It's Bungie Day 2009! Win Recon!

by Richard Mitchell { Jul 7th 2009 at 12:15PM }

We really shouldn't have to tell you this, but today -- being the seventh day of the seventh month -- is Bungie Day. It is a day of celebration of all things Bungie, so be sure to schedule some time with Halo 3. You'll really want to make double sure that you do, because Bungie is hosting the "Bungie Vs. The World" playlist, putting forth its best and brightest to compete against the common folk. Oh, and should you best a Bungie team on this playlist, you will win a shiny new set of Recon armor.

Furthermore, Bungie will be revealing new info on some upcoming maps: Heretic, Citadel, and Longshore. As if that weren't enough, the Halo 3 render to video feature -- now called Bungie Pro Video -- will be revealed, and there's a new podcast with Firefly star (and ODST voice) Nathan Fillion(!). Keep your eyes on Bungie.net (and right here, of course) for more details.

Tags: bungie, bungie-day, bungie-day-2009, halo, halo-3, halo-3-odst

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Nebenator @ Jul 7th 2009 12:20PM

Ugh.... I'm ordering a new router today, won't arrive in at least a couple days

cloud858rk @ Jul 7th 2009 12:48PM

At least your Xbox works. :(

Mazrael @ Jul 7th 2009 3:57PM

I can't bear the drive noise anymore.. With H3 not working great installed, I'll have to suffer the noise.. I'm less inclined to join in.. hopefully ODST/mp disc will be install friendly..

..Thinking of routers.. do I really have to open all those ports to 'optimise' XBL? cos I can blast someone up to 6 times, close range with a shotgun & get practically nothing (this is on Gears, as it's the only online I've tried with my new router)

Nebenator @ Jul 7th 2009 4:32PM

I'm in my basement, the router is upstairs. I don't have an XBL adapter, so I use a router and repeater.

Andy @ Jul 7th 2009 12:25PM

Third...will be keeping up...

Zack11190 @ Jul 7th 2009 12:26PM

So all I have to do is win one game on Bungie Vs. The World and then I can haz recon?

Paul @ Jul 7th 2009 12:43PM

well kind of......that one game you win has to be against the 4-man team comprised of bungie employees. considering there will be thousands of people on this play-list, simply getting to play against the bungie employees would be amazing feat much less beating them......

Zack11190 @ Jul 7th 2009 1:05PM

So is it 1 vs 4 or 4 vs 4

Paul @ Jul 7th 2009 1:57PM

its 4 on 4.....you and 3 random people or you and 3 friends....

joeybeast @ Jul 7th 2009 12:46PM

What happened to the Fancast this week?

cloud858rk @ Jul 7th 2009 12:50PM

Blame Richard.

Richard Mitchell @ Jul 7th 2009 1:17PM

Took a break for 4th of July festivities, since we record on Fridays.

Arnie @ Jul 7th 2009 1:17PM

Yeah normally even if they dont put one out, at least they put up a post letting us know they are not putting one up. Sheesh, I waited till late monday night (11:20pm EST) for it to show up. What happened Richard? What happened?

RedSonRising @ Jul 7th 2009 2:10PM

i didnt see a post, kinda bummed out my monday afternoon.. hope everyone enjoyed the holiday.. lookin forward to next week i guess..

shot @ Jul 7th 2009 12:50PM

We know pretty much that Heretic is a Midship remake. Also, Longshore is prolly a Headlong remake :D Happy Bungie Day!

DJcube @ Jul 7th 2009 12:56PM

Do you have to own the super-expensive map packs for the playlist?

Rhamsey @ Jul 7th 2009 1:01PM

yes, and their not super expensive, just pricey.
most halo players play the new levels over and over, so they get more enjoyment from them than say braid, which is an amazing game, but still a 1 to 2 playthrough at most game.

Rhamsey @ Jul 7th 2009 1:03PM

just as i clicked add comment i saw "their", and since i know someone will have to make a post about it, ill just come out and say, they're

djbuhhda @ Jul 7th 2009 1:01PM

they just posted the pics and info for the new maps and they look pretty awesome.

Dund3r @ Jul 7th 2009 1:23PM

The odds of playing against Bungie are incredibly small. Right now there are 130,000 Halo 3 players online, so the odds of finding the 4 man Bungie team, and then winning, aren't great.

And yes, you do need to have all of the maps to play in the Bungie vs. the world playlist.

Disco Ball @ Jul 7th 2009 4:22PM

no you do not need all the map packs even though it says you do. I never bought Legendary, but I have heroic, Mythic and Cold Storage and have been playing all day.

Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 7th 2009 2:43PM

Image Win.

I haven't played H3 in forever but what the hell, I'll give it a shot.

Garst @ Jul 7th 2009 3:29PM

Ok! I'm going to go bungie jump off a bridge using the bungie cords in the garage! Maybe I'll go somewhere that uses bungie cables and inspects them regularly. Otherwise, I won't be able to comment again until I recover (if I sustain injuries I can even recover from). Even using a real bungie cable doesn't guarentee I will walk away without injury. I could recoil and get decapitated when the cable tightens around my neck on the way down the second time. Of course that's less likely than hitting the ground jumping off a platform some African tribe builds, because they use a vine that can reach the ground. You might as well not use the vine at all. You know what, I'm not going to go bungie jumping; it's too dangerous! And I'm not going to celebrate Bungie or Bungie Day because it instills too much fear.

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Jul 7th 2009 3:54PM

No theme or pics this year?

mojaam @ Jul 7th 2009 10:09PM

Clever idea Bungie. They are going to be the one with the flaming heads right? My Halo 3 playing has gone down significantly after a year of addiction (max I could reach is 43!) and so this makes me want to fire up the damn thing again. Although as many said here, odds of playing them is next to nothing especially since it's 10pm here...