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Halo 3 to be released on Sept. 25 photo

I just got a late-night message from Microsoft letting us know that Halo 3, the Xbox 360 gold mine, will be released on Sept. 25. After rumor and speculation, amongst closed circles mind you, that the game may be released early, we now have a final and solid release date. From the press release:

In a year when Hollywood is launching its biggest blockbusters ever, a video game is set to conquer them all. “Halo® 3,” the final chapter in the groundbreaking “Halo” trilogy, is set to shatter day-one entertainment sales records when it is released worldwide beginning Tuesday, Sept. 25. Created by legendary developer Bungie Studios and exclusive to the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, “Halo 3” will set a new standard for interactive storytelling and social gaming by engaging consumers worldwide in Master Chief’s epic battle to save humankind. “Halo 3” will be available to audiences around the world starting Sept. 25 and will release in Europe on Sept. 26. 

There you go. Mark your calendar and get ready to pwn. 


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WmV337's Avatar
WmV337 at 05/15/2007 23:08
FIRST(second, third, over 9000th) FTW!!!!!!
Husky Hog's Avatar
Husky Hog at 05/15/2007 23:09
ohmagad
Sonos's Avatar
Sonos at 05/15/2007 23:11
Oh. Em. Gee.
velcroman's Avatar
velcroman at 05/15/2007 23:13
Topher Cantler's Avatar
Topher Cantler at 05/15/2007 23:14
I saw that.
Namelessted's Avatar
Namelessted at 05/15/2007 23:16
w00t
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar
ArrestedDeveloper at 05/15/2007 23:26
Is that the first time they've refered to Halo as only being a trilogy?
Omega's Avatar
Omega at 05/15/2007 23:37
4 days before my birthday, guess what Im asking for :D
Joseph Leray's Avatar
Joseph Leray at 05/15/2007 23:37
I wish I could Digg lemon's Murphy's Law e-mail.
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 05/15/2007 23:49
ZOMGWTFBBQROFLAMO

k seriously, good news, but we all expected it to come out in September
ShadowXOR's Avatar
ShadowXOR at 05/15/2007 23:57
GTFO Summa. Don't break your promise, we trusted you! :(
MechaMonkey's Avatar
MechaMonkey at 05/16/2007 00:16
Calendar marked accordingly. This puts it two months ahead of my guess.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar
AngelsDontBurn at 05/16/2007 00:21
You mean get pwned? Lol.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 05/16/2007 00:31
Damn...I need to save up money for that collector's edition faster. Especially if it's only a month after Bioshock's special edition.
MF GRIMM's Avatar
MF GRIMM at 05/16/2007 01:05
Christmas is coming early apparently
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 05/16/2007 01:10
Should've released it on November 7th, then the release date would be 11-7 and I'd get a nerd boner.

Anyway, I'm fucked. I doubt I'll be able to snag a 360 by then.
Knives's Avatar
Knives at 05/16/2007 01:51
OMG OMG ITS HALO!! Yay!!
Err.. i mean.. halo is overrated..yeah...

Anyway, I hope the collector's edition helmet fits my cat's head.
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BritiniMartini at 05/16/2007 02:07
Yaaaaay!! :D Too bad it's too late to ask for it for my bday, but too early for christmas... Damn >.<

but still yaaaaay :P
deadpixel's Avatar
deadpixel at 05/16/2007 03:32
w0rt w0rt w0rt!
Axle's Avatar
Axle at 05/16/2007 04:01
It's an odd release date . . . I thought they would wait until closer to Christmas (as with GoW). Or is it becasuse of the competition from another sequel????
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mrsamuel at 05/16/2007 05:26
"exclusive to the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system"

This is totally going to come out for the PC as well. Of course, if it takes as long as Halo 2 has, maybe nobody will care.

Anyways, this is probably my most anticipated game period.
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Jim Sterling at 05/16/2007 05:35
I could only afford one system last generation and it was a PS2. I never knew anyone with an Xbox, so thus far, Halo has always been out of my grasp. Now I'm armed with a 360, I can finally see what all the fuss is about.
Tron Knotts's Avatar
Tron Knotts at 05/16/2007 06:35
I feel about Halo 3 the same way I felt about Matrix 3 and not Pirates 3.

Meh.

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TheStripe at 05/16/2007 07:31
It's too bad you didn't really get Revolutions, then. Anyone know why the Crackdown linked Beta isn't DLing just yet?
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ohgr89 at 05/16/2007 07:37
Because its left in the hands of Bungie, stripe. I wouldn't be suprised if we dont see it for another hour or so.
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Vesty at 05/16/2007 07:53
i bet it'll be delayed til november
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galagabug at 05/16/2007 08:16
giggidy giggidy giggidy
jerrt's Avatar
jerrt at 05/16/2007 08:44
got my beta code today... can't wait to get home..[:
TheStripe's Avatar
TheStripe at 05/16/2007 08:49
Fucking Bungie. I'm really only up for the beta as a sneak peak to the new mechanics. I could care less about the multiplayer. I'm excited for Halo 3 to hear the end of the story. I mean, Halo 2 was one of those bullshit cliffhanger endings (if I wanted dubious, silly cliffhangers, I'd watch 24), and I really fear that Halo 3 is just going to attempt to jump the shark, as it were.
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ohgr89 at 05/16/2007 08:58
I love the 'oh microsoft did it' little post they have. The world we live in. No one is responsible, and as long as you apologize its a-okay!

fuckers.
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brad drac at 05/16/2007 09:09
-> Summa: Any chance you can reply to them asking when the fuck the 360 elite is coming out in europe? I just want HDMI output for fuck's sake!
topgeargorilla's Avatar
topgeargorilla at 05/16/2007 09:19
don't care
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Azrael at 05/16/2007 12:05
Axle:

Shh.. actually that probably has something to do with certain game (MGS4 cough!) that was going to show up september 1. but then since someone (sony cough!) dropped the ball (SHOCKING!) and that certain title is now slated to 2008. Oh well.

Or maybe they just didnt wanted MS Fanboys riotting in the office until xmas after the 3 weeks of the beta are over.
Crackhippo's Avatar
Crackhippo at 05/16/2007 12:11
smart gettin it out before GTA4
...everyones GPA is dropping next semester
Rancor's Avatar
Rancor at 05/16/2007 14:06
Halo 3 FOR MY BIRTHDAY <thanks microsoft> fucking WIN
Joe Burling's Avatar
Joe Burling at 05/16/2007 16:31
The sooner MS releases this game, the sooner they sell more 360's and the sooner they pull away from Sony.
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TheSpam at 08/01/2007 16:39
"Rancor says:
05/16/2007 14:06
Halo 3 FOR MY BIRTHDAY <thanks microsoft> fucking WIN"

Sept.25th is my birthday as well, sign from the Halo god's for me :)
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