halo 3: recon

Halo 3 ODST Writer: ‘Put That in Your Speculation Pipe and Smoke It!’

11:40AM AJ Glasser | In a new interview with GamePro, Halo 3: ODST writer and creative director Joseph Staten talks plot, gameplay and design choices for the upcoming Halo 3 expansion. More »

Halo Recon Gets a New Name, But No New Info

5:00AM Brian Crecente | Bungie, masters of titillation and chicken baiting, are at it again. This time letting their many fervent fans know that Halo 3: Recon is getting a new name, but spilling little else. As of today, they say, Halo 3: Recon will now be known as Halo 3: ODST. I suppose that’s because Odie Estie rolls off the tongue much easier than Reee-KHAN! It’s also because the ODST, an acronym for Oribtal Drop Shock Trooper, is the central character of the upcoming title. More »

Halo 3: Recon Is 3-5 Hours Long, ‘Not A $60 Title’

11:30PM Luke Plunkett | Someone’s already got their hands on the Halo 3: Recon-themed December issue of Game Informer. Spilled the beans. Those beans tell us that, as you could probably have guessed when you first heard it spoken of as an “expansion”, Halo 3: Recon is only 3-5 hours long. Which is pretty damn short. Luckily, then, it’ll have a pretty damn short price tag, Bungie’s Joe Staten saying “we do not view this as a $US60 title”. Hopefully he means $US30, and not $US59.99. Also mentioned is the fact the expansion will allow users to unlock the previously unlockable Recon armour, provided you’ve completed the Vidmaster Challenge achievements. More »