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Joe 90
22-09-2007, 20:22
Indeed - thats the word on the street - just been informed by a good friend that its on the shelves of tesco in Chesterfield - unfortunately its not on the shelves of the tesco in front of my flat :(
karbon
22-09-2007, 20:50
a friend of mine turned up at the house with a copy today. apparently though, since it's MS published if you go online with it they'll charge you with breaking the streetdate, with a personal fine of up to £10,000 (not sure on the truth of this, 2 of the gentlemen involved in the conversation are ex game empolyees so i think it's pretty spot on)
petemc
22-09-2007, 20:53
I'm currently enjoying Halo 2 before Halo 3. I can wait :)
Daz
22-09-2007, 21:02
a friend of mine turned up at the house with a copy today. apparently though, since it's MS published if you go online with it they'll charge you with breaking the streetdate, with a personal fine of up to £10,000 (not sure on the truth of this, 2 of the gentlemen involved in the conversation are ex game empolyees so i think it's pretty spot on)
Totally unenforcable, as the consumer wasn't in the wrong. They can punish the retailer for breaking the street date, that is of no concern to the consumer.

MS have already said they wont do anything to the accounts or consoles of anyone who's playing or will play Halo 3 before the release.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=83828
http://kotaku.com/gaming/halo-3/microsoft-no-one-gets-banned-for-halo-3-301615.php

"We can confirm that Microsoft is not taking any action (such as banning Xbox Live accounts) against gamers who are playing Halo 3 before the official street date. Any rumours or speculation to the contrary are false," reads the statement issued by Microsoft this evening.
Joe 90
22-09-2007, 21:18
i guess Argos have since stopped selling it?
Daz
22-09-2007, 21:20
Aye. And they wont lose out much either by the looks of it:

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=83824
Davey_Pitch
22-09-2007, 22:25
Am I the only person who's not overly bothered by Halo 3? I love the idea of 4 player co-op but that's the only real thing that is drawing me in. For online stuff I'd rather wait for COD4 in Nov which should be amazing.
Joe 90
22-09-2007, 22:36
yes Davey, you are certainly in the minority...

Halo is one of 2 games i can think of as changing my outlook of gameing...the other being TimeSplitters as its the first time i used analouge sticks for movement...

can't wait :D
it looks so much better than halo 2 :D (thanks to the forge and Saved Films)
SidewinderINC
22-09-2007, 22:40
I don't remember the last time i played a computer game :(

PC is having the old DS3 boot issues so i'm constantly using the mac now.

And i don't own any consoles (bar a NES)
Joe 90
22-09-2007, 22:53
unlucky...


go buy an Elite ;)
Norky
22-09-2007, 23:07
No, unlucky is your Xbox bricking with 3 red rings while you sit waiting for your order to arrive :D

*cries*
Haly
23-09-2007, 00:09
Am I the only person who's not overly bothered by Halo 3? I love the idea of 4 player co-op but that's the only real thing that is drawing me in. For online stuff I'd rather wait for COD4 in Nov which should be amazing.

I'm exactly the same as you. I was never overly fussed about Halo tbh, it was good fun especially in co-op but I never quite saw how it was so amazing according to some. I played through Halo co-op with my ex and enjoyed it but when Halo 2 came around and I was playing it single player, it just never drew me in. The online always pissed me off with the amount of kiddies on it too, it made CS seem mature which is quite a terrifying thought ;D
SidewinderINC
23-09-2007, 00:46
unlucky...


go buy an Elite ;)


Can you 'lend' me the money it costs? ;D ;)
petemc
23-09-2007, 10:59
I'm currently enjoying Halo 2 before Halo 3. I can wait :)

No, no I can't. I rewatched the original trailer last night in HD. I want it now! I loved Halo 1. That bit in the middle when you enter a room and theres blood all over the walls and dead bodies. "Hang on, did I do this? No I couldn't have. Did I take a wrong turn and back track? Hmmm odd. Who killed these guys then?" A few minutes later you're swamped by Flood. Awesome change of direction. I loved the music too and can't wait for the 3rd ost. The games have a recognisable theme tune so when you're running around "being" the Master Chief and the music kicks in, its great :) Even my Dad knows the tune from me playing it so much :D
Daz
23-09-2007, 11:11
Turns out there is some form of punishment for those playing Halo 3 ;)

http://www.unscripted360.com/2007/09/22/no-halo-3-achievements-until-launch-achievement-lockdown/
Matblack
23-09-2007, 11:54
Am I the only person who's not overly bothered by Halo 3? I love the idea of 4 player co-op but that's the only real thing that is drawing me in. For online stuff I'd rather wait for COD4 in Nov which should be amazing.

Nope, doesn't interest me in the slightest

MB
Flibster
23-09-2007, 12:06
Nope, doesn't interest me in the slightest

MB

Played the first one on the Xbox and the PC... not played any of the others.

On the PC it was just a substandard fps... Xbox - pad killed it for me.

Simon/~Flibster
Admiral Huddy
23-09-2007, 12:09
I know this store.. My father in law lives in Chesterfield :)
Will
23-09-2007, 12:20
I can't imagine playing a FPS with anything but a keyboard an mouse - brings me back to Quake 1 days! :D The gfx do look cool though - I think I tried HALO in the past and didn't really enjoy it that much.