Bungie To The Rescue!

A couple of days ago I was reading a story about this guy named Nathaniel who is a huge Halo fan. He was able to get autographs from xbox 360 team members and original sketches from the Bungie staff on his 360 over time. Then, the dreaded 3 ring of death happened.

When he sent his 360 off to the technical staff at Microsoft, he left instructions specifically saying to not to mess with the artwork. Unfortunately, when he received his 360 back, it had been wiped completely clean.

Then, Bungie staff got word of Nathaniel's situation. They came together and offered Nathaniel a brand new 360 with autographs of the staff and an original sketch of the Master Chief himself.

It's pretty awesome that he was able to get his customized 360 back. What Bungie did for this fan was amazing. It just shows you that some companies really do care about their fans.

Heroic Map Pack For Halo 3 is Released

Yesterday, the heroic map pack for Halo 3 was released on Xbox Live. In the pack there are 3 all new maps for players to explore in. Standoff is a good place for team slayer matches. In the map, it has entrenched bases and fields of boulders to run into and hide. Then there is Rat's Nest, which is ideal for big team matches and Foundry, the ultimate forge map. In Foundry, you will be able to edit every single object in the map to make a totally new map.

Right now the heroic map pack is available exclusively to Xbox Live and will cost 800 Microsoft points. By next spring, this pack will become free to download prior to the new multiplayer maps that will become available to download.

Time Names "Halo 3" Game of the Year

Today Time Magazine released its annual top ten list, where Halo 3 made #1, and rightfully so. Halo 3 had the immersive storyline, great gameplay, and killer multiplayer, and I'm glad it made it to #1. Other games that made the list were: The Orange Box at #2 and Rock Band at #3. This year has been a great year for games. I can't wait to see what developers have in store for next year. If you want to check out the whole list click here.