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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.
Technorati Tags: bungie, ensemble studios, halo 3, halo achievements, halo collectibles, halo wars, macfarlane action figures, xbox 360 halo
September 23rd, 2008
Halo is definitely in the news this week, starting with Bungie desperately backpedalling to quash rumors that AI ‘bots were to be added to Halo 3. As this is a finished product, it seemed pretty unlikely anyway. They’re not saying anything about future incarnations, though…
Which may be just as well, since Halo 3 has been knocked off the top spot on XBL for the second week running by COD4.
But the most interesting rumor concerns Halo 4, which is rumored to be under development by Gearbox, creators of Brothers in Arms. According to Joystiq… who heard it from OXM… who have been doing a bit of undercover work at Gearbox… who aren’t saying anything one way or the other, apart from studio chief Pitchford’s comment, “When you find out what this is, you’ll likely agree that I can’t oversell this one.”
Whatever Gearbox are working on, it appears that it’s destined for the next Xbox, aka Xbox 720 - even though Microsoft have said within the last 6 months that there is no next Xbox planned - which given their track record makes it almost definite that one is on the way.
Technorati Tags: brothers in arms, bungie, cod 4, gearbox, halo 3, halo 4, halo ai, xbl, xbox 720, xbox live
August 27th, 2008
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