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== "the second best selling game in the Halo franchise" ==
== 10 billion campaign kills ==

Is it worth mentioning that the covenant kill counter hit 10 billion on bungie's web site? While it may just be a bit of trivia, it is a rather huge number. Thoughts? <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 15:14, 16 April 2009 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Trivia. Nobody would care in the slightest except hardcore gamers, and I don't see how it can be neatly incorporated into the body of the text rather than a point all on its own. The only place it might go would be in a discussion of the game's ongoing popularity, but the number is pretty meaningless to anyone who doesn't play regularly. --] (]) 23:09, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
::I agree. Not only is it of little relevance to the general public, it's just a statistic that has no context on its own. Not even hardcore gamers can make decent sense of it because there are a buttload more enemies in some levels and difficulties than in others, and some people run through the levels without killing that many, and some sit there and methodically pick off every single one. It's like saying that X million square inches of LCD screen have been sold. It's artificial homogeneity. <span style="whitespace:nowrap;">—&nbsp;]::''']'''</span> 23:50, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

I disagree. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 06:24, 14 June 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:On what grounds? The total number of campaign kills would have no meaning to someone unfamiliar with the game, likely unimportant to a 'casual' player and it is probable that a 'hardcore' player would already know this, if they cared at all. It seems illogical to shoehorn this information into an otherwise well-structured article. -] (]) 03:47, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

As a "Hardcore" gamer myself, I find all your attitudes toward hardcore gaming very offensive. You seem to suggest that we are grossly interested in the game so much as to memorize such meaningless, trival information such as how many Covenant kills have been registered on Bungie.net. I believe I speak for many when I say I could give two shits about Campaign. Such a statistic may please some whimsical, trival interest, however it would not come close to being remembered. Now explain to me the mysterious and complex spread of bullets associated with the Battle Rifle and I may be interested. --] (]) 08:06, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

::Not worth mentioning on its own. A general comment about the amount of time invested in the game by players covers the entire subject. ] (]) 17:57, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

== Total Gross of Halo 3 ==

Why is it so difficult to find the total gross for Halo 3? I can't find it anywhere. Did I just happen to miss it? ] (]) 15:31, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

== Newest Tutorial ==

((editsemiprotection)) Could someone please add this link to the halo3 definition. It is the newest and easiest way to get recon!!

Here is the unhidden link if needed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b-npLi_ppU <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 06:07, 20 July 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

::How to unlock specific in-game armours (through cheating or otherwise) is beyond the scope of Misplaced Pages. ] (]) 18:03, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

== Online ==

Should there be a screenshot of a multi-player game? Maybe even use a picture from an MLG event. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 21:56, 29 July 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Platforms ==

Is XBOX 360 the ''only'' platform that you can play Halo 3 with? Or can you play it with XBOX too?--] (]) 16:49, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Halo 3 can only be played on xbox 360....

] (]) 09:01, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:Like all games labelled "Xbox 360". --<font color="#009000">]</font><font color="#03C03C">]</font><font color="#00A550">]</font> 14:59, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

== Halo 3 beta (merge/delete) ==

* '''Merge''' Although I'm originally the person who proposed the delete, following the expansion of the article, I now feel that the points made would be more suitable to a merge. Certainly the usage stat alone of the beta would be notable enough as long as it is properly references. ] (]) 09:01, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
*'''Redirect''' to ]. Any scraps of info should go in ]. <font color="#cc6600">]</font><sup> (<small><font color="#993300">]</font></small>)</sup> 13:07, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
*'''Redirect''' to ]. Agree with above. Releases of Demos and Betas are part of marketing and since Halo 3 has it's only marketing article it should be included their primarily with maybe a sentence in this article. ] (]) 10:41, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
*'''Redirect''' agree with above ] <sup> ] </sup> 18:40, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

==Platforms==
Is Halo 3 only on the XBox 360 or will it be released for windows? ] (]) 12:55, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
:Chances are, like the previous two games, it'll be out for Windows one day, but no official word about if or when it will arrive. I mean, it took, what, three years for ''Halo 2'' to appear on Windows? --<font color="#009000">]</font><font color="#03C03C">]</font><font color="#00A550">]</font> 14:59, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
::Thank you for the reply it took me two months to notice I had a question that went unanswered! ] (]) 22:04, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
:::No problem. I only just arrived on this page and hadn't actually noticed the date when I responded, since I tend to let things as old as that go unanswered to prevent bumping unnecessary threads. :P --<font color="#009000">]</font><font color="#03C03C">]</font><font color="#00A550">]</font> 22:08, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
::::Well I am grateful that you did respond. I thought that this article was supposed to be really popular and thought that loads of people would answer this type of stuff, but strangly its the opposite. ] (]) 00:10, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
:::::I know, it is confusing, isn't it? It's because it's a featured article and very little new information is coming out about it. Therefore, it's mostly left well enough alone to preserve its FA status. It's counter-intuitive, but it makes sense. --<font color="#009000">]</font><font color="#03C03C">]</font><font color="#00A550">]</font> 00:14, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
::::::I suppose so, but I mean its ''Halo 3'', the hype was almost similar to '']''. ] (]) 16:21, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
:::::::And when that reaches FA status, editors will likely withdraw from there too. --<font color="#009000">]</font><font color="#03C03C">]</font><font color="#00A550">]</font> 16:22, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
::::::::That is quite strange. I thought FA articles are the most popular articles on here and would assume mathematically that this would mean more editors trying to look after the article. But it makes sense if editors go on to other stuff and try to improve that. Most likely when this was pre-FA there was probably a lot of editors here writing in the information. Anyway its quite cool. ] (]) 16:30, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::That's the thing. Everyone's gone on to other articles because there is very little to improve right now. Hell, even the vandals are ignoring this page (which actually ''does'' defy all reason), so people don't even have to come back to revert vandalism. --<font color="#009000">]</font><font color="#03C03C">]</font><font color="#00A550">]</font> 16:35, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::: Halo 3 has already been released on PC. You can download a fan created emulator to be compatible with the PC. You can then join xbox 360 gamers and verse them. Alot of people are doing that now. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 20:08, 8 December 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
← Yeah... nobody cares about 360 emulators. Just saying... --<font color="#009000">]</font><font color="#03C03C">]</font><font color="#00A550">]</font> 20:11, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

== Vehicles ==
I got into a enemy covenant tank. didnt know you could...does the turret work on that thing? You know where the enemy rakes u with his ghosts or watever, u can somehow shoot the driver inside. Just wondering if its on mp with a few guys or something. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 04:58, 27 July 2012 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:In campaign it is possible to highjack the enemy Wraith, the driver can fire the mortar and a passenger can use the turret. It can also be done on multiplayer, although the Wraith is featured on very few maps that are in rotation. In matchmaking the only playlist you will find a Wraith is Social Big Team. You can always try it in custom games/forge by putting a Wraith on the map. ] (]) 08:44, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

== Creation of Halo Waypoint ==
This is a copy of my post from Xbox Live as you guys are more likely to help with this.

I created Halo Waypoint yesterday while in school because it was dumb for it to not have a wiki when it is in itself it's own application and technically another addition to the Halo series. I also added the link to the dissambiguation. It has several functions that are worth noting. I only made a brief summary of it because I am and was at school and I don't have time. Please help me to create this in your spare time. I plan on working on it a lot after I get ungrounded this weekend. ]]] 17:34, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

== 2553? ==

I thought all ''Halo'' games took place in 2552? I never realized it ''Halo 3'' took place in 2553...--] (]) 16:21, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
:The end of Halo 3 has a monument saying March 3rd 2553. --<font color="#009000">]</font><font color="#03C03C">]</font><font color="#00A550">]</font> 18:16, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
::That depends on how long it took for the Arbiter to get back to Earth. It might've been December 15, 2552 Earth-based time when Master Chief got lost...--] (]) 18:46, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
:::I got that from Halopedia. Until Bungie sorts out the timeline, that'll have to do. Besides, the Arbiter would be original research. --<font color="#009000">]</font><font color="#03C03C">]</font><font color="#00A550">]</font> 19:14, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
::See the timeline at halo.xbox.com; (Silverlight required) the game takes place from 2552 to 2553. <font color="#cc6600">]</font><sup><small>(<font color="#ff6600">]</font>)</small></sup> 21:22, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
:::Oh, okay. Thanks.--] (]) 03:17, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
== Versions ==

Can somebody provide me with the Versions Table THAT displays multiple images and info, I need to add a similar box to another game, so i can improve my wikipieda skills.

Thank You.
] (]) 08:11, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
:The table is transcluded to this article from {{tl|Template:Halo 3 versions}}. <font color="#cc6600">]</font><sup><small>(<font color="#ff6600">]</font>)</small></sup> 16:04, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

== Slice 'n' Dice ==

I just tried to link to the phrase ] and found that it redirects here, yet the body of this article does not mention the term. Is this a waste of a potential article? --] (]) 15:51, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
:I have no idea why it's redirected here. Do what you want with the page, I can't think of any reason for it to be related to ''Halo''. <font color="#cc6600">]</font><sup><small>(<font color="#ff6600">]</font>)</small></sup> 18:09, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
Halo 3 is only rated M for the online gameplay.] (]) 22:54, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
::It does redirects here.~(74.163.16.27)~-Tailsman67 of Sonic News Network and others <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 23:06, 26 May 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Edit request ==

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i wish to change the part where you clearly state that halo 3 end's the halo story line, though a halo 4 sounds unlikely i wish to make the point that the story is not over as the master chief is freee floating in space, not a fitting end of a story

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:I have removed {{xt|, which complete the storyline of the ''Halo'' trilogy}}.

:I hope that is what you meant; it was unreferenced so I could remove it.

:In future, please specify '''exactly''' what to change. Thanks, <small><span style="border: 1px solid; background-color:darkblue;">]]</span></small> 10:06, 29 March 2010 (UTC)


::'''Reintrodcuce''' Wait what? The statement was entirely correct. All the threads started in Halo: Combat Evolved have been resolved. The rings, the human & covenant war, the flood, guilty spark etc. Just because the characters have stuff that can happen in the 'future' to them, doesn't mean its not over. The fact that Halo 3 completes the storyline of the trilogy is even self evident in the plot section of the article. Not every single peice of prose in the article needs a specific citation. And besides, one has to look no futher than the official promotion for evidence for a possible citation. 'Finish the fight', 'pulise pounding climax', 'concluding chapter' no?

:: I vote for a reintroduction of said statement. In fact, this is all just silly, I'm putting it back in myself. ] (]) 19:05, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

== Edit Request ==

There is a typo in reference 84. Should be blame not blam <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 05:56, 7 April 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:{{done}} ] <sup>] ]</sup> 01:00, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

== Edit request ==

Please execute the following correction:
section ], exchange the link target of link text "vitrification" from "<nowiki>http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?vitrification</nowiki>" to ].
Thank you very much, --] (]) 20:38, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
:Did it myself; for I am autoconfirmed now. --] (]) 20:43, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

== Halo 3 sells 10 million copies worldwide ==

Somebody include this in please - http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=halo+3+10+million&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=7e46ad9b77ec82e2 ] (]) 07:24, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
:Unfortunately, that content and the related figures are unreliable, as it originates from ]. <font color="#cc6600">]</font><sup><small>(<font color="#ff6600">]</font>)</small></sup> 20:56, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

== Merging articles ==

The ] article should be merged with this one. I know when I talked about this in that article's talk page, I had the support of at least four at the time.

I don't think there should be separate articles for the marketing of this or any other video game, so why not merge it back with Halo 3, yea? ] (]) 00:47, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

== Halo 3 Multiplayer ending April 15th ==

Microsoft's Marc Whitten said that after April 15, users of the Xbox Live service will no longer be able to play Halo 3 on Xbox LIVE.

"This isn't a decision we made lightly, but after careful consideration, it is clear this will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox Live community," Whitten said. "And as we look down the road, we'll continue to evolve the service with features and experiences that harness the full power of Xbox 360. To reach our aspiration, we need to make changes to the service that are keeping gamers from purchasing other Xbox 360 games."

Whitten said Microsoft will be reaching out directly to those affected by the change. Those Halo 3 players that are effected will receive the new Xbox 360 formatted Halo: Reach game to "test".

In the note, Whitten referenced the company's work to support the upcoming Project Chief add-on that will bring gesture and voice recognition to Halo: Reach with Kinect for Xbox 360 later this year.

"We'll share more details soon, but in the meantime I want to assure you that the best is yet to come for Xbox Live," he said. "I believe we'll look back on 2011 as a landmark year in gaming and home entertainment, and I couldn't be more excited about what we have in store."

This is deffianatly worth noting don't you think <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 13:48, 1 April 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:I smell an April fool, especially since the first paragraph is worded almost exactly the same as the "we're shutting down Xbox Live for Xbox 1" press release (which was written by Whitten). <font face="sans-serif">''']'''&nbsp;<small>/'æl.f'æ.ðɒn/&nbsp;<sup>(])</sup></small></font> 14:11, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
::...And they say that Kinect capabilities will come to Reach, referencing it like it's already been announced. I'd say it's false. <font color="#cc6600">]</font><sup><small>(<font color="#ff6600">]</font>)</small></sup> 16:19, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

== Work needed ==

Hello everyone - An editor has nominated this article for FAR. However, as the first step (of notifying interested editors on the talk page to see if work can be completed without a FAR) was not completed, the FAR has been placed on hold so that this notification can be placed. Here is the text of the FAR nomination, as a starting place for work. Thanks, ] (]) 01:05, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

; Start of copied text

I am nominating this for featured list removal because it does not look to have been kept up in the ~4 years since its was nominated to FA level. Specifically:

*1a and 1b
**the gameplay section is far too detailed. While going over the basics and some of the more complex aspects is part of any game article, this one becomes ]y. Specifically going into details such as how to use Forge, the minutia about gameplay video size and bungie's website, going into minute details into the game's scoring, going into possible ]y detail on Xbox Live's ranking system, etc. The prose is also quite verbose such as "On a <s>single</s> console, <s>up to</s> two players can play {{color|green|a}} campaign and <s>up to</s> four can participate in a <s>versus</s> {{color|green|competitive}} <s>multiplayer</s> match through use of {{color|green|a}} split screen."
**The plot is far more detailed than necessary for a stand-alone game like this. The plot alone (let alone the setting and characters) takes up a huge chunk of the article. While not a plot only article, it goes into far more detail than is necessary for the average reader.
**DLC - first of all I think the organization bad, but specifically about point 1b, it basically goes into far more detail than necessary for what amounts to patches and additional game elements, particularly since they lack commentary.
**There seems to be a lack of info on the staff. If they are important, their should be relevant commentary near them otherwise its ] to list them; most video games don't list their voice actors unless they have said commentary, are mentioned in development/production, etc.
**Finally, the place that seems lacking is actually in the reception, speficially the awards. The prose lists the awards, but doesn't really give any details about why they were given those awards. That may not exist for everything, but I know its there for several of them. This and the cast info are why we use prose instead of just using lists.
*1c
*the article doesn't use general refs and there are a lot of paragraphs and info that don't have inline citations and aren't summary sentences. Too many to list. Some sections are better than others.
*2a
**minor, but since I'm listing the issues, the last sentence is ]y in that it doesn't really need to mention the date of the previous release, let alone that its a sequel (that it had 3 in its title and was previously mentioned as a franchise should be enough to assume ] will realize its a sequel to ].
*2b
**There appears to be too many subdivisions, but this could be due to 1a and 1b. It also doesn't follow the ] for placement of certain info like beta test info should be in development rather than gameplay (its not a part of final product), but part of its development.
*1d
**Too much fair-use material, several of which is inappropriately labeled. Several of these are hosted on commons so its an issue that involves them too.
**<s>] - Fair use image inappropriately labeled; making an artistic rendition of primarily copyrighted material doesn't remove the copyright burden</s>
**<s>] - ditto</s>
**<s>] - ditto</s>
**<s>] - since there is a character article, the image should be there. There's no reason it needs to be here. It might be different if the spinout article didn't exist.</s>
**] - poorly written fair use rationale. Doesn't explain why is needed really.
*4
**As mentioned above, it had a few items that seem to be coatracky and goes into excessive detail in the in-game aspects. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
:Also:
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:***This one probably has more, but those ones I could easily spot.]]] 15:16, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
::Agree with some comments, disagree with others. I haven't looked at this article really in the four years, but you can't presume readers are knowledgeable about the games, so that requires more story details than a standalone game. Some refs above are fine, others aren't, others are okay but it would be easy to swap in better refs for the same content. I'll go through the images today since that's what I have the most time for right now. As to the rest I'm in the middle of finishing up a term so my availability will be somewhat limited until the end of next week when I can really dedicate some hours to working on it. Thanks for the review. <font color="#cc6600">]</font><sup><small>(<font color="#ff6600">]</font>)</small></sup> 16:48, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
:::It's true you cannot presume they are familiar with the game, but that is no excuse to bloat the plot with backstory. There are far more complex games and books with far less plot info. Plot should deal with this game and this game alone.
:::Refs I'm not sure about being reliable; that's why I listed them as "questionable". I'm not saying those are definatly unreliable, but just suspicious.]]] 16:57, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
::::Copy that. I'm going to start gutting some of the refs (as many are kind of unneeded) and start archiving the others. I've removed the images and downsized the covert art (it was way larger than it needed to be.) I think the lack of development will be the most difficult, but reception shouldn't be too much of a chore, that content's easy to find, although the section really needs to be restructured. <font color="#cc6600">]</font><sup><small>(<font color="#ff6600">]</font>)</small></sup> 15:45, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
:←Reworked the cover art FUR. I'm done with my grading, so I should be able to get into the full-scale improvements. I'll prolly start gutting it to begin. <font color="#cc6600">]</font><sup><small>(<font color="#ff6600">]</font>)</small></sup> 01:32, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
::I believe I've removed all the unreliable refs. <font color="#cc6600">]</font><sup><small>(<font color="#ff6600">]</font>)</small></sup> 22:55, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
:::Shifted some of the problem content around, and have begun to truncate the gameplay section. <font color="#cc6600">]</font><sup><small>(<font color="#ff6600">]</font>)</small></sup> 22:07, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
:All dead links sorted, and I think the gameplay section is in a much better position (although it needs to be referenced better...) any thoughts? Working on reception next. <font color="#cc6600">]</font><sup><small>(<font color="#ff6600">]</font>)</small></sup> 19:03, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
::I think these comments would be better put to use on the FAR page: ]. ] (]) 20:54, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

== Edit request from 63.131.200.159, 5 September 2011 ==

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Hello, I noticed some outdated information included in the article about Halo 3.
In the 3rd paragraph, it states: "As of January 3, 2008, Halo 3 sold 8.1 million". According to VGChartz, it has sold 11.31 million copies as of current. The information can be found on http://gamrreview.vgchartz.com/sales/6964/halo-3/
This new information should replace what is currently written, as well as in the "Sales" section of the article, end of the first paragraph, where it again states "As of January 2008, 8.1 million copies have been sold".

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] (]) 00:29, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
:] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ESp --> According to the consensus at ] VGChartz is not a ] so we need a different source for the change in numbers. --] (]) 09:49, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

== Edit request on 21 January 2012 ==

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Please change "As of January 2008, 8.1 million copies have been sold." to "As of 2011, 14.5 million copies have been sold."

Here is the source:

http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/games/overview/halo3

Thanks

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] (]) 14:32, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
:] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ESp --> This is the third place on wikipedia I have had to post the following because of someone's inability to parse the English language, though I do admit that the sentence structure in question is pretty labyrinthine and over complicated. Anyway, Let's start by reading the source closely. For ease of reference, here is the offending sentence:

:"Halo 3 is the concluding chapter in the Halo trilogy—an international award-winning action series that grew into a global entertainment phenomenon, selling more than 14.5 million games worldwide, logging more than 650 million hours of multiplayer action on Xbox LIVE."

:Notice the use of a dash above. Everything after the dash is an aside that is separate from the first part of the sentence since there is not a second dash to indicate this interjection has come to an end. That leaves us with the following complete thought:

:"an international award-winning action series that grew into a global entertainment phenomenon, selling more than 14.5 million games worldwide, logging more than 650 million hours of multiplayer action on Xbox LIVE."

:So the clause "selling 14.5 million games worldwide" is further developing the preceding clause, "an international award-winning action series that grew into a global entertainment phenomenon." That's just how the English language works.

:Also, check out http://on-screen.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html, a blog post from February 2007, which has the exact same language. The language on the Halo 3 web page is clearly from a press release issued sometime before Halo 3 was even released, perhaps even from the original press release announcing the game. Halo 3 has probably sold more than 8.1 million copies by now, but someone needs to come up with a different source to prove it. ] (]) 14:45, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

== Permission to edit. ==

I'd like permission to edit this article. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 02:44, 9 April 2012 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Link Decay fix ==

There is a citation that needs a slight fix to its URL to work properly.


Players may also save up to 100 films of gameplay to their Xbox 360's hard drive,<ref name="100 gamesaves">{{cite web |url = http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12661 |title = Bungie Weekly Update: 7/13/07 |accessdate= 2011-08-24 |author = Smith, Luke |date =2007-07-13 |publisher= Bungie}}</ref><ref name="h3betaSavedFilms">{{cite web |url = http://www.bungie.net/content.aspx?link=h3betaSavedFilms |title = Saved Films and File Share |accessdate = 2011-08-24 |author = O'Connor, Frank |date = 2007-05-15 |publisher = Bungie}}</ref> viewing the action from any angle and at different speeds.<ref name="handson">{{cite web |url = http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo3/20070511-mulitplayerbeta.htm |title = Hands-On: Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta |accessdate = 2011-08-24 |author = Atkin, Denny |date = 2007-05-11 |work = Xbox.com |publisher= ] |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070514061557/http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo3/20070511-mulitplayerbeta.htm |archivedate = 2007-05-14}}</ref>


The url "http://www.bungie.net/content.aspx?link=h3betaSavedFilms" needs to have "<nowiki>http://www.</nowiki>" replaced with "<nowiki>http://halo.</nowiki>" due to a site restructuring. It is currently invalid. ] (]) 07:50, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

== Synopsis - Setting and characters ==

Halos have diameter of 10,000 kilometers, not "several hundred kilometers". LoL.
You probably got it from http://en.wikipedia.org/Halo_(megastructure) which defines a generic massive structure as being at least 100km wide.
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:Fixed. Thank you for the noting the error. ] (]) 03:20, 3 January 2015 (UTC)


In the article, it states that Halo 3 is the "second best selling game in the Halo franchise," but no credible source (at least none that are up-to-date) reaffirms this claim. According to the article, '']'', Halo 3 has sold 14+ million units and is far ahead in sales than any Halo game before and after it. Can anyone change this line? Thank you. ] (]) 20:07, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
== how much this game,i mean a MB,GB also TB ==
* You're right. I looked through the article history and someone changed it from best selling to second best selling without any explanation or source. Though I would expect Halo 3 is still the best selling game in the series, I've removed the statement since we don't have any recent and reliably sourced concrete sales figures to support the claim. --] (]) 20:41, 12 February 2017 (UTC)


==Backwards compatibility==
Please tell me how much the....... mean MB,GB also TB


It's been announced by 343 that this game, along with three others, will be made backwards compatible on the Xbox One.
== External links modified ==
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== Easter Eggs ==
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The game contains a plethora of Easter Eggs (hidden clues and left in the final product by the game developers).
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:Easter eggs generally are not considered notable and worth including unless there's reliable sources discussing them in detail. ] <sup><small>]</small></sup> 16:30, 19 October 2020 (UTC)


== Semi-protected edit request on 13 January 2022 ==
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Reopening. Please add to the "modes" section or any other place deemed appropriate: ''On January 13, 2022, the Halo 3 multiplayer matchmaking servers on the Xbox 360 platform were shutdown permanently by 343 Industries. {{As of|2022|01|13}}, Halo multiplayer continues to be available through The Master Chief Collection.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/as-halo-3-xbox-360-servers-are-turned-off-forever-fans-share-tributes-to-bungies-classic/1100-6499618/ |title=As Halo 3's Xbox 360 Servers Are Turned Off Forever, Fans Share Tributes To Bungie's Classic |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |date=January 13, 2022 |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |access-date=January 14, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113172323/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/as-halo-3-xbox-360-servers-are-turned-off-forever-fans-share-tributes-to-bungies-classic/1100-6499618/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |quote=It's the end of an era, as January 13 marks the server shutdown date for Halo 3 and other classic, much-loved Xbox 360 Halo games. 343 Industries is "sunsetting" the original Xbox 360 online servers for Halo, Halo 4, Halo: Reach, and other Halo titles as it prioritizes newer games. While Halo 3 and the others remain playable online through Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the original Xbox 360 servers are now offline for good.}}</ref>'' ] (]) 11:03, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
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== “Marketing included… alternate reality game.” ==
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It is my understanding that the alternate reality game "I Love Bees" was a product of the marketing for "Halo 2", not this game. ] (]) 17:33, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
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:If you follow the content in the Release section and ] you'll find more information. "I Love Bees" was the ARG for Halo 2, but Halo 3 had its own one as well. ] <sup><small>]</small></sup> 19:18, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

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"the second best selling game in the Halo franchise"

In the article, it states that Halo 3 is the "second best selling game in the Halo franchise," but no credible source (at least none that are up-to-date) reaffirms this claim. According to the article, List of best-selling video games, Halo 3 has sold 14+ million units and is far ahead in sales than any Halo game before and after it. Can anyone change this line? Thank you. 2602:306:C5B4:4B79:4578:671B:6864:6A35 (talk) 20:07, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

  • You're right. I looked through the article history and someone changed it from best selling to second best selling without any explanation or source. Though I would expect Halo 3 is still the best selling game in the series, I've removed the statement since we don't have any recent and reliably sourced concrete sales figures to support the claim. --The1337gamer (talk) 20:41, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Backwards compatibility

It's been announced by 343 that this game, along with three others, will be made backwards compatible on the Xbox One. https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halo-summer-celebration (anonymous user) 21:28, 7 July 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2606:6000:C083:8400:F0C4:D7B0:30BE:26B4 (talk)

Lead

Currently the lead has range of refs which violates MOS:CITELEAD. Does anyone have any objections before I remove them?  Spy-cicle💥  16:51, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

You need to make sure those are cited in the body. If you're just pulling stuff for compliance without double-checking, I'd ask that you refrain. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs 18:25, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
I was planning on transferring the refs to the main body (assuming they were stated there). Although, you have already done it so thank you.  Spy-cicle💥  17:55, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

Easter Eggs

The game contains a plethora of Easter Eggs (hidden clues and left in the final product by the game developers).

Othoninio (talk) 10:07, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Easter eggs generally are not considered notable and worth including unless there's reliable sources discussing them in detail. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs 16:30, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 January 2022

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Halo 3 Xbox servers were officially shut down on January 13th 2022. 2604:2D80:E599:1B00:605D:2C6D:1FAA:7ED6 (talk) 22:11, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:16, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
 Comment: There's a few recent articles available via a quick Google search; here's one example. — Manticore 23:35, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Reopening. Please add to the "modes" section or any other place deemed appropriate: On January 13, 2022, the Halo 3 multiplayer matchmaking servers on the Xbox 360 platform were shutdown permanently by 343 Industries. As of 13 January 2022, Halo multiplayer continues to be available through The Master Chief Collection. 84.250.14.116 (talk) 11:03, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Integrated ref. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs 14:09, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

References

  1. Makuch, Eddie (January 13, 2022). "As Halo 3's Xbox 360 Servers Are Turned Off Forever, Fans Share Tributes To Bungie's Classic". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022. It's the end of an era, as January 13 marks the server shutdown date for Halo 3 and other classic, much-loved Xbox 360 Halo games. 343 Industries is "sunsetting" the original Xbox 360 online servers for Halo, Halo 4, Halo: Reach, and other Halo titles as it prioritizes newer games. While Halo 3 and the others remain playable online through Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the original Xbox 360 servers are now offline for good.

“Marketing included… alternate reality game.”

It is my understanding that the alternate reality game "I Love Bees" was a product of the marketing for "Halo 2", not this game. Avatartuna (talk) 17:33, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

If you follow the content in the Release section and related article you'll find more information. "I Love Bees" was the ARG for Halo 2, but Halo 3 had its own one as well. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs 19:18, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
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