Microsoft has admitted that the Halo 3 Limited Edition Game Disc suffers from case scratching problems and has offered to replace the discs free of charge under its disc replacement replacement scheme which they usually charge for. The program will cover the Halo 3 LE game disc essentials disc at no charge until the end of the year.

If, for any reason, you have a damaged Microsoft® Xbox 360™ disc and like to replace it, please review the information below:

THIS PROGRAM IS GOOD ONLY FOR XBOX 360 CONSOLE OWNERS IN COUNTRIES WHERE XBOX 360 IS SOLD AT AUTHORIZED RETAIL LOCATIONS.

NOTE: This program covers the Halo 3 Limited Edition Game Disc and Essentials Disc at no charge through 12/31/07.

News Source: www.xbox.com (via www.maxconsole.net)

Considering the fact that we have had reports of the Halo 3 street date being broken on multiple times, it was only a matter of time before internet pirate release groups leaked the game onto the internet. We have been sent an NFO file for the leaked Halo 3 which was released by the well known scene group ‘Paradogs’. The size of the game is 72×100MB, video mode is PAL (which is the regions where we have heard about Halo 3 release date breaks). We have also had another e-mail which indicates another group has leaked the title onto the web (which has been stealth patched to prevent detection from MS) and while the first ‘leak’ may be a fake, the second is definitely real due to multiple confirmations. Either way it definitely seems out there for pirates to enjoy.

News Source: www.maxconsole.net

Maxconsole.net received an e-mail from a person named Choi Wang who reveals that a Norwegian game shop called Expert today sold at least two copies of Halo 3 to the public, he added the following picture as proof. In the past, premature street date breaks have resulted in competitors following suit, if this occurs, we could all be purchasing Halo 3 a lot earlier than we thought.

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The following video shows exactly what Microsoft changed in the new Xbox 360 Elite complete with commentary…

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Earlier today www.maxconsole.net reported that ‘Play’ was alreday shipping Xbox 360 Elite in UK. This is also the fact in Norway, where www.komplett.no has it listed in stock and delivery within 24h.