when is halo 3 coming out.......and the movie??????

Answer 1

Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game currently under development by Bungie Studios for the Xbox 360. An official announcement on the developers' website states that Halo 3 will end the current story arc, and will end the Halo trilogy. Halo 3 is scheduled to be released in 2007. no exact date
A trailer (warning, large file - 98 MB) of the game was shown at Microsoft press conference at E3 2006. The trailer ends with the tagline "Finish the Fight 2007".


Master Chief emerges from smoke and rubble that litters an African plain.The trailer opens with a powerful orchestral piece, showing a desolate and dry desert area, the remaining rubble of New Mombasa, which was destroyed in Halo 2. Parts of the broken space elevator are shown in the background. Through the smoke and rubble of a ruined building Master Chief emerges, obscured occasionally by overlaid transmission images of Cortana who utters somewhat distorted messages:

"I have defied gods and demons."

"I am your shield; I am your sword[1]."

"I know you; your past, your future"

"This is the way the world ends."
(Note that a scream can be heard before the transmissions, possibly meaning Cortana has been assimilated by the Gravemind)

Note: Bungie has recently admitted that something has seriously altered Cortana - and that it might not be Cortana at all. In the 'Behind the Scenes' video [2], it is stated, "We don't know what has happened to her since then. We don't know it's Cortana. It could be any sort of bizarre, almost Satanic sort of voice. Something seems wrong."


Storyboard artwork for Cortana, showing her crying out.Cortana's lines use a trochaic tetrameter, which could be compared to the trochaic heptameter used by Gravemind in Halo 2. Fans have speculated that the voice of Gravemind can also be heard, mirroring Cortana's words, leading many to believe Gravemind plays a part in Cortana's speech, possibly even speaking through Cortana to the Master Chief. Another possible explanation is that the transmission started off with heavy distortion and corruption. This is evidenced as the transmission improved drastically with each attempt of communication. Notably, the Master Chief is seen holding what appears to be an MA5B Assault Rifle from the original Halo, which was not included in Halo 2. The rifle also appears to have received some minor visual modifications and perhaps a complete revamp from the original. A Bungie employee has stated, "Who says it's the standard Assault Rifle? Doesn't look identical to me…" hinting at a whole new weapon (But from good looks of it, it's most likely the MA5B in High Definition Graphics. He is also wearing new gloves which may be part of a Mark VI MJOLNIR armor upgrade (parts/aspects of the armor shown appeared slightly different from that in Halo 2).

Overhead, a massive Covenant armada (the "excavation fleet," as it was called by Bungie) holds position over an enormous crater where the Chief is currently overlooking. The crater contains an expansive metallic structure, over three miles in diameter, stated by Bungie to be a Forerunner related structure. Whether this is the Ark or a ship similar to the one the Prophet of Truth took to Earth at the end of Halo 2 is unclear, although it bears a striking resemblance to the ship's exterior.

Above the crater, there is a massive maelstrom in the sky caused by "massive, never before seen subatomic forces," presumably emanating from the gigantic domed structure. Banshees and Covenant warships fly by, but pay no attention to the Master Chief (There's a possibility that the three ships in detailed range were elites, as when the structure started to rise, the Banshees and Phantoms turned around at full speed. They could also be Brute ships clearing for the structure's rise to let 'The Great Journey' begin, which is more likely). The camera then switches from the crater to the cliffs as a part of them fall and then zooms in onto the Master Chief's visor.


Covenant ships disperse as the ancient Forerunner artifact, rumored to be the Ark, is activated.The camera turns from a glowing reflection on the Chief's visor and zooms out, revealing a grandiose scene as the mysterious structure is awakened. The structure begins to unfold, similar to a blooming flower, and rises above the ground as Covenant ships reverse direction and speed away from it. Some say that this is the location where the ship containing Prophet of Regret jumped into hyperspace. The device emits an energy pulse into the funneling skies as the trailer ends with Cortana stating the last line, "This is the way the world ends." It is unclear what the pulse actually is, but it could mean that this structure, whether it is the Ark, or a transmitter that is activated from the Ark, could have sent the confirmation code to the remaining six rings (originally seven, but the Master Chief and Cortana destroyed Installation 04). This refers to the first letter from "Cortana's Letters", which preceded the announcement of the first Halo [3]. Also noticed was an accent on the word "this" as if she is rejecting T.S. Eliot's famous quote from his poem, The Hollow Men:

This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
The trailer was produced entirely using the Xbox 360 hardware in real-time. After the E³ showing, Bungie demonstrated the real-time nature of the demo by moving the camera around and moving Master Chief to demonstrate the game's visual effects.

The music in the trailer utilized a 60 piece orchestra and a 24 piece choir. On Bungie's site, composer Martin O'Donnell states his goals for the trailer's music.

"I want them to feel pride and longing the moment Master Chief walks out of the smoke, I want them to get excited and perhaps even froth at the mouth when they see the Covenant Capital ship and then the incredible buried artifact. I want them to be left with that, 'I can hardly wait to play this game' feeling by the end with a slight, 'I wonder what she meant by that' aftertaste."[4]
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Release and other information
Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman, stated in a May 2005 Time Magazine interview that Halo 3 would be released as close to the PlayStation 3's launch as possible, to divert sales. "It's perfect," Gates said. "The day Sony launches [the new PlayStation], they walk right into Halo 3." (Time.com article, registration required; relevant quotes on Gamespot.com). When asked shortly afterwards however, Microsoft senior vice president Robbie Bach was less definite, saying: "We haven't announced anything on what Bungie is doing or where we're going with the future of the 'Halo' franchise... With all respect to Bill, I don't run Bungie's studio, and neither does he. We'll work with the Bungie guys and let people know [when they have something to announce]".

An article in Game Informer in November 2005 reports that: "Halo developer Bungie is so paranoid about the storyline for Halo 3 leaking out that two different story lines are being worked on so that even the company's employees are in the dark as to the plot of the game." Game Informer has also mentioned that Bungie is working on a "non-Halo" project as well as possibly Halo 3, although Bungie staffers have since commented that Bungie will only be working on one game at a time, and Bungie has made no subsequent mention of any other current game projects either in their Weekly Updates or during E3.


A wobbling "Grunt Crossing" signSoon after the Xbox 360 was unveiled in May 2005, EB Games and FYE started taking preorders for Halo 3, despite having no official word from Bungie on whether they would make another Halo game. The preorder page has since been taken down, but other retailers have followed suit.

On May 9, 2006, exactly a year and a half after the release of Halo 2, the announcement trailer to Halo 3 appeared on the Xbox Live Marketplace, shortly before the trailer made its appearance at E3, due in part to the E3 conference starting late. Halo 3's announcement was soon carried on other gaming sites, including Gamespot. [5] After some downtime on the official Bungie Website, the game was announced officially and the trailer was made available for download. [6]

There is also an "easter egg" hidden within the trailer: a wobbling sign on the side of the road which appears to be a "Grunt Crossing" sign, but apparently there's a picture of a Prophet (Likely Regret as he's in the Gravemind's hands/tentacles, or maybe Truth as he's the last High Prophet) in the first set of flickers on the first transmission by Cortana. Bungie's official response to the sign was "The New Mombasa City Council had an incredibly efficient public works department until and even during the tragic and devastating Covenant invasion.". This is a possible sign of a human/Covenant Separatist alliance which is stated in the FAQs page on Bungie as the grunts were part of the uprising.

On June 6, 2006, Bungie Studios released a behind-the-scenes look at the E3 announcement trailer on their website. The video included many elements intended to produce speculation in the fan community. Some of these elements include a glimpses of the updated look of the UNSC Marines, an unknown race holding a new weapon, and Master Chief holding a weapon similar to the Shotgun from previous Halo titles. Thus, a total of 4 weapons have been revealed for Halo 3: The Assault Rifle, the Shotgun, the SMG (as shown in the 1 billion games served news post) and the new alien weapon. The video also showed different angles and takes of the announcement video, showing how powerful the engine was (and proving the video was not prerendered.)

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Confirmed facts about Halo 3
Bungie has confirmed via their Weekly Update at Bungie.net that multiplayer as well as singleplayer testing are currently in progress for the title, in varying stages of completion.
The Bungie website also alluded to "a devastated and Covenant controlled Earth".
Bungie revealed that the game would have a new "materials system" so advanced that "you could see light reflect off the ground and onto his armor", which will be able to "[show] the difference between his armor and the rubber undersuit". The site also includes that "It's so detailed that if you bring the camera close to the Master Chief's visor, you see everything in front of him reflected in it, right down to the ammo counter in his rifle" [7]. In addition, there would be new advanced texturing to reflect permanent, persistent damage.
In the trailer, Master Chief's Mark VI armor (with newer parts) is battle-worn and plasma-scored. Developer Marcus Letho's response: "The Chief is shown as warrior who has seen horrific battle – and it shows. The Earth is dry, barren, ravaged by the Covenant."
With the release of the trailer Bungie has declared publicly that Gravemind, who originally appeared midway through Halo 2, is an intelligence of Flood origin.
Bungie has confirmed the following basic plot points from what the teaser trailer revealed: Master Chief is back on a thoroughly conquered and Covenant controlled Earth. Cortana is still trapped with the Gravemind. Finally, the Covenant ships are hovering over an excavation site only a few miles from New Mombasa. [8]
Bungie has also stated that the rising structure seen in the trailer should be familiar to Halo fans. To that end, seven pairs of tower structures ringing the dome call to mind the Rampancy logo. In addition, speculation suggests that it might also be the mysterious "Ark" mentioned at the end of Halo 2.
The Master Chief from Halo and Halo 2 is confirmed to be the Spartan in the Halo 3 trailer. Bungie have yet to release any information on the whereabouts of other Spartan soldiers mentioned in the Halo novels.
Halo 3 and the Halo movie could come out at the same time, however "The two will not affect each other in terms of release dates." [9]
Although Halo 3 was planned to end the Halo series, future Halo games haven't been entirely ruled out. On the Halo 3 FAQ[10] from the official Bungie website it says, "Q: Is this the last ever Halo game? A: It is the conclusion to this story arc." Fans note that it is therefore possible that future games could be produced in the Halo universe, even if this particular story arc isn't continued.
A quote from the end of the short film released by Bungie about the making of Halo 3: “You won’t just finish one fight, you will finish all of the fights that you started in Halo 1."
Bungie has confirmed that the Warthog will return.
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Notes
^ Due to various sound effects playing while Cortana is speaking, the word at the end of the second line has often been thought to be 'source', however, Bungie have confirmed in this update that it is in fact 'sword'.

Answer 2

Halo 3 and the movie is coming out in November 2007.

Answer 3

January 2007

Answer 4

No, they pushed the Halo movie to August of 2008. I cant believe it. They don't even have a director. I thought that Peter Jackson was going to direct it, but come to find out, he is only going to produce it. They have not started the movie yet.

Answer 5

i heard that halo 3 on x-box 360 will come out early of next year(somewhere between january through may), and the movie halo will be out either summer or fall of 2007. it is going to be either produced or directed by peter jackson.( the dude that made lord of the rings and king kong).

Answer 6

theres a lot of rumors out there bungie has said that halo 3 is coming out sometime in 2007 but hasnt confirmed any other dates as for the movie all they have said is they are making it and they dont have a date yet.

Answer 7

LOL yeah it comes with halo 3. i bought it. it also comes with some other really cool stuff. why would they sell halo 3 without halo 3 in it lol