Halo 3 Odst News Archive

Halo Waypoint Co-Op Night: Firefight Night

Can you believe Halo Reach launches in less than 2 weeks? Neither can we. While the launch of the game means our previous favorites Halos will probably get played a whole lot less, we figured the best way to celebrate is to go out playing Firefight! Read on to join up this months for Waypoint Night

Halo Waypoint Co-Op Night - ODST Firefight Night

We've had a few months away from our normal monthly Halo Waypoint Nights, but they are back! We're only two months away from Halo Reach and that means we have plenty of co-op goodness to get done in Halo 3 and ODST before the big launch. So what's on tap first? Firefight!

The Halo Vidmaster Guide - Your Road to Recon

Today is Bungie Day, that being, July 7th. To celebrate we've posted a handy guide to getting that elusive Recon Armor in Halo 3. To do so will require plenty of co-op gameplay and teamwork through both Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. Up to the challenge? Read on Spartans.

This Week in Co-Op: Of Glitches and Time Lost

A little over a week and a half ago, Co-Optimus and Bungie had another one of our Halo Waypoint Co-Op nights.  The focus of this particular event was to collect the skulls and audio logs from Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST, respectively.  Having not yet gathered all of the audio logs in my single player game, I figured that this was the perfect time to do so, and I was not alone.  Nick and community member Bakken Hood were also pursuing these back-story fragments that were scattered all about New Mombasa, and were prepared with a map that showed the locations of all the audio logs.  We were unprepared, however, for what awaited us at the end of our search.

Halo 3: ODST Drops to $29.99 in Anticipation of Halo Reach Beta

The Halo Reach multiplayer beta kicks up next Monday, and the only way to get access is to own and copy of Halo 3: ODST.  You'd think by now that most Halo fans would own a copy of ODST, which was released last Fall, but according to Microsoft - that's simply not the case.

"Naturally, the demand for Halo 3: ODST will be reinvigorated as soon as the public Beta kicks off," director of Xbox and Entertainment at Microsoft Stephen McGill told CVG.

While it's unlikely that "tons" will sale, which the rep further went on to say, those that skipped the title have another reason to pick it up now - it's dropped in price under $30.  

Halo Charts Group Creates Custom Firefight Challenges

txshurricane and SWAT Wombat hold off the Brutes in Firefight

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is a first: a competition ladder group has made good use of Halo 3: ODST's stat tracking and begun coordinating global challenges for the Firefight co-op survival mode. We love Firefight, but thanks to its painful lack of co-op matchmaking we've had to resort to our Waypoint Co-Op Nights and Co-Optimus matchmaking tools in order to secure a full four-man squad. Websites like HaloCharts.com are not only innovative...but useful in this regard.

The current challenge is called Chaos Den. In order to pass, you have a laundry list of accomplishments that need to be fulfilled, either alone or in co-op. Among them are items like "10 Sniper Kills", "10 Beatdowns", "5 Spiker Kills", and even bonuses like "5 Plasma Pistol Kills". Everything is reviewed and qualified afterward by staff members. It seems like a solid way to expand the community-driven capabilities that Halo's detailed stat tracking is designed for.

Halo Waypoint Co-Op Night: Collectible Night

Your access to Halo 2's online multiplayer may be ending on Thursday, but Friday we're firing up Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST for a co-op night unlike any others. We'll be joining the Waypoint crew to help everyone get those long lost collectible items like Skulls in Halo 3 and Audio Logs in ODST.

Bungie Regrets Not Including Matchmaking in Halo 3: ODST

We've previously covered, through various post-mortems and look-back interviews, how Bungie had considered Matchmaking for Halo 3: ODST, but how it was ultimately shot down due to the time and effort that would have been involved with such an undertaking.  Well last Friday OXM UK heard from Bungie's community boss, Brian Jarrard, that Bungie's biggest regret was "not being able to go back and make Firefight in ODST work and have match-making."

BAFTA Video Game Nominations Announced: Co-op Represent

BAFTA have announced the nominations for their 2010 Video Game Awards.  Contrary to popular belief, BAFTA does not stand for Badgers Are Fairly Tense Anglers, but British Academy of Film and Television Art.  The BAFTAs are considered the UK equivalent of the American Oscars.  Since 2005 they have given out gongs to video games and have become one of the most prestigious awards for the industry.  Click on Read More to find out which co-op games have been nominated.

Co-Opularity

The 2009 co-op game of the year for us was Halo 3: ODST, but did it deserve it? Was there something social at play? A popular game or franchise is always likely to sell more copies than a new IP and as a result of this there are more people playing it, creating a phenomenon we call Co-opularity.