Thinking of spending $75 on Halo 2.5 Legendary Edition? Think Again

September 21st, 2007 m0dus

It looks as though MS is not only cutting corners on their unreliable hardware but that $75 doesn’t actually stretch far enough to pay for an extra spindle in your 50 cent DVD case as one unlucky buyer found out:

A friend just opened 3 copies of Halo 3 Limited Edition and with all three copies both disc were loose inside of the package and scratched to death.

This Limited Edition has a Piss Poor Plastic Nub and Foam Pad disc holding design that is a major flaw and the disc’s pop off with ease.

Both Disc’s Loose and floating around inside.

Clearly these are tough times at one of the world’s most profitable companies. Hopefully they introduce a $150 Halo 2.5 Uber Edition which may just cover that extra spindle. Here’s hoping.

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SDF Video: Reliving the Console Wars

September 16th, 2007 BennyB

An honest, unbiased remix of the Halo 2.5 “Museum” Commercial.

Direct Link 1: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/106723.html
Direct Link 2: http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/14780
Direct Link 3: http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=367154
Direct Link 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDUIKIsEN0U

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