Gaming News - March 2007
Redmond, WA (March 16, 2007) - Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie
Studios today confirmed that there will be three editions of Halo 3: Standard
Edition, Limited Edition and the Legendary Edition.
From Microsoft:
The Legendary Edition ($129.99 U.S. ERP*) will be released in limited
quantities and arrive in a highly collectible Spartan helmet case that no
hardcore Halo fan should be without, along with two bonus disks full of
supplemental content. The first disk will provide exclusive, behind-the-scenes
footage and videos, including a high-definition Making of Halo 3 documentary
showcasing the Bungie team and its effort to create the most anticipated title
in the industry s history; numerous high-definition featurettes documenting the
creative design processes involved in developing the game; and even a look at
some early game concepts and their evolution through the game s development. The
disk will also include an audio-visual calibration tool, never before seen on a
video game and custom designed by the Halo 3 graphics and audio team to make the
most of fans high-definition home theaters, for the ultimate Halo 3 and Xbox 360
audio and video performance.
The second bonus disk, an exclusive to the Legendary Edition, will include
completely remastered cinematic material from Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2,
supplemented with developer commentaries, to provide a refresher course on the
thrilling Halo story so far, and a featurette documenting a day in the life at
Bungie. Exclusive content from the creative minds behind Machinima artists Red
vs. Blue and This Spartan Life will also be included.
Finally, fans who purchase the Legendary Edition will receive an illuminating
collection of original Halo 3 storyboard art from artist Lee Wilson, depicting
key moments and pivotal scenes from the epic cinematic production of Halo.
The Limited Edition ($69.99 U.S. ERP*) will also include a bounty of extras.
Within a sleek metal collector s case, gamers will also receive the first bonus
disk found in the Legendary Edition, as well as a special Halo fiction and art
book. A must-have for Halo collectors and a source of invaluable and exclusive
information, the piece is an elaborate and compelling guide to the species and
factions that inhabit the worlds of the Halo universe, with never-before-seen
art and story elements that expand and illustrate the depth and breadth of the
Halo fiction.
And for those who crave nothing more than the highly anticipated third chapter
to one of the greatest gaming trilogies, the Standard Edition ($59.99 U.S. ERP*)
will consist of the Halo 3 game.
Halo 3 represents the third chapter in the Halo trilogy, a Marvel Entertainment
Inc. graphic novel series, apparel and more.
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