How to Become A Halo 3 Beta Tester

Microsoft has unveiled additional details for the upcoming Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta coming on Xbox Live this Spring. Last month, gamers were able to register on Halo3.com for a chance to participate in the Beta test. The window for registering on Halo3.com has come and gone but today two additional opportunities have been announced.

One way is by playing Halo 2 on Xbox Live. In order to qualify, you have to play a total of three hours of games on Xbox Live between 12:01 AM (EST) on February 1, 2007 through 11:59 PM (EST) on February 3rd, 2007. According to the press release, if you play three hours of games during this period, you then go register via http://www.halo3.com for a chance to become a beta participant. Specifically, you have to play those games and then be among the first 13,333 players to register at the site.

Then there’s the guaranteed route: Anyone who purchases the upcoming Xbox 360 game “Crackdown” will get automatic entry into the Halo 3 beta. If you have a Crackdown disc you’ll be able to activate and download the beta once it goes live next Spring.

“We realize this latest announcement will spur a lot of questions, most of which we simply don’t have the answers to,” Bungie said on its web site. “While Bungie is obviously involved in the development of the beta and game itself, we don’t make the decisions regarding when, where and how the game content ultimately ends up in your hands. It’s really cool that our fans have the opportunity to share in our game early and in some ways actually help us polish the final product but ultimately we’re just developers – the business and consumer side of things are left up to our partners at MGS. As we get additional info and answers to your questions we will pass them along in future updates.”