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July 04 Monday is July 7, or the seventh day of the seventh month, and that means BUNGIE DAY! There's a new Halo 3 ViDoc up now on Xbox LIVE called " And on the Seventh Day..." that goes into more detail on all this and gives an in-depth tour of the new Cold Storage map (available for free on Monday), but here's all the details. As always, check Bungie.net for all the goods straight from the horse's mouth.
“7/7” has long been heralded as “Bungie Day” by the Bungie fan community. This tradition was born in part due to the significance the number 7 has played in all of Bungie’s games over the years (including the Halo series – which happened to involve 7 Halo rings, “343” Guilty Spark, Master Chief is Spartan 117, etc..). For more information, check out the Halo wiki on the web, the number of references to seven in the Halo Universe is quite staggering. (http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/seven) In many ways, seven is the ‘official’ number of Bungie, if such a thing existed.
This year, 7/7 will bring a few special treats to fans of Bungie and Halo but some are only available for a limited time so you’ll need to act quickly…
- Commemorative Gamer Pics – on 7/7, fans can download 7 exclusive gamerpics, for free, from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. These are only available for one day and then they’re gone forever.
- In addition to the pics, you can also obtain a special Bungie Day dashboard theme to adorn your Xbox 360. This too is only going to be available for download on 7/7.
- Cold Storage, an update of Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer classic, Chill Out, will be available to download for free. The emptied Forerunner research facility serves as a grim reminder of how even the best laid plans can fail. Warmly crafted, dutifully beautified update of Halo: CE classic multiplayer map, Chill Out. Once, the Cold Storage facility was a vibrant, active research center on Installation 05. An accidental contamination resulted in an unforeseen outbreak, which compromised the Forerunner center. Now, emptied and silent, watched only by a local caretaker, the abandoned structure serves as a reminder of how something as powerful as science is ultimately beholden to nature.
- Starting on 7/7, the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack will be available to purchase a new low price of 600 points. If you’ve yet to experience this epic collection of multiplayer battlegrounds, the time has never been better.
- 4th of July Weekend kicks off a special “Fourth of July” playlist where players can earn double-XP competing in a variety of Halo 3 gametypes (3/7 – 7/7).
- On 7/7, the “Icy Treats” playlist is released which consists of all Cold Storage games (the new Halo 3 map) and offers double-XP. (7/7 – 9/7) Members of the Bungie team will be playing throughout the week so you may encounter one of the Halo 3 developers on the battlefield.
- On 10/7, a special “Fiesta Double-XP” weekend kicks off, with Fiesta gametypes (random weapons) offering some unpredictable antics. (10/7 – 14/7).
HAPPY BUNGIE DAY! It's Friday, so that means lots of precious gaming time is around the corner. What will you be playing? I'm on for more Rock Band (working through the medium drum career, hard guitar career, and band World Tour with TraceyBongos), a bit of GRID, and for some reason I've got a weird compulsion to finally try out Ace Combat 6...
- LEGO Indiana Jones Gamer Picture Pack: 130 MS Points and available everywhere.
- LEGO Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Theme Pack: 100 MS Points and available everywhere.
- LEGO Indiana Jones Temple of Doom Theme Pack: 150 MS Points and available everywhere.
- LEGO Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark Theme Pack: 150 MS Points and available everywhere.
- Campione Sport Church of Maradona: 310 MS Points and available everywhere except France.
- Campione Sport Crazy Columbians: 310 MS Points and available everywhere except France.
There's also a new Halo 3 ViDoc, but more about that in a second...
EDIT: Wanted to add that this pair of little monkeys are out in the shops today:
- Unreal Tournament III (Including exclusive Gears 2 documentary!)
- Wall-E
July 03 Only a few new things up today, but if you have to download one thing get the Guitar Hero III July 4 Holiday Track - even though we don't celebrate that particular holiday over here! It's free and it's the Top Gun Theme - you know, the guitar one at the start of the film. DUN DUN DUN DEE-DEE-DEE-DEE DUN DUN, DEE DEE DEE, DEE DEE DUN, DEE DEE DUN DUN etc.
Not sure what it has to do with the declaration of independance, but quality nonetheless. Also available:
- The Jace Hall Show Episode 5: Big Pimpin' with Wilmer Valderama plus Mike Wilson's Gamecockery!!: 80 MS Points and available everywhere.
- Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Gift Pack: Three new multiplayer maps that are reworkings of old favourites: CQB Training - Dark, Murdertown - Dark and Calypso Casino. Free and available everywhere.
And as for what's happening at E3... Well, it's only a week and a half away, I'm sure you can wait...
July 02 Some cool Ninja Gaiden 2 content up today - each of the costume packs contains 5 colour variations of the costume.
- Ninja Gaiden 2 Costume Pack Shadow Walker: 200 MS Points and available everywhere except Germany.
- Ninja Gaiden 2 Costume Pack Biometal: 200 MS Points and available everywhere except Germany.
- Ninja Gaiden 2 Costume Pack Fiend Hayabusa: 200 MS Points and available everywhere except Germany.
- Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Behind The Scenes Trailer: Free and available everywhere.
- The Bourne Identity - Hidden Passport Locations: Treadstone Safehouse: 50 MS Points and available everywhere.
- The Bourne Identity - Hidden Passport Locations: Survive the Professor: 50 MS Points and available everywhere.
- The Bourne Identity - Hidden Passport Locations: Disarm Renard: 50 MS Points and available everywhere.
Also worth noting that Monday is July 7, or 7/7, traditionally a big day in Halo/Bungie history. Check out Bungie.net for a sneak peek of what's coming up...
July 01 First of the month! The sun's shining outside but there's plenty to keep you busy on Xbox LIVE...
- LEGO Indiana Jones 360 Demo: Free and available everywhere.
- Soulcalibur IV PICTURE Pack 01: 80 MS Points and available everywhere.
- Soulcalibur IV THEME 01: 150 MS Points and available everywhere.
- Alone in the Dark Eden Trailer: Free and available everywhere.
- Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution BtS Trailer: Free and available everywhere.
- The Bourne Identity - Hidden Passport Locations: Dangerous Beginning: 50 MS Points and available everywhere.
- The Bourne Identity - Hidden Passport Locations: Assassinate Wombosi: 50 MS Points and available everywhere.
- The Bourne Identity - Hidden Passport Locations: Shipyard Infiltration: 50 MS Points and available everywhere.
- The Bourne Identity - Hidden Passport Locations: Silence Rurik: 50 MS Points and available everywhere.
- The Bourne Identity - Hidden Passport Locations: Escape the Embassy: 50 MS Points and available everywhere.
- The Bourne Identity - Hidden Passport Locations: Eliminate Divandelin: 50 MS Points and available everywhere.
Bunch of new Rock band tracks up for UK, France and Germany too:
- Rock Band: Vesuvius “Promised Land" [Track]: Free and available in UK, FR, DE.
- Rock Band: Trapt “Who's Going Home with You Tonight" [Track]: 80 MS Points and available in UK, FR, DE.
- Rock Band: Papa Roach “Time is Running Out" [Track]: 80 MS Points and available in UK, FR, DE.
- Rock Band: Motley Crue “Down at the Whisky" [Track]: 80 MS Points and available in UK, FR, DE.
- Rock Band: Crue Fest Pack 01 [Track Pack]: 240 MS Points and available in UK, FR, DE.
And some new Aerosmith music videos for Uk and Ireland to celebrate the launch of Guitar Hero Aerosmith last week:
- Aerosmith, Crazy Music Video: 200 MS Points and available in the UK and Ireland.
- Aerosmith, Dude (Looks Like a Lady) Music Video: 200 MS Points and available in the UK and Ireland.
- Aerosmith, I don't want to miss a thing Music Video: 200 MS Points and available in the UK and Ireland.
- Aerosmith, Love in an Elevator Music Video: 200 MS Points and available in the UK and Ireland.
- Run DMC featuring Aerosmith, Walk this Way Music Video: 200 MS Points and available in the UK and Ireland.
In other news, this week's XBLA game will be the original Soul Calibur, available for 800 MS Points. Check it out for a taster of Soul Calibur IV, which is out August 1. There'll also be new DLC (280 new questions for 320 MS Points) for Wits & Wagers which will only be available in the UK.
Just try and get out for some fresh air, yeah?
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