I'll probably just wait till they're free.

peAr_nectAr

"Show them the Gears of War filter" <------ LOL

I think i will have to start playing Halo 3 again!

Syrus28

Yeah I can kinda see why they put a limit with certian items now that I think about it.

Imagine what might happen if you had like a full game with everyone using flamethrowers in the same area and such.

Witzbold

wowwy, Ghost Town actually looks as good, if not better than a CoD map! might pick these up (and Halo 3 again.)

ruba-dub-dub

Btw there's an infinite budget glitch (although you still have the item constraints, so you can't put like 20 flamethrowers on the map)...

Anyways the map pack looks awesome.

kojirodensetsu

@Akmed:

The more items the more lag =/

Fbu

PAUL RUSSELL

StopTheOncoming

@Akmed: Forge had a budget because you can only fit so much stuff on map. The engine can only render so much before it starts to chug.

I love how they did this vidoc!!! Please let more come in this style!

exkon

even though i don't have Halo 3, let alone an xbox, this looks like it's worth the DL for those who love the game. nice maps and features.

filter option is really cool.

also, why does forge have a "budget" anyway?

Akmed

Hey, hey.
Don't have the pink elites!
I am one, too!

Teh Emo Penguin

Great vid!

Really love the new map design.

Now all I need is time to play games online again. :/

Witzbold

Wow, I love the screen effects. I'd love to play a game in Black and White, or Sepia. Pretty neat

LittleBigPlaneteer

Of the three, I thought Ghost Town was by far the most visually appealing. Avalanche and Blackout looked cool, but a little bit lifeless. Still can't wait for April 15. :D

freakout

"Haunting Torgo Theme" as a ringtone?
Okay, Bungie has the coolest devs ever!

Dunny0

Best Vidoc yet! Great looking maps too. If you like the old games, Sidewinder and Lockout are the best of the best so I'm happy to see them remade.

WaterMedia

Bungie has always been good at the whole public relations thing.

ilmmad

I'm not a Halo fan, but that's a great vid. Really funny.

kubevubin

Very nice Vidoc, makes me excited for the maps. A couple weeks of cod4 maps, a couple weeks of halo 3 maps, and then GTA. April's a good month.

TalAarahk

LOL great vid

mikeeb13

Well its a fantastic clip to get people interested in buying the maps....
MOAR FILTER PLEASE

excel_excel

Aaargh, I hate it when devs make a game I don't actually care all that much for seem really exciting and cool. I'll get online all giddy, and come crashing down a few matches later...

A shame really, I love all the online options with Halo, and I WANT to like it, just something about the aiming ticks me off.
It like too rigid or something. (my epic suckage at Halo miiight have a little to do with it, though not that much)

Cactuar

this looks wiiked
sold

ultraViolence

Love the Gears of War Filter comment. But it does make it look a bit more GoWish though, so hey, I guess its not all bad.

Salen

Wow, that was great. It was like RvB meets Vidoc. I wonder if the Rooster Teeth guys did the video. The new maps look fantastic, can't wait till tuesday.

@Dunny0: Seriously, that's the best ringtone I've ever heard. Manos!

Gray665

From a design standpoint, Blackout seems exactly like a Phantom Dust multiplayer map.

Babylonian

Nice vid!

I Really enjoy the new map designs.

All I need now is time to play online games again. :/

i_lie_to_fit_in

How come his helmet is on fire??? Is it something you can do or it's exclusive to the developer?

haihn7

hahaha i laughed pretty hard at the gears filter haha

daklog

Where in the HELL do I get the Torgo theme for my cell phone?!

Tarpo

Wow, now I'm even more excited for these maps after seeing that! April is turning out to be one hell of a month for me; CoD4 & Halo map packs, GTA4, and Mario Kart. I've said it before and I'll say it again: why does all this sweet shit come out right before finals?!

NinjaBurg3r

Looks like they added some interesting new stuff. Glad to see come companies enjoy new ideas.

Toneman

That was sick, can't wait to play these when their Free2Play

spartansCreed

@haihn7: That's a staff-only option. Only Bungie employees get the flaming helmet OF DEATH.*

*Does not actually improve gameplay; player will still suck as much as he or she would without a giant glowing indicator of exactly where he or she is.

-- Steve

Anton P. Nym

@haihn7: Supposedly, it's a chest plate that gives the helmet the fire effect.

TOWER_JUNKIE

@haihn7: Yeah, it's a thing for Bungie devs.

Captain Impulse

Aw damn!

The ringtone for his cell phone was the theme from "Manos: the hands of fate"!

I guess there are some MSTies working at bungie =D

KreacherOfBloodandRank

@Witzbold: Agreed. If I had time for gaming, I would be all over this.

Hedgeworth

These maps are full of epic win. First story about Halo on Kotaku in a few weeks that wasn't completely decimated by haters before somebody said "hay guise!, I think thats cool"

When I heard the Manos theme I had to go check if somebody had MST on in the other room. Best nerd ringtone evar!

All in all I'm pretty excited about these maps. Although two of them are remakes I think theres enough new stuff in the sandbox to make all seem new again.

Cheers Bungie, thanx for the newness.

SeanBradley

Bungie is great. I can never get enough of the love-hate-fear-mocking relationship they have with their fans.

Xiedo

theyre such awesome dudes ^^

Naif

I love it. They somehow made me extremely excited to part ways with my $10.

Those filters are just neato. Anyone know if they are restricted to the new maps only?

Agies

Holy Shiz! Torgo theme FTW!!

and this REALLY makes me wanna pick up a new gold membership and play Halo again. Good jorb!

DataScream

@Agies: I don't believe so, I think they're just restricted to Forge maps.

Always amusing to watch Bungie's vidocs.

belo

Its amazing how the "Gears of War Theme (Love Bungies sense of humor) Actually makes the game look better. But as depressing as hell. Now we know how Epic did it.

flukielukie

Lockout + Sidewinder return to me!!!!
I'm excited about the 'Western'/'Oldies' visual effect.

Zeouterlimits

I <3 Gears of War filter

SPitFyRe666