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Halo 3 leads Xbox Live holiday deals

For gamers outside the US, a sale honoring the Thanksgiving weekend in November probably wouldn't have made much sense. The December holidays tend to be a bit more universal, though, so for its next wave of discounts to Xbox Live fare, Microsoft is opening up to gamers of all regions.

The Xbox 360 maker today announced its Holiday Deal of the Week program. The initiative will run through December and will see Xbox Live Gold members getting a discount on a different online marketplace item each week. The cut rate for new items will be announced on Xbox Live director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb's blog on Mondays, will go into effect on Tuesday, and will expire after a week.

Kicking off the program, Microsoft will offer the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack for 400 points ($5), a $2.50 savings. The map pack adds three new battlegrounds to Bungie's acclaimed shooter: Ghost Town, Blackout, and Lockout. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

91 Comments

  • Syrai

    Posted Jan 2, 2009 1:51 pm PT

    lol i like it how almost everyone on here is being cheap and saying it SHOULD be free but hey, dont be cheap and spend that coffee money on the map pack XD
    (its a joke guys)
    the pack was worth the money

  • Spartan1359

    Posted Dec 31, 2008 5:27 pm PT

    why r people still worried about old map packs?

  • brady2k8

    Posted Dec 8, 2008 4:46 am PT

    it will be free once the mythic map pack comes out

  • haloknight1994

    Posted Dec 6, 2008 9:26 am PT

    Awsome a discount!

  • Spoon_Si

    Posted Dec 4, 2008 2:52 pm PT

    been waiting for a discount.. $5.00 small price to paid for game w/ so much replay value..

  • metalkid9

    Posted Dec 4, 2008 10:00 am PT

    i wouldn't even get it for free if they gave it to me. this game was BS

  • bochap76

    Posted Dec 4, 2008 5:43 am PT

    I finally bought the legendary map pack, but not because I wanted the new maps. Bungie has cleverly took out team snipers from the team slayer playlist and added it to the Hardcore playlist. If you want to play snipers non stop, then you have to pony up for for all the DLC. I don't like it; I feel like a school yard bully has twisted my arm, and forced me to give up my lunch money. That said, I find team snipers and team swat awesome. Now that I have made the purchase, and Gears 2 multiplayer is a huge disappointment to me, I will be playing halo 3 for at least another 6 months.

  • theend818

    Posted Dec 4, 2008 12:51 am PT

    well im not buying this but if u guys like wasting ur money on this stuff go for it

  • cerealkiller8

    Posted Dec 3, 2008 5:42 pm PT

    the reason why people want it free is because they EXPECT it to be free. Usually when a map pack is released it is most likely free after a couple of months after. Most people, like me, wait until its free to download it. That's what a lot of people did for the Heroic Map pack.

  • IbrahimGTSR

    Posted Dec 3, 2008 3:18 pm PT

    ya that is good cuz i cant load my maps and had to but them to play T-D to get my 50 .

  • trw534

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 5:06 pm PT

    they should be free now the heroic went free after a few months it has been 6 months or more on the legendary map pack.

  • buzzguy

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 9:18 am PT

    Paid full price for these months ago, and no regrets. Great job, Bungie!

  • wallywallas

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 8:55 am PT

    Why is this on the PS3 section?

  • Thebomb44

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 8:28 am PT

    Seems people constantly forget about Cold Storage and the Heroic Map pack. Bungie needs to make money like anyone else, and you guys who complain have no idea how much it costs to hire the workers to make the maps, let alone for all the other expenses involved. Nobody's forcing you to buy them to keep playing the game, and you can be just as happy without them. Welcome to the real world, where the service is worth the price the customer will pay for it, and not a cent less. Basically, that means these maps could be a lot more and still be a reasonable price.

  • Roman_Slayer

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 8:05 am PT

    Blackout basically is Lockout, except with windows in the one place. The Legendary Map Pack contains Ghost Town, Blackout, and Avalanche.

    No, not free yet. Free around the time when the Mythic Map Pack is out.

  • lafigueroa

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 7:42 am PT

    lol, they meant Avalanche, not Lockout
    on a side note, Avalanche is a kick *** map

  • jcloverboy

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 6:57 am PT

    Once the deals are available to everyone, unlike the Black Friday deals which were US only.

  • shoe1985

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 6:31 am PT

    Guess those people that want it for free don't have jobs. They do not understand that you need to make money to keep developing new products. What is the point of giving something away for free? Oh you will have freeloaders, probably on welfare, jumping at the content. Open a business, then you will understand why it isn't free.

  • shadowblade99

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 5:09 am PT

    Cool beans.

  • iuns

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 4:55 am PT

    Cool, if i hadn't have bought these like the day they were release, I would be picking them up right now =)

  • combatsoldier

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 4:04 am PT

    wow thats a great deal. I bought it a long time ago though. i recommend people take full advantage of this cause the maps are great.

  • DoMiNiC147

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 3:40 am PT

    Well that doesn't do me any good i already got it. Also my disk is cracked so I can't even play it.

  • Mr_arizona

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 2:01 am PT

    If you don't want the maps don't buy them.
    Like all companies they want money so they have every right to charge you for dlc.
    Just cause you think they should be nice and waste all that hard work they did making the maps and give it to you free doesn't mean it will happen.

  • theend818

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 1:55 am PT

    it was 10 bucks now 5 it should be for free seeing it has been out a while already like halo 2 did with a couple of maps.and y u guys saying its to support the designers?do u honestly think the money will go to them?all the company wants is profits u kinding urself if u think they want to give good map packs for a good price without them making themselfs lots of money. and going of topic the oil companies dont care about giving the consumer good deals on oil they want ur money the most(mobil makes hundreds of millions of dollars a DAY is that 4 investments?)

  • punkpunker

    Posted Dec 2, 2008 1:32 am PT

    pft.. this should be free now because we are 3 months away from the new map pack

  • Norgavue

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 10:33 pm PT

    Ah good thing I didn't get this map pack already. Think I will have to pick this up.

  • Shantmaster_K

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 10:11 pm PT

    sounds good. ill finally get the LMP

  • jedi-gamer

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 10:07 pm PT

    This sucks, I bought the LMP yesterday!

  • CharlieFubar

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 9:52 pm PT

    wow someone defending the oil companies... you must need your head examined. Or your taking "donations" like our government lol. Also, I've made plenty of maps before, it doesnt cost much to do so. At the rate they sell em, we should get a map every day for a month for the price they sell them.

  • TidalSeraphim

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 9:44 pm PT

    with looking at all the comments saying that this should be free...it should but also considering with the other content being free as is...$5 is worth a bargain this time around...they need money so they can reinvest it again into new content...they don't make content for free you know...know the business aspect first before you saying anything "smart." It's just like teh oil business...they may make billions but they also have to reinvest billions back into the company for the future of drilling and finding alternative ways or else they will run dry real quick...wow, I have never said this much before.

  • CharlieFubar

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 9:44 pm PT

    Honestly halo 1 was cool because it was new and no one really did the "u regenerate if u dont get shot for a sec" gimmick. Halo 2 was Meh... and 3 was like omg how can you ruin such a good thing, and get like 300 million trillion people to buy it. The story sucked, but the gameplay was decent enough to pass it off. Online is pretty sad though... Oh and i'm trying to win a thumbs down contest between a friend and i so fire away.

  • ChamomileBaths

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 9:34 pm PT

    I have extra Live Points (bought a $20 card for SF2HD) I'm not going to spend so I'll get the maps tomorrow after classes.

  • xch1ngal1ngx

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 9:14 pm PT

    LOCKOUT!?!?!?!? YAY!!!!

  • Absolutezerr

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 8:58 pm PT

    you would think they'd fix that mistake, it's rather embarrassing.

  • PhilWil92

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 8:46 pm PT

    The sad thing I did was buy the maps while I was on my friends xbox so the gamertag that I don't use anymore has the maps and the others don't, while my friend has them for free. Shouldn't the map be free already? They didn't take this long with the Heroic map pack....they just wanna milk it for as long as they can. ONE ONE BUY IT. If no one gets it then they will make it free faster. But then again I don't play Halo 3 anymore. COD5 baby. That takes more strategy than Halo and is a lot more fun with all of their features.

  • payne6705

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 8:41 pm PT

    already bought them...sigh I rarely play on Halo anymore and when I do I rarely play the new maps...what was the point of spending 10 dollars again?

  • Drewman419

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 8:27 pm PT

    Wow. These maps should be free considering they have been out for a long time.

  • RangerG

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 8:27 pm PT

    THEY ARE MAKING LOCKOUT A HALO 3 MAP!?!?! YAY!

  • aRE-you-AFraid

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 8:21 pm PT

    it's too bad that I already bought them at $10.

  • Maxor127 posted Dec 1, 2008 8:19 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. login to show)

    Maxor127

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 8:19 pm PT (hide)

    Idiots who pay money for that stuff are the reason they aren't free yet.

  • Futil1ty

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 8:19 pm PT

    Ghost Town, Blackout, and Lockout. Three great lev--wait, WHAT?

  • eric_ds

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 8:05 pm PT

    haha... lockout

  • onthe_dl

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 7:59 pm PT

    so when are they going to be free?

  • LisaKickAsS

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 7:54 pm PT

    LMfao Lockout?? I thought it was avalanche...hehe good going.

  • Wrecked69

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 7:41 pm PT

    They should of just made them free already.

  • snakes3425

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 7:38 pm PT

    Sweet

  • True_Blu3

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 7:35 pm PT

    It's Ghostown, Blackout, and AVALANCHE!

    Get a better editor!

  • tbolt_88

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 7:20 pm PT

    Sweet. Ive had them a while already but its nice to see more people will be buying these. Maybe they will actually show up in matchmaking more often now which was my only real complaint about it, the fact that they rarely come up outside of the playlist fully devoted to them.

  • shadownets

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 7:17 pm PT

    wow blackout AND LOCKOUT...what a deal

  • CharlieFubar posted Dec 1, 2008 7:13 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. login to show)

    CharlieFubar

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 7:13 pm PT (hide)

    nah i sold mine because cod4 was way better...

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