Halo 3 and the Space Elevator

Anybody into gaming knows that Halo 2 is far and away the most popular game released for the Microsoft XBOX platform.  The company that produced Halo and Halo 2, Bungie, has now announced Halo 3.  The announced release date is sometime in 2007 and the game is designed for the new XBOX platform, XBOX 360.

What has this got to do with a Space Elevator?  On AdamCreighton.com, I found an announcement that a new trailer / teaser for Halo 3 has just been released.  The scene shown is in New Mombasa, with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background, along with the wreckage of a Space Elevator.

You can view the high-res version of the trailer here and the lo-res version here.  Unless you have a high-speed internet connection, stick with the lo-res – they’re big files.

I’m glad the Space Elevator will make it to such a popular gaming platform, but wish it was there as something other than wreckage.  Still, I guess it’s progress…

3 thoughts on “Halo 3 and the Space Elevator

  1. Brian Dunbar

    I’m glad the Space Elevator will make it to such a popular gaming platform, but wish it was there as something other than wreckage. Still, I guess it’s progress…

    In the HALO-verse the earth seems to have been (I’m summarizing from my children’s comments) trashed by aliens. Everything seems to be wrecked or smoking – one sequence in HALO II reminds me of Market Garden where the plucky Brits Paras are holding a bridge against a bazillion SS troopers with tanks.

    Frankly it’s a pretty depressing place to visit. The best part of the original was cranking your POV up and looking at the arch made by Ringworld, ur, HALO.

  2. Jacob Simmons

    In Halo 2, a 5-km long alien space ship (Capital Ship) blasted into space at light speed directly above the city. It wiped out everything including the space elevator.

  3. Brian

    Clearly, then, if space drives kick out that much energy we need to hang ‘no wake’ signs on the space elevator.

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