In this rather nifty write-up on the Halo 3 phenomenon, and one can indeed call it that, we learn that the second sequel in Microsoft's crown jewel has already shifted over a million copies before its release date of September 25th. The videogame, set in a future where frat boys rule the Internet and the word "fag" has become a universal greeting is, quite literally, huge. Huger perhaps than we 'hardcore' gamers, who care less for the mainstream with our smug veneer and obscure chateaux l'something wine, might wish to admit.
The article does a good job of showing how big of a deal Halo 3 is. Microsoft is going to be pumping millions into the promotion of this title and you can expect to see Master Chief's helmet everywhere as we enter the fall -- on drinks cans, on your french fries, and of course on your television screens. I can't imagine there will be anything less than a merchandising explosion, and Pepsi has recently struck a large promotional deal with The 'Soft. Whether you game or not, you will likely know the name Halo before the year is out.
Go read the article, absorb the hugeness of Halo 3 and then ask yourself -- why are videogames still treated like a lesser form of entertainment? It quite literally does not make sense when you see the launch of a game treated like the next blockbuster hit movie.
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4:28 AM on 08.09.2007
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I wonder if they'll be able to keep up with demand for this game.
I really hope so.
There was only 1 copy of Halo2 left last year and i swear people were planning to jump me after i got ahold of it.....
The images of being squished by a fag sweaty man have haunted my mind ever since....
Srsly, cut that shit out :)
Does that mean Starship Troopers or Invader Zim should be R rated? What a stupid comment that tarnishes this embattled industry. Especially after the Manhunt 2 debate.
(I thought Jim hated e/b/aumsworld)
As for Halo 3, like the "films" Spiderman 3 or Matrix 3, I expect huge sales initially, then huge drop off after a month.
And also like Spiderman 3 or Matrix 3, I don't think Halo 3 should be not be considered a "lesser form of entertainment" just because it's well promoted and will make a lot of money. Video games are perceived by the mainstream the same way soap operas or pop music are. A guilty pleasure, something unsophisticated that appeals to our less evolved natures.
And the reason for that is so many games are relatively mindless "frag fests".
Which of course brings us back to Halo 3.
It all comes full circle.
it seems you (Tron Knotts) think that halo 3 is a mindless frag fest... you obviously have no idea what a mindless frag fest is. Quake 3 arena anyone? On that note, however, what is at all wrong with a mindless frag fest? A good one is a damn sight more entertaining than your average movie, and will keep you coming back for more for ages... lets go play quake 3!!!
Anywho, I hate the Halo games. Always have, always will. (And yes, I finished both of them and played hours of multiplayer) They are are far overrated. I'll wait for Call of Duty 4, thank you.
We don't know much about COD4. Yeah, it has promise, but that's it.
And Halo blows.
If anyone's going to end up dry as the Sahara when they go to get Halo 3, it's definitely not going to be me.
The Halo 3 Mountain Dew is decent enough, even though it's kind of a half-assed idea for a flavor. I mean, it's just the red and orange Dew mixed, with added caffeine.
Halo's story is not bad though, in a teenage action scifi blockbuster kind of way. I want to know how it ends. Then I'll start looking forward to Haze, which looks more interesting.
This "halo effect" is good for the industry though. Or: I'd rather have the mainstream media salivating over Halo 3 than over Wii Fit. And give us the movie!!
The fact is, the series' success proves that the games are good. Youre idiots to deny this. You are absolutely entitled to your opinion, but to say the game is crap because of it, despite that its one of the most popular ever... i mean, i dont like counterstrike, mostly because of the learning curve even for fps players like myself, but i dont go around saying its overrated shite. Hey, i even give a reason why i dont like it.
But to read an article about how a game is selling well, and then to just rip into it simply because you personally dont like it, is idiotic and immature. Get a life, guys.
Don't bring your logic to a nerd fight, it's totally unfair
And im not trying to deny you freedom of speech, i just dont see why they comment on articles about things they dont like anyway, its not like theyre interested in the article.
Yeah, sit on my dick and fuck off, thanks. Keep your whiney-ass bitching to a minimum, twats. Anyway, Halo 2 sold a million really quickly, I'm pretty sure, if not in the first day or two. I was still able to secure a copy easily (with a pre-order) so, TwilightLouis, I think Bungie can keep up with demand.
Also, drkstr, you are the biggest fucking moron of the week. Congratulations. You sold your console because a beta of the multiplayer version of a game didn't measure up graphically? And then you bought what is, graphically speaking, almost a last-gen console instead? Should've used the money to buy a fucking clue. (FYI, most reports say that the final single-player graphics for Halo 3 most definitely deliver. It's purty.)
lawlzers
And it's only Thursday.
In all seriousness, this game is gonna be amazing.
Halo 3 will still be played by hundreds of thousands of folks daily for yearsand years. It will go down in history as, some great accomplishment.
I said it here.
I hear ya. Who wants to use teamwork and tactics to destroy another team with extreme prejudice when you can step on a turtle?
anyway, i really don't believe there is a game in history that could live up too the hype that Halo 3 is now receiving once it is released. Does that mean it will suck? absolutely not, it will in my opinion be the best game this side of mass effect this year. Will it be the greatest game ever? Ehh.....thats just getting back to the whole opinion thing...
haters, go play with your plums.
If the Wii could churn something out as remotely interesting as Halo that wasn't a port, I would buy one of those too.
On one hand, theres all this bitching about how gamers are stereotyped and don't get the respect of other art forms, then you read posts about how all Halo players are teenage virgins with homophobic and racist tendencies.
You guys are perpetuating your own stereotypes.