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Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta to be Released on Xbox Live on May 16 by Microsoft

Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios have sent word that the multiplayer beta of Halo 3 will be made available to gamers via Xbox Live. The beta will be launched on May 16, 2007 at 5 a.m. PDT and will run through till 11:59 p.m. PDT, June 6, 2007.

Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta on May 16

The beta version can be downloaded by gamers who secured their admission to the multiplayer beta either through the “Rule of Three” promotion or by purchasing a specially marked copy of “Crackdown” for Xbox 360. After downloading the beta on Xbox LIVE, these gamers can play it online by using their Xbox LIVE Gold account.

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About the Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta:

    When gamers gather online to play the multiplayer beta via Xbox LIVE in May, they will be treated to three richly detailed, action-oriented maps: Snowbound, High Ground and Valhalla, which represent a mixture of large- and medium-scale combat environments and are brand-new to “Halo 3.” Every map will test gamers’ mettle as they are placed behind the controls of new “Halo 3” vehicles such as the agile Mongoose all-terrain vehicle, and armed with deadly weapons such as the new and improved Assault Rifle, the ferocious Brute Spiker, the devastating Spartan Laser and the treacherous new Spike Grenades. This is just a taste of what gamers will experience later this fall when “Halo 3” goes on sale.

Shane Kim, Corporate VP, Microsoft Game Studios says, “Halo: Combat Evolved and ‘Halo 2’ changed the face of console gaming forever. Gamers from around the world have logged more than 800 million hours on Xbox LIVE playing ‘Halo 2,’ and years after its launch it remains the No. 1 title on our Xbox LIVE network. Bringing an early look at the multiplayer elements of ‘Halo 3’ to our ardent fan base is extremely exhilarating for us.”

Halo 3 is expected to release for the Xbox 360 in September 2007 in three editions, Standard, Limited and Legendary. Thirty-five days to go and we will know whether Halo 3 will live up to the hype or not!

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