the next 4 days related to H3-beta
17 May 2007, 09:11 AM
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BTW, you can background download it if you want to start it running and have the 360 switch off when done.
Just start it downloading via Crackdown, then stop the download and return to the dashboard. Under the Marketplace tab, Account Settings, Download History, you can resume the download and shutdown your console (presuming you have Background Downloads activated).
Just start it downloading via Crackdown, then stop the download and return to the dashboard. Under the Marketplace tab, Account Settings, Download History, you can resume the download and shutdown your console (presuming you have Background Downloads activated).
18 May 2007, 12:25 AM
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Talk about frustrating! Load Crackdown, 2 minutes later, load Halo 3 beta. Wait up to 10 minutes for xbox live to 'match' you a game. Finally get to play but sometimes game kicks you off after a minute or finishes after about 3 minutes. Then it's back to boring old matchmaking again.
The game is great but xbox live is just **** - I'm on a one month gold trial but no way is it worth £5 a month.
Is it this bad for everyone?
The game is great but xbox live is just **** - I'm on a one month gold trial but no way is it worth £5 a month.
Is it this bad for everyone?
18 May 2007, 10:13 AM
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you need the disc as it loads from it but it's fantastic played it for about 3 hours yesterday.
It's more Halo 1 multiplayer then Halo 2 (which i didn't like) new weapons (Spartan Laser,Spiker pistols,geo sheild,trip mines,Minigun,new style Rocket launcher),new vehicle (mongoose basically a quad bike).
It's more Halo 1 multiplayer then Halo 2 (which i didn't like) new weapons (Spartan Laser,Spiker pistols,geo sheild,trip mines,Minigun,new style Rocket launcher),new vehicle (mongoose basically a quad bike).