Halo 3 to Drop This Weekend?

Alright take this one with about a 400-pound grain of salt, but word on the street is that Halo 3 could find its way on shelves within the next seven days. The launch would strategically coincide with the release of the PlayStation 3.

Indeed, Bill Gates was quoted last year saying something to the effect that launching Halo 3 close to the PS3 launch would be perfect because it would divert consumers from the new Sony system. Microsoft later became sketchy on confirming that fact though. Could it be that it was simply trying to mask its plan? Could Halo 3 really be good to go?

The rumor comes from a person who states that Halo 3 will be available at some retailers this weekend and everywhere by next Tuesday. Who knows if it’s true, but I guess we’ll see in a week.

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dmay (Who am I?)

This is completely not true. Halo will come out at at the earliest nest year according to Bungie Studios the developer of Halo 3.

 
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webonics (Who am I?)

Any update on that $100 XBox 360 Amazon.com bundle that CrunchGear posted about last weekend?!? :0)

 
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SixSider (Who am I?)

I don’t know where you are hearing these rumors… but they are so so so clearly illinformed. You clearly have not done a google search for “Halo 3″ in the last 6 months. You clearly haven’t even taken a casual look at Bungie’s website or at 1up.com.

Yes, 400-pound grain of salt indeed. I… just can’t even think of how wrong this is.

 
YOUNG BOY BLAZE

YOUR A TOTAL DUMBASS

 
halo mad

ermmm…….i hope it happens but i cant see it

 
Uhh Negative

lol, this would be impossible.

 
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lb (Who am I?)

damnit this site is freaking worthless making up nonsence 100 360’s now this

 
Steven Berry

Are you retarded?

 
OMG

What a DUMBass

 
MOG

it comes out in 2007

 
Derek

dude this is true,
i JUST got my copy of halo three
if you dont believe me check out my gamertag on xbox live
my tag is Im With Stupid
look at my achievements
itll prove i have it and that it is dropping by the end of this week

 
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Chuck (Who am I?)

Im With Stupid is not a gamertag and Halo 3 will ship in March 2007

 
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Derek is lyinga (Who am I?)

Some sort of information is going to be released tommorow regarding Halo, but it is litterally IMPOSSIBLE for Halo 3 to come out this weekend. Halo 3 is perhaps the most anticipated game ever, and Microsoft would be dumbasses to have it come out of no where. When Halo 3 comes out next year, it will so hyped-up with commercials, and other bussiness scams. Halo 3 is NOT coming out tommorow….period.

 
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Stephen (Who am I?)

Derek, you really are a retard arent you?

 
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Stephen (Who am I?)

Well, derek is a retard, but Chuck, your March date isnt confirmed either, its just a rumor, like November is. Different websites that offer preorders are citing different dates, so dont go with gamestop’s release date or whatever.

So unless you can show me some real PROOF, instead of speculation, stop saying it’ll be released in March.

 
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YouFuckingR-tard (Who am I?)

N’oh My God!

You are so fucking Retarded its Unbeliveable.
There is more chance that Bill Gates & Peter Moore will buy a PS3 than Halo 3 coming out in the next Seven days.

p.s. You Dumbass

 
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Steve (Who am I?)

Seriously, if you know there’s barely any chance that there’s any truth to this rumor, why even post it? All this does is hurt your credibility, which is already going to take a big hit if this $100 Xbox 360 rumor turns out to be false…

 
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Larry Leper (Who am I?)

No Freaking Way!

It would be the smartest thing MS ever did if it happened though.

 
iii start iii

this shit is so gay these fags need to get a life that shit will not come out atleast untill next year and the game is not even in the alpha stage yet which means that the graphics arent totally made yet and some of the items arent made yet. if you dont believe me do a search for halo 3 on the 1up website and you will see… derek you are gay as fuck dont try to lie you little bitch

 
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Ryan (Who am I?)

Has anybody actually checked out mr. “Im With Stupid”? I’m hesitating because if i do, and it is in fact fake, i would feel like a dumbass.

 
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MR OBVIOUS (Who am I?)

“FINISH THE FIGHT 2007″

hmmm…. tough one! o_0

 
Mac

Derek…my friend…there isn’t an account on Xbox Live named Im With Stupid. Thanks for pulling my leg…halo 3 comes out in 2007. And idk what street the author is hanging out at but i can tell u its a lieing one.

-Mac

 
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Eric B (Who am I?)

Seriously, this is embarassing for a “reputable” blog to post something like this.

 
Mike

Look around at this website
http://www.bungie.net/

And this
http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3154510

Now tell me, does it look like it would be released this week?
Not to mention the trailer says “finish the fight 2007.”

 
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Ron (Who am I?)

Well, if you would have read the article it did say that Bungie and Microsodt have been basicly lying and that were all along going to release H3 around the time of PS3. This would be very possible they could have been further along in developement than led us to be. I don’t see the sense in this marketing strategy though. Granted you don’t need to advertise and market this game at all for it to be successful and if this turns out to true then they would have saved millions in ads and marketing and would bank even more profit than they did with H2.

 
Unreal

You have got to be kidding me. How can you possibly think that Halo 3 will come out this weekend? Everyone knows that Halo 3 already came out a month ago! Get with the program, dummy.

 
Wow

What an idiot. Everyone knows Halo 3 came out a month ago!

 
Max

I think this would just be too big a secret to contain. I’m thinking of all the people who would have to be involved in the production and distribution of all the discs not leaking a damn thing. That’s a lot of mouths to keep quiet.

 
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Derek sucks (Who am I?)

his ass

 
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Jeremy (Who am I?)

hey derek thats not even a real gamertag i check so what now

 
HBNDonut

Bungie just promised us a Halo 3 multiplayer beta demo for next spring, and new maps for Halo 2 next spring… I highly doubt this rumor is true. Plus the Halo 3 ad campaigns dont start until December 4th.

Sorry.

 
nick dick dodger

Hey, I don’t believe you. Look, No commercials, no real facts, and no proof. And I don’t believe anything about a “100 dollar 360.” Dood just get off the crack

 
Eric

There is no way Halo 3 is coming out next week. It doesn’t make any sense. It would take sales away from Gears of War and not only that, but by 2007, Sony would be on track with their production of PS3’s.

There won’t be enough PS3’s to go around when Sony launches this Friday. So that gives MS a little bit of breathing room. If Microsoft is stupid enough to release Halo 3 next week, that would leave them without a killer application for 2007 and open to a Sony onslaught.

END OF STORY!

 
Eric

There is no way Halo 3 is coming out next week. It doesn’t make any sense. It would take sales away from Gears of War and not only that, but by 2007, Sony would be on track with their production of PS3’s.

There won’t be enough PS3’s to go around when Sony launches this Friday. So that gives MS a little bit of breathing room. If Microsoft is stupid enough to release Halo 3 next week, that would leave them without a killer application for 2007 and open to a Sony onslaught.

END OF STORY!!!!

 
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Eric D. (Who am I?)

There is no way Halo 3 is coming out next week. It doesn’t make any sense. It would take sales away from Gears of War and not only that, but by 2007, Sony would be on track with their production of PS3’s.

There won’t be enough PS3’s to go around when Sony launches this Friday. So that gives MS a little bit of breathing room. If Microsoft is stupid enough to release Halo 3 next week, that would leave them without a killer application for 2007 and open to a Sony onslaught.

END OF STORY!!!!!!!

 
Luke

Funny (for Blake) is that he is getting paid when he posts those things and everybody swarms to his site.

Next up: $49 dollar Zune

 
David

This article seems a little bit more realistic:

http://www.nforcershq.com/article7070.html

It talks about new information on Halo 3 and how Bungie is still interested in consumer feedback. Which means Halo 3 is not finished yet and is still in the Beta stage.

 
David
 
JJ

So, the beta is in the spring of 07, but the game will be out in seven days. You don’t even hint at where your sources are! This level of incompetence isn’t even possible. This must be a crappy attempt to generate more traffic. Oh crap, it worked!

 
longjohn

Halo 3 will be i stores after it is shipped. I just hope it will be available after its release. I hope that it tunrs out to be as good as the finished product. If history is anything to go by, im sure it will be.

 
murthan

Don’t forget, idiots, he said it was a rumor. It’s the job of blogs like this one to report on the rumors, no matter how stupid. Also he said it’s unlikely and to take it with tons of salt, so lay off. It’s not like he’s betting on it.

 
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iamandmyself (Who am I?)

SUUUUUUUCKEEEEEEERRRRRRRSSSS

 
cant tell ya

i work for a major game review website and i got a early copy of the game. i really shouldnt be saying this since i can get fired.

 
halofan

Make that a 2million pound grain of salt. What a retarted guy to start a rumor like that, must be in the 2nd grade, anybody is desperate to hear any news on Halo3 and would listen to anyone.

 
Bwahaha

this is the shittiest, most made up uninformed bullshit website that ever was.

 
Sentry

I feel this is so completly untrue, Why in the hell would Bill Gates release a game to the public,( to whom have been waiting for so long) to lower the profit of the PS3. my thought is when Halo3 comes out next year it will already take the popularity of the PS3 away anyway. Halo has been so popular from the get go that the finale frontier or the final halo( if so) will rock the shit out of the

 
Sentry

PS3

 
Sentry

THERE IS NO REASON FOR BUNGIE TO TAKE SUCH A DRAMATIC STEP TO LOWER THE POPULARITY OF THE PS3, THERE IS KNOWN,,,,, SO,,,,, YOU NEED TO TALK TO WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH AND QUIT GETTING THE FACTS THAT YOU HAVE OFF OF GOOGLE AND START YOUR ACOUNT ON BUNGIE TODAY.

 
Sentry

PLUS NOT CONSIDERING THE PROFIT IT WILL TAKE FROM THE “GEARS OF WAR THINK ABOUT IT DUDE IT DOESNT MAKE SENCE AT ALL

 
Sentry

I REALLY FEEL THAT EVERBODY IN THIS ROOM WHO IS ONLINE, IS COMPLETLY HYPED UP ABOUT THE RELEASE OF HALO3 NEXT YEAR. BUT FOR YOU TO GET ON AND SAY THAT OR TO START A RUMOR ,,, WELL ITS STUOID AND PLUS I REALLY DONT BELIEVE THAT WHAT A WEEK AFTER THE FIRST ACTUAL ONLINE PLAY OF HALO3 WITHIN BUNGIES LINE. I WOULD HIGHLY DOUGHT EVERY THING WAS PERFECT A THEY WENT AHEAD AND MADE MILLIONS OF COPIES WITHIN A WEEK. iTS IMPOSSIBEL SORRY

 
Tyler

What I don’t get is why is Microsoft airing commercials over t.v. when the game doesn’t come out for at least another six months. Unless it has a release date at the end of the commercial and they are airing it just to get a bigger audiences hype up and make sure people will know its only for xbox 360 that way parents and kids will want one or buy one for christmas.

 
a 138

If I was in charge of deciding when Halo 3 would be released, I would sooooo make it be released in the next seven days. Noone would expect it, it would make gaming history as the most random thing ever. There’s a possibility is could be released but then again, it’s pretty farfetched. To the people who keep saying alpha-stage blah blah blah. How do you know it’s in pre-alpha? Because the people who want to blindside you with a random ass release date told you it’s in pre-alpha?

 
radcon

I hope it is coming out this weekend I really want to play it!!

 
Retards

to cant tell ya:

You bloody idiot…your a stupid bum living on a street corner

 
Donut

I like puppies

 
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lol (Who am I?)

“# MR OBVIOUS

November 14th, 2006 at 8:29 pm

“FINISH THE FIGHT 2007″

hmmm…. tough one! o_0″

I’m with this kid. think about it
“finish the Fight 2007″
(yea this must mean its comming out this week)

 
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Abbas Mohammed (Who am I?)

I LOVE HALO 3 ITS BRILLIANT I WAS THE MARKETER OF THE GAME DAT NAME IS OF MY COUSINS ABBAS MOHAMMED WHO DIED WEN HE WAS 67 I LOVED MY UNCLE SO MUCH AND HALO 3 IS ABSOLUTELY FANTSATIC EMAIL ME AND ILL TELL U ALL ABOUT IT MY MSN ADI IS abbas_blues_786@hotmail.co.uk ok halo 3 is longa trust me and guess wat master chief shows his face and dats a suprise

 
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Abbas Mohammed (Who am I?)

u waana know somethin the flood is more powerful and masta chief and arbiter reunite togetha to finis h the fight its one of hell of a fcukon game

 
Abbas Mohammed

Im Undefetaed in da halo game im de best ya get me

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