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The Fight Continues - Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Arrives in April

The Fight Continues - Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Arrives in April
Written Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by Dan Webb

LONDON - Wednesday 19th March - More than 7.3 million copies of "Halo 3" have flown off store shelves, upwards of 500 million hours of online gameplay have been logged on Xbox LIVE and the Heroic Map Pack has been downloaded by 1 million plus gamers and counting. But it's not over yet…

Microsoft and Bungie today announced that 15th April will mark the release of the next wave of "Halo 3" downloadable content. Available exclusively on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points, the Legendary Map Pack will introduce three new maps to the title's award-winning multiplayer experience, Ghost Town, Avalanche, and one map yet to be revealed. And with the addition of some exciting Forge options, fans can explore new ways to create and share their custom "Halo 3" content.

Ghost Town is a battle-scarred maze of narrow passages and dangerous ruins outside the once-prosperous city of Voi. Collapsed ceilings and shell-battered buildings provide both valuable cover and deadly traps, as catwalks and stairways take the fight from claustrophobic ground combat to dizzying rooftop battles. Ghost Town is a mid-sized map ideal for Team Slayer games and smaller, objective types.

The second map, Avalanche, is a tribute to Sidewinder, a "Halo: Combat Evolved" fan-favourite. This massive, vehicle-oriented objective map adds a twist to its classic predecessor with all new interiors, dramatically reshaped exteriors and brand new vehicle variants. Take a ride and admire the visual variety from the cockpit of the retuned Hornet.

The third map to be included in the Legendary Pack has yet to be announced, but stay tuned to Bungie.net for full details on another returning classic… fans of smaller Slayer maps, it's time to get excited.

Be sure to check out www.xbox.com and www.bungie.net for all the latest information and screenshots of the new maps.


User Comments
Comment #1 by MonkeyBoy813
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 11:37:34 PM

Sounds sweet.

Comment #2 by navid25
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 11:39:20 PM

i just want the herioc, becomes free the day legendary comes out...
and where are those damn new cod4 maps I WANT THEM SOOOO BAD

Comment #3 by RaymundoIrvan
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 11:39:33 PM

When is heroic map pack going to be free?

Comment #4 by navid25
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 11:41:42 PM

lmao

Comment #5 by VeryGoodSauce
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 11:47:25 PM

He explained it in his first post...what an air head.

Comment #6 by kiwi18
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 11:48:11 PM

nice. cant wait

Comment #7 by Xterm1n8or
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 11:51:07 PM

Don't be hating on Raymund he posted his comment 13 seconds after navid so of course he never saw it! Can't wait to download the heroic one for free.

Comment #8 by Danillo llic
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 11:57:48 PM

Sounds Great!

Comment #9 by ClutchPapi34
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 12:00:04 AM

I don't think i am going to spend my points on this. i would rather play R6V2.

Comment #10 by LOK3L
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 12:11:30 AM

the last map is supposed to be called cotton ball. i cant wait for the map thats designed for arena style playing.

Comment #11 by Suplemental
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 12:22:59 AM

Be better if there were new achievements instead of just maps since this was like the most anticipated game in history yet it doesnt have any new achievements i mean gow and many more had extra achievements but why not one of the (suppossed best) game in history? maps sound good.

Comment #12 by solox25
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 12:25:28 AM

Perhaps this can get me off cod4...maybe

Comment #13 by secretkaos187
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 12:26:33 AM

SIDEWINDER>>>>>>>YES...I've been telling everybody that i wish sindwinder should get remade...oh the warhog sliding on ice.The other maps prolly gonna be derelict or beaver creek!

Comment #14 by secretkaos187
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 12:29:04 AM

more acheivments could be interesting!

Comment #15 by Andrew14man
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 12:29:47 AM

i just want the older ones free :)

Comment #16 by Kotaro-Fuma
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 12:38:44 AM

Halo 3 sucks my ass...

Nuff said.

Comment #17 by nightmare975
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 12:50:43 AM

Since I quit playing Halo 3 the day I got the map pack, I don't think I'll be paying for another useless map.

Comment #18 by Honkymagoo
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 01:16:14 AM

HALO 3 SUCKS! COD4 MAPS NAO!!!!!!!! k

Comment #19 by Reaper XBL
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 01:18:03 AM

Map the is not mention is "LOCKOUT" think about it.

Comment #20 by mjc0961
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 01:27:27 AM

800 points just for three maps? People will buy anything.

Comment #21 by piez
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 02:50:40 AM

a) Like I said before, if you hate Halo 3, WE DON'T FUCKING CARE. Stop saying it sucks on the Halo news. IF YOU HATE HALO 3 WHY ARE YOU READING IT'S NEWS?!

b) Someone said they wanted the older maps free - Bungie has stated that when this Map Pack comes out the Heroic Map Pack will be free.

From what I've seen these maps look better than the first maps :)

Comment #22 by Punchline Kid
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 03:09:12 AM

im gonna get the COD4 maps instead. halo is boring

Comment #23 by FreePablo
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 03:21:04 AM

The only reason I care about this is that it means Heroic Map Pack will be free the same day. As if I'm paying $10 for three maps. Maybe I'll buy a gold card for GTAIV the same day. Haven't played online since early January.

Comment #24 by shiningcheese
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 03:44:34 AM

Hopefully that 3rd unrevealed map will be a lockout remake...

Comment #25 by piez
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 03:51:11 AM

Sorry Cheese - I don't think they are making one. :( They've already said that Guardian is the closest thing they'll have to it.

That being said, I want Ascension! Tower of Power!

Comment #26 by fletcher2989
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 04:05:42 AM

its stupid because these maps dont get put in the normal cycle of matchmaking, u need to go into a different category of DLC, so its not worth it

Comment #27 by mugofSNOW
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 04:09:24 AM

that sounds cool! i didn't download the heroic map pack because its going to be free soon, but i'll definetly purchase this upcoming one!

Comment #28 by xXx3NIGM4xXx
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 05:03:35 AM

i don't know about any of you..but while getting these maps is swell, the last maps aren't even integrated into the online..so the only way to play them is in custom..why spend 800 bucks on that again? 3 map packs were available for Halo 2, all free, and all online..as much as i want the maps..unless bungie puts them online, i wont pay for them..

Comment #29 by Parkerktm
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 05:25:10 AM

How about some new achievements, i wonder is Microsoft willl do something special with Halo 3 and have 500 DLC achievement points instead of the typical 250, its Halo, anything can happen

Comment #30 by cricketjimmy
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 05:47:52 AM

Anyone who wants to whinge about Halo 3 should just shut the f*** up and go play whatever other crappy game they wanna play. Halo 3 is awesome and even though COD 4 is ok, its gets old quick, so in my books its crap.

Comment #31 by ste900R
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 05:56:07 AM

I hope now they lower the price of the heroic map pack so I can actually afford it!

Comment #32 by Godge
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 06:42:45 AM

If the Heroic maps become free it might encourage me to stop playing CoD4 on PC and get my ass on my Xbox for once in a while.

Comment #33 by Hardangelfan
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 08:05:21 AM

HALO?!?!?! EWW!!!!

Comment #34 by MrRedrum
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 09:44:20 AM

wow... wonderfully overpriced. gotta love that! Why don't they make map packs 400 at the most? If this was the PC I would have more and better free maps. I haven't played halo since COD4 came out... I still need to finish up 25 achievement points and then I can finally trade it in.

Comment #35 by ReD S1X
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 11:10:04 AM

pls let it be blood gulch so i can see a new season of RvB......

Comment #36 by Valefor64
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 11:30:19 AM

legendary map pack? cant wait!
and to Parkerktm, i agree, it better happen haha and they better make them tough to get :D

Comment #37 by willcrazyiii
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 12:22:30 PM

I might get them, but I'll be playing Rainbow Six for a long time.

Comment #38 by Atarii
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 12:36:05 PM

I'll download the heroic for free when it becomes available, but I won't pay for the legendary - I'll just keep playing RSV2 likely then go back to Halo 3.

Comment #39 by Thrall320
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 12:54:58 PM

I'm getting the Heroic for free. But I told myself if they had a remake in the Legendary Map pack, i'd buy it. So... looks like i'm buying this one. ^.^

Comment #40 by hansen578
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 01:02:08 PM

i bought the heroic map on the dashboard on christmas morning nd i havent played one map since i said ill take a long break from halo since tht was all i had played since september but now tht its coming out for free tht was 10$ way down the drain ill just take it as an experience from gears and halo dont buy downloadable maps since they will only become free a couple months later

Comment #41 by rsxdelerium
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 01:13:56 PM

This is the single thing Halo has over CoD .. new maps

Comment #42 by JacobsonEb
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 01:27:57 PM

Should be badass regardless.. Fuck COD4 that shit is tiring. Lockout remake would be nice, but I already have a Warlock, Mid-Ship, and Lockout remake on Foundry so it doesn't bother me :)

Comment #43 by CucciKutta
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 04:03:46 PM

((its stupid because these maps dont get put in the normal cycle of matchmaking, u need to go into a different category of DLC, so its not worth it))

That's not necessarily true. Although they do not appear as often as the maps that come with the game, I have played some of the original DLC maps in matchmaking. After a few weeks the matchmaking algorithm started looking to see if you have the DLC and put you in that map if all players had the DLC. Obviously, since only a million people have DLC, it happens less often. However I have played on DLC maps in Lone Wolves, the Championship playlist, and Team Slayer (or Team Objective, I forgot). Further, if and when the maps become free, DLC owners will have a several month head start -just like in Halo 2.

Comment #44 by killthemall4444
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 05:05:59 PM

10 bucks for three fucking maps! I sure do love microtransaction!

Comment #45 by newbsicle
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 05:46:23 PM

This probably sounds lame to all the hardcore halo fans, but until there are achievements, I have no reason to come back to this game.

Comment #46 by odysseus123
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 05:46:42 PM

Reason for it being $10 is because Microsoft knows people are going to buy them since it is Halo. That is why there are no new achievements yet because Microsoft is milking it until they are willing to say "Put on new achievements."

I know Im going to be playing Halo once these maps come out.

Comment #47 by o0EVIL0o x360a
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 05:52:46 PM

Or.... you could save your money and go play COD4 or Vegas2 and avoid this boring game.

Comment #48 by Sakurafire
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 06:10:42 PM

These maps I'll pay for. Other maps I don't mind just downloading. Sidewinder ftw!~

Comment #49 by Kenodona
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 06:14:07 PM

Sweet! Ghost Town sounds very cool.

Comment #50 by Maeel
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 06:33:36 PM

i cant decide what to get COD4 maps or these halo 3 maps... i mean i like both games.. but eh...

Comment #51 by Exiled enigma13
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 06:57:05 PM

I dont think I can buy these maps because I'm an idiot and put my real birthday so I'm kinda pissed but I guess I can still buy rated M gamerpictures for AO2 so maybe I can get the maps, and I dont understand IF YOU HAVE THE GAME YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE DLC REGARDLESS OF AGE DAMNIT!

Comment #52 by LK-1987
Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 08:02:09 PM

They should make like a "Rewind" map pack where it is like 6-8 maps from the previous Halo's. I would buy that map pack for 800mp. But 3 for 800! and some of them being remakes!? (I really liked sidewinder...so I'm not bashing on that.) It just seems like they are having trouble making new map designs. Just give us all the remakes at once and focus on new stuff for the other map packs!

Comment #53 by EL1TExWARRIOR
Saturday, March 22, 2008 @ 10:40:38 PM

I might buy these.

Comment #54 by EL1TExWARRIOR
Saturday, March 22, 2008 @ 10:40:38 PM

Pretty cool, I might buy these. I wonder what the 3rd map is???

Comment #55 by Abendroth
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 @ 03:31:49 AM

Its going to be TITS (AWSOME) when the heroic map pack becomes free! Every single time I play the same map over and over again I get really bored and I have to resort to team killing or like doing stupid crap like that just to keep myself entertained and I am definately going to buy the legendary map pack just to have more maps to play instead of the same old ones. Now my teammates do not have to watch their backs!!!! hahahahah.


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