An announcement has been made that the initial phase of the Halo 3 beta competition has closed, and that participants will be selected and notified by the end of the week.
Phase one was for people who applied for the beta after watching the Halo 3 commercial, but if you didn't get in on that action, or did but don't receive a notification this week, there are still two more ways to get in.
Firstly, you can simply purchase a specially marked Crackdown package (which is released February 20). These special packs contain an invitation to the beta. Or secondly, you can participate in the Rule of Three Program, which goes something like this:
The "Rule of Three" program is currently planned for gamers (17 years and older) in the 50 United States (includes District of Columbia) and Canada who have access to an Xbox 360 Pro console or an Xbox 360 Core console with hard drive, a valid Xbox Live Gold subscription and the Halo 2 game.It is a two-step process:
- Participate in at least three hours of Halo 2 multiplayer sessions on your Xbox 360 console via Xbox Live during the three (3) day period beginning February 1st at 12:01 am EST and ending February 3rd at 11:59 pm EST.
- After the three day window is over, head back over to www.halo3.com on February 5th and register.
If you are one of the FIRST 13,333 to do this (and meet the above requirements) you will receive an invite notification in February to participate in the Halo 3 Beta. Easy huh?
