WooHoo! Picked for Halo3 Beta test
01-22-07, 05:47 PM
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WooHoo! Picked for Halo3 Beta test
And didn't have to be forced into buying a game I really don't want/need at this point.
Anyone else get picked?
Anyone else get picked?
01-22-07, 06:17 PM
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Are you sure? I got an email about an hour ago with the subject "Halo 3 Beta Announcement," and it advised, "Phase one registration is now closed. If you have been selected to participate, you will receive an email notification within the next two days." Did you already get this second email?
01-23-07, 01:08 AM
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I'm going to be pretty pissed if I don't get picked, since they never mentioned before now that it was a lottery-type system. I refuse to buy a game just for a beta test, as well.
As of now, haven't gotten the second email...but it said within two days.
I wonder if renting the game would do the trick.
As of now, haven't gotten the second email...but it said within two days.
I wonder if renting the game would do the trick.
01-23-07, 07:26 AM
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Why would you need to buy the game to be in a beta? Or renting it?
That being said, I'm in.
Oh and Michael Corvin, I'm guessing it says "Michael Corvin" under the white box?
That being said, I'm in.
Oh and Michael Corvin, I'm guessing it says "Michael Corvin" under the white box?
01-23-07, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by The Bus
Why would you need to buy the game to be in a beta? Or renting it?
That being said, I'm in.
Oh and Michael Corvin, I'm guessing it says "Michael Corvin" under the white box?
That being said, I'm in.
Oh and Michael Corvin, I'm guessing it says "Michael Corvin" under the white box?
There's a limited amount of Beta codes being packaged with the Crackdown
game release.
01-23-07, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by The Bus
Oh and Michael Corvin, I'm guessing it says "Michael Corvin" under the white box?
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01-23-07, 08:15 AM
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Got the first email, but not the second. 
01-25-07, 09:08 PM
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Yep. I'm pissed about it.
I'm not going to go play Halo 2 for three hours just to get in, and I'm not going to buy a game I have no interest in playing just to get in.
Looks like the only way I'm getting in is if I rent the Crackdown game.
I'm not going to go play Halo 2 for three hours just to get in, and I'm not going to buy a game I have no interest in playing just to get in.
Looks like the only way I'm getting in is if I rent the Crackdown game.
01-25-07, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by abrg923
Looks like the only way I'm getting in is if I rent the Crackdown game.
01-26-07, 07:45 AM
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'Halo 3' Beta Invite Inside Every 'Crackdown'
By: Hilary Goldstein
For: IGN
Millions want a chance to play 'Halo 3' online prior to its release, which has lead to some stressful nights for fans. With limited openings in the Internet lottery and Xbox Live competition, most gamers must rely on receiving the golden ticket that comes with a retail copy 'Crackdown.' Some have mistakenly been lead to believe that only a select number of copies of 'Crackdown' will contain 'Halo 3' beta invites. This is not true.
A Microsoft representative confirmed to IGN that every copy of 'Crackdown' includes an invite to the 'Halo 3' beta. If you want in on the beta (and didn't earn an invite by other means), purchase a copy of 'Crackdown' on February 20 and you'll be set. You can even purchase a copy on February 21 or even March 15 and still be in the clear. Oh, and you'll get a copy of 'Crackdown' to boot. Sweet!
Fret not. M$ has your back, that is if you want to buy a game to get in on the beta.
By: Hilary Goldstein
For: IGN
Millions want a chance to play 'Halo 3' online prior to its release, which has lead to some stressful nights for fans. With limited openings in the Internet lottery and Xbox Live competition, most gamers must rely on receiving the golden ticket that comes with a retail copy 'Crackdown.' Some have mistakenly been lead to believe that only a select number of copies of 'Crackdown' will contain 'Halo 3' beta invites. This is not true.
A Microsoft representative confirmed to IGN that every copy of 'Crackdown' includes an invite to the 'Halo 3' beta. If you want in on the beta (and didn't earn an invite by other means), purchase a copy of 'Crackdown' on February 20 and you'll be set. You can even purchase a copy on February 21 or even March 15 and still be in the clear. Oh, and you'll get a copy of 'Crackdown' to boot. Sweet!
Fret not. M$ has your back, that is if you want to buy a game to get in on the beta.
01-26-07, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Trevor
Only if you're the first one to rent that copy I imagine.
01-26-07, 05:33 PM
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"I'm not going to go play Halo 2 for three hours just to get in, and I'm not going to buy a game I have no interest in playing just to get in."
ouch. That does kind of suck.
ouch. That does kind of suck.
01-27-07, 10:08 PM
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I might be in the minority here, but I wasn't that impressed with the Crackdown demo. Don't get me wrong, scaling buildings and such was fun, but the driving and shooting were very generic.
