Hero Pack On the Way
Three new Halo 3 maps are on the way and should hit XBox live on December 11th 2007. The maps will cost
800 Microsoft Points or about $3.33 each. If you cannot afford to buy the maps right away, hold off until the Spring as they should become free to download.
" Obviously…we’d love to give the maps away for free to recognize our fans and all the great support they’ve shown us. But in the spring, they’ll be free. We’re happy we’re able to keep doing that because I have to imagine that some people would probably rather never make them available for free because you’re walking away from this cash cow, right? "
Here is a rundown of the new map line-up
Map #1: Standoff
" This is a map that takes place in Africa. It is a UNSC missile silo facility. The idea for this…is basically a small vehicle map — a ‘mini Blood Gulch’ where the two bases are facing each other and [the distance between them] is condensed, so you get a lot of good infantry action in the middle."
Map #2: Rat’s Nest
" We wanted to make another Big Team Battle map to help fill out our Big Team Battle [matchmaking] hopper. It’s good for anywhere between 6-16 people. Another thing we wanted to do is make an indoor vehicle map, which is something we don’t have in Halo 3. This is, thematically, based off of ‘Crow’s Nest’ from the single-player campaign, so you’ll see some similarities as far as look and feel. "
Map #3: Foundry
" Foundry is a map we built almost specifically for Forge. The high concept is we wanted to keep the structure of the map as simple as possible, while providing objects that people can use to actually build meaningful gameplay spaces. The default setup for this map is really built for smaller, 3-v-3 Slayer or Territory games. "
For more information and screen shots of the upcoming Hero Pack, go to 1up.com.
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