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Your Halo 3 beta download future via Crackdown
11:39 PM on 02.03.2007, World Famous 52 comments

Your Halo 3 beta download future via Crackdown photo
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Forgive me if this has been covered elsewhere, but I don't believe in my gaming travels it has. Want to know how you'll get the Halo 3 beta when you buy Crackdown? Well, that picture tells you. Right in the "Downloads" section of the Crackdown menu is the option to download the Halo 3 beta. Mmmm, smell that? It's Spartan flesh.

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Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 02/03/2007 23:42
Jesus tits I want this game now! Ahhhhhh
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar
CannibalCalvin at 02/03/2007 23:44
God your worse then Bungie... screenshots! We demand Screenshots!!!

Stop being a cocktease.
World Famous's Avatar
World Famous at 02/03/2007 23:48
I'm always a cocktease.
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WmV337 at 02/03/2007 23:51
fuck you and yo' crackdown/halo 3 beta
Buster's Avatar
Buster at 02/03/2007 23:52
damn you summa, you and your 13 crackdown acheivements
Buster's Avatar
Buster at 02/03/2007 23:52
damn you summa, you and your 13 crackdown acheivements
World Famous's Avatar
World Famous at 02/03/2007 23:53
Yeah, I don't know why, but it feels so much more rewarding when i get an achievement in that game. It's like a sweet surprise.
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Niero at 02/03/2007 23:54
Blood rushes to the penis
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar
CannibalCalvin at 02/03/2007 23:56
Can we get video? Please? How about video of you downloading it? Anything?
Buster's Avatar
Buster at 02/03/2007 23:56
sorry bout the double post, i got logged out somehow o_O
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World Famous at 02/03/2007 23:56
You can't download it yet. Notice the "check back later" message.
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Namelessted at 02/04/2007 00:11
so i wonder how they are going to dish the demo out. Do all versions of Crackdown have the download menu? From what i understand there is a limited number of beta spots from Crackdown. Maybe it will be the first people to dl it.
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Kif at 02/04/2007 00:18
If so, then that sucks since it comes out later in Japan and Europe.
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CannibalCalvin at 02/04/2007 00:23
AAAAAH! If you cant download it why did you even mention it? GAH!
tazarthayoot's Avatar
tazarthayoot at 02/04/2007 00:23
I'm starting to notice a connection between Crackdown and Niero's hard ons.
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velcroman at 02/04/2007 00:24
"Maybe it will be the first people to dl it."
microsofts servers would blow up in flames
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Kif at 02/04/2007 00:31
I can imagine Summa giving real-time updates about him downloading the demo just to prolong the agony of everyone else having to wait for it.
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velcroman at 02/04/2007 00:34
don't you dare summa
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SempraFi at 02/04/2007 00:36
So... How are they going to handle rentals? Halo fanboys will prob. think they can rent it and download the beta, no one has talked about this.
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SempraFi at 02/04/2007 00:39
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CannibalCalvin at 02/04/2007 00:40
HA! HTHL skillz muthafuker! Do you have em?
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar
CannibalCalvin at 02/04/2007 00:40
Fuck! HTML... well Im a dumbass...
tazarthayoot's Avatar
tazarthayoot at 02/04/2007 00:44
I believe thats what we call a LoL.
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fromagex at 02/04/2007 00:46
looks like the forum is down
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar
CannibalCalvin at 02/04/2007 00:50
ORLY?
fromagex's Avatar
fromagex at 02/04/2007 00:55
phpBB : Critical Error

Error doing DB query userdata row fetch

DEBUG MODE

SQL Error : 145 Table './destructoid/phpbb_sessions_keys' is marked as crashed and should be repaired

SELECT u.* FROM phpbb_users u, phpbb_sessions_keys k WHERE u.user_id = 30 AND u.user_active = 1 AND k.user_id = u.user_id AND k.key_id = '3fa1591c0a654e35064c423be5ef3ce7'

Line : 89
File : sessions.php





thats what i get when i try to view the forum
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar
CannibalCalvin at 02/04/2007 01:00
Thank you for posting the error message that can be found on the forum page. It clearly proves the forum is down, as we were unable to check it ourselves.
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fromagex at 02/04/2007 01:11
sure thing calvin. glad i could help the site run more smoothly.

dick
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CannibalCalvin at 02/04/2007 01:17
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fromagex at 02/04/2007 01:22
boy youre special...get that on 4chan or something?

if you wanna be a fuck cause i relayed some information, so be it.
Niero's Avatar
Niero at 02/04/2007 01:28
yeah, forums are borked. We brought on some new web servers today and we're working on it -- sorry about that guys!
fromagex's Avatar
fromagex at 02/04/2007 01:30
thanks for the heads up
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iRaf at 02/04/2007 07:30
summa did you cream yourself the first time your played the real game?
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Buster at 02/04/2007 07:58
they probably feel more rewarding to get, becuase instead of forcing yourself to play to get the acheivement(seriously...(in gears) you're just playing the game and the acheivemnts sound fun to get
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World Famous at 02/04/2007 11:22
I'm just not aware of the achievements, so when I just do something in the game and it says I got one, it kinda feels cool.
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JVB at 02/04/2007 11:31
The game is the shitnizzle.
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J03yyz at 02/04/2007 11:51
so i go to my local ebgames yesterday to pre-order crackdown and i was welcomed by a sign that read "closed for renovation feb 2 - feb 21"
now im gonna have to go all the way to the other end of ottawa to pre-order it, im gonna have to ride the bus like a chump
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Mrs_Violence at 02/04/2007 12:43
how do u know if which crackdown gets the ability to download halo 3 beta? on the site, it says that only specific copies will be recieving it..but..yeah..just wondering..so if someone can get back to me with that answer that would be awesome!
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Buster at 02/04/2007 12:48
maybe itll say something on the cover or something o_O
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Jordan Grim Devore at 02/04/2007 12:56
Have any of you guys found a neon-sign that says "Boners"? Cause I did and I took a pic of it.
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tazarthayoot at 02/04/2007 13:48
I've noticed a shitton of little jokes in the city. I've also noticed there is a lot of adult gentlemen's clubs, or at least advertising for them, in this city.

It's a town of whores!
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar
CannibalCalvin at 02/04/2007 14:03
A town of whores you say? I'll have to investigate this further.

WITH A FIST FULL OF ONE DOLLAR BILLS!
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MusashiX2 at 02/04/2007 15:04
@SempraFi

GameFly has this on their site when you look at Crackdown.

"Note: The Halo 3 Beta is included on the Crackdown disc, but will not be unlocked until Microsoft activates the Beta via Xbox Live (date unknown). Once unlocked, you must have the Crackdown disc to play the Beta, and it will be available for a limited time only."

so by the sounds of that, i think i might be able to rent it and possibly get the halo 3 beta cause it is on the disc. thats what i plan on doing. if it doesnt happen, oh well. idc about the halo 3 beta that much, im no fanboy (hated halo2). i will rent a game for it and even buy the game at a discounted price if it is good (i never pay $60), but i will not pay any price if the game sucks just so i can play the beta.
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ScarCeLLe13 at 02/04/2007 17:23
crackdown is fun and all but i bet peple would buy it just for the beta
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Serial at 02/04/2007 17:37
I'm foaming in my pants :D
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iRaf at 02/04/2007 19:32
about halo 3?

www.ilovebees.com is back up, which oddly was down since the launch of halo 2? a conneccciooon??

i know what your thinking, im god.
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xtofuconsumerx at 02/05/2007 13:22
Halo 3 Beta download will be the end of Xbox Live. Server crash FTW.
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 02/05/2007 15:54
Lol look at the icon in the right-sidebar.
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