The beta will contain three maps; Snowbound, High Ground and Valhalla, which represent a mixture of large- and medium-scale combat environments and are all brand-new. The Halo 3 beta will also contain some of the new vehicles, including the Mongoose ATV, as well as new weapons, such as the new machine gun and Brute Spiker.
“Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 changed the face of console gaming forever,” said Shane Kim, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios. “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 passionate fan base is tremendously exciting for us.”
If you haven't managed to get an invitation to the beta just yet - never fear - copies of Crackdown with the Halo 3 beta are still available. If the one month wait is still too much for you to bear, you can whet your appetite with some new Halo 3 behind the scenes features at Bungie's website and on Xbox Live Marketplace (in lovely high definition).
We'll have an in-depth hands-on with the beta when it goes up and you might even see a few of the PALGN staff playing on there with you.
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