Richard Dean Anderson to launch Halo 3 in Dublin; Record breaking attempt planned
Actor Richard Dean Anderson is to launch Halo 3 in Dublin on Tuesday, forming one of the main elements of Microsoft's Irish high-profile release of the highly anticipated Xbox 360 game.
News that the actor, most famous for playing MacGyver and more recently Jack O'Neill on Stargate SG-1, will launch the game was confirmed this evening to Games Toaster by a Microsoft spokesperson.
However, his visit to Dublin is still somewhat shrouded in mystery as there is still little detail of Anderson's visit.
Record breaking attempt
Meanwhile, tomorrow - in the build up to the European release on Wednesday September 26 - Irish gamers will attempt to set record breaking times completing Halo 2.
The Guinness World Record - also organised by Microsoft - will start midday at the Dublin city centre in the morning. Microsoft expects hundreds games to turn up to the event at the Xbox Live Gaming Centre / Xbox Live Cafe.
The current record holder is Cody Miller who finished the game in three and a half hours with the 'legendary' difficulty setting on in August 2005. The publisher and console maker will be incentives such as prizes of the limited edition 'Legendary Edition' of Halo 3, Marvel Halo graphic novels, and Halo 3 branded merchandise.
Promotion around Ireland
Microsoft also said that the game will be promoted across mediums and are aiming to make it one of the most high-profile entertainment launches. The Halo 3 TV advert, a still of which is pictured above, is just one example.
On the streets, Halo's star Master Chief - or at least a person dressed as him - will appear on Grafton Street in Dublin this Saturday and Sunday, and move on to Cork, and Galway after that.
By the time of the launch, shoppers entering the main entrance of the St Stephens Green Shopping Centre will be greeted by Halo branding. This will link in with retailer Gamestop's midnight launch at their new store at the shopping centre. Full details of of Gamestop's midnight opening across Ireland can be viewed here.
i swear, if someone got a picture of the Master Chief and Richard Dean Anderson together, the man who played MacGyver, i could die a happy man.
Posted by: Brett | Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 07:25 PM
do you think he was the guy who was going to play the master chief in the halo movie?
Posted by: phil | Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 09:52 PM
How do we find out more? As in, what store etc?
Posted by: Gavin | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 12:56 PM
I'll post details of any public events if or when I get them.
Posted by: Cian | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 09:57 PM
MacGyver would kick the Master Chiefs ass.
Posted by: Ro | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 12:12 AM
where is the record attempt taking place when???? anybody no
Posted by: mia | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 09:43 AM
I heard MacGyver will appear outside Gamestops around midnight with a pen knife , piece of string and a cardboard box from which he will then construct a lifesize working MasterChief .
Posted by: Bill | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 05:08 PM
we had Richard Dean Anderson in our xboxlive gaming center... we have images and more to come
check it out at-
http://celticsnipers.com/
Posted by: boggiemanx | Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 12:50 AM
I never really gotten the big deal about halo....
and this opening the stores at midnight, what faux hype!
Posted by: steve white | Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 12:02 PM
so where was he? i hear he wasn't in St. Green. it looks to me like a private audience (with god) on the celticsnipers.com/ site. did he do a meet and greet?
Posted by: doc | Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 03:48 PM