Bungie has vowed to make this week special for Halo fans as it will mark the 5th anniversary of the launch of Halo for the original XBox. The developer promises more Halo 3 news and even announcements to celebrate the occasion.
Following the bad news of the postponement of the Halo movie, due to financial problems, Halo fans were happy to find out some new multiplayer details last week as revealed by the French Official XBox Magazine. That story revealed three new multiplayer modes, Ninjaball (in which players have to hold on to a ball), TankFlag (in which a tank carries the flag) and Elimination (a mode which will be played by 16 players and in which you will have to eliminate 5 opposing team members in order to triumph). The same story also revealed new weapons including such technological wonders as the Spartan Laser and the quirky, if slightly phallic, Man-Canon.
Having had all that information, including the treat of watching an editorial team playing Halo 3 MP but having no in-game images, we are now promised by Bungie more Halo 3 goodness this week. Before all that we are also told that Bungie is gauging female gamer reaction to its plans to add a female voice as a custom option for the Spartan character. We are happy to hear Bungie will create the female voice avoiding all female stereotypes and will make sure that it cannot be viewed as patronizing. If you have any comments to make regarding the presence of a female voice option in Halo 3 please visit the Official Halo 3 Forums.
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