Halo 3 has gone GOLD!!

[FrkUout]

This basically means they have finished all the tweaks to the game and it has gone to be manufactured. Here's the post from Bungie.net:

Halo's Gone Gold!
Posted by lukems at 8/29/2007 10:12 AM PDT
Halo 3 for Xbox 360 has gone Gold! That means we delivered a final version to our internal certification group that passed all the tests and is now being whisked away to top secret manufacturing locations to be turned into retail versions of the game – and eventually packaged and sent to stores in various cases, tins and cat-helmets. We can’t wait to share it with you guys on September 25th and 26th, but we have to say thanks.

We have to say thanks to everyone at Bungie who worked so hard to make this the best game we've ever made. We have to say thanks to everyone at Microsoft who helped us make it the best game we ever made. We have to say thanks to our tireless team of artists, designers, engineers, musicians, technicians, writers, directors, producers, thinkers, administrators, ninjas, specialists, gorillas, webmasters and pimps. We’re a family and we made this game for you, our extended family. We hope you like it. Nobody deserves any more recognition than anyone else, but an extra special thanks goes out anyway, to the test team who got it to this stage, in a pool of their own sweat, tears and blood.

And of course, we wouldn't be here today without the tireless devotion of our fan community - we thank you all as well for supporting Bungie Studios in our never ending quest for World Domination and we look forward to sharing another billion+ hours together on Xbox Live when Halo 3 lands in just a few short weeks. The wait is almost over.

We Finished our Fight. Your fight begins in 27 days.

Are you ready?

Personally I cannot wait. This is going to be a good game and it'll help bring people back to the clan. It's a win/win for everyone.

What's your thoughts?

[Chief (n7x Dominance)]

im so excited

i cant wait!

[Roggie]

My thoughts? My 360 better be back before it comes out.

But I'm not that excited about it. Not letting myself believe it's that close to coming out.

[GillzY]

i cant wait i get my 360 like in a month so ill be able to join the halo clan as well (ill jst have to get good) neva played halo in my life plus ive heard the controls are different for it

[Nobody]

I dunno. For some reason I am not as hyped about it as i was about halo 2.

[calico]

nobody said:

I dunno. For some reason I am not as hyped about it as i was about halo 2.

same. i should still pre-order it soon though..

[Roggie]

I wasn't hyped about Halo 2 either. Then again, I didn't know how good it would be.

@ Tyler: I would preorder it soon.

[calico]

i pre-ordered it but they didnt make me feel good about it. they said they would let me know when it became available.. is that normal? ive never pre-ordered before.

[FrkUout]

I believe so. They usually call you the day it's available. Most places will only hold a pre-order for 24 hours so make sure you get it when they call you.

[Dana :D]

Im so excited!!! Even though I cant play on XBL!!!

[Roggie]

For preorders, when you do it, they tell you they will inform you when they receive it. Nowadays, places like Gamestop or EB call you the day it is supposed to be released.

[calico]

ok cool. now i just need my 360 to hurry and get the red lights so i can send it in and have it back in time for halo 3. it seriously freezes every 30 minutes, an hour if im lucky. it did last me around 9 months though <3

[Roggie]

I sent mine in a week ago, and they haven't even started repairing it yet. You won't get it back in time.

[Nobody]

calico said:

ok cool. now i just need my 360 to hurry and get the red lights so i can send it in and have it back in time for halo 3. it seriously freezes every 30 minutes, an hour if im lucky. it did last me around 9 months though <3

Aren't there authorized repair shops for your 360 recognized by Microsoft?

[FrkUout]

Nope