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So Halo 3 has been out for a couple of days now. I thought I'd share with you it's impact it's had on me, a guy who doesn't hate it or love it, just two ships passing in the night so to speak. I made a list of things Halo 3 is indirectly responsible for, because in the end I guarantee you 50% of X360 owners still won't have a copy of it. After all, all of us X360 owners aren't Halo fanboys as many people think. So it's good to view Halo 3 from a neutral perspective, it reminds everyone that hype aside everyone considers it inferior to BioShock and that's the kind of irony you can't replicate with ad campaigns and marketing.
- I went online to see if I could take advantage of the 3 free days of Xbox Live, I couldn't. But I did see the "Crash of the Titans" demo when I was there, good find and fun demo, like Kameo mixed with Crash Warped.
- All those desperate Halo 3 fans are trading in their PS3's, sisters and other X360 games to buy the Helmet. That means plenty of selection of used X360 titles to choose from in game retailers and pawn shops everywhere.
- More friends of mine buying 360's because they are Halo fans of yesteryear. It'll be like old times, except I'll coerce them into playing Ace Combat 6 instead of Crimson Skies when they get sick of Halo 3.
- The flame wars have begun and the trolls carry large bloody clubs around in the forums. It makes for interesting reading and hilarious commentary.
- When Call of Duty 4 comes out (shooter of the year BTW) all the whining pukes I find on XBL will still be playing Halo 3, so the matchmaking with strangers will be of higher quality.
All in all I have to thank Bungie for creating this diversion that both indirectly benefits me and amuses. The game may be forgettable but i'll always remember the money I've saved and the laughs I got.
Good times, good times.
 In a completely expected turn of events, someone has posted the full ending cinematic of Halo 3 on YouTube.
The leak will no doubtedly raise the ire of Halo fans, Microsoft and Bungie. However, it will make the next week very fun for internet trolls and people wanting to ruin the ending.
So, before I go all spoilery after the break let me just say this:
DO NOT LOG ON TO THE INTERNET FOR THE NEXT WEEK HALO FANS! You'll get the story ruined. 
Now for those of you who would like to help spread the word, hit the jump. 
Continue reading SPOILERS ABOUND: Halo 3 Ending Leaked Online!
 I just read a blog post from www.rated-m.com that said GameStop exployees were warned about leaking Halo 3 early and for opening the boxes. These boxes which contain the game and are specially marked are expected to be shipped to stores September 13th in anticipation for release on the 25th.
In fact the email that was sent out to employees was so cut and dry, that apparently even if you accidentally nick the tape that seals them, your fired on the spot. That applies to managers as well as counter clerks.
Now that's not what surprised me, what surprised me was the fact that this wasn't already in place! Reading some of the comments under that article I'm surprised that many people are shocked that other retailers like Wal-Mart, Gamecrazy etc are following suit.
They do it with films, they do it with books (latest Harry Potter fiasco comes to mind) as well as music, so why not games? With the frequency of broken street dates I do suspect that some are intentional, many never seem to retaliate or penalize for this behavior. Why would they? Free publicity and breaking news never hurts a game to be sure.
Then again if a game turns out to be a stinker, they don't want you to know that until release date. It's like when McDonald's started making you pay at one window, then sit in line for the next one to get your food. You've pretty much committed yourself to receiving it no matter how long you have to wait, and you can't drive away if your drink is warm and they've run out of McChicken sauce.
http://rated-m.blogspot.c...g-strict-with-halo-3.html
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