So of course with all the Halo 3 related news the good old big apple would not be outdone so they had a huge event at Best Buy for the Midnight Launch of Halo 3, complete with guys dressed up as marines riding around on quad bikes. The crowd was ridiculous as they awaited the arrival of Halo 3 as if the New Year were being rung in. There was even a pretty convincing looking Master Chief walking around, I wonder how much that would cost for Halloween? All and all a huge success in NYC.

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Some marines carrying top secret items, I bet it’s a giant bag of money that MS and Bungie are dropping off.

The Halo crowd in NYC, did you know God made Halo?

Here are the first two guys to get Halo 3, they look a bit too happy if you ask me.