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There's an ad for Crackdown in this months Gamepro and in the lower right hand corner it says that if you buy Crackdown you get an invite to the Halo 3 beta. (Thanks to pimpinc333 for telling me about this.) It says specially marked boxes and for a limited time only.

[14:34] zewuno: Pretty ingenious way of MS selling a no name game
[14:35] zewuno: like putting the MGS2 demo with ZOE

I had high hopes for this game, but whenever a company does something like this it puts up a warning flag in my head.

It's like the game can't sell on its own merits, so they have to throw in an invitation to the Halo 3 beta (which is instant sales).

I'm looking forward to this game a ton but this has me a little worried.

noooooo way that is some bull shit, no one wants that game so they make u buy it like that.

Originally Posted by D4rkN1ght noooooo way that is some bull shit, no one wants that game so they make u buy it like that.

It's not the only way of getting in to the beta though.

Already had it on pre-order to begin with, so its a win-win situation for me.

Originally Posted by D4rkN1ght noooooo way that is some bull shit, no one wants that game so they make u buy it like that.

It sure looks like a ton of people are actually looking forward to it.

Originally Posted by zewone [14:34] zewuno: Pretty ingenious way of MS selling a no name game [14:35] zewuno: like putting the MGS2 demo with ZOE

Only difference is that ZOE was a pretty good game (in it's day) where as this game maybe not so much.

Originally Posted by Pancake Rabbit Only difference is that ZOE was a pretty good game (in it's day) where as this game maybe not so much.

True, but before ZOE was released, no one knew if it would be good. We'll just have to find out.

Wing Commander anyone?? Now I'll definetly need several reviews before jumping on this one.

I must be the only person in the world looking forward to crackdown but doesnt like halo, I can't stand first person shooters.

Originally Posted by Trakan There's an ad for Crackdown in this months Gamepro and in the lower right hand corner it says that if you buy Crackdown you get an invite to the Halo 3 beta. (Thanks to pimpinc333 for telling me about this.) It says specially marked boxes and for a limited time only.

Awesome, talk about cherry on top.

This is like when the Star Wars Episode 1 trailer debuted with Meet Joe Black in theaters. Most people payed, watched the trailer and then walked out (arguably for good reason). My guess is stores will see a rather sizeable increase in returns/trade-ins the week of Crackdown's release if this is true.

That's stupid. Not because I'm not going to buy crackdown (I'm probably not), but beacuse these games have nothing to do with each other.

It's a stupid idea by MS to push copies of the game, and it's a slap in the face to Halo fans.

I hate it when companies make bone-headed moves like this.

I wonder what the demand will be like for Halo 3 beta invites....

Originally Posted by PyroGamer That's stupid. Not because I'm not going to buy crackdown (I'm probably not), but beacuse these games have nothing to do with each other. It's a stupid idea by MS to push copies of the game, and it's a slap in the face to Halo fans. I hate it when companies make bone-headed moves like this.

It isn't like the Halo 3 beta is exclusive to Crackdown owners. This is just a way to push a few more units to people who may have not been all that interested in it in the first place.

I'm really surprised Microsoft isn't pimping the fact that Crackdown is "CREATED BY THE CREATOR OF THE GRAND THEFT AUTO SERIES" more. You think that was automatically push a good number of units.

Originally Posted by Sporadic It isn't like the Halo 3 beta is exclusive to Crackdown owners.

Yes, but the point is this is an easy way to get an invite that someone who doesn't feel like getting this game will miss out on.

Halo has nothing to do with Crackdown, besides that it is exclusive to the 360.

Originally Posted by PyroGamer Halo has nothing to do with Crackdown, besides that it is exclusive to the 360.

And that they are both being published by Microsoft Game Studios.

its just a marketing ploy, and from what I have read about crackdown, it sounds great

Originally Posted by Roufuss I had high hopes for this game, but whenever a company does something like this it puts up a warning flag in my head. It's like the game can't sell on its own merits, so they have to throw in an invitation to the Halo 3 beta (which is instant sales). I'm looking forward to this game a ton but this has me a little worried.

Dont worry, SE added the final fantasy 12 demo for Dragon Quest VIII, and that certainly wasnt a bad game. Cant argue with the fact that having a ff12 demo helped moved copies for those who were thinking twice.