No Bungie DLC for Halo 3: ODST

By Robert Purchese Published 5 February, 2009

Mythic map pack to be the last.

Bungie has no plans to create any DLC for Halo 3: ODST, as the developer views the expansion as "the final exclamation point" of its efforts to stretch the iconic brand.

"These days we've got a smaller team focused on finishing the ODST campaign and all it entails while the rest of the studio continues making progress on other, larger, secret projects," community director Brian Jarrard told IGN.

"Overall though, we are viewing the ODST campaign and the included multiplayer maps as the final exclamation point in our ongoing efforts to extend the Halo 3 experience.

"We're really grateful to our fans for standing by Halo 3 for so long and continuing to show us such strong support," he said.

Bungie's currently putting together a Mythic map pack that will have three extra levels: Sandbox, Assembly and Orbital. These will be stuffed in the collector's edition of Halo Wars later this month for free, before they're released on Xbox Live Marketplace shortly afterwards.

Plus, added Jarrard, there will be some new Achievements to earn based on these, as well as the endless possibilities of the Halo 3 Forge tool.

Halo 3: ODST launches exclusively for Xbox 360 this autumn and will include some extra multiplayer maps of its own. Halo 3: ODST owners will also be able to play Halo 3 owners online, because both games are part of the same family.

Head over to our our Halo 3: ODST gamepage to find out more.

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Comments (26) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Spanky #1 3 years ago

    Haven't they been working on other secret new projects since halo and nothing has came of it.

    "Our amazing new product, innovative and fantastic... i present you... HALO 4"
    /golf clap

    Shut up bungie and do something ffs.

  • Xerx3s #2 3 years ago

    The unofficial word (rumour) is that bungie is working on 4 projects. ODST, That film thing and 2 unannounced titles (one will most likely be halo 4 for the next xbox launch).

  • kinky_mong #3 3 years ago

    What confuses me is that the Mythic map pack has three new maps (Sandbox, Assembly, Orbital) yet the achievement list mentions six new maps. What is the meaning of this?

  • Jonathan_Fakenham #4 3 years ago

    So that also confirms that ODST itself is not considered DLC, then. Nice to know.

  • YobRenoops #5 3 years ago

    What would DLC for DLC be called? DLC squared? Mega-DLC?

  • Rich72 #6 3 years ago

    i believe the other three maps will not be available until ODST comes out in November. Long time to wait for those bloody achievements though. Unless.... they release all six as DLC over marketplace. I hope the latter

  • schnide #7 3 years ago

    Am I the only one who found the first Halo utterly absorbing but the other two, even though I played through to the end, just a bit meh?

  • Thunderbolt #8 3 years ago

    'The unofficial word (rumour) is that bungie is working on 4 projects. ODST, That film thing and 2 unannounced titles (one will most likely be halo 4 for the next xbox launch).'

    I'm hoping that Bungie work on some new IPs (although Oni 2 would be nice) as I sure they must be sick of doing just Halo.



  • gingerlink #9 3 years ago

    @schnide

    if you're going from single player, then you're probably right...

  • DFawkes #10 3 years ago

    I want Marathon next-gen. That is all.

  • The-Bodybuilder #11 3 years ago

    >"Am I the only one who found the first Halo utterly absorbing but the other two, even though I played through to the end, just a bit meh? "

    I'll tell you one thing, you are certainly not the first person to mention it, as it is mentioned in EVERY SINGLE HALO-RELATED THREAD.

  • Britesparc Verified Creative, ITV #12 3 years ago

    Am I the only one who found the first Halo utterly absorbing but the other two, even though I played through to the end, just a bit meh?

    No. In fact, I might be the only person here who loves all three of 'em.

  • Dizzy #13 3 years ago

    "I'm hoping that Bungie work on some new IPs (although Oni 2 would be nice) as I sure they must be sick of doing just Halo. "

    Errr... Oni is also a "Halo universe" game.

  • Thunderbolt #14 3 years ago

    Dizzy,

    Is it? Thats the first I heard of that

    Checks wikipedia, cuts and paste -

    'Plot

    The action of Oni takes place around the year 2032. The game world is a dystopia, an Earth so polluted that little of it remains habitable. To solve unspecified international economic crises, all nations have combined into a single entity, the World Coalition Government. The government is Orwellian, telling the populace that what are actually dangerously toxic regions are wilderness preserves, and using the Technological Crimes Task Force, its secret police, to spy on citizens and suppress opposition. The player character, code-named Konoko (voiced by Amanda Winn-Lee), full name later given as Mai Hasegawa, begins the game working for the police. Soon, she learns her employers have been keeping secrets about her past from her. She turns against them as she embarks on a quest of self-discovery. The player learns more about her family and origins while battling both the Technological Crimes Task Force and its greatest enemy, the equally monolithic criminal organization called the Syndicate. In the game's climax, Konoko discovers a Syndicate plan to cause the Atmospheric Conversion Centers, air-treatment plants necessary to keep most of the world's population alive, to catastrophically malfunction. She is partially successful in thwarting the plot, saving a portion of humanity. '

    Am I missing something here but I see no connection

  • Syrette #15 3 years ago

    Dizzy is talking nonsense.

  • Syrette #16 3 years ago

    Don't forget, Halo: Chronicles is still be released so ODST is by no means the last of the Halo series in the near future.

  • -Hex- #17 3 years ago

    Halo 3 was decent but not amazing. I expect the same from ODST, I'm glad they're letting it rest in peace after that.
    The MP was good and forge was cool but I just got bored, don't have anything against Halo but It's turned kinda stale for me.
    Edited by 1 at 05/02/09 @ 23:30

  • RedSparrows #18 3 years ago

    I, on the other hand, fucking love it and want more until I die of Halo suffocation.

  • subtlesnake #19 3 years ago

    "Haven't they been working on other secret new projects since halo and nothing has came of it."

    Yeah, it's been a whole 18 months. Slackers.

  • Stu #20 3 years ago

    I wonder if the Legendary map pack will become free once they release the Mythic one, just like the Heroic pack was free when they released the Legendary?

    I've been holding back from buying it not for money, nor for want of playing on them, but because playing on paid packs is the sure way to ensure you play exclusively with people who take the whole thing FAR too seriously.

  • Darren #21 3 years ago

    Halo 3 was... OK... I suppose but the series has been gradually getting more disappointing with each sequel for me and despite the flaws in the repetitive level design, nothing has come close to the thrill of playing the first game on the Xbox for the first time all those years ago.

    I can't say that I'm particularly excited about ODST and Halo's online mode has never appealed to me anyway but at least Bungie are trying something a little different here so, who knows, maybe I'll be tempted to buy it if the campaign is good enough?

    I do hope they've improved the dated graphics engine though...

  • Cider86 #22 3 years ago

    So I have a question. If ODST comes with the new maps, how does this integrate with Halo 3? Does it copy the maps to the hard drive then you stick in your Halo 3 disc or will it be able to play multiplayer straight off the ODST disc, rendering your Halo 3 redundant?

  • coolbritannia #23 3 years ago

    ODST ships with all 24 Halo 3 maps on the disc.

  • MattyB2007 #24 3 years ago

    Go type in Oni on Halo wiki then you'll see how it's part of the Halo universe. There part of the UNSC ffs, the Halo military in other words.

  • subtlesnake #25 3 years ago

    Yes, and they were talking about THE GAME CALLED ONI, which has nothing to do with the Office of Naval Intelligence in the Halo series.

  • MattyB2007 #26 3 years ago

    Yes that just so happens to be by the same company you mean and is a special unit? I don't think they accidently called it Oni not realising it's game they'd already made do you?