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TGS '07: Bungie had to triple Halo 3 server capacity

Speaking at the CoFesta Forum at the Tokyo Game Show 2007, Bungie Studios' head of production, Jonty Barnes, told attendees at an Xbox 360 session that beta testing the product over Xbox Live had thrown up some interesting surprises.

Barnes said, "The amount of polish feedback was especially helpful, and we also found we had to triple our server capacity." As with any beta test, the company also found numerous bugs which needed fixing, and solved some usability issues.

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FordGTGuy6082d ago

Wouldn't expect anything else except maybe even having to increase the server size again. I know Xbox Live is still going to get hammered the first night so lets just hope that this helps.

Gamer136082d ago

Hope i can hop into a match without a problem.

cow moolester6082d ago (Edited 6082d ago )

"OMG PS3 IS OUTSELLING TEH XBOX 360 100000000000000000000000:1 IN JAPAN AND EUROPE ITS DEAD.CARTOON HALO 3 HAS ZERO PRE-ORDERS IN EUROPE AND JAPAN! I'M A NOOB"

Thats how I imagine his post will go...Even though Pre-orders are sold out everywhere throughout Ireland.

Kill Crow6082d ago

with his standard cut and past "360 has maxed out graphically " reply

Peronally I think these Beta releases are good for all games on all platforms ... more testing = Better Games !!!!

ASSASSYN 36o6081d ago

I didn't have a problem playing halo 2 on the first night. So, I am confident in bungie.

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Ranking Every Halo Game From Worst To Best

Not every Halo game has been a banger, but the franchise still has a raft of the greatest games of all time.

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HellspawnPR1981128d ago

Infinite is a dumpster fire and as much as I like ODST, in no universe it ranks above Halo 2. This list is trash.

Kaii127d ago

Just exclude Infinite>5>4

ChasterMies127d ago

Best to worst: Halo 3, Halo 2, Halo Reach, Halo CE, Halo 4, Halo ODST, Halo Infinite, Halo 5.

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The 7 Best Xbox 360 Games - Console Exclusives Win the Day

The Xbox 360 was a fantastic console in its day with some truly classic titles, but what are the seven best games for the console?

DrDoomer165d ago

I'm pretty used to these lists being bad, but this one is particularly s#ite.

raWfodog164d ago

I think Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon should have been added to the list.

BrainSyphoned165d ago

I'll go with,
Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Culdcept Saga, Shadow Complex, Ace Combat 6 with the flight stick,A Kingdom for Keflings, A World of Keflings.
Bonus Kinect Games: Happy Action Theater and Sesame Street.
*Skyrim was so bad on PS3 that it almost deserves to be #1*

Husker42c165d ago

I really loved Shadow Complex.

P_Bomb164d ago

Ah yes, Shadow Complex! Good indies back in the day. Summer of Arcade. I enjoyed Trials Evolution as well.

ChasterMies165d ago (Edited 165d ago )

Was this made by a.i.? No human being would put Shadowrun, Fable III, and Splinter Cell: Conviction into a list of the 7 best Xbox 360 games.

Abnor_Mal165d ago (Edited 165d ago )

Would love to play Ace Combat6 on PlayStation, but Xbox decided to buy exclusivity and keep it off a competing platform.

The only mainline game I never played except for one level at a friends place. Game sold less than any other in the series if I remember correctly.

darthv72164d ago

360 had Namco hitters AC6 and RR6... both quality titles. You should at least bust out the 360 for AC6 if you can score the flight stick. Its great.

Hofstaderman164d ago

When the current gen XBOX offering is so lacking people need to refer to games released two generations back....

Profchaos164d ago (Edited 164d ago )

It's a nostalgia peice same reason we get thousands of YouTube videos on sega genisis. Something people have fond memories for but the era is long gone.

It's xboxs golden year imo it was their genisis years the time where they stuck it to the market leaders Sony.

BehindTheRows164d ago

They stuck nothing. Sony screwed themselves giving Xbox an opening. They would have gotten the usual smack down if the PS3 had launched at $399 and was easier to develop for.

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Xbox 360 Turns 18: Three Cheers to Live, Halo, and Red Rings

The Xbox 360 launched in North America 18 years ago, and is now officially old enough to buy you a drink in Europe.

darthv72176d ago

Great platform, and many of its games (not bc) still hold up well to this day. Like the PS3, I keep a 360 hooked up for those games you can't play any other way.

isarai176d ago

The last gasp of greatness from XBox, you are missed, except the RROD that was lame, but amazing exclusives until the Kinect dropped.

TheBrainZ176d ago

So many brilliant games. I still have one stored somewhere.

LG_Fox_Brazil175d ago

I really enjoyed my X360, some great exclusives on it. Used to play the shit out ot Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, two masterpieces