Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack release date

Halo 3's new and popular "Mythic Map Pack" finally has a release date for those who didn't purchase the Halo Wars Collector's Edition or win a code in any of the multiple contests that were held since before Halo Wars was even released. The "Mythic Map Pack" will be hitting the Xbox Live Marketplace on April 9th, 2009 and will cost 800 Microsoft Points. Be sure to start saving those points so that you can download the maps on the first day and pwn some noobs!

Mythic Map Pack: Sandbox revealed

Bungie recently showed off their last map of the Mythic Map Pack to the public. This map is called Sandbox. Sandbox is "a map unlike any we have ever made before" says one of the designers of it. The reason why its so unique is that not only will players be able to play on the ground, they will be able to play in the sky as well. Sandbox lets players build maps in Forge in the Skybox, something that the halo community has been doing through tricking since the game was released 2 years ago. With this new ability, players will no longer need to trick in order to make their floating objects.

The Mythic Map Pack will cost 800 Microsoft points (around $10.00) and will be released March 3rd. You can also get the Mythic Map Pack for free and one week early when you buy the Halo Wars Collector's Edition, or you can wait until Halo 3 ODST gets released in the fall and get ALL the map packs for free plus 3 exclusive maps.

If you want to see some screen shots of the maps, follow this link: http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/asset_thumb_viewer.aspx?at=59&cc=21

Halo Wars Collector's Edition

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For any Halo fan, the Collector's Edition of Halo Wars is clearly a must buy. The Standard Edition is comes with the usual (case, disc, instruction booklet), but the Collector's Edition explodes with content like a Spike Grenade! The Collector's Edition includes all of the following:

-The Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack
-Halo Wars: Genesis (a graphic novel)
-A Unique In-game Vehicle (The “Honor Guard” Wraith)
-Six Leader Cards
-Spirit of Fire Patch

With all of these extra items, its pretty obvious as to why a fan would want this edition instead of the Standard Edition.