Halo 3 website is (sort of) live [update 1]
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Dec 4th 2006 at 1:15PM }
Update: Many of you have already seen it, but it looks like the link to the registration page has been found. Click here for more info.
Halo3.com, the mysterious place where registration for the Halo 3 beta will take place, is now active. Before, it would merely redirect you to Bungie.net, whereas now it features the Halo 3 logo and a message to "Check back 12.04.06." We can't help but notice that today is 12.04.06. Also, we had a little trouble opening the page in Firefox -- it asked us to install Flash, which is already installed ... weird. Still, the site is up, and hopefully it will open for business later today.
[Thanks Glenn and Zack]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Scott @ Dec 4th 2006 3:29PM
its december already? damn where did this year go...
i opened the page and saw it said to check back on 12-4 and was like, i dont want to wait until december, thats like 3 months away
Bennyishere @ Dec 4th 2006 2:36PM
Odd... I'm still being redirected to Bungie.
Tony @ Dec 6th 2006 11:54AM
I think that's just how the site is set up. Lower down it asks you to click on a link to actually enter the site.
Doesn't matter much since the page it links to apparently isn't even uploaded.
Adam @ Dec 4th 2006 2:12PM
Redirects to bungie.net in firefox but not in IE.
Strange :/
HalfEvilHomer @ Dec 4th 2006 1:33PM
Hopefuly it will the regestration will come online while im still awake here in the UK, if not ill stay up till the AD comes out at 2AM
moksha @ Dec 4th 2006 2:05PM
WTF? It doesn't work in WebKit browsers or Gecko browsers, which make up 100% of the Mac browser market. Just because I don't use Windows doesn't mean I don't want Halo 3…
J.LOCK @ Dec 4th 2006 2:23PM
Only works in IE for me, firefox has flash 9 installed but site won't recognize it.
Maybe its microsofts ploy to get you to use the new IE which magically has tabbed browsing now.
Dr. Funbags @ Dec 4th 2006 2:19PM
#3 - Try clearing your cache.
wodeh @ Dec 5th 2006 4:06AM
Yikes! Doesn't work in Safari 2.0 either! Then again this is Microsoft we're talking about here, more or less, I wouldn't expect anything less from the Nazis of software.
Optimus Rhyme @ Dec 4th 2006 2:40PM
http://nikon.bungie.org/news.html?item=17331
Check this link, it says to the following link if you're not using IE.
http://www.microsoft.com/games/38A1CF4E-721B-AC63-FF43/halo3/coming/shell.swf?id=0001
Works for me, with Safari.
jc @ Dec 4th 2006 3:21PM
http://www.teamvvv.com/showthread.php?t=1034
...an early present for y'all
cRANKbALL @ Dec 5th 2006 4:35AM
ohh shit- nice work.. But do you think Bungie will be pissed off that we just signed up before the site launched?
moksha @ Dec 4th 2006 5:04PM
@7
Thanks for that, I finally got signed up thanks to your link.
Wil @ Dec 4th 2006 5:18PM
Hope they don't disqualify anyone for signing up earlier than the website going live... :P
J.LOCK @ Dec 4th 2006 5:45PM
@ #8
nice detective work. wonder if they'll dismiss the early sign ups, for being so sneaky. good stuff
Spartacus @ Dec 4th 2006 5:12PM
jc,
If that is a legit workaround, you are awesome. Here's hoping that it actually accepts any "unofficial" submissions...
For any Halo fans, click jc's link for "early" beta signup.
Joe @ Dec 4th 2006 5:23PM
Am I surprised that Microsoft have 'mistakenly ' locked out all browsers except IE. No. Microsoft are complete fu
slimbloke @ Dec 4th 2006 4:17PM
no worky on mac
SynoDev @ Dec 4th 2006 6:56PM
JC, I love you... so much right now. YESSSSSSS
Jeff @ Dec 4th 2006 5:32PM
Yup wow, go figure, no support for Macs. Wow Microsoft, you cease to amaze me.
jc @ Dec 4th 2006 7:11PM
Glad to help...
It still might be a good idea to register again when the public site comes up.
jc @ Dec 4th 2006 7:12PM
The public site just went live !!