* Halo 3 new info and pics * (links expanded)

• Assault Rifle
• Battle Rifle
• Beam Rifle
• Brute Shot
• Carbine
• Excavator
• Gravity Hammer
• Flamethrower
• Magnum
• Missile Launcher
• Needler
• Plasma Pistol
• Plasma Rifle
• Fuel Rod Cannon
• Rocket Launcher
• Shotgun
• SMG
• Sniper Rifle
• Spartan Laser
• Spiker
• Sword

• Mongoose
• Warthog
• Hornet
• Pelican
• Scorpion
• Ghost
• Brute Chopper
• Spectre
• Shadow
• Banshee
• Phantom
• Wraith

Capture the Flag
Invade your opponent's stronghold, heist their flag, and bring it back to your base to score.

Slayer
Kill as many of your opponents as you can. The player with the most points wins.

Oddball
Find the ball and hold on to it to earn time. The player with the most time wins.

King of the Hill
Gain control of the hill to earn time. Keep your opponents off and earn the most time to win.

Juggernaut
Work together to take down the Juggernaut. Beware, you kill the Juggernaut, you become the Juggernaut, and only the Juggernaut can win.

Territories
Find and control the territories on the map. The more territories you control, the faster you earn time.

Infection
Destroy the Flood or become infected. Score points for killing flood or big points for infecting a human. The player with the most points wins.

Assault
Da bomb!

V.I.P.
Protect the V.I.P. from dying at the hands of your opponents. If you are the V.I.P., you must stay alive or your opponents score a point.

• Team Slayer
• Team Swords
• Team Rockets
• Team Shotguns
• Team Fiesta
• Team Phantoms
• Slayer Duel
• Sword Duel
• Rifle Duel
• Rumble Slayer
• Rumble Swords
• Rumble Rockets
• Rumble Shotguns
• Oddball
• Fiesta Ball
• Team Ball King
• Phantom King
• Crazy King
• Team Crazy King
• Multi Flag CTF
• CTF Wraiths
• CTF ****c
• Shotgun CTF
• 1 Flag CTF
• 1 Flag CTF Fast
• Multi Bomb Assault
• Rapid Assault
• Neutral Bomb
• Neut. Bomb Fast
• 3 Plots Land Grab

Custom Games

• Damage resistance
• Shield multiplier
• Shield recharge rate
• Immune to headshots
• Grenade counts
• Infinite ammo
• Weapon pickup disabled
• Player speed (25%, 50%, 75%, 90%, 100%, 110%, 125%, 150%, 200%, 300%)
• Player gravity (50%, 100%, 200%)
• Vehicle use (passenger only)
• Motion tracker range (10m, 25m, 75m, 100m, 150m)
• Appearance
• Vis effects (black glow, team glow, white glow)
• Active camo (good camo that might fool and elite, poor camo that might fool a grunt, invisible)
• Indestructible vehicles (on, off)

Vehicles:
Brute Chopper
The Brute Chopper is an evil looking machine that packs two cannons and its spinning blade will destroy anything in its path.


Wraith
Big and bulky, the Wraith looks to be quite similar to how it appeared in Halo 2, except it will feature a player operated second turret.


Weapons:
Energy Sword
The Energy Sword has undergone two significant changes to help with balancing issues. Bungie has added a weapon switching delay when equipping the Sword and it will also run on a battery. Effectively eliminating sword whoring.


Magnum
Our semi-likable friend the Magnum has undergone some changes. It now holds eight rounds to a clip, still doesn't include a scope, shoots slower, but each shot will bring on more damage. An upgrade to its Halo 2 counterpart.


Equipment:
Radar Jammer
When deployed, this equipment item send everyone's radar into a flurry and flashes disco lights to disorient and confuse your opponents. Sounds fun!


Multiplayer Maps:
Shrine
"A UNSC battle cruiser looms menacingly over Shrine's sprawling sand dunes. Shrine is the largest map ever to appear in a Halo game, so Bungie put a key emphasis on vehicle-on-vehicle combat. Shrine has few ties to older Halo 2 maps, but its massive size recalls Relic."



Epitaph
"Epitaph is an arcane Forerunner cathedral-like structure that towers above the surrounding wasteland. The central killing floor is crisscrossed with elevated walkways, exterior hallways, and lifts. It's a spiritual successor to Halo 2 maps like Colossus, Gemini, and Midship."




Mystery Map
"Bungie sneakily sent us two mysterious concept paintings labeled only as 'Work in Progress Map.' We see the icey motif and pray for a new Lockout, but only Bungie knows the truth."


Last Resort
"Zanzibar, one of Halo 2's most beloved maps, has been rebuilt and rechristened Last Resort for Halo 3. This industrial site is almost twice as big, with a less cluttered internal layout and more paths into the flag room."

Create a Spartan
Aha! The rumors were true! Halo 3 will include Spartan (and Elite?) customization that'll allow you to change the look of your armor. Just take a look at the pics below. That's how we'll be rolling in Halo 3.

Links:

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/05/30/h3-custom-spartans-a-chopper-and-more-confirmed/

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13539/Halo-3-Beta-Code-Confirms-4-Player-CoOp-Over-Xbox-Live/

that is so disgustingly awesome.  Thanks for teh info, this thread will probly be locked unfortuneatley.  TC, you should make all your post a spoiler like this:

[spoiler]   do this for people who don't want to see spoilers :D [/spoiler]

WOW!!!

Very impressive. :D

Wow, and to think people doubted Bungie. We still don't even know much about the single player. I wonder what other secrets they're keeping from us.

This will be one of the best games ever.nivet14

I sure hope so, since Bungie really laid a big turd with Halo 2 

This sounds promising.  I remember playing "infection" in Perfect Dark Zero and how fun it was running away from the skeletons.  Now I'll be running away from The Flood!  Plus I love that create-a-spartan!ReverseCycology

Ya, That was pretty much the only PDZ gametype I played, and Halo's infected will just be sicker.

I can't wait for this game to come out I am dying for this. I better calm down I don't want to over Hype myself With all this information.

Spartan Laser Got to love it!!!

Whoa - this is some awesome info man (if it's true). Like most others, I just can't wait for this game.

why are ppl doubting that it's true? it was sent from bungie to a magazine and even has screenshots....wreak

I always have my doubts until the game is fully released ... Just because they plan to have it within the game, doesn't always mean it comes in the final build.

[QUOTE="wreak"]why are ppl doubting that it's true? it was sent from bungie to a magazine and even has screenshots....Aaron89

I always have my doubts until the game is fully released ... Just because they plan to have it within the game, doesn't always mean it comes in the final build.

this is true, but they are less than 6 months from release, so they probably have everything they want and don't want in the game now. 

Sounds awesome. I can't wait.