U.S. soldiers in Iraq tries out Halo 3 beta

Posted Jan 1, 2007 at 12:55AM by Mabie A. Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Bungie Studios, Iraq, Microsoft

Who says soldiers on duty can't have some fun? These images from Gamespot's forums show the soldiers in Iraq playing the beta of Halo 3. Well, at least it's work-related.

Companies Bungie and Microsoft apparently teamed up to set a huge gaming station especially for the soldiers in Iraq to showcase the multiplayer feature of the game. That sure is a nice treat for them working hard keeping the peace out there. And hey, these guys do deserve a break, too, after all.

Hmmm...maybe after their stint in Iraq, they could be professional beta-testers for games of the same kind, eh? It is in their line of expertise, anyway.

Via gamespot

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Comments

# chyeaaaaaaa!! — Didas 2006-12-31 20:11

w00t first post, cant wait til this comes out

# sad — Guest 2006-12-31 21:09

wow first post guy is sad

# lol — Guest 2006-12-31 21:35

i want to join the army now lol

# WAT... — Guest 2007-01-01 00:26

And get get killed by a suicide bomber, go ahead. Join the army, sell your soul to halo and to capitalism.

# Greatest thing ever — Guest 2007-01-01 01:31

First post guy. You are an idiot. Thank you for trivializing what are troops do over in Iraq or wherever they fight. They are fighting and dying for the Iraqi's and us. This is a very cool thing for Bungie to have done and I salute them for it. I am not a soldier and never would join the army, but I appreciate everything they do. They are soldiers and know the risks involved in being a soldier, but they still join up and fight for us, including you. I wish they didnt have to fight for you too, but they have to fight for everyone, including the unappreciative jackoffs like yourself. They do not feel like it is an unjust war. Do not ever post frivolous B.S. about the armed forces, because nothing they do is frivolous. So go back to bed and cuddle up with your teddy bear and know that the army, navy, air force and marines have given you every freedom that you have even if you do not deserve it.

# what game should i get? — Guest 2007-01-01 05:21

i need 2 get a new game!!!!

i completed gow and dead rising so what should i get out of these......

1.ghost recon

2.lost planet-(when it comes out)

3.oblivion

# .... — Guest 2007-01-01 05:40

WOW... lucky B!tches... we didnt have that when i deployed... i'll deploy again to play it, if it means playing the online beta dployed, i will do it... call me crazy!!!... yeeehaaaw!!!!

# cloud... — WompaStompa 2007-01-01 06:21

get oblivion

# hdfhdf — Guest 2007-01-01 07:55

ha the reply to this was pretty gay, get a life anarchist.

# hmm — Guest 2007-01-01 08:52

depends what you type of games you want...

FPS/RPG-oblivion

FPS/SHOOTER - R6 Vegas, GRAW

personally, i will get R6, GRAW and lost planet... i'm a shooter person, pick up and kill... +)

# Woot — Guest 2007-01-01 09:37

Hopefully the game is nowhere near final, I'm really not liking the placement of the health bar. But the health bar was changed during the development of Halo 2, so no doubt it will happen again.

cloud, definitely get Oblivion if you like action games (Oblivion is a bit too simple to be called a traditional RPG), and wait on Lost Planet to decide between it and Ghost Recon

# short description — Guest 2007-01-01 12:18

HELLO I AM A US SOLDIER, SO DO NOT TALK ABOUT ME LIKE THAT OR I WILL SHOOT YOU IN THE FOOT

# Show Some *****ing respect. — Guest 2007-01-01 13:03

IRAQI from UAE, and Rosie show some *****ing respect for the united states armed forces ok? I dont risk my life but I'm a med tech for the army stationed here in the east coast, and you need to laern to respect people who are saving your collective asses. More power to you MEMPHIS!

# To the US soldier.... — Guest 2007-01-01 23:54

I'm a suicide bomber, so shut up biitch.

# WAT... — Guest 2007-01-02 05:00

look our soldiers die for our country its not selling your soul if it wasnt for them we wouldnt have freedom so F*** off WAT... so get some respect for our troops HOORAH

# LOST PLANET!!!! — Guest 2007-01-02 05:03

if u want a kick a** game go for lost planet i got it a few days ago i know it hasnt come out yet but its good to have friends

# He** yeah!!! — Guest 2007-01-02 05:06

man id join to get my hands on halo 3 beta and get payback for the twin towers

# nevermind — Guest 2007-01-02 05:09

***** YOU our troops die to protect your ass and here u are talking ***** about them you dumb mother *****er

GO ARMY HOORAH!!

# Col. Johnson — Guest 2007-01-02 05:16

hell yeah colonel im not in the armed forces but im in the Tuscola AFJROTC program so i have a great deal of respect to you and anyone else that protects this country

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS HOORAH!!

# awsome! — Guest 2007-01-02 11:47

join the merines *****es, more halo 3!

# awsome man — Guest 2007-01-02 11:53

this is awsome, my brother is in iraq right now!!! he is with the 82nd AirBornedivisio n 505th PIR

and he says halo3 is better then gears of war by a mile....he says the elites have differant helmets you can use... ANYWAY, saty alive *****es!

# lolz — Guest 2007-01-03 00:44

lolz this is funny

# halo 3 — Guest 2007-01-04 15:24

thanks for the lecture.

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