I'm really glad to see Bungie keep cranking them out like this, I'm still a really big fan of halo 3!

MrToblerone

Halo 4?

Do people still not remember how crap 3 was?

will

Looks awesome! :D

HAL9triple0

Looks great, never got a chance to play the original. Was it any good back in the day?

TheGuero

@Bulletkkake: Not interested? Then dont read, certainly dont comment.

I really liked Chill Out on the original Xbox, one thing that worries me is the textures aren't very nade-friendly. Though they are pretty.

okrangerbob

"And the Lord played Chill Out, and He saw that it was good. And so, verily He commanded, "Let there be remakes!" and there were remakes and it was good."

xoforoct

@okenny :): I thought they were artist's depictions myself, or benchmarks on what they wanted to do. Are they screen shots or what?

Nets_Fan

@Juthan: Just buy one already. I never thought i'd purchase the 360, but I did, and I regret my hesitance. There's a warranty too.

KenogaBrave

Are my eyes deceiving me or do these look like artist renderings? I read the fact that these are screen shots but the color selection, the lighting, I feel like I'm looking at a really sharp artist rendering of what the level will look like. It's not even like it looks bad, quite the contrary actually. No matter how many times I stare at it, I just get more confused? I'm I alone in this? :(

okenny :)

@ShaggE: Hmm, even a day is a stretch for that game.

emotaku

@Bulletkkake: Can you believe people are still playing Alone in The Dark? I mean, it's already a day old! It's, like, so totally outdated, man!

*sigh*

ShaggE

Wow that's lookin tasty! Halo 3 is love.

Madeira

@Ravioli_Sumo:

Clearly, only people of inferior intelligence enjoy playing Halo 3. True, hardcore gamers enjoy games like CoD4 and MGS4.

Get off the elitist high-horse. This mob mentality about Halo being overrated is tiring to read. All the popular guys diss Halo

Snuffbox

@.endejas.: Yeah, me either. Especially when they made my Heroic map pack free like two weeks later. That, and I don't touch Halo 3 ever anymore.

@Juthan: Are you just "scared to RROD" or is there actual reasoning behind your hesitation (like, can't ship it out if it breaks or something).

karasu is my homeboy

@Bulletkkake: Yea, how dare people enjoy a game for more than 3 months. It came out last year, no less! Totally last-gen and not up to our next-gen standards.

Candlejack

Yeah, my days of plopping down $10 for three Halo maps is pretty much over, especially now that I'll rarely ever even play them. (Thanks, CoD4)

Mudron

Cool, this was one of my favorite Halo CE maps.

Why do you comment just to say

"people still play Halo 3? Yawn."?

Ravioli_Sumo

Even though I hate Microsoft, Halo 3 multiplayer will probably force me to buy said maps. I just wish we could play Avalanche without experiencing slowdown in 4 player split-screen.

Heyyou27

people still play Halo 3? Yawn.

Bulletkkake

DAMN IT, MICROSOFT! Fix your 360 so I can finally buy one! ARGH!

I'm okay now. I'm okay now. I'm sorry. I had to. I had to...

Juthan

Pretty. Definitely one of the better looking maps.

Too bad I won't pay $10 for three maps.

.endejas.

i love halo, it really has a comic book feel in it's design, everything it top notch, but then again, bungie is probably one of the best developers ever founded.

eunoia

@xanderphydeaux:

But chill out is fuck awesome so its all good. I want damnation remake BAD.

That Boy Baked

I do love remakes, but how come we're only seeing remakes of maps that were on previous XBox games? What about the maps that were Mac/PC exclusive?

Bring on Ice Fields and Timberland!

xanderphydeaux

@okenny :): My guess is they are screenshots. They don't look a whole lot different than other indoor levels I've seen in the game as far as fidelity and such. Looking good though, wants them I do.

ghettosmurf

Oh to go back to halo again. I'd really love to play thta, but I still have to finsih like 4 rpgs and GTA4.

Goddamn it, gaming has become homework now.

Marasai

Just for reference, those little purple pillars of light are inbuilt teleporters. I hope you can forge them.

Aye Mak Sicur

@Bulletkkake:

Of all the people who commented back to your trolling, I'm the elitist loser, eh?

CoD4 and TF2 are MUCH better all around online FPSs? Says who? YOU. You're presenting your opinion as fact, and you're calling me the elitist?

Wow, Brigadier, you're the coolest guy on Kotaku!

Strangelove

@Bulletkkake: You are the dictionary definition of troll.

Winterbringer

great looking map. i still play halo 3 jsut cuz big team battle is pretty fun but most modes u find 14 year olds who think they are hot shit cuz they cheat (boosting or messing wit connection) to get to general.

maraxusofk

@Juthan: what the hell are you talking about?

kevinl

@Strangelove:

excuse you, but I can guarantee you I've logged more hours in the Halo series than anyone who has commented on this board. I put thousands into Halo 2 alone, and yes, I "cared" about my ranking.

I was one of the first people to achieve the Rank of Brigadier, and I still maintain that no one can beat me on The Pit in TS when I'm on my game.

That said, that was all before COD4 and TF2, which are MUCH better all around online FPSes (talking about PC TF2, 360 TF2 is terrible).

Halo 3 isn't a bad game, but it just cannot keep up with it's competition.

So stop assuming everyone's a troll, you weird elitist loser. And meet me on any original Halo 3 map and get ROCKED...but give me like 2 days to warm up, it's been awhile. :)

Bulletkkake

I still play Halo 3 everyday. Fuck all the haters. Bungie does so much for it's fans I don't think I will ever turn away from.
Just wish they would change the name to something better.

Cold storage just sounds stupid.

JustJake

I love(d) halo. I hope everyone who's playing it still gets immense enjoyment out of it; it's still one of the few games I played to completion and enjoyed thoroughly.

God Bless easy mode in games. I wish more developers remembered that we're not all l33t.

gblock

You know, i love halo. its a great game to blow off some steam. yeah i get tired of it after awhile, but i always come back. Hooray for more new maps.

smuckersisgood

@Bulletkkake:

Lame-ass people still troll about Halo? Yawn.

Strangelove

@will:

Who said anything about Halo 4?

Karazzin

@Bulletkkake: Yea lots in fact. The reason is because its fun...its that easy.

parad0x360

Can't wait! Chill Out was one of my faves. I've really enjoyed all the map packs so far. I want details for what I assume will be the other two maps in the three pack.

lionkitten

@will: multiplayer is hilarious fun with friends, forge and the ability to watch replays from any damn angle

belo

@dowingba: Which is why I try to minimize social contact online. Too many assholes on board. As if putting up with assholes in real life wasn't hard enough, I get to hear their shit on the internet too. Oh well. That's planet Earth for you.

garytek

map is looking really good remade. I haven't played Halo 3 since last year but I might pick this up because of the nostalgia factor they bring back.
@Bulletkkake: get out

GodzillaVsJapan

Did anyone else notice that the thing shining the blue light on the bottom picture looks like one of the Halo monitors. Could be like guilty spark.

goboard117

@will: I used to think Halo 3 was crap too...Until I actually played it. It was really fun. Story was kind of blah but the gameplay was just fun. Multiplayer is even better.

DannKnee

Everyone shut up. If you don't like Halo, press the back button on your browser. If you do like Halo, read this article. If you're not interested in the maps, then press the back button on your browser. If you're interested in the maps, leave a comment. If you think a map-pack isn't worth $10 then just wait until it's free.

I can't begin to fathom why Halo is such a controversial topic around here. RE5 racism? Sure, I can see why that sparks debate. But Halo is just a non-offensive multiplayer-based shooter. There's nothing to argue about. If you like TF2, play TF2. If you like CoD4, play CoD4. If you like Halo, play Halo. Hell I still play Perfect Dark. What's the problem here, people?

dowingba

@Bulletkkake:

Oh, and by the way, you liar, I checked your gamertag on Bungie.net, and you're a grade 1 Commander!

And as far as your guarantee nobody on the board has played more Halo than you, check out Gray665's bungie profile.

P H A R O A H 3 - Total Games 668
Gray665 - Total Games 2647

And he's a grade 3 commander.

So much for your lies and guarantees, moron.

Strangelove

Looks nice, but another remake? We just got two remakes in the previous set. And if there has to be a remake, I can think of quite a few maps I would have rather had. I doubt I'll get it unless they really blow me away with the other maps. Then again, that's what I said last time...

Bort617

I play halo, I also play COD4.

Halo is when I just want some quick shooting action without any real stress.

COD4 is when I want to get down to serious business.

/doublexp weekend is snipers this week, woot.

lordargent

@Strangelove:

wow, you're a bigger loser than I even imagined. I changed gamertags, you dildo. I no longer have the Brigadier account. The P H A R 0 A H 3 was my backup and is now my real account.

and its actually canceled as of two weeks ago cause I was too broke to renew.

nice job skipping all the relevant info in my post. asshat.

Bulletkkake

@Bulletkkake: Banhammers coming down so hard on you

Winterbringer

that's looking very nice. though what i really wanna see is a remake of the level chiron t-38 or whatever. it's the level comprised of alot of rooms connected by multiple teleporting doorways. that place was chaos every time and incredibly fun. i'd love to see what bungie would do to remake that level for halo3

soldier148

Got to love how a Halo 3 news item derails into 2 things:

"OH noez won't pay for it" and "OH HALO 3 SUXss"

I don't play the game anymore (CoD4, WoW take up all my time) but i think this map looks great. Halo 3 is a pretty solid game, it never deserved the "popular hate" that everyone seems to be giving it. Really sad and the people that feel the need to keep reminding us they dislike it are even sadder.

Walker

Map look pretty cool but I won't pay for it...I'll just wait till they become free just like halo 2 maps...but sadly I don't think this is going to save my halo 3...I will most likely trade it in for store credits toward a game that I will play more than that...I already move on to COD 4...rest in peace halo 3 you will always be my least favorite multi player game

DespisedMC

Yeaaa! it's a redone map on the same game series... and that does WHAT for me?

If it was on UTIII, that would be awesome because of the difference of Engines and play types, but the same game... not so much.

fraggenstein

@Tofu_Survivor: 20 minutes? What the...? Are you looking for a level 50 BRB game with a closed nat or something?

lionkitten

Why can't Bungie come up with new maps? I don't want to play or pay for maps I've already played.

Instead of remaking past average maps they should focus on making matchmaking better. 20 mins just to find a game?! It's no wonder H3 is not as popular as Halo 2.

Tofu_Survivor

1. Around half a million people still play Halo 3 every single day. Nothing to yawn about.

2. Chill Out has never been available to play online via Xbox Live. It will be fun to play with a headset and in High Definition.

3. People who hate on things because they don't care or know about them are the reason racism, sexism and online message boards exist.

elpierce

@elpierce:
True! people still play halo 2 and Rainbow six 3: black arrow, chrome hounds, and Gears of war online...It krazy how people are still playing xbox oringal games online...nothing wrong with it because I still got a special place for RBS 3:BA in my heart...but never the less I still thought halo 2 was funner online than halo 3...even though halo 3 has good ideas but until they make a map pack with some of the halo 2 maps then I reconsider trading my copy in for some store credit for a game that I will play more than halo 3

DespisedMC

@Bulletkkake: umm, how are you too broke to renew? the silver membership is free. however broke you may be, how can you not afford free? if i had logged in thousands of hours (which even if we just said it was 2000 hours averaging about 4 hours a day would take like, 500 days or something, unless you meant thousands of matches which, even though i know it can be done, i doubt YOU have ever done) i wouldn't get rid of that account to save my life. and you have had this account (P H A R O H 3) since at least 2006 seeing as that was the last time you played perfect dark zero, so i personally doubt there is this "other account" anywhere in existence. it is like back in high school when the nerdiest kid in class would say they have a girlfriend, she just lives in another state, and that is why nobody knows her.

who knows, maybe you have an account that proves that you are the halo grand puba. i am curious... what is the gamertag for that account? i am DYEING to see some stats from it!

HawaiianActor

@Ravioli_Sumo:

Because he's an annoying little child.

LORDofDANCE

@HawaiianActor: well, not so much dyeing as i am dying to see it...

HawaiianActor

Have to say, I got back into playing Halo 3 after a solid 2 months of GTA4 and its just as fun now as it was when I got it. The game is just damn fun. I will definitely get these maps.

Gray665

Man, Chill Out was my favorite slayer map back in the day on xbconnect. I will definitely pick this up. Still playing halo 3 about 3-4 times a week about an hour or 2 at a time.

Friscodude

Can't wait until my xbox gets fixed because I'm craving some Halo 3 and especially this new map.

@Bulletkkake: Brigadier is nothing amazing, get either a general or a brain.

Coors Light is God

are bullet kaka's posting skills rusty too? he's getting pwnt in here. lolololol

hellboy997

@soldier148: dang, i totally know what you mean. chiron t-34 was one of my favorite maps....ever. i jsut loved the feeling of coming through a teleporter and seeing blood and bodies EVERYWHERE. as soon as you walked through, you knew there was a camper, and you KNEW you were screwed.

xoforoct

Oh I still love playing Halo with a few buddies online. For me, it has a pick up and play feel to it. Sure, the higher level guys are crazy good, and sometimes pricks with big egos, ugh I hate that.

But it's when you get into a 5v5 social match and for whatever luck struck, One team of just Spartans and the other Elites and both teams just laughing at the whole coincidence, people yelling "This is a DINO CRISIS!!" and "Tonight! We dine in Hell Spartans!" with Wark, Wark, Wark every now and then, that's when you know that this game is awwwright.

Zen Grenadier

people still play halo 3?

hermes520

@TheGuero: Oh my young friend...the days of Chill Out were once known in these lands as "the Golden Age"...

Ok...that's stretching it a bit perhaps haha. But for real, you need to purchase Halo 1 if you can find it...you will NOT be sorry. One of the greatest games ever made in my opinion.

H0PLITE

I think some people are too caught up in fanboydom to realize that call of duty is not the end-all be-all of shooters. Not Everyone likes it.

Laughing_Gas

@Laughing_Gas: Very true. Hell I thought cod3 was better. Atleast it had some skill required.. I'm not a huge fan halo 3, but I can respect that the series set a huge milestone for console FPS's, and online console gaming in general.

get2theDeLorean

@Bulletkkake: Wow, how convenient... err, I mean awkward for you.

@hermes520: LOL

OT: Map looks fun, I never played the original, but I could definitely be tempted- need something to breath new life into the "old" game.
Wouldn't it be cool if it were possible to demo new maps (on any game not just Halo)? Like 2 free games on a new release to help you decide if it's worth it.

Gossy

@Bulletkkake: .... People still play Halo 2. And Counter-Strike.
And plenty of other 'old' shooters. H3 is less than a year old. Wtf?

Zeouterlimits

I think everyone should go ahead and chill out or whatever.

You see what I did there? Zing!

hermes520

Nice looking graphics! I'll probably be buying these maps on day one, seeing as how i bought the last 2 map packs on day one as well. And to the people that say" people still play halo?", well i only play halo 3. I havent even touched COD 4 since december. I absolutely refuse to play an unbalanced shooter, thats why i only play halo online usually, something thats constantly being monitored.

Pbombas

@karasu is my homeboy:

I am pretty sure I know how to ship things when they break. I am also a father of 2 and have to spend my money wisely. If you bought a 360 with the notion, "when it breaks, I can ship it out, so it's no biggie," then good for you. However, not a very wise investment, is it?

Thanks for condescending, though. Is that actually a star by your name? Wow, amazing what passes as amusing posts to some.

Juthan

@Tofu_Survivor: because unlike other developers bungie listens to it's fans and they asked for 1 remake from haloce one from halo 2, and one new map.

eunoia

I'm glad that I am started playing Halo again. I only stopped because of school, and I've gotten hooked again. Too bad the full-time job gets in the way! There's always nights, though.
@Juthan: You should enter the Mt. Dew "Old School or New" contest. They're giving away Xbox 360s and 40 inch Samsung HDTVs. I remember winning a previous contest with them - the "Every ten minutes" one, where every 10 minutes they would give away a 360. So I got mine for free, but it came 3 days before it was even launched. WIN.

Shadowguitar

Yes! I knew they'd make more maps. About time too. I hope they bring back relic

n1n3CAL