One of the most anticipated games of 2007 Halo 3’s multiplayer beta will be made available on May 16.It will be offered to those registered through the “Rule of Three” promotion or those who purchased specially marked copies of the game Crackdown.The download will be available via Xbox Live Marketplace.
Three maps will be made available within the beta:”Snowboard”, “High Ground” and “Valhalla.” New weapons, vehicles and game types will also be made available that will be a part of the Final Release.
Today, Microsoft announced extending it’s global Xbox 360 warranty coverage to three years, effective immediately.
The company said that any Xbox 360 customer who experiences a general hardware failure indicated by ‘three flashing red lights‘ will now be covered by a three-year warranty from the date of purchase.
A press release issued by Microsoft said that it has conducted extensive investigations into the problem. That the company stands behind its products, and takes responsibility to repair or replace any Xbox 360 console experiencing the ‘three flashing red lights’ error message within three years from the time of purchase free-of-charge, which includes shipping costs.
The change in warranty applies both to existing and new customers of Xbox 360. And, Microsoft will retroactively pay-back the out-of-warranty repair costs paid by customers who’ve experienced such problems with their consoles.
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