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Halo Reach DLC maps announced

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Microsoft's just announced the first DLC add-on for Halo Reach: the Noble Map Pack. Launching on Xbox Live and at "retail locations" on November 30, the Noble Pack's set to introduce three new multiplayer arenas, including a frozen xeno-archaeology site, an orbital anchor and "mysterious places far, far beyond". The DLC will also include new Achievements worth a total of 250 Gamerscore and cost 800 MS Points.
Bungie Level Descriptions said:
Tempest - "Though we may never fully understand these devices, it is not our nature to leave ancient stones unturned." This abandoned shoreline facility bends both sea and sky to an unnatural purpose, but the ground itself has quickly become another all too familiar battlefield. Though the two opposing symmetrical bases may never reveal their ancient purpose, both now offer makeshift shelter and access to strategic routes perfectly suited for small and large scale skirmishes alike. Tempest supports 8 - 16 players and offers a variety of modes including Free for All, Team Slayer, Team Objective and Big Team Battle. Tempest also provides players with a huge Forge palette, allowing them to create new custom map variants that can be shared with the community-at-large
Bungie Level Descriptions said:
Anchor 9 - "Orbital dockyards provide rapid refuelling and repairs for a variety of UNSC vessels." Within the confines of this low orbit dry-dock, UNSC craft undergo rapid repair and rearmament in support of the enduring war effort. But for the small squads of infantry who now fight over the mirrored interior hallways and open central hangar bay, this platform no longer provides any safe harbour - whether the close quarters combat is occurring inside or out of its artificial gravitational field. Anchor 9 allows 2-8 players to face off in game variants including Free for All, Team Slayer and Team Objective
Breakpoint - "ONI officials believe the data buried within this artefact is key to our survival." Atop this icy precipice, the Invasion continues. These modular archaeological labs were never intended to withstand such a large scale onslaught of Covenant military power, but the information being extracted here may prove vital to humanity's survival. In response to the imminent Covenant threat, UNSC ground and air assets have been deployed to bolster entrenched Spartan countermeasures. This dig site must yield salvation, or it will become a grave. Breakpoint offers multiplayer mayhem for 8-16 players, and supports the Invasion and Big Team Battle game variants

 
new DLC already? =/ i'm for sure not gonna get it if i can help it.
and they'll probably pull the same stupid crap they did in halo 3 where you can't go into 90% of matchmaking playlists unless you buy it.
 
new DLC already? =/ i'm for sure not gonna get it if i can help it.
and they'll probably pull the same stupid crap they did in halo 3 where you can't go into 90% of matchmaking playlists unless you buy it.

Im guessing its new content to keep people playing it online over Christmas as there is A LOT of games out from now to then.
 
Im guessing its new content to keep people playing it online over Christmas as there is A LOT of games out from now to then.

fair point, but i think they released it too early to have hopes for that. nobody is exclusively a halo fan, so with so many new installments coming out between now and the holidays i'd say fixing the problem with DLC is a futile effort. they may have just timed the release poorly and needed more forsight into what would be the opportune time. microsoft being overzealous, most likely.
 
OMG new achivments? RAGE i just got them all :(
 
fair point, but i think they released it too early to have hopes for that. nobody is exclusively a halo fan, so with so many new installments coming out between now and the holidays i'd say fixing the problem with DLC is a futile effort. they may have just timed the release poorly and needed more forsight into what would be the opportune time. microsoft being overzealous, most likely.

Well its only 3 maps so not like they have pieced together a large elaborate scheme or some poorly executed money making DLC. Just some new map content (probably also want to keep their jobs as ive seen some impressive Forge Maps).
 
Well its only 3 maps so not like they have pieced together a large elaborate scheme or some poorly executed money making DLC. Just some new map content (probably also want to keep their jobs as ive seen some impressive Forge Maps).

you could be right. but with my experience, those DLC maps sell like hotcakes and make the number of active players sky rocket. they could concievably generate over a million US dollars with each $10 map pack that bungie releases.
 
Yeah.... no thanks. I'm probably gonna trade in my copy of H:R soon....
 
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