Halo 3 Beta Registration, Trailer Reveals Shield Grenade

Bungie was urging us not to panic a few days ago, saying that the "Halo 3 Beta will be available in the US, Europe and elsewhere in the world". But that doesn't mean that everyone can now enlist for the beta; because not everyone can. The registration process did begin as planned on the Halo3.com website, but for the time being only North American players are accepted. And from them, only the ones meeting the following requirements will be able to participate in the beta, should Microsoft shine down upon them and select them:

"Steve Scott, one of our amazing artists, showed me a new weapon today. No exaggeration to say that it is the single coolest graphical effect I have ever seen. He's busy trying to make the effect look cool from every angle - it looks amazing in third person, or even when it's in your face, but needs tuning in a first person view to look cooler, even though technically it looks the way it should. Sometimes artists have to exaggerate things to make them more obvious."

It never ceases to amaze me how much hype and speculation can Halo 3 generate, without actually revealing much. I mean, do you have any idea what uber-cool new weapon they're talking about?!

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