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weephun
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 		Fardo, teamxbox seems to agree with you linky
teamxbox wrote:
in hoc spatio arbor noster floruit, fecundus pomies Elysii ignoti, qui in loco ludent electi, ab Originis angelis circumdati.

That would translate in English as:

In this space our tree has flourished abundant with the unknown fruits of Elysium, who will play in the chosen place, surrounded by the angels of Origen.

Although that sounds like a suggestion to either the rumored stores that will open on Tokyo and New York's Time Square, or the first Xbox 360 kiosk appearing in stores, a new clue gives us a third option.

Kirill Wiser emailed us to inform us that Elysium is the name of the city in which John Spartan-117, aka Master Chief, grew up before being replaced with a flash clone in order to join the Spartan II program on Reach.

When we first discovered the Latin phrase in Origen Xbox 360, we immediately associated it with the Greek term. In Greek mythology, the Elysium (the spelling Elysium is a Latinization of the Greek word Elysion) are the Elysians Fields, the place where the mortals favored by the gods can go when they die. It is a peaceful and beautiful place similar to the modern concept of paradise.

One can understand why Bungie chose that name for the city in which Master Chief grew up but now the connection with Origen Xbox 360 is remarkable.

Interestingly too, the name of Halo 2 third and final boss is Tartarus, which again in Greek Mythology, is the opposite of the Elysium, the Underworld zone of eternal torment, where the greatest sinners were punished for their transgressions.

So now a new question rise: Is the Origen Xbox 360 web site counting down to the official announcement of Halo 3 on September 27th? Well, in only three weeks we'll find out what Origen Xbox 360 is all about.


*thanks to Shontu for pointing me to this this morning.
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 		Kewl ... never thought I would hit a mark Wink

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vortech
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 		Re: latin phrase
little_mrs wrote:
kippage wrote:
an interesting point to note is that the last little section could be also translated to mean "that which surrounds angels"

what surrounds angels?

halo of course


:) That would be very cool, but that doesn't explain the Origen part. In the latin text was the phrase "ab Originis angelis circumdati" Also, Bungie has repeatedly said they are currently working on other projects. But we can still dream...

Not cool. They had years for H2 and it still needed more time in the incubator.
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krystyn wrote:
I'd so buy that.

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 		Re: latin phrase
vortech wrote:
Not cool. They had years for H2 and it still needed more time in the incubator.


I know, it took almost four years to make H2, I just don't think they could pump H3 out in one.

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weephun
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 		If it does have anything to do with H3, then I'd bet it's not a release date, but just an announcement that they are working on it.
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 		*Grifter dusts off an old post...

Click here to go to old posting...

Summary of post:

posted on MICROSOFT's WEBPAGE.

Link to full article.

Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Corporation wrote:

Microsoft Office System Launch
Orlando, Florida
October 21, 2003

....

We'll show you a capability inside the Office System today that delivers on what we call Information Rights Management. We're working on the next version -- I hate to tell you this confidentially but I'll have to swear you to secrecy now -- we're working on the next version of Xbox right now and we're working on Halo 2 and Halo 3, the two newest versions of the game.


My conclusion.. they gave Halo 2 a cliff hanger ending because they knew that Halo 3 would be out within a year to a year and half later.
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weephun
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 		Hate to do it to you, but bam
bungie history wrote:
In October last year, an erroneous release from Microsoft supremo Steve Ballmer caught a few Bungie employees off-guard. Mr. Ballmer's statement to the press (on a completely unrelated matter) contained the following shocker, " we're working on the next version of Xbox right now and we're working on Halo 2 and Halo 3, the two newest versions of the game." Halo 3? What the...! Anyway, turns out it was a mistake, nobody had to go quickly program anything, and work continued on Halo 2.

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that's that.

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 		Another thing ya might wanna keep in mind Weephun. Bungie has stated on about 15 different occasions that that reserve the right to straight up lie about anything they want when it comes to a games release date. So the whole renig on the Halo 3 is also something to be considered and not outright accepted. I'm still not choosing sides, I'm just giving ya the info.
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 		this from gamespot.com
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Microsoft top dog Bill Gates lobbed a plasma grenade right in the crotch of rival Sony with this announcement: "The day Sony launches [the PlayStation 3]… they walk right into Halo 3." At least one retailer is taking Gates' words to the bank. GameStop has now begun to take preorders for Halo 3 on its Web site. The product page shows no box art or game information, but its June 1, 2006, estimated release date, $59.99 price tag, and Xbox 360 platform has fans of the sci-fi series dual-wielding joy and anticipation. However, it doesn't mean the Washington-based developer isn't telling a little corporate white lie. Bungie has stated that it won't be working on new downloadable maps for Halo 2 after the release of July's Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack, as it is working hard on an "unnamed project," which, with Gates' boasting, seems more and more likely to be Halo 3.


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 		sorry for the doubles post but WTF!!
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Swedish developer Team Tarsier has its paws all over Metronome, previously announced for the PC. The adventure game uses a bizarre art style (think a more colorful Edward Gorey or Tim Burton) to create the city of Metronome. According to the company's Web site, gamers will record sounds (or make their own) to progress through the game by using the audio to battle enemies, solve puzzles, or alter the moods of non-player characters. There is no release date information available on the game.


and another WTF!!!
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Theseis is an adventure game from Greek developer Track7 Games. A visit to the company's Web site reveals that a PC version is also in the works, and the game is scheduled for release in 2006. Apparently, gamers will play as Andronicos Kalogerou, a modern-day engineer in Athens. The tradesman stumbles upon a mysterious contraption and goes"where the dividing line between myth and reality becomes a mysterious blur." Judging from the game's screenshots, it appears as though Andronicos will travel back in time (that, or to an elaborate costume party).




Shocked Shocked Shocked coinsidence? i think not!

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weephun wrote:
Hate to do it to you, but bam
bungie history wrote:
In October last year, an erroneous release from Microsoft supremo Steve Ballmer caught a few Bungie employees off-guard. Mr. Ballmer's statement to the press (on a completely unrelated matter) contained the following shocker, " we're working on the next version of Xbox right now and we're working on Halo 2 and Halo 3, the two newest versions of the game." Halo 3? What the...! Anyway, turns out it was a mistake, nobody had to go quickly program anything, and work continued on Halo 2.


Also Also Wik....

Do you actually think that if someone "accidentally" leaked info about Bungie working on both Halo 2 and Halo 3 that they would acknowledge it? If they did they would pretty much tip their hand to Sony and let them know that MS could deliever a one, two punch. Not to mention the fact that Gates already stated that the day the PS3 launches Halo 3 will be released. There's no way Bungie COULD release in that window if they had not been working on H3 previously!
Bungie keeps stating that they are working on their next project. It's odd that as soon as the specs for the 360 were released that's when they started working on "the new project" AKA Optimizing H3 to run on the 360 hardware. I have no doubt in my mind that H3 will be released within a years time. As has already been stated, maybe the count down on OrigenXbox360.com is for the announcement the release date of Halo 3. The only thing pointing to NO on that front is that Sony hasn't announced the launch date of the PS3.
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Pre-order Halo 3 for X-Box 360 here:

www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/deptpage.asp?wherefrom=search&searchword=halo%203>
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