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Microsoft hand picking Halo 3 beta testers tonight, sending howdy ho's photo

Our community manager just received a spiffy email from the big M confirming his place in the Beta, (although keys and the game are not in his hands yet).  In other words, we hate Ron. In fact, we could not be more green with metal armored envy at the sight of his Halo 3 Beta confirmation email than we are feeling right now.  My favorite part of this email: The note that you can't transfer your Beta key for cash. I bet people would pawn their newborn babies for this, too.

Congrats to those about to rock: we salute you. If you were snuffed, please feel free to Photoshop the above image with your name on it and torment your friends with it. You could be that guy that swears he "can't talk about it cause the embargo" and gets all the Halo chicks at school.  Well, maybe just that one mean looking girl with the eye twitch.


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Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 23:31
Niero
That guy's a bastard. I hope he gets SARS
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 23:36
Topher Cantler
"Well, maybe just that one mean looking girl with the eye twitch."

I hear that chick makes one hell of a grilled cheese.
zaqu's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 23:38
zaqu
sell it on ebay
SPARTAN-117's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 23:43
SPARTAN-117
I got an email saying that beta invites are now being handed out. It didn't say if I won or not though. Is this just a pity email from Bungie?
velcroman's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 23:52
velcroman
"I bet people would pawn their newborn babies for this, too." or spend $60 on crackdown...
HighVoltage's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 00:08
HighVoltage
I too got a pity email. Hopefully I get a real email. Not gonna get my hopes up though.
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 00:18
tazarthayoot
I'd rather not receive any email at all then receive an "LOL TRY NEXT TIME".

Which is what they sent me.

Eff you Bungie :*(
SPARTAN-117's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 00:25
SPARTAN-117
Did it actually say you lose?
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 00:33
Niero
Crackdown won't be shipping till the 20th; I presume these guys will be playing Halo at least a week or two before that
Shatterpulse's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 00:38
Shatterpulse
son of a bitch. Does that mean that those of us who havent gotten one are fucked for round 1?
velcroman's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 00:48
velcroman
1up has said that the beta won't start til around april, so people should get all excited yet, because you're still gunna have to wait.
charliesuh's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 01:07
charliesuh
I GOT ONE!

well not really, since i dont have a 360, but my friend who i told about the damn beta sign up, he was invited. so basically, i was invited, haha. ill be playing a lot
Husky Hog's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 01:17
Husky Hog
yeah

I got screwed

booooo
Lezbro's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 01:48
Lezbro
He only got past the first round.

Microsoft is going to make him jump through $500 worth of hoops for the next six months before he actually gets to "play" the beta.
tehuberone's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 02:10
tehuberone
Nice. So Ron how much for your live account?
tehuberone's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 02:32
tehuberone
now all I need is a 360. lol

I could sell my psp...


SpencersGifts's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 02:39
SpencersGifts
I too, was one of the "lucky" 13,333 I guess haha we'll see how it goes. I wonder how long its going to take before people post videos up of the beta testing? HMMMM youtube here we come haha
SpencersGifts's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 02:41
SpencersGifts
DAMNIT heres the picture
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 02:56
parrothead
I didn't want to have to buy an XBOX 360 anyway.....
Lezbro's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 03:04
Lezbro
In order to participate in the Halo 3 beta you must:

-- Allow Peter Moore to fondle you in the play area of a Jack in the Box
-- Eat 30 frankfurters in under 4 minutes
-- Install Microsoft Bob
-- Purchase a Zune
-- Use that Zune
-- Buy all XBLA games... twice
-- Run a 440 in under 32 seconds
-- 60 hours of community service, Redmond, WA
-- Inseminate llamas at the Gates compound in Guam
-- Defeat Steve Ballmer in Indian Leg wrestling 3 consecutive times
-- TP Steve Jobs' pool cabana
SP420's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 06:48
SP420
Damn, I hope I can still count on getting in. I only got the precursor to that with the same layout, but in the body it says in the next 2 days you'll be notified if you've been picked or not. Or maybe that was the pity one...
RaspberryJowls's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 07:43
RaspberryJowls
I'm in! I can't believe it, but I was actually picked. I just saved $60! Crackdown be damned.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 08:20
Snaileb
Lezbro I got a beta invite thing and I didn't have to pleasure anyone from Microsoft. (Fuck you Mon Moquis)
Arro's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 09:49
Arro
Ron is taking over the world!
You running for office in 08?
I'd definitely vote for you over HC and Osama Obama.

(PC FPS FTW)
Husky Hog's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 10:38
Husky Hog
Ron... halo 3

oh em gee
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 10:57
galagabug
am i the only one who got an email that said 'master chief hates you and so does jesus. rot in hell. bungie'

seriously

not sure what i did to deserve that but i'm totally pirating halo3 now.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 11:02
Snaileb
LMAO @ GALAGABUG

I don't think thats normal bro ,I'd be fuckin pissed. Im sure when Ron is ready to work there you can sneak aboard his tote bag and pop out like a horror movie.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 11:02
Snaileb
LMAO @ GALAGABUG

I don't think thats normal bro ,I'd be fuckin pissed. Im sure when Ron is ready to work there you can sneak aboard his tote bag and pop out like a horror movie.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 11:04
Snaileb
It was just that important to get out.
iRaf 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 12:42
iRaf
Will be represting DESTRUCTIOD FTW!!!


PITT sauce's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 13:23
PITT sauce
Halo is soooo gay
Ballistic90's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 13:32
Ballistic90
You could just play Halo 2 or Halo 3. It's all the same damn crap.
iRaf 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 14:20
iRaf
@ball

its not that there the same game, its that we have been chosen, which is pretty cool.
Ballistic90's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 14:40
Ballistic90
Chosen to do a job for free that they typically need to pay people to do. I'm just floored by how people think that Beta test is an 'honor' and that you get to play a game early. In reality, the PURPOSE of beta tests are to weed bugs out and report them, which is actual work. When they hype things like this and they pick people randomly, they tend to get a bunch of beta testers that just play the game, and the bugs never get fixed as they're never reported or explored.

That's what I never liked about these 'contests'. They're cheating people out of jobs and ending up with an inferior product.
iRaf 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 14:44
iRaf
you have a good point. I was just using this beta to have a good time, but now that you put it that way, i plan to report every bug I see!
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 15:35
ArrestedDeveloper
Lord knows what Ron had to do to Major Nelson to get that beta code
tkoh's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 16:12
tkoh
!!! omg luckiest day ever!! i signed up with two diff accounts, i checked my email yesterday cuz of the bungie got psyched..nothing was there except the (2 days an email will be sent out) garbage. so i was bummed. then today i saw this from digg.com, and i was like damn that sucks i didnt get one. then i realized that i singed up twice! guess what?! i checked my other email..it wasnt there...i was bummed..then i checked the spam guard!! and it was there!!! im inviteedddddddddddddddd love you all thnkas for everything
tkoh's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 16:13
tkoh
let alone..the emials were 8 minutes apart lol
iRaf 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 17:12
iRaf
you got two? so will i, i preordered crackdown not thinking about the bungie website, and won it, so now ill have 2!
tkoh's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 17:41
tkoh
...no i signed up with two different gts with 2 diff names
SpencersGifts's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 19:47
SpencersGifts
thats cool. I wonder how many people MAD accounts for just this purpose, and how long its going to take for someone to put it up on eBay haha
SpencersGifts's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 19:48
SpencersGifts
MADE... damn lack of schooling
PanicHead360's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 20:53Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" />
PanicHead360
i got my invitation, but idk i dont feel like playin halo 2 lol its somewhere in my room collecting dust.
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