Some great new Halo 3 collectibles have just come in at Entertainment Earth last night.
Shown is the Halo 3 Series 3 Jackal Major Action Figure priced at $13.99. Other new arrivals include Halo 3 Series 3 Olive Spartan Soldier Rogue Action Figure, Halo 3 Series 3 War Chieftain Action Figure, Halo 3 Series 3 Elite Combat Action Figure, Halo 3 Series 3 Master Chief Action Figure, all of them at the same price of $13.99 and an EE Exclusive Halo 3 Pale Yellow ODST Action Figure at $14.99. There’s also a Halo 3 Series 3 Action Figure Case priced at $164.99, which sounds like a lot until you realize what you’re getting: 12 individually packaged articulated, accessorized, 6-inch scale action figures. You can save more by combining it with the special offer Entertainment Earth have running until the end of October: Click through from this site and enter the code 4503080 at the checkout to get $15 off any purchase of $99 or more.
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September 26th, 2008
Lots of rumors flying around about the Halo franchise right now, starting with the one quoted at the top here, which came from the lips of Phil Spencer from Microsoft Game Studios.
So, what can we expect? There’s a RTS in the works from Ensemble Studios, due for release some time in the first half of next year. They were also working on a Halo MMO, but this has been canceled by Microsoft, who intend closing the studio after the release of the RTS - which came as a shock to Bruce Shelley and the rest of the staff at Ensemble, as you might expect.
Meanwhile new achievements have been added to Halo 3 on XBL, including three “Vidmaster Challenges” which carry no extra points - but will eventually lead to a “pay-off… a pot of gold at the end of the Vidmaster rainbow and it is something you will want,” according to Bungie. There’s now a total of 79 Achievements, many of which lead to new maps and skulls, but Bungie’s not letting on what the details are for now.
Macfarlane is releasing more figures and collectibles, some are due to arrive in November, and a further batch next June. Pictured is an 18 inch (50cm) Master Chief action figure, which isn’t in stock yet. Entertainment Earth have a big range, and are offering $15 off any order of $99 or more if you click through from here and enter the code 4503080 at the checkout.
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September 23rd, 2008
The Halo trilogy, The Flood, First Strike and The Fall of Reach are in stock now at Amazon as a boxed set priced at $16.30 right now (usual price $23.97).
The series has 114 reviews, averaging at 4.5 stars, which is pretty good. According to Chris Lee Mullins, “Eric Nylund does a great job of injecting some humanity into the Spartans (yes, there’s more than one) and some drama and strategy into fight scenes with the Covenent[sic].” He reckons it’s an impressive “fleshing out” of a wonderful game series. So if you’ve been wondering about something in the game, it’s definitely worth taking a look.
Halo, Books 1-3 (The Flood; First Strike; The Fall of Reach)
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August 22nd, 2008
