PAX 2008: Halo 3 Mythic? What's Halo 3 Mythic? [update]

by Dustin Burg { Aug 30th 2008 at 12:15PM }

Update: According to Joystiq, Bungie's Brian Jarrard explained that the Mythic picture was taken prior to the PAX kickoff and wasn't meant for public consumption. Jarrad then made it clear that the Mythic screen is "really not that exciting" and has "gotten kind of blown out of proportion." We attempted to get someone at Bungie to talk about it, but mum is the word.

As we jet off to our next PAX appointment we thought we'd inform you about the latest and most interesting Halo 3 news bit to come from the PAX show floor that's fourteen times more exciting than Assembly. It's something called Halo 3 Mythic with a multiplayer only menu, version 1.2 marking and, if the above screen grab from the guys over at AddictGaming.com can be trusted, is something to do with Bungie's canceled E3 announcement. Or it could be just a general Halo 3 update. Or it could be something to do with the acceptance videos. Or it could be everything combined. We dunno!

Like we said, the image above was snapped from Bungie's booth at PAX, so (seeing that we're here at PAX) we'll sneak over to the Bungie booth like ninjas and inquire about this mysterious Halo 3 Mythic. Story developing.

Tags: bungie, bungie-studios, halo-3, pax08

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

dicknjane @ Aug 30th 2008 12:21PM

im pretty sure it's just a demo screen for the new Mythic Map Pack. they jus made that menu for promotion. its just a home screen for the map pack.

RockerAnimeFreak @ Aug 30th 2008 1:10PM

Yeah seems like a map pack demo since its "multiplayer only" or something totally unrelated...which is unlikely.

simon @ Aug 30th 2008 12:30PM

can't wait to find out what it really is

Joel @ Aug 30th 2008 12:32PM

Yeah I think so too....it's just a placeholder name for the map pack

Gun Barrier (Gamer Tag) @ Aug 30th 2008 12:31PM

maybe its a new campaign mode. The previous map pack was called legendary. So the new map pack might be named after a new campaign mode that will be a dlc.

psychohog @ Aug 30th 2008 4:42PM

No. Calm down.

futuramaguy42 @ Aug 30th 2008 12:39PM

Yeah, I heard somewhere else the next map pack would be called Mythic.

sgt_quackers @ Aug 30th 2008 12:46PM

I'm guessing that its just the multiplayer only version of Halo 3 that Bungie brings with them to events to let people play.

CyberKnight @ Aug 30th 2008 5:45PM

That's my guess as well. If Purple Reign is at PAX and available to play (or at least demo), but not released, it stands to reason Bungie has a build of Halo that they can use to play unreleased maps.

Nothing spectacular here.

Erik Stroud @ Aug 30th 2008 12:52PM

Maybe it's a remake of Halo 2 with the Halo 3 engine? Probably not, but that would be cool in my opinion. I agree that its probably about the new map pack.

Mr.U2 @ Aug 30th 2008 12:58PM

I'm going to agree with everyone else here. Mythic is most likely another map pack. It goes so well with the other map packs. Heroic Map Pack, Legendary Map Pack, Mythic Map Pack. Makes sense in my opinion.

Cameron @ Sep 1st 2008 2:34PM

This looks shopped.

I can tell by some of the pixels and from seeing quite a few shops in my time.

dicknjane @ Aug 30th 2008 1:01PM

its defenitly not shopped. i saw this screen in a video walkthrough of Assembly. its just a promo screen, and its not fake.

Mr.U2 @ Aug 30th 2008 1:03PM

Ya, the picture didn't look completely convincing for some reason. I don't know anything about Photoshop, but somthing doesn't fit in that picture.

ryan @ Aug 30th 2008 1:23PM

trust me, TVs and monitors have a crappy quality when taken with a cell phone.

i fully expect an explanation later today as this gets circulated.

BenM1989 @ Aug 30th 2008 1:09PM

halo 3 mythic? hmmm I cant wait to find out more about this one

ChuckJ @ Aug 30th 2008 1:09PM

It is just a developmental disc that Bungie uses at events like this. This one has one of the new Mythic maps, Assembly, and has AU2 on it. That's all, it is not anything super secret like we would hope. Sorry

Rell @ Aug 30th 2008 3:54PM

The most logical reason. 1.2 because AU2 drops Sept. 16, most already figured it would be the Mythic Map Pack. I'm sure there was something similar at Meadowlands and San Diego.

Tony @ Aug 30th 2008 1:17PM

Honestly, if that were the announcement left out of E3 that Bungie was leading up to I think we'd all be pretty disappointed. I agree with what people are saying about the map pack idea.

Particularly if they're just going to have it running on some random screens at their booth.

Brook @ Aug 30th 2008 1:34PM

hey do you guys know where the halo 3 mythic map pack came from our own Dustin Burg!!!he said it in a podcast a while back.

ushman @ Aug 30th 2008 1:52PM

I always thought the next Halo game would be a mutiplayer only game with reamped graphics, but this is probably the map pack.

Thor2.0 @ Aug 30th 2008 2:18PM

Its just a multiplayer only Halo 3. On the Bungie PAX booth schedule they say that they will have 'multiplayer up and running in the booth all day, every day, including a brand new map, "Assembly"'
http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#cid15356

moroniccow @ Aug 30th 2008 2:05PM

1: relating to or having the nature of myth; "a novel of almost mythic consequence"
2: based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" [syn: {fabulous}, {mythical}, {mythologic}, {mythological}]

Cross98 @ Aug 30th 2008 2:18PM

Going out on a limb here, maybe its a true level editor unlike forge

Brian @ Aug 30th 2008 5:19PM

nope, this isn't that.

Brian @ Aug 30th 2008 2:29PM

I'll agree with others and this is not shopped, i seen it while i was walking around PAX.

Highimpact1 @ Aug 30th 2008 2:46PM

Guys, this is only the Halo 3 Multiplayer build with the new map "Assembly" in it. They need to put the map on a disk (Halo 3 "Mythic" in this case) because it's not uploaded to the Live network yet.

Long story short, Mythic Build = New Map

Redhat Kernal @ Aug 30th 2008 3:42PM

I think this is just the code name for the new build of the game. Bungie has said that a title update is coming late September/early October.

petrov @ Aug 30th 2008 5:35PM

yea this is just a fakeout to get us all excited. im really hoping that the map pack and the title update isnt the big news from bungie because a) map packs are cool, but not that great. (seriously, how many times do they plan on remaking lockout) and b) the title update is TAKING AWAY features (ie the sheild doors in some maps). so yea lets hope that bungie has something worth talking about when they release the BIG NEWS

Mr.U2 @ Aug 30th 2008 6:23PM

Ummm, please correct me if I'm wrong... but havn't they only made one remake of Lockout?

ryan @ Aug 30th 2008 7:22PM

2 lockout 'remakes'. Guardian and Blackout. Guardian being the spiritual successor and Blackout being a blatant remake.

Mr.U2 @ Aug 30th 2008 7:49PM

Oh, I see. That's cool. I guess I don't know my facts about Halo maps, I just like to play them ;)

Brook @ Aug 30th 2008 7:02PM

yes they only made one remake i dont know what that guy was thinking but im waiting for a update Dustin i think it doesnt take 6 hours to ninja sneek to bungies booth!

ryan @ Aug 30th 2008 7:25PM

2 lockout 'remakes'. Guardian and Blackout. Guardian being the spiritual successor and Blackout being a blatant remake.

Germz @ Aug 30th 2008 7:03PM

ZOMG what is it!
:D

Mike @ Aug 30th 2008 7:41PM

You guys realize Mythic is the next map pack for sure, not just maybe.
Bungie stated that in the newest update if I remember right.

Plus it was one of the skulls in the game. So it fits.

But hopefully they do update the background image for the title screen, that would be pretty sick, the normal one got boring.

But an MP only version would be fun like Halo CE, with full map customization and custom game only style gameplay.

petrov @ Aug 30th 2008 10:50PM

yea the question here isn't which map is next. the rumor is about what mythic means on that screenshot. and no bungie never called it the mythic map pack, it is a name that has been circulating due to rumors

SLEEPAH @ Aug 30th 2008 8:55PM

You can also make a picture just like that on your computer then goto media center on your xbox 360 and open the picture it will then look like your playing it on your tv but its just a picture! * I bet a nerd would do that to spike peoples brains an make rumors* i think i spelt rumors wrong but meh a nerd can fix that