Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack Release Date & Details [Update 2]
Author: Vince | Date: February 4, 2009
Microsoft have confirmed that the upcoming Mythic Map pack for Halo 3 will be released on March 3rd, meaning that buying the special edition version of Halo Wars will only grant you access to them one week early. They have also given us a few new details on each of the 3 new maps:-
Sandbox combines large-scale vehicular combat with a limitless amount of Forge customization. Boasting a tiered, open-world layout, “Halo 3” players will be able to build their own unique game experiences using the Forge map editor. Sandbox is a map unlike any Bungie has ever created.
Assembly is set in the heart of a Covenant Scarab manufacturing facility. With two identical bases on either side of this medium-sized map, it’s a perfect environment for both Slayer and objective games like Capture the Flag and Assault.
Orbital, a small asymmetrical map, is set in the docking station of the Quito Space Tether. One-sided games like One Flag, and One Bomb are sure to become quick fan-favorites, but the Slayer faithful will also find plenty of action on this battleground.
***Update***
As the keen eyed amongst you may have noticed, the Mythic Map pack was not released on the 3rd as previously stated but is currently scheduled for release on April 10th according to the latest rumours. This is one month after the release of the US version of Halo Wars.
***Update 2***
Microsoft have now confirmed that the Mythic Map Pack will be released to the general public on 9th April. See below excerpt from todays DLC press release:-
Hot on the heels of Snowblind comes the highly-anticipated “Halo 3” Mythic Map Pack, releasing 9th April with three new maps: Assembly, Orbital and Sandbox. Both Game Add-ons will be available only on Xbox LIVE for 800 Microsoft Points.





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i like halo 3 but halo wars has taken the halo saga to far and has ruind halos reputation it has also been comformed that afro sammurai has done better than halo 3
bungie dont realise the mess they are in!!
paul ur an idiot bungie isnt even making halo wars ensemble is. also ur a loser for even mentioning afro samuri
dont talk lies Mike it is out for halo Wars CE u r so pathetic it is out on the 3rd of march on xbox marketplace
That doesn’t mean that Bungie made halo wars also.
This is definitely shopped. I can tell by the pixels and by having seen a few shops in my time.
dude, ur lame, that photo is clearly not a photoshop,
agreed!
hey halo is the biggest franchise on the 360 if a game like afro samuri is doing better than it then it is note worthy and sad because the market its out there for already knows what happenes in the end since they watch the show ensemble made a fucked up game but wtf do you want it’s an rts
Paul buddy, my o my where to start? First off, your an idiot, Ensemble made Halo Wars and is in a completely different genre compared to that of Halo 3. Secondly, Halo 3 raked in more cash in the first two months than either of its predicessors (Halo 1 or 2) it made about $500 million big ones in the its first month alone. I highly doubt afro samurai will exceed that much in the entire YEAR!!
I was gonna say you are an idiot, but enough people already did. good job guys. (:
Paul, DAMN!!! I wasnt gunna bitch. but get ur facts straight BEFORE you post.
Halo was originally supposed to be an rts so how would that ruin it?
I don’t think you realize the spelling mess you’re in. Go back to first grade. Oh, and by the way, Afro Sammurai sucks dick. Halo 3 will always be better. You can’t confirm an opinion. Mike is right, Bungie doesn’t make Halo Wars, Ensemble Studios does. Next time when you state your opinion, make sure that you know what you’re posting. Dumbass.
halo is the best game to be relesed on xbox and i think that halo wars has given halo the opatunaty to make halo that bit better.
p.s i think your gay and dont disurve to play the halo saga
Hey I just tried to download the mythic map pack it used my micrsoft points but I tried every thing it wont apear when i go to forge and costom games matchmaking i`ve done so much reasearch and just tried everything if you have any info please comment.
Try downloading it again it might work?
Bungie dose not own halo any more dont u read any thing on bungie.net
bungie does own halo there making more halo games like halo odst halo reach and maybe even more
yes essembelt created halo wars + this game has exceded halo and bungie by a huge $6.500 million dollers on the release. so befour you start saying its crap buy it and play it. its not that bad plus you get the big 3 new halo 3 maps. and december 2009 will bring us a better game from bungie. oh yes you heard halo3 odst. so paul next time i find you on halo 3. i will be t-bagging your mum and kicking your ass. good work to every one at essembly studios and bungie.
how has it taken halo too far??????? you can finally play the stuff that happened long before the events of Halo CE, Halo 2, and Halo3. Halo Wars is awesome.
LOL mike your an idiot halo wars isnt meant for people who are into first person shooters its ther for the RTS players u idiot
I like both but it can also kinda be a halo fan game not just RTS fan game, it all depends on if you liked halos story not just gameplay.
i dont think bungie made halo wars
no way halo 3 is the best game ever made afro watever needs a haircut halo wars is the best and cant wait for halo 3 odst
If it weren’t for the ideal of halo wars there wouldn’t be any halo games.
…….. what reputation?
it’s always been terrible.
FPS on console is just as bad as RTS on console…
Makes no sense.
Halo 3 ODST releases on 9-1-09, also if you get all the vid master achievements on ODST and Halo 3 you will 100% no BS you will get recon armor for Halo 3. The mythic map pack the will be released to the public on 3-10-09
i believe your full of shit buddy, halo wars was meant to be RTS game, people where stupid enough to buy it becuz it had “HALO” in the name and their like ohhh ok its a new first person shooter. so if RTS games aint your slice of pie then dont buy it. ill tell you first hand i DONT play RTS games buy halo wars is brilliant game
same here man, i usually hate RTS games but i love halo wars
I agree, they have taken a legacy, an era of first person shooter and transformed into a SIMS version with guns, what a joke, This is what happens when you have software engineers smoke crack and try to design a forerunner in video gaming THANKS BUNGIE you have turned me back onto ATARI
you’re retarded.
WTF are you saying now then omg halo wars is rts and its dam nice go play the demo m8
Paul… you are really messed up buddy. You are making some major confusion!
1ª – Halo Wars is from Ensemble. It’s an RTS. Nothing to do with Halo 3.
2º – Bungie is over with Halo.
3ª – Damn… Afro Samurai and Halo ? Is like comparing tables with bananas…
paul u r gay cus halo wars is an rts set way before halo and isnt that much to do with bungie like miguel
+ I’m glad that its possable to get the maps early
that’s gay u have to get the limited edition of gay halo wars to get the mythic map pack a week early like my gay friend.
Bungie isn’t done with halo…
They are making Halo 3: ODST.
There’s a gay version now?
Talk about politically correct, next there’ll be a disabled version and an ethnic minority version.
That’s a classic comment, funny as hell man
i like halo wars cos i have no life and i play halo everyday of my life!!!
james champion? as in i go to hazelwick school crawley james champion?
1st -Halo wars in my opinion a great game, easily comparable to command and conquer-awesome.
2nd-Halo wars was made by ensemble, and by what I’ve read, is going backrupt- or something along the lines of- and that bungie had nothing to do with it besides from the original designs of the characters.
3rd-bungie is not over halo, they are making a new game- more of an expansion of the first halo- and most likely will continue with the development of new maps and updates. Most companies that are “done” with a game will do none of these.
4th- because I can, I might add that I have already purchases halo wars and am paciently waiting for its arrival
:D
bungie isnt exactly done with halo they are making another game between halo 2 and 3 called halo3 odst its a story line of a marine and possible when gearbox corperation teams up with bungie they might make a halo 4 which i hope they do
1st ur an idoit paul
2nd like pandmonix i have also pre-ordered halo wars cause it looks awsome
3rd ur an idiot paul
4th bungie has nothin to do with halo wars
5th ur an idot paul
Paul your grammar sucks
This convo is epic reply spam
guys come on, Paul might be a crackhead that doesn’t kno what he’s talking about even a little bit but hey, crackheads make mistakes… haven’t you ever seen jerry springer?!?!??!!?!!?!? also Afro samuri can seriously just go and suck on an oversize sized scrodum jk lolololol no but seriously Afro samuri go suck a scrodum
look the idea of halo wars was made by bungie which actually is true
second of all bungie didn’t know how to make a stratagy game or didn’t have the equiptment to do it
third of all they went to ensemble for help to make the SUCKY DISSAPOINTING game
Also… Paul…UR An IDIOT!!!!
What are you a sergent in matchmaking?!?!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOB!!!!!!!!!!!!
I much enjoyed the Halo trilogy, and nothing some idiot named Paul says will ever change that fact. I will continue to play bungie’s games and download their add-ons because, well, they have done a really great job.
bungie didnt make this game.
noobs
why ya’ll hatin on my boi paul?
fuck me everyones on paul. if you could would anyone mind emailing me the releaste dates for halo recon and the mythic map packs… the price included. anyone who does this for me will be much appriated
thanks aj. ajsercs@hotmail.com
Hey AJ,
The Mythic map pack is due for general release next Friday (6th March) for 800 msp. As for Recon (or ODST as it is now), there is no fixed release date yet.
Hope that helps!
Look, I know i’m sounding impatient, but it’s 8:02 on march 7th, and nothing…..
Paul is the most successful troll I have ever seen in my life.
Congratulations Paul you just trolled the hell out of these people.
How Come some people are saying 7th march and your saying the 3rd? someone told me it will be in a month. someone post the link they found this information from.
Bungie said that buying Halo Wars LE would grant you access to the Mythic Map pack 1 week early, and as Halo Wars came out this week a quick bit of maths gives us the dates of the 6th or the 10th depending if you take the UK or US release dates.
Uhh i checked my local GameStop, and on the release date list it has Halo 3:ODST. 9/1/09.
Thats just a placeholdar date… Bungie are yet to confirm a final release date.
its earlier in the U.S
Thats funny, as Amazon have it listed as released March 3rd in the US, whilst it is already available in the UK. So I think I trust Amazon over some anonymous commenter!
we were talking about H3:ODST, not Halo Wars
halo wars suks so bad i played the demo and it was the least fun thing i ever played if ur considering buying it DONT just rent it then ull see how much it sucks
Pokemon!…………….. anyway your wrong, in my opinion its a really well done game, as far as rts’s go.
Ya most games do come out In the uk first and wow paule is dumb ( I know that subjuct is old but what a dumbass) I didn’t know that the M.M.P came out on the 10 Canada and also some poee wont like HW cuz some people don’t like rts’s
Halo Wars is badass…. all Halo is badass
(P.S. anyone playing Halo 3 look me up im always looking for new teamates. My name is WPOWDER.)
Halo Wars sucks who wants to play something that command people to do shit
Hahaha, I love how one person comments and the next 50 people just smash him down… Back on topic, I think the mythic maps will be pretty cool, although I would have liked to see Sandbox be something like UNSC designs , rather than rocks and stuff. Pretty much foundry with all the room.
OK I FEEL LIKE CLEARING THE AIR….
Halo wars came out march 3rd or 4th with only THREE of the halo mythic maps. if you look at you achivements you need to find 6 skulls all from mythic maps and halo wars owners only have 3 maps. i assume there going to have mythic map pack 1 and mythic map pack 2 each containtin 3 maps costing around 800 microsoft points. Now for the recon story if you look at your achivement list youll notice that theres 4 vidmaster challeges, now in order to get recon you must get all theses vidmasters achivments and the three more vidmaster achivments that are comming out with halo 3 ODST which is a expansion to halo 3.
also im unaware of the realease date of halo mythic map pack 1 and map and map pack 2 so dont ask
your all stupid idiots of course halo wars is developed by bungie they made the rest of the halo series so they obviously made halo wars so go run your reserch before you run your mouth.
Why dont you do your research paul! Bungie does not work for Microsoft anymore! The last halo bungie will make is ODST! Haven’t you played the game or the demo?! I dont remember seeing Bungie there!
GEARS2PWNS EVERY GAME EVER EVEN NOT MADE ONES
I find it funny how all of you are insulting one person over something as foolish as Halo wars. You all rip on him for his incorrect grammar; although, I find most of you doing the same. Hypocritical much? Anyway he isn’t wrong, for it is his opinion; however, you are entitled to your own. Instead of insulting someone who could make an honnest mistake, how bout you all shut the hell up.
You make a valid point but while u do so u make yourself sound like a douche bag
I agree, as a writer I think you should all piss off, as you are all entitled to your own opinion! I have to put up with people slagging me off and this is my opinion: all unfair opinions are to be kept to yourself because I know how Jeremy Clarkson feels! And to add to that I’m in High School so in fairness I shouldn’t have to deal with everyday abuse from other people (my classmates).
whoever said mythic maps were out the 7th or 10th (today) were wrong… thx 4 nothing
I hate bungie they won’t tell us when the map pack will come out for marketplace.
I hope your dick falls off and goes into another dimension and evil demon dogs spit on it in disgust for such a small thing and start laughing then a little squirrel will come over and eat your nuts.Mythic maps are out April7th by the way and Paul your an idiot, get your facts right before you say something.
ur fucking douche u got the release date wrong so get out of ur parents basement u pathetic 40 year old virgin…..
I heard the Mythic map pack comes out March 31
Why are all of you guys antagonizing paul I mean he cant help the fact that his parents dropped him on his head as a baby.
How have you all said the same damn thing so many times and got it wrong?? I agree, Paul is just a complete idiot. Me tinks he may have posted just to c how many of you fools try to show how heavily stupid you are also.
Bungie is not ‘finished’ with Halo, pea brains. WTF is Halo ODST all about then huh??
Ensemble made Halo Wars for the RTS fans under strict creative supervision of Bungie.
Halo Wars is completely necessary to anyone with a brain who gives 2 hoots about the freakin story. For anyone with a brain………… its a no-brainer.
The mythic map pack has been released to anyone who purchased the collector’s edition of Halo Wars, and will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace on the third of march, so buying Halo Wars CE only buys you an extra week of mythic. Read above for frak sake!!!!!!!
Stupid people shit me. That’s most of you by the way. How can so many of you have such a spastic picture of what is goin on with the Halo franchise? I have lost all hope in humans, and am retiring to my spaceship. Wankers. Oh, and go to the official sites to get the genuine info you stupid pack of anus’s. It’s a no-brainer really.
You idiot! If the map pack comes out a week after halo wars then wouldn’t it be out by now.
halo odst will be the best ever heroic legendary and mythic map packs in all the same game plus silent SMG!!!!!! thats awsome ……… paul is a retard
“Karl hates all of you” is an idiot… its past march 3rd and its not out on the marketplace… check the date b4 u leave a comment…
All of you suck dirty cocks in hell!!! You are so stupid discussing on one thing the whole time and talk shit!!!How can you be so stupid???
after all this thread is to discuss mythic map-pack not halo wars revenue and whether or not people like it.
awsome picture. I cant wate till the lvls come out! =] =] <(“”)>
Halo Wars Sucks ass and if you disagree than more than likely you suck ass. If you get a kick out of sitting back watching people kick each others ass while you just tell them to then your a boring ass punk. And I do think it has some what messed with bungie reputation, because alot of people thinks that bungie did make the game and those people can base an opinion that can mess up bungies reputation, understand? And the whole purpose of this blog page is ask about the mytic map pack release date but you dumb bitches are to worried about talking shit to people who don’t stay up to date with who makes halo wars, I mean fuck if I didn’t research it I probably would think that bungie made halo wars, why you ask? Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo Wars, and Halo Odst all have the same fucking name so why are people dumb because they think that they are all made by the same people?
All i want know is the release date (the ones you tell HAPPENS TO BE WRONG DATES! Because today is 15th may!) . I don’t care about paul who by the way seems to need to research before commenting. But stop kicking him while he is down please! I hope the latest rumour is true because I nearly can’t wait. I’m looking forward to do some forging in sandbox. I also have a suggestion about a subject to talk about instead of harashing paul:
Why don’t we all say what we wanna make in forge. I want to make a GriffBall and a Racetrack in the sky.
PS: Respect for you Vince for not saying anything about paul. I actually still want to say mean things about him. But i won’t. :·)
“Because today is 15th may!”
I’m sure you mean 15th March, but I’ll let that slide… The current release date for the Mythic Map pack is rumoured to be 10th April…
Hope that helps!
Also, on the forge front my vote would be for an actual maze like level (with a roof to prevent people jumping over the walls), that would be awsome with no motion trackers and in infection games, giving a whole hunter/hunted aspect.
Im gonna make a map based on the map concrete castle from the game red factionmap concrete castle from the game redfaction2
i try halo wars it was good but why places that mystic maps there 1 halo wars its sucks not in my books in some yes -_-
How come the Mythic map pack didn’t came out yet for xbox live marketplace. I heard rumours that the mythic map pack comes out on the 10th of april, but i just want to know the real release date for it.
I think bungie keep delaying the mythic map pack as they enjoy reading all the comments posted here.
I think so too they probably are delaying it for that reason
halo wars is CRAP bungie got carried away with the halo games and ruined them with stupid piece of CRAP halo wars!
and i totally agree with paul =]
…by the way u guys are all geeks except for paul
Bungie didn’t make Halo Wars! Why don’t people understand this simple fact!? Microsoft own all the rights to the Halo name, so when they wanted a Halo RTS they farmed it out to Ensemble Studios, who have a proven record with RTS games thanks to their massively successful Age of Empires series.
I wanted to stay away from this totally retarded comment thread, but people’s inability to grasp simple facts has forced me to jump in again!!
Aaargh!!
You shouldn’t let facts get in the way of a good rant!
Oh my poor misguided Paul. Where, of where, to begin? Ok, Halo Wars is an RTS (real-time strategy game (in case you didn’t know that (which seems possible from your obvious stupidity.))) Real time strategy games are games in which you build up resources, raise armies, and throw those armies at each other (I know its a bit more complex than that, but that’ll do for the sake of this argument.) Anyways, it is a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GENRE from the rest of the Halo saga. OF COURSE IT’S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT. It doesn’t even sound like you’ve given it a fair chance. By the way, it’s a great game, and I feel it helps make the storyline of the Halo saga more full because now I can play through everything I’ve read about in the books. And back then in the story, there weren’t just two heroes, Master Chief and the Arbiter. There were epic battles between entire armies, and and RTS is capable of showing just that. As for Afro Samurai, since you like it so much Paul, why don’t you just go play that and leave the rest of us alone? We’ll be playing the Halo saga thank you very much, including Halo Wars.
About time thay realesed the damn date I’ve been so anxious for this map
Yay! I can’t even wait those two weeks (plus one day)!!! That maze level sounds like a cool idea Vince. But why do you write three (3) maps? Is it not six (6) maps? It was Assembly, Orbital and Sandbox but wasn’t it also Citadel, Longshore and Heretic? Or will they just come out later? I don’t know so i’m just asking. Please respond…
Nope, there is only those 3 maps in the Mythic map pack. I *believe* that the other 3 maps are part of ODST, but I’m not 100% on that…
I don’t know why all you assholes care that much. No need to rant. Keep your thoughts in your own head and don’t blurt out nonsensical bull. This page was about the Mythic Map Pack…. Umm.. the comments were about Halo Wars and other irrelevant stuff, like who made halo. Who cares? Hmm? Raise your hands….
If you like Halo, Good, I am proud of you, it is a good game
If you like Halo Wars, Awesome.. Its nice to have a change in a game, and it was well made.
If you dont like them, Nice job, be a “non conformist” and go play Gears2..
Better yet, Be a real gamer and play Call Of Duty. It can rip Gears to shreads.
Can’t wait for the Mythic Map Pack, It looks bangin
I’m just curious if this site has it’s facts straight. We are into the first week of april and the map pack isn’t out for the people who don’t own Halo Wars SE
The CONFIRMED release date is april 9th, this coming Thursday…
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halo is better in 3-D Halo Wars is more like 2-D and you have different controls and you run everything (which is homosexualy retarded) is nothing like halo combat evoled Halo 2, Halo 3 And halo 3 ODST (or used to be as known as recon, which isnt released yet but its actually looks fun!)Stated in halo wars maunel bungie did not create Halo wars another company did . and you know what. they did a pretty slop ass job.
First of all! Do you know what the different between 3d and 2d is? mario, kirby and donkeykong are 2d. But halo wars is 2d. If you meant something else then i’m sry but i can’t see it from a different angle. Second of all! Just because it’s not like the other halo’s doesn’t mean it’s homosexual. It is actually pretty easy too control everything in halo wars. My cousin has it and he thinks it is fine. Personally i don’t like the game myself. THIRD AND FINAL! What kind of map are you going to make with the mythic maps?
i got recon yea!!!!!!!!!! i just got!!!!! back to topic……halo wars halo wars halo wars………is bad ass motha fuckaz
Halo wars is fuckin awsome, and although it isn’t doing as well as other halo games there are usually around 8000 people online at a given time, making it a very successful game. that 8000 is just the people on Xbox live too, that doesn’t include the people playing private games, skirmishes, and the campaign (which is also FUCKING AWSOME) so all you Halowars haters don’t recognise one of the best RTS games EvEr
2009-02-24 19:49:26
obbiously you didnt beat halo 3……. there cannot be a halo 4 because halo 3 ended the storyline…..what other war could there be….they killed all the flood when the ark blew up
Eh? If you complete it on Legendary, after the credits roll there’s another video… It’s about 10 seconds long and shows the Chief, still alive, on a ship approaching some unknown planet.
If that’s not the setup for a sequel I don’t know what is.
haha i would try to say something about paul but he’s getting chewed out enough, first off halo 3 is amazing, its a must have, afro samurai is garbage, who wants to play as a black ninja? ninjas are Asians blacks are gang related, halo 3 also is better than halo wars, although halo wars is a great game. i guess its what you have taste in and if you were a halo fan (paul) you’d appreciate both games and not resort to talkin trash about a game, i mean how old are you? honestly haha rofl!
Afro samurai sucks ass. Halo wars sucks ass too. They jacked up that game by making everything suck dick. Halo 3 kicks way more ass and that is why halo odst will do the same. by the way paul FUCK YOU
halo 3 is beter then halo wars and afro samuri together
they are also making a new halo which is a prequiel to halo 1 called halo reach i believe.
microft made halo wars you guys are all stupid