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The previously announced Halo 3 Beta will, in fact, be available to every eager Xbox 360 gamer when it launches in spring 2007. In a press release teasing the December 4 Halo 3 trailer, Microsoft revealed that gamers will "register for the opportunity to be one of the select members" of the public beta. There will be other ways to enter the beta, which will be revealed soon. In essence, if you want to play the Halo 3 beta (and who doesn't), you will have multiple opportunities.
In a Bungie.net news post, about a Halo 2 stats upgrade...
Quote:
When we're done, we'll be running on shiny new servers that will also be running the Halo 3 beta and eventually Halo 3 itself.
Is mentioned!
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12335
The Xbox Live multiplayer public beta, which is a pre-release version of the multiplayer experience of Halo 3, is scheduled for availability in spring 2007 exclusively on Xbox 360. This beta also represents an opportunity for gamers to give information that will help in the development of Halo 3. Through the resulting feedback, Bungie Studios will be able to further refine and hone the end result of the game.
There are 3 ways to participate in the Halo 3 Beta*: (From halo3.com)
Quote:
Register at www.halo3.com (NOW CLOSED – all selected persons have been notified)
Qualify and register as part of the ‘Rule of Three’ program (NOW CLOSED – all qualifying gamers will be notified between February 11th and February 17th)
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