Halo 3 release date

An executive in Microsoft has leaked the release date of the much anticipated sequel to the Halo series, Halo 3.

According to this source, Halo 3 is set to release on November 15 2007, exclusively on Xbox 360.

This is the pending box art of Halo 3. Looks photoshopped to me. I believe a more stunning box art will be revealed in time to come.

Halo 3 may shipped in 3 editions, the Legendary edition, the Limited edition and the regular edition.

The Legendary edition will includes three bonus discs of extra content and a collectible replica of a Spartan Mjolnir Mark VI helmet (below).

The limited edition will includes special content and while the regular edition just gives you the game.

Pricing of the the Legendary, Limited and regular edition may be at 99.99, 69.99 and 59.99. Weird pricing, but I guess if there are 3 editions the pricing should be around these prices.

Halo 3 trailer online!

The new Halo 3 trailer is released online by the game developer, at Xbox Live Marketplace. The trailer is on the game page of Halo 3. You need to enter your birthday in order to watch the video. I think this is due to the ESRB rating on the game.

here is the video! Enjoy

Registration for Halo 3 beta is now on, at Halo Official Website. Currently the beta is for North American gamers only. The European Halo 3 beta will start next Spring.

These are the requirements for Halo 3 beta:

• An Xbox 360 Pro console or an Xbox 360 Core console with hard drive
• A Xbox Live Gold subscription
• A Microsoft. NET Passport account with a Xbox Live gamertag tagged to it

Halo 3 beta

This is the screenshot for the upcoming 60 seconds Halo 3 ad which will be airing on Monday, 4 December, during Monday Night Football at ESPN. This is an awesome screenshot, it has become my wallpaper. The filename of this picture is also interesting. It is named as “ineedaweapon”, directly downloaded from Bungie.net. Cool name, cool Master Chief.

By the way, the CG was created by Hollywood FX house, Digital Domain, with assets from Bungie.

This ad announcement come with the announcement on the beta of Halo 3 worldwide. Yes, worldwide. By the disappointing part is, it will not start until Spring 2007. Somehow, this a bucket of water that just poured onto the fans of Master Chief and Halo. However, the registration for the beta will start on 4 December, for the America. As for other continents, no news yet, but keep your ears and eyes open for it.

As for the 60 seconds ad, those who do not have the cable tv, you can download form Xbox Live Marketplace or Xbox website after the airing of the ad on Monday, according to Bungie.

Halo 3, the second sequel to the popular Xbox game, Halo, is going to be released next year exclusively for Xbox 360. You can check out the release date of the game from the Game Release Date page.

Halo 3 Screen

This is one of the screenshot for Halo 3, the sequel to the popular Xbox series Halo.

The screenshots are from www.1up.com, you can see more screenshots from this site.

Gameplay is expected to be the same as Halo and Halo 2. That is the plus point of this game. Graphics wise will be better, because Xbox 360 has better graphics chip than the Xbox. GameBlog will cover more when there is news on this game.

Football Manager 2007 released

Football Manager 2007 (FM 2007) stated for its release on 20th October, has brought forward by SIGames to 18th October. Source.

FM 2007, a popular sequel to the famous FM 2005 and 2006, released today on 18 October. Football management fans will definitely like this new sequel, with a lot of new features added. This game is currently released for XBox 360 and PC platform. I believe the PSP FM 2007 will be releasing in months to come. Below is a short summary of features added to this new version of FM.

• Feeders Club: Enable larger club to team up with smaller clubs to develop players
• Manager Background: When you first make your manager, you will be able to customise your manager with certain backgrounds, such as ex-professional footballer

Review at IGN: Rating = 9.3/10

Here is the boxart for FM 2007.

Look like Jose Mourinho?

October Game releases

The month of October seems to be a good month for the gaming community, with quite a few good games coming out this month. Leading the pack will be the Final Fantasy sequel, Final Fantasy XII, followed by Battlefield 2142. \

Here is the list of games releasing in the month of October.

1. Final Fantasy XII - 31 October
2. Battlefield 2142 - 17 October
3. Neverwinter Nights 2 - 31 October
4. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade - 09 October
5. Guild Wars Nightfall - 26 October
6. Need For Speed Carbon - 31 October
7. The Sims 2 Pets - 17 October
8. FIFA 07 -03 October

Wow! This is a filling month… Especially at the end of the month. Keep your wallet for them.

Halo Wars!

Halo, the popular Xbox FPS (first person shooting) series, is now on RTS (real time strategy) mode! The RTS form of Halo is called Halo Wars.

Announced by Microsoft at X06, Halo Wars, will be developed under Ensemble Studio, famous for its RTS games, such as the Age of Empires series. Currently, Halo Wars will be developed for Xbox 360 only. PC fans will have something missing in their collection.

Here is the trailer, enjoy!

You can read the full preview by IGN and Gamespot for Halo Wars introduction in X06.