In a surprising event, Bungie/Microsoft have announced that Halo 3 is set to be released worldwide beginning Tuesday, September 25, 2007. That’s about a month ahead of previous expectations. The prior two versions of the game launched in the month of November.
In the meantime, XBox Live users that have bought Crackdown to get into the Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta have been stopped short of their goal. It appears that technical issues have prevented Crackdown owners from accessing the beta. This is an unfortunate event, because this is one of the most publicized events to occur on XBox Live and a majority of the people that bought their way in are left twiddling their thumbpads.
No word yet on when it will be fixed.
BUG FIXED
Note : A rare bug has been discovered that sometimes results in improper text display in the game UI. Basically, you won’t see any text at all. If you encounter this issue, you can fix it yourself by doing the following:
Restart your Xbox 360
Boot up the Halo 3 Beta
While the Halo 3 Beta is loading, immediately press up on the D-Pad and hold the A button until you see the Bungie logo. If you perform this correctly a dialog box will appear confirming maintenance has been done to your system.
Resume the Halo 3 Beta!