Halo 3

Halo‘s Premiere Included a Sneaky Nod to Mass Effect

A cute reference from one video game adaptation to another that's been in the works for a while.

How Halo’s Past with TV and Film Helped Shape the New Series

From those great commercials to those OK earlier shows, they all contributed.

10 Greatest Examples of Space Battle Smack Talk

The greatest tacticians in space don’t just use high-energy beams and force shields, they use psychology. And the best interstellar smack-downs start with the trash talking before a single shot is fired. Whether it’s Kirk mocking Khan’s superior intellect or Adama growling into the space-phone, nothing improves a shootout in space like a good calling-you-out…

10 of the Best (Clue: Worst) Unboxing Videos—Uncovered!

In my opinion, unboxing videos died in 2007, when Brian Lam unboxed (and tossed out the window*) his Halo 3 swag bag. Nonetheless, camcorder-owners have persisted in filming every product launch since…and I mean every product. TechRadar has the list. https://gizmodo.com/halo-3-xbox-360-swag-bag-is-incredible-unbagging-shots-302483 Why did “motherboardsorg” feel it was necessary to unbox his copy of Windows 7?…

Master Chief Hoodie Thwarts Cool Fall Breeze

Man’s greatest triumphs are often his smallest. You may not live to defeat those purple dudes and kinda tannish green dudes that Master Chief pwnd through his Halo franchise, but you can absolutely dominate temperatures ranging down to 47-degrees Fahrenheit. The Master Chief hoodie is Ecko’s latest geeksploitation jacket. It’s $88 and vaguely resembles Spartan…

War Is Good-Looking Hell In New Halo Trailer

Ignore the Bear McCreary-esque music and goggle at the impressive new trailer for Halo 3: ODST. Suddenly you’ll want a Halo movie as much as Stuart Beattie. https://gizmodo.com/gi-joes-writer-pitches-the-internet-his-halo-movie-5317671 [IGN] (Via)

Impressive Halo Desktop Lets You Snipe Your Favorite Programs

Lifehacker reader rykennedyan created this customized desktop based on Halo, and even if you’re not a gamer, you’ve got to appreciate the workmanship that went into this. Check out what it can do after the jump. [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/the-halo-3-hud-desktop-5297193 The desktop is made from a string of custom Rainmeter configurations on a Halo 3 background image.…

Halo 3 ODST Collector’s Edition Controller Won’t Fit in Convenant Hands

Finally a collector’s edition that isn’t complete fanboy exploitation: This “exclusive” controller is bundled in the $99 collector’s edition of Halo 3 ODST, and it’s markedly less tacky than the original overly glossy Halo 3 pads. But um, wasn’t Microsoft busy killing the controller about an hour ago? [Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-project-natal-full-body-motion-control-one-up-5274319

$400 Xbox 360 Game of the Year Bundle Confirmed

The rumors were right. Microsoft is releasing a “Game Of The Year Bundle” including the Xbox 360 Elite, Halo 3 and Fable 2 for $400—the same price of the standalone Elite console. It’s not an AMAZING deal, but if you’re looking to “jump in” to the Xbox 360, these are games you’ll want to play…

Rumor: $400 Xbox Elite Bundle to Include Halo 3 and Fable 2

Ars Technica’s Microsoft mole has revealed an upcoming Xbox 360 Elite bundle including Halo 3 and Fable 2 said to cost a mere $400 (the same price as the base Elite.) If the rumor is true, it seems very likely that Microsoft is phasing out the somewhat obsolete Elite (since the $299 Xbox is basically…

Halo 3 Shooter Daniel Petric Convicted of Murder

Daniel Petric, a 17-year-old who was on trial for killing his mom and shooting his dad after being banned from playing Halo 3, has been convicted of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and other charges.Since writing the original article documenting how Petric broke into his father’s safe to retrieve his copy of Halo 3 while…

Boy Allegedly Shot Parents Who Took Halo 3 Away

After his parents took away Halo 3, Daniel Petric shot them both, killing his mother, according to the prosecution in this 17-year-old’s murder trial. Daniel Petric was caught with Halo 3 on his way into the house after sneaking out to buy the game. His father then took it, placing the game in a lockbox—the…

Dealzmodo: LE Halo 3 Xbox 360 Going for $199 at Hot Topic

Hot Topic? Yeah, it seems weird, but the bottom line is that if you act now you can score a Limited Edition Halo 3 Xbox 360 for only $199. If you’ve been paying attention, that is the same price that the Arcade system is currently going for. The only difference is that this version scores…

Papercraft Halo Dropship Makes For a Cheap-Ass Holiday Gift

If you enjoyed creating the Master Chief papercraft figure, you can now spend your holiday downtime tackling another Halo related project —the D77 Pelican Dropship. Plus, if you are poor or stingy, you could always pass the finished project off to one of your gamer friends as a gift. After all, the gifts you make…

Stupid Guy Sues Microsoft for $5 Million Because Halo 3 Crashed His Xbox 360

Randy Nunez’s Xbox 360 is being beaten to death by Halo 3, so that it “routinely, consistently, and systematically ‘froze,’ ‘crashed,’ or ‘locked up.'” Naturally, this “disrupted game play.” For his pain and suffering of having to reset his console to resume getting teabagged, he wants $5 million and class action status, ’cause “many consumers”…

Halo 3 Legendary Edition $60 Shipped at Amazon

At only $60 with free shipping, you too can afford to toss around the helmet from the Halo 3 Legendary Edition and not feel (too) bad about it. It’s Amazon’s deal of the day, so make haste before they sell out. [Amazon] http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/?tag=gizmodo08c-20 https://gizmodo.com/halo-3-xbox-360-swag-bag-is-incredible-unbagging-shots-302483

Giz/Kotaku Halo 3 Match…and Reluctant but Heartfelt Tubgirl Apology

Click to view Hey people who’ve been following the tubgirl stuff. I’ve been thinking about it for the better part of the day, and I’m sorry, I should have used a lesser image for the prank. Yea, it wasn’t very thoughtful considering the many readers of Kotakuwho view the site from work and school. Also,…

The pink and blue wireless Xbox controllers you may have seen around the ‘net are now on sale, for $49.99, complementing the “chill” and black controllers, not to mention all of the crazy special-edition ones. Something tells me pink ain’t gonna satisfy a true Halo 3 chick like her, though. [Xbox] https://gizmodo.com/master-chief-is-really-a-lesbian-marries-samus-nsfw-303412

Photoshop Contest Time! Insert Bill Gates Throughout History.

We all know that the Halo 3 launch yesterday was THE BIGGEST EVENT IN HISTORY, according to Microsoft. Above, you can see a photo of Billy Gates during the launch, looking like he just rolled out of bed. Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is this: put Bill in other historic situations. I…

Microsoft Offering Disc Replacements For Scratched Halo 3 Limited Edition

If your Halo 3 Limited Edition discs are scratched—like ours were—you can get a replacement disc by filling out a form and sending your disc back to Microsoft. Of course, this will take up to two weeks for delivery—not counting the time it takes for your disc to get to Microsoft—which may be too long…