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Bungie Screenshots Verify 'Chill Out' Remake
Posted by Owen Good at 3:00 AM on June 22, 2008
We linked to last week's MLG San Diego coverage that unveiled the remake, for Halo 3, of Halo:CE's popular "Chill Out" map. Bungie has now dropped two screenshots of "Cold Storage" and they're muuuuuch better quality (read: higher res than cell phone vid of a projection screen.) One's above. Full resolution after the jump.


Bungie Weekly Update 6/20 [Bungie, via Xbox 360 Fanboy]

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MrToblerone
Posted 3:52 AM 22/6/08
I'm really glad to see Bungie keep cranking them out like this, I'm still a really big fan of halo 3!
MrToblerone
will
Posted 3:50 AM 22/6/08
Halo 4?
Do people still not remember how crap 3 was?
will
HAL9triple0
Posted 3:40 AM 22/6/08
Looks awesome! :D
HAL9triple0
TheGuero
Posted 3:38 AM 22/6/08
Looks great, never got a chance to play the original. Was it any good back in the day?
TheGuero
okrangerbob
Posted 3:36 AM 22/6/08
@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
xoforoct
Posted 3:29 AM 22/6/08
"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
Nets_Fan
Posted 3:28 AM 22/6/08
@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
KenogaBrave
Posted 3:26 AM 22/6/08
@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
okenny :)
Posted 3:24 AM 22/6/08
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 :)
emotaku
Posted 3:24 AM 22/6/08
@ShaggE: Hmm, even a day is a stretch for that game.
emotaku
ShaggE
Posted 3:21 AM 22/6/08
@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
Madeira
Posted 3:20 AM 22/6/08
Wow that's lookin tasty! Halo 3 is love.
Madeira
Snuffbox
Posted 3:13 AM 22/6/08
@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
karasu is my homeboy
Posted 3:12 AM 22/6/08
@.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
Candlejack
Posted 3:10 AM 22/6/08
@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
Mudron
Posted 3:07 AM 22/6/08
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
Ravioli_Sumo
Posted 3:06 AM 22/6/08
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
Heyyou27
Posted 3:06 AM 22/6/08
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
Bulletkkake
Posted 3:06 AM 22/6/08
people still play Halo 3? Yawn.
Bulletkkake
Juthan
Posted 3:02 AM 22/6/08
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
.endejas.
Posted 3:02 AM 22/6/08
Pretty. Definitely one of the better looking maps.
Too bad I won't pay $10 for three maps.
.endejas.
eunoia
Posted 4:16 AM 22/6/08
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
That Boy Baked
Posted 4:15 AM 22/6/08
@xanderphydeaux:
But chill out is fuck awesome so its all good. I want damnation remake BAD.
That Boy Baked
xanderphydeaux
Posted 4:11 AM 22/6/08
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
ghettosmurf
Posted 4:00 AM 22/6/08
@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
Marasai
Posted 3:59 AM 22/6/08
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
Aye Mak Sicur
Posted 3:57 AM 22/6/08
Just for reference, those little purple pillars of light are inbuilt teleporters. I hope you can forge them.
Aye Mak Sicur
Strangelove
Posted 4:53 AM 22/6/08
@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
Winterbringer
Posted 4:53 AM 22/6/08
@Bulletkkake: You are the dictionary definition of troll.
Winterbringer
maraxusofk
Posted 4:51 AM 22/6/08
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
kevinl
Posted 4:43 AM 22/6/08
@Juthan: what the hell are you talking about?
kevinl
Bulletkkake
Posted 4:34 AM 22/6/08
@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
JustJake
Posted 4:32 AM 22/6/08
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
gblock
Posted 4:32 AM 22/6/08
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
smuckersisgood
Posted 4:28 AM 22/6/08
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
Strangelove
Posted 4:27 AM 22/6/08
@Bulletkkake:
Lame-ass people still troll about Halo? Yawn.
Strangelove
Karazzin
Posted 4:27 AM 22/6/08
@will:
Who said anything about Halo 4?
Karazzin
parad0x360
Posted 4:26 AM 22/6/08
@Bulletkkake: Yea lots in fact. The reason is because its fun...its that easy.
parad0x360
lionkitten
Posted 4:26 AM 22/6/08
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
belo
Posted 5:20 AM 22/6/08
@will: multiplayer is hilarious fun with friends, forge and the ability to watch replays from any damn angle
belo
garytek
Posted 5:16 AM 22/6/08
@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
GodzillaVsJapan
Posted 5:06 AM 22/6/08
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
goboard117
Posted 5:06 AM 22/6/08
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
DannKnee
Posted 5:05 AM 22/6/08
@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
dowingba
Posted 5:01 AM 22/6/08
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
Strangelove
Posted 4:59 AM 22/6/08
@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
Bort617
Posted 5:36 AM 22/6/08
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
lordargent
Posted 5:33 AM 22/6/08
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
Bulletkkake
Posted 5:25 AM 22/6/08
@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
Winterbringer
Posted 6:20 AM 22/6/08
@Bulletkkake: Banhammers coming down so hard on you
Winterbringer
soldier148
Posted 7:18 AM 22/6/08
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
Walker
Posted 7:15 AM 22/6/08
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
DespisedMC
Posted 7:04 AM 22/6/08
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
fraggenstein
Posted 7:42 AM 22/6/08
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
lionkitten
Posted 7:40 AM 22/6/08
@Tofu_Survivor: 20 minutes? What the...? Are you looking for a level 50 BRB game with a closed nat or something?
lionkitten
Tofu_Survivor
Posted 7:33 AM 22/6/08
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
elpierce
Posted 8:17 AM 22/6/08
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
DespisedMC
Posted 8:44 AM 22/6/08
@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
HawaiianActor
Posted 9:49 AM 22/6/08
@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
LORDofDANCE
Posted 10:09 AM 22/6/08
@Ravioli_Sumo:
Because he's an annoying little child.
LORDofDANCE
HawaiianActor
Posted 10:03 AM 22/6/08
@HawaiianActor: well, not so much dyeing as i am dying to see it...
HawaiianActor
Gray665
Posted 10:34 AM 22/6/08
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
Friscodude
Posted 11:04 AM 22/6/08
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
Coors Light is God
Posted 11:29 AM 22/6/08
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
hellboy997
Posted 12:14 PM 22/6/08
are bullet kaka's posting skills rusty too? he's getting pwnt in here. lolololol
hellboy997
xoforoct
Posted 12:46 PM 22/6/08
@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
Zen Grenadier
Posted 12:39 PM 22/6/08
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
hermes520
Posted 3:54 PM 22/6/08
people still play halo 3?
hermes520
H0PLITE
Posted 4:24 PM 22/6/08
@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
Laughing_Gas
Posted 5:16 PM 22/6/08
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
get2theDeLorean
Posted 5:45 PM 22/6/08
@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
Gossy
Posted 9:13 PM 22/6/08
@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
Zeouterlimits
Posted 11:08 PM 22/6/08
@Bulletkkake: .... People still play Halo 2. And Counter-Strike.
And plenty of other 'old' shooters. H3 is less than a year old. Wtf?
Zeouterlimits
hermes520
Posted 12:28 AM 23/6/08
I think everyone should go ahead and chill out or whatever.
You see what I did there? Zing!
hermes520
Pbombas
Posted 1:13 AM 23/6/08
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
Juthan
Posted 2:13 AM 23/6/08
@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
eunoia
Posted 6:06 AM 23/6/08
@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
Shadowguitar
Posted 8:00 AM 23/6/08
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
n1n3CAL
Posted 8:29 AM 22/6/08
Yes! I knew they'd make more maps. About time too. I hope they bring back relic
n1n3CAL