Bungie releases vague trailer for next project. Looks like Halo 3 add-on.

What teaser?

There's a teaser?!

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54905

Not sure why I'm helping support this crappy game I still haven't played :)

I think the trailer (which was vague) hints at a campaign add-on that takes place before Halo 3. I'm unsure if we'll be playing as Orbital Drop Shock Troopers or other Spartans. I think we are talking about additional campaign content that could be released as DLC for Halo 3. However, I would not be surprised if the next project is a stand-alone title that costs $30-$50. If it is indeed a stand-alone title, I suspect that we won't be playing as the MC.

This is sad... I can't believe nobody has talked about this yet.

So what does everyone think about the new Halo 3 related teaser? Does this correspond with with previous speculation here on THX? What gives?

If it's campaign-related, I wouldn't mind paying $30 for it.

I think it could be released like Halo 2's Map pack add-on: download it, or buy the DVD that comes with small extras.

There are two posts on Bungie.net related to the trailer.

The first is titled "Pardon our Dust" and appears to be a conversation between the Admiral of the UNSC Heavy Cruiser "Say My Name" and an unknown man codenamed:[DARE.V.500341(S1)]. The conversation is intermittedly interrupted by explosions and an unknown, panicked voice (possibly ship crew?)They appear to be discussing a ground skirmish while there seems to be a space battle going on overhead (Possibly Covenant?)The Admiral refers to Dare as an "S1" (Spartan 1?)

The second is titled "Keep it Clean". It details a transmition from the "Urban Infrastructure A.I. [Superintendant] to the Comm. Duty Officer of the UNSC Prowler "Tokyo Rules". The A.I. appears to be malfunctioning or damaged, reffering to a "Metropolitan Emergency" and then growling like a dog before speaking a bunch of garbled snippets of city intercom announcements. The Comm. Officer asks the A.I. to "put Kinster on the line" and tells it that "we have a report of a core data corruption". The A.I. begins to loop the command "Keep it Clean" to which the Officer swears and tell it that "We're sending a team, alright?"

The actual transmitions run as follows:

1. "Pardon our Dust"

<\\> UNSC OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
<\\> TAC-OPS LOGISTICS DATABASE [ONI.SEC.PRTCL-1A]

<\ * PRIORITY! * RESOURCE RE-ALLOCATION REQUEST

>> SENT: [DARE.V.500341(S1)]
>> RECEIVED: HEAVY CRUISER “SAY MY NAME” [SMN.ACTUAL]

\ PARTIAL VTT TRANSCRIPT AS FOLLOWS...

[SMN.ACTUAL]: “The situation on the ground isn’t my concern.”
[DARE.V.500341(S1)]: “I understand, Admiral. But I need --”
[EXPLOSION (4.0098s)]
[SMN.UNKNOWN]:[UNINTELLIGIBLE > PANIC(?)]
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “Empty archer pods six through twelve!”
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “Ready the MAC, and come about!”
[SMN.UNKNOWN]:[UNINTELLIGIBLE > INSUBORDINATION(?)]
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “It may have passed us, Lieutenant, but it’s still in range.”
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “Come about. And shoot it in the ass.”
[EXPLOSION (2.3482s)]
[STATIC (3.8761s)]
[SMN.UNKNOWN]:[UNINTELLIGIBLE > COMPLIANCE(?)]
[DARE.V.500341(S1)]: “Admiral, about my squad?”
[DARE.V.500341(S1)]: “I’ve forwarded their NCO’s name to your --”
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “Enough, Captain!”
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “If I survive this attack..."
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “I will deploy per my orders from Fleet HQ!”
[DARE.V.500341(S1)]: “Sir. I don’t report to Fleet.”
[DARE.V.500341(S1)]: “And the men I want? Now they don’t either.”
[DARE.V.500341(S1)]: “Please. Read my request.”
[STATIC (2.8179s)]
[EXPLOSION (3.0194s)]
[STATIC (7.4501s)]
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “Didn’t think you S1 types ever left your cave.”
[DARE.V.500341(S1)]: “Desperate times...”
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “Alright, Captain. You’ve got your squad.”
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “If I survive the attack."
[EXPLOSION (2.9016s)]
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “And right now? That’ll take a genuine act of God.”
[DARE.V.500341(S1)]: “I’ll see what I can do.”

\ ~ REQUEST COMPLETE
\ DATABASE CLOSED \>

2. "Keep it Clean"

<\\> UNSC OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

<\\> CLASSIFIED SIGNALS ARCHIVE [ONI.SEC.PRTCL-1A]

<\ OPENED PER OFFICIAL REQUEST [DARE.V.500341(S1)]

\ SOURCE: URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE A.I. [SUPERINTENDENT]

\ RECIPIENT: PROWLER “TOKYO RULES” [COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]
>> NOTATION KEYWORD SEARCH: “EMERGENCY” “DATA” “CORRUPTION”
>> (...) ~ QUERY RUNNING
>> (..)
>> (.) \ VTT TRANSCRIPT AS FOLLOWS...

[SUPERINTENDENT]: “METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “METROPOLITAN EMER--!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “We know. Personnel are en route. Can you--”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “DETOUR! PROCEED WITH CAUTION!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “--put Kinsler on the line?”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: [UNITELLIGIBLE > DOG GROWLING(?)]
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “Sorry, what?”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “BE A HERO! REPORT VIOLATORS!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “Oh, come on... ”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “METROPOLITAN EMER--!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “Listen. We have a report of core data corruption.”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “I need you to upload your--”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “PARDON OUR DUST!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER] “--logs for the last twenty-four hours!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “KEEP IT CLEAN!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “KEEP IT CLEAN!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “KEEP IT CLEAN!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: [UNINTELLIGIBLE > PROFANITY (?)]
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “We're sending a team, alright?”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “Until they arrive, all additional comm needs to route through me.”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “Repeat and acknowledge.”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “OBEY POSTED LIMITS!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “YIELD TO UPHILL TRAFFIC!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “I'll take that as a ‘yes’...”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “PLEASE REMAIN CALM!”

\ ~ QUERY COMPLETE

\ ARCHIVE CLOSED \>

I don't know, but it looks like Bungie could make a whole new game from all of this.

As far as the trailer goes, I'm assuming you'll play as an ODST Helljumper during the Covenant invasion of earth, and the little "keep it clean" guy with the plunger is the AI that runs New Mombasa.

Turns out I was absolutely correct. Of course.