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Halo 3

Platforms

PC
Xbox 360

Initial release Sept. 25, 2007

Developers

Bungie

Genres

Shooter

Publishers

Microsoft
Microsoft Studios

Franchise Halo

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A still from a BroForce trailer, showing an exaggerated, cartooned collection of 80s action heroes all ready to fire guns or swing swords.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Player Twos

Can you coop?

March 5, 2025 Robert Purchese

Classic Halo 3 map The Pit coming to Halo Infinite

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Classic Halo 3 map The Pit coming to Halo Infinite

Re-Forged.

Sept. 26, 2022 Wesley Yin-Poole

Master Chief standing between Oda and Tachibana from Yakuza 0.

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Master Chief beats down thugs in Yakuza 0 mod

Just in time for a dance battle for Friday Night.

Aug. 12, 2022 Liv Ngan

Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto shares thoughts on divisive TV adaptation

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Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto shares thoughts on divisive TV adaptation

Doesn't "hate" it but "confused by many of the choices that were made".

May 20, 2022 Matt Wales

Halo 3's new "alternate universe" armour skins spark realism debate - and the memes have begun

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Halo 3's new "alternate universe" armour skins spark realism debate - and the memes have begun

For honour!

Sept. 5, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

Halo 3 is getting a remake of Halo 2 map Turf

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Halo 3 is getting a remake of Halo 2 map Turf

Plus new campaign collectibles, Flood Firefight, and more.

Aug. 28, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

13 years after it came out, Halo 3 has a new map

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13 years after it came out, Halo 3 has a new map

Don't go chasing waterfalls.

April 8, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

Halo 3 is getting back bling

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Halo 3 is getting back bling

Shield up.

March 2, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

Bungie's Halo website and its player stats go dark permanently in Feb

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Bungie's Halo website and its player stats go dark permanently in Feb

It's been an honour serving with you, John.

Jan. 15, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

Halo Xbox 360 games go dark Dec 2021

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Halo Xbox 360 games go dark Dec 2021

Salute.

Dec. 19, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole

Looking for the heart of Halo in Bungie's finest moment

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Looking for the heart of Halo in Bungie's finest moment

Revisiting the bombastic Halo 3.

Aug. 23, 2020 Chris Tapsell

343 commits to crossplay, input-based matchmaking and custom game browser for Halo: The Master Chief Collection in 2020

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343 commits to crossplay, input-based matchmaking and custom game browser for Halo: The Master Chief Collection in 2020

Finish the flight.

Aug. 1, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole

Microsoft is having a good time on Steam right now

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Microsoft is having a good time on Steam right now

Grounded! Microsoft Flight Simulator! Sea of Thieves! More!

Aug. 1, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole

Halo 3 on PC delivers The Master Chief Collection's best port yet

Face-off

Digital Foundry | Halo 3 on PC delivers The Master Chief Collection's best port yet

And prior releases get patched and upgraded.

July 17, 2020 Alex Battaglia

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13 years later, Halo 3 has a brand new skull

And it's one of the best ever.

July 16, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole

Halo 3 hits PC via The Master Chief Collection next week

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Halo 3 hits PC via The Master Chief Collection next week

Finish the fight.

July 7, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole

PC testing for Halo 3 kicks off next month

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PC testing for Halo 3 kicks off next month

You say Halo, I say good buy!

May 31, 2020 Vikki Blake

Halo TV show due in 2020, features Master Chief in lead role

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Halo TV show due in 2020, features Master Chief in lead role

Will follow "a new story".

Aug. 7, 2018 Matt Wales

Microsoft's Halo TV series is really happening

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Microsoft's Halo TV series is really happening

It's Showtime.

June 29, 2018 Tom Phillips

Wolfenstein 2 deliberately caters to speedrunners, and Bungie hires them

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Wolfenstein 2 deliberately caters to speedrunners, and Bungie hires them

Usain we got it all wrong?

May 24, 2018 Robert Purchese

Should you buy an Xbox One X?

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Should you buy an Xbox One X?

Finish the fight. Again.

Nov. 7, 2017 Wesley Yin-Poole

Halo 5 will have 4K support on Xbox One X

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Halo 5 will have 4K support on Xbox One X

All Xbox 360 Halo games are getting backwards compatibility.

July 6, 2017 Jeffrey Matulef

Microsoft allows Halo PC fan project to live

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Microsoft allows Halo PC fan project to live

Put a ring on it.

June 29, 2017 Wesley Yin-Poole

Reporting on the Xbox 360: stories from behind the scenes

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Reporting on the Xbox 360: stories from behind the scenes

Halo 3 launch! Fake Kinect families! Molyneux! More!

Nov. 27, 2015 Wesley Yin-Poole

Xbox 360 at 10: Chasing 1000G in Halo 3

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Xbox 360 at 10: Chasing 1000G in Halo 3

You say Cortana, I say katana.

Nov. 27, 2015 Chris Bratt

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