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BUNGIE ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE, LANDMARK PROFESSIONAL VIDEO GAMING LEAGUE SET TO
BROADEN, DEFINE, AND DEEPEN THE WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL VIDEO GAMING

Players will be able to connect with millions around the globe and test their gaming skills for cash and prizes
in the ONLY Professional Gaming League that features the blockbuster video game title, Halo 3



KIRKLAND, WA - April 1st, 2009 - Bungie Ultimate Ninja Gaming League Extreme™ is poised to become the first and only professional gaming league that forces players to wield the true skill-based weapons that Halo 3 has to offer.

Leveraging a massive, global online player base, the Trueskill™ Ranking System, and Halo 3's award winning multiplayer arsenal, including over one dozen pieces of Game Changing Equipment, B.U.N.G.L.E.™ is now the premiere and only video gaming league that features professional play using the blockbuster title, Halo 3, with cornerstone events planned in every major city the world over.

And regional play is only the beginning.  With the annual Super Summ3r Jam Extreme™ held in the beautiful port city of Dubai, UAE, B.U.N.G.L.E.™  challenges players to put the final stamp on their season by entering a winner take all World Championship Event featuring the world's top-tier players and a once-in-a-lifetime shot at a Multi-Million Dollar World Championship Face Off, where fame and fortune will hang precariously in the balance.



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Introducing B.U.N.G.L.E.


  • The ONE and ONLY Pro Gaming League featuring Halo 3
  • Monthly Online and Local Tournaments in Every Major City
  • Annual World Championship Event, Super Summ3r Jam Extreme™
  • Multi-Tiered League Play for All Ages Competition, featuring Halo 3's Golden Bear, Louis Wu
  • "PRO" Nameplate in Matchmaking to separate the Pros from the Schmoes
  • Huge Cash and Amazing Prize Payouts for Local, Regional, and World Champions
  • New, Fully-Customized Multiplayer Arenas: Blowout, Bungital, and Showerball
  • Corporate Sponsorships from Big Jed's Rib Shack and Dr. Phizzle and Diet Dr. Phizzle

Enlist Today

Starting now, an all new set of Matchmaking Playlists, dubbed The New Matchmaking Experience™, have been rolled into Halo 3’s Multiplayer lineup and representative content has been dropped into Bungie Favorites. Over the next few months, teams will make and shatter alliances, scrambling to get an early handhold along the climb to the upper echelon of the Professional Gaming League, where fame, fortune, and licensing endorsements await.

You'll have to learn where every pair of Brute Spikers spawn, determine how to best utilize every Shield Door to your tactical advantage, and rework your map strategies to outwit opponents armed with Power Drainers and Radar Jammers. If you want a shot at Super Summ3r Jam Extreme™, you’ll need to test your mettle and might in these all new B.U.N.G.L.E.™ Professional Gaming Playlists first.

The Lineup

Ready to dive into The New Matchmaking Experience™?  Not so fast, friend.  First, you'll need to familiarize yourself with the core trio of expertly-crafted arenas that you'll call home.  Know these three maps like the back of your Spiker-clutching hand.

  • Test your tactical awareness on Blowout, a reimagining of Halo 2's Lockout, demanding a dramatic shift in form and function by way of an infusion of Shield Doors, Man Cannons, and Brute Spiker Rifles. 

  • Get transported on Bungital, a map variant that uses the power of Halo 3's The Forge™ to create a space perfectly suited for tournament play with additional Shield Doors, extra Equipment, and Teleporters around every corner. 

  • Drop into Showerball, a playspace that takes Grifball and turns it into a true test of player skill, employing Plasma Pistols, The Sentinel Beam, and a dramatic reduction in weapon damage, to create a skill-based arena where player position and aiming always lead to victory.

Get in the Game

Your Battle Rifle is the stuff of four-shot legend. If you didn’t know better, you’d swear your Sniper Rifle didn’t even have a scope. You have every respawn, every weapon placement, and every map call-out seared into your cerebral cortex. But you’re not ready for the next big thing in Professional Gaming. 

Now you know the name of the game.  You've been introduced to the one and ONLY premiere Pro Gaming League that features Halo 3 Professional Play, B.U.N.G.L.E.™.  There's only one thing left to do.  Jump into the New Matchmaking Experience™ today and Get in the Game!  And Stay Tuned to Bungie.net for more details on how you can join the frenzy when it comes to a major city near you!





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Hardass Space Adventures 

Posted by urk at 12/18/2009 10:07 AM PST

In space, no one can hear your ringtone.

Looks like Lyle is out and a new chronicles are just beginning.  This one's called Hardass Space Adventures.  If you couldn't tell by the title, there's a measure of adult humor in the mix.  And a whole lot of Hardass.



YouTube - Hardass Space Adventures: Hardass Answers the Phone

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Ten FTW: Best Halo 3 Snipes 

Posted by urk at 12/18/2009 9:20 AM PST

Long Rifle Lovin'.

Ten FTW has covered Halo 3's Sniper Rifle before, but hey, you guys have taken way more than ten awesome shots.  Scope out Ten FTW's latest selections.



YouTube - Ten FTW: Best Halo 3 Snipes

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Halo 3 Mythic Walkthrough Updated 

Posted by urk at 12/18/2009 8:55 AM PST

The Ark 2.0.

Tyrant concludes his Halo 3 Mythic (SLASO) Walkthrough by giving you the best path through The Ark on Halo 3's most difficult setting.  Don't worry though, he's not done doling out the tips and tricks.  We hear he's got ODST on tap too.  For now, check out his walkthrough of what may be the most difficult Halo 3 level.  If you're gonna try it yourself, all we can say is good luck.

Halo 3 Mythic Walkthrough - The Ark 2.0

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Mythic Brawl Double EXP Weekend 

Posted by urk at 12/17/2009 3:23 PM PST

Fight your way to the top in this Big FFA playlist.

Category: Double EXP Weekend
12 Player Free For All
Max Party Size: 1
Halo 3: Mythic disk required
Updated 9/28/2009

Gametypes

  • Brawl Slayer (54%) - 25 kills to win. Battle Rifle starts with Assault Rifle secondary. 12 minute match time limit.
  • Shotty Snipers (7%, Skipped after veto) - 20 kills to win. Sniper Rifle spawns with Shotgun secondary weapon. Infinite ammo enabled. Map traits: No weapons, Mongooses only. 12 minute match time limit.
  • Brawl Rockets (13%) - 20 kills to win. Rocket Launcher primaries. Infinite ammo enabled. Map traits: No weapons, Mongooses only. 12 minute match time limit.
  • Brawl Mosh Pit (9%) - King of the Hill, 150 points to win. Assault Rifle starts. Hill Traits: Random movement every minute, players in hill have 2x Overshields and 200% Shield Recharge Rate. 12 minute match time limit.
  • Brawl Laser Tag (11%) - 15 kills to win. Spartan Laser starts with Sniper Rifle secondary. 12 minute match time limit.
  • Brawl Snipers (6%) - 15 kills to win. Sniper Rifle starts with Magnum secondary. 12 minute match time limit.

Maps

  • Sandtrap (FFA) - Tweaked for FFA play.
  • Rat's Nest (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Heroic Map Pack.
  • Standoff (Default) -  REQUIRED. Part of the Heroic Map Pack.
  • Ghost Town (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Legendary Map Pack.
  • Avalanche (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Legendary Map Pack.
  • Assembly (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Mythic Map Pack.
  • Orbital (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Mythic Map Pack.
  • Sandbox (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Mythic Map Pack.
  • Longshore (Default) - REQUIRED. Available on Halo 3:  Mythic.

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Halo 3 Top 10 Kills of the Week 

Posted by urk at 12/17/2009 9:09 AM PST

The kills just keep on coming.

And so do the installments of IGN's Top 10 Kills of the Week.  Check out the latest offering and learn how you can submit your own clips after the jump.  Thanks to HBO for scaring up the link.

Halo 3 Top 10 Kills of the Week

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