Posted Dec 27, 2006 at 08:47PM by Victor B. Listed in: Halo 3, Rumors, Crackdown Tags: Bungie Studios, RealTime Worlds
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Cracking down on... buildings?The folks on the Cheap Ass Gamer forums are abuzz with word of another way to get into Bungie's Halo 3 beta. Basically, all you have to do is wait for February to come along and buy a copy of Crackdown.

Sounds simple, but not really. Apparently, an ad in GamePro mentions this rather appealing marketing ploy, and it's a limited-time offer. You also have to purchase a specially marked box (Crackdown is NOT cereal, FYI) to get the chance, so hunting down one of these boxes may be tougher than expected.

Right now, we're putting this in the rumor bin as there's no picture to be found of the ad in question. If you've got proof that confirms this, let us know.

One thing though: RealTime Worlds' Crackdown is shaping up to be a pretty interesting game, if only because the guy who made it created the GTA series. Why didn't they use that to market the game, we wonder?


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   by omg master chief *****ed ur mom i saw (Unregistered) - 2006-12-27
 » halo sux

Killzone Socom even loco roco ownz gaylo 1 2 and yes 3 ***** HALO


   Re: DoubleD (Unregistered) - 2006-12-27
 » halo dose not sux

halo has moved and inspired people to buy a so called trashbox(xbox).Tell me a game that has ever dont that.......................none thats what i thought HALO PWNS
   by freakrule21 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-27
 » halo "dose" SUx

i kno people who will buy a friggin 600 dollar ps3 just 2 play 1 game and that game IS SOCOM *****a


   Re: DoubleD (Unregistered) - 2006-12-27
 » HALO IS THE BEST

jus understand that till now halo is holding its own against all other games out there no matter what yall play station fan boys r saying just admit it halo 3 will rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *****a
   by freakrule21 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-27
 » halo is the absolute WORSE

halo aint holdin onto ***** but some nerds lil *****!. u trashbox 180 nerds can go suk off The ALL MIGHTY PS3. PS3>the world
candy land>halo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10


   Re: DoubleD (Unregistered) - 2006-12-27
 » STOP THAT

tell me what playstation game sold more than HALO i bet it will take u a while.....B I T C H !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   by freakrule21 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-27
 » ur an idiot

gran turismo 3 outsold Gaylo


   Re: DoubleD (Unregistered) - 2006-12-27
 » heh

hmm that may b true but i bet non of the games that u think are SOOO awsome Sold more than halo. such games like Socom + killzone lol hows that for ya !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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   by sheesh (Unregistered) - 2006-12-27
 » double d you are a F@G

you're not doing Halo fans any good by acting like a friggin idiot, jus shut yer face and wait till 2 comes out. No wonder why $ony fanboys think we are retards O_o


   Re: DoubleD (Unregistered) - 2006-12-28
 » F U sheesh

how am i acting like a idiot u jack@ss im defending HALO. either ur wit me or not and if ur not go play some hot shot golf or sumthing u *****ing F@g
   by goldentouch (Unregistered) - 2006-12-28
 » crackdown-halo 3 multiplayer beta offer

I have the Feb 07 issue number 221 of Gamepro,
and the Ad is on page 60-61. The two page Ad of crackdown says that it includes an invitation to the Halo 3 multiplayer beta- limited time offer, but on specially marked boxes.(Its on the bottom right corner of the Ad.)

   by MGSROCKS1 - 2006-12-28
 » Halo is a very fun shooter, but....

I think Halo is really cool because there are a lot of possibilities within the story, and Halo 3 seems to support this. Although I think Halo is one of the best FPSs I've ever played, I've had more fun with other games then Halo. I don't really like Halo 1&2 that much, and games like Fear and Half life are way better than it. But after seeing Halo 3 videos and knowing information about it, I'm definetely more excited about it then I was for Halo 1&2.

And my friend's uncle works at Microsoft Studios and he's tried out Halo 3's multiplayer (you remember pimps at sea or something like that?), and he really liked and can't wait for us to try it out. Its too bad he can't say anything about it to me, because you know how slow and secretive Bungie is about releasing new info on Halo3.

   by Billy (Unregistered) - 2006-12-28
 » ....

Halo pwns all sony fanboys plus PS3 sucks i traded my my ps3 for xbox360 and save 200 dollars thanks to microsoft for putting better and cheaper console


   Re: MGSROCKS1 - 2006-12-29
 » sure.....

Yeah I believe you. You sure did trade your PS3 after waiting in line for hours, and decided not to sell it on ebay. Right, just like all the other hundreds of people on here who claim they have.
   by makarman - 2006-12-28
 » asdfasfad

I have SOCOM 3 and Halo 2. Sometimes I feel like playing one, sometimes I feel like playing the other. I'd like to be part of the Halo 3 beta, as it sounds interesting, especially considering that it's free.

Anyway, there are plenty of good games from each system. Fanboys can stfu now.

   by G Spot28 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-28
 » Wow, you guys are lame.

Wow the grasp of the english language kind of takes a vacation when you visit these boards huh? Kids, stop complaining. Don't like Halo? Fine. It really means less than nothing to the people who DO like it. Save "teh interweb" browsers some time and keep your lame, uneducated opinions to yourself. After all, you're probably only 15 years old. How much does that suck?

   by cloud (Unregistered) - 2006-12-28
 » list for the best games on 360:

1.gears of war
2.halo 3
3.resident evil 5
4.dead rising
5.Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
6.call of duty 3
7.oblivion

what have u got ps3...............tekken and metal gear solid.........hahahahahah!!!!


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   Re: PistolSmoke (Unregistered) - 2006-12-28
 » Cloud's List...

Three of those games on your list aren't even out yet. And Call of Duty 3 sucks, especially compared to COD2. And I'm extremely concerned about the quality of Lost Planet. It's not looking so hot as of now. But yeah, It's safe to say Resident Evil 5 and Halo 3 will be awesome.

And to answer your question of what the PS3 has, they will have Resident Evil 5 and Oblivion as well, for one, as well as Lair, Motorstorm, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Gran Turismo 5, God of War 3, and yes, Metal Gear Solid, one of the biggest franchises in gaming. While the PS3 may suck right now in terms of game selection, you'll find that in a year it will have plenty of good games to choose one. I might give in and buy one then, but for now, I'm happy with my 360, Wii, WoW, and Guitar Hero 2.

And I might add, that I hope this rumor is true, because I would pay a lot of money to get in on the Halo 3 Beta.

   Re: MGSROCKS1 - 2006-12-29
 » Well...they have:

Gran Tourismo
Tekken
Metal Gear Solid 4
Heavenly Sword
Lair
Warhawk
Untitled Naughty dog project
God of war
Sly cooper
Resistance
Ratchet and Clank
White Knight
Motorstorm
Oblivion
Resident Evil 5
Call of duty 3
Devil May Cry 4
Wardevil
Killzone
Monster Hunter
Final Fantasy 13
Final Fantasy 13 Versus

Come one Cloud, I have a 360 and I love it as much as you do, but saying Sony has no games for it is, well, ignorant. Or maybe Fanboyism is a better world.

   Re: WOW (Unregistered) - 2006-12-30
 » WOW

His name is Cloud...FF which came out for Playstation.....
   by joker (Unregistered) - 2006-12-28
 » huh

ha ha ha ps3 sux big time

   by freakrule21 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29
 » joker....

ha ha ha ur mom sux big time
she always up on my big DI( /

   by Teka (Unregistered) - 2007-01-05
 » CONFIRMED

it has been confirmed by Microsoft in a press release saying you will be able to download the beta with this certain copy of the game........ not as easy as it sounds as there will be barely any of these games. I presume this includes theeuropean version as they do metion the euro release date for crackdown in the press release. also you can get in by playing halo 2 on xbox live for 3 hours in total between feb 1st and feb 3rd and be one of the first 13,333 to register on a upcoming halo 3 site to say ue played halo 2 in this time...... also not so easy as i expect all the places will be gone by about 6 am feb 1st unless they distribute the places thorought the three days. :S :S :S

   by dude (Unregistered) - 2007-01-11
 » game cube

i dont know what the big deal is the game cube is the best console of all time and need i mention only one game the winner is ZELDA



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