There is no need to underline the importance of Halo 3 in the world of video games, and the whole world (or at least North America and pockets of gamers across the rest of the globe anyway) is waiting with bated breath for Halo 3 to be released. Rest assured, the online gaming community on Xbox Live will probably migrate to Halo 3 in droves, leaving other triple A titles like Gears of War and even Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six series behind as they take on the role of Master Chief once again. What better way to further build on Halo 3 hype than having Microsoft unveil the festivities planned in the week ahead?

Dubbed “Unite to Fight” officially, Halo 3’s launch week will boast a bunch of special activities and promotions, among them include 3 days of free Xbox Live Gold for everybody, a chance to win a custom Pontiac G6 GXP Street Edition (that’s sweet!), Play & Win contests, special Marketplace goodies, and gaming sessions with Bungie and celebrities. Heck, Halo 3 will even benefit from having its own car in NASCAR. Just when you thought all those goodies were more than enough to keep any fanboy happy, Microsoft also mentioned that there will be special midnight sales events happening all over the US. These events will be held in Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, and Miami (Florida, not Oklahoma). Check out the locations in greater detail below.

New York City – Best Buy, 529 5th Ave, New York, NY, 10017
Seattle – Best Buy, 457 120th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98005
Los Angeles – Gamestop, 1000 Universal Studios Blvd, Universal City, CA 91608
Miami – Circuit City, 8575 Northwest 13th Terrace, Miami, FL 33126

Are you ready for Halo 3?

Source: Xbox360 Fanboy

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