'Halo 3: ODST' G4 Review

Video Games - E3 2009 - X-Play

Best Buy is having a Great Sale on Xbox Games, PS3 Next Week

courtesy of Ben Kuchera of arstechnica.com

In the mood to spend some money? Best Buy is running a rather insane deal, where you get 50 percent off certain Xbox 360 titles by purchasing the first game at the full price, and the list of games that qualify for the deal is rather stunning. Some of the titles aren't even out yet, so if you were planning on picking up both Halo 3: ODST and Modern Warfare 2, you can save $30 on the deal by getting them together through Best Buy.

A partial list of games and prices is included after the jump, and I'm guessing you'll be able to find at least two games you've been meaning to pick up.

$60 Games:

• Halo 3: ODST (pre-order) $60
• Fallout 3 $60
• Resident Evil 5 $60
• Madden NFL 10 $60
• Batman: Arkham Asylum $60
• Call Of Duty: World at War $60
• Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (pre-order) $60
• UFC 2009 Undisputed $60
• Many More

$40 Games

• Halo 3 $40
• Fable II $40
• Halo Wars $40
• Gears Of War 2 $40
• Grand Theft Auto IV $40
• Many More

$30 Games

• Far Cry 2 $30
• Bioshock $30
• Dead Space $30
• Tom Clancy's EndWar $30
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed $30
• Many More

$20 Games

• Madden NFL 2008 $20
• The Orange Box $20
• Mirror's Edge $20
• Battlefield: Bad Company $20
• Tony Hawk's Proving Ground $20
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames $20
• Many More

'Halo 3: ODST' will give Halo 3 Players 3 New Multiplayer Maps

Wondering what the new Halo 3 maps that come with Halo 3: ODST would be like. Well, wonder no more. Lars Bakken Senior Designer at Bungie Studios talks to Gamespot.com about what the new Halo 3 maps will offer players. *video below*



Don't forget... buying Halo: ODST automatically get you an invite into the beta of Halo: Reach!

'Batman: Arkham Asylum' Game of the Year?

Batman: Arkham Asylum is scheduled to come out Tuesday, August 25, 2009, and some early reviews are already proclaiming it to be 2009's Game of the Year (GotY)! Strong words for a title that has for the most part flown under the radar this year.

I've already mentioned the game in a previous post, but personally I think this GotY distinction is a bit premature considering so many strong titles coming out later in the year (Halo: ODST, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, etc), but I'm not saying that the game won't be good. I'm sure it's a Batman title that we've been waiting for since the old, great 8-bit NES Sunsoft Batman from many years ago.

E3 '09 Spotlight: Microsoft Press Conference (Halo: ODST and Halo: Reach)

Here is a video showing gameplay from Halo: ODST and towards the end of the video is a sneak peek of Halo 4 aka Halo: Reach.

FYI: Halo 3: ODST is a stand-alone expansion for Halo 3. It will use the same levels as Halo 3 for multiplayer but will play slightly different since you won't be playing a Master Chief. Wikipedia does a good job of describing the game here.

Halo: ODST (Gameplay) and Halo: Reach (Trailer) Video