Some of you may have seen Xbox Live gamers playing something titled Halo 3 Epsilon. Details on just what that is have finally surfaced. Epsilon is basically another Beta, but a much more advanced (and a much more limited) one. Testers have access to six maps, four player co-op, the full Saved Film functionality, and more.

I know. I said I wouldn’t be updating the site until Tuesday, but how could I pass up some Halo 3 news? Some of you may have noticed gamers (like Bungie and Microsoft employees) on Xbox Live playing a little something titled “Halo 3 Epsilon”. Well, specific details on just what Epsilon is have finally surfaced. The following email has been sent out to Halo 3 beta testers (and no, I don’t mean owners of Crackdown):

“Congratulations on being selected to participate in the Halo 3 Epsilon! The Epsilon is now available for download on Marketplace!

First, unlike the Alpha, Beta or Delta, this is a very special test in that not only will you be testing nearly final Halo 3 Matchmaking, you will also be able to:

• Play Multiplayer on six maps: Snowbound, High Ground, Valhalla, Last Resort, Epitaph and our new big map, Sandtrap.

• Play Custom Games and test out full game variant editing.

• Play with the Forge and be able to cooperatively edit and save multiplayer map variants.

• Play up to 4 person co-op on a single Campaign level.

• Play and test the full Saved Film functionality, including screenshots you can view in-game for Campaign, Multiplayer and Forge.”

Good to know that Halo 3 is coming along smoothly. This should help those crazy Halo addicts stop worrying about their next ‘fix’ being delayed.

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