MacGyver For Halo 3 Launch
Irish gamers and 80s TV superfans are going absolutely ape over Richard Dean Anderson’s (or RDA) planned appearance at the Halo 3 launch party in Dublin this evening. It?s a great way for Microsoft to generate buzz about the launch. Short of the Hoff, Shatner or JR Ewing, I can’t think of an 80?s TV superstar to get the blood pumping as much as RDA.
The event is invite-only and very hush-hush - I can find zero details on the web about a time and venue. Anyone have any sightings or pics? Perhaps RDA in Starbucks, RDA in Dunnes, RDA doing the Robot dance on Grafton Street with the painted James Joyce mime. Drop a comment and/or URL.
Halo 3 is set in the 26th Century where humanity battles an alliance of alien races known as the Covenant. The game is the final part of current Halo trilogy for Master Chief, the souped-up super soldier who fights the good fight for humanity.
Halo 3 was created by Bungie Studios - subsidory of Microsoft Game Studios out of Kirkland, WA. Localisation work on the game for markets around the world has been done at the Microsoft Ireland campus by the XBox team in the HED division.
A handful of stores are opening at midnight tonight just for the Halo 3 launch including the Gamestop in St. Stephens’ Green. I hear that Master Chief will be roaming the city this evening especially around Grafton Street, Stephen?s Green and Dawson Street. Happy gaming!