Halo 3 Killer Sentenced

In his sentencing, as transcribed by GamePolitics, Lorain County judge James Burge intimated that he believes -- "as a human being ... and not a jurist" -- that gaming can elicit similar physiological responses and addictions as some drugs. He further decried the creation of a delusional environment. The quote that's currently making the rounds is, "I firmly believe that [Petric] had no idea at the time he hatched this plot that if he killed his parents, they would be dead forever." In other words: Petric didn't realize there are no respawns in real life, according to Judge Burge.

Of course, attributing Halo 3 as a causation of these crimes is probably reaching, especially when most of the other 6.4 million who bought the game seem to be of sound mind. I'm no psychologist, but to me it seems this is about the wrong mind and the right catalyst inciting the most heinous of actions -- whether it be Master Chief, Niko Bellic, The Beatles, or a German Shepherd.


Judge James Burge sentenced the boy to 23 years to cries of mercy from the boy's surviving father, who stated that Daniel "still does not understand why he did something so terrible."

Daniel's sentence is actually a lot lighter than it could have been, as the prosecution was pushing for the maximum sentence of life without parole. The defense's argument was that Daniel was so young and so addicted to the game that he could not be held accountable. Petric, only 17 years old, was even younger when he committed the crime, and the judge's lenience is likely tied to his belief that young Daniel was addicted to the point of delusion.

The Art of Halo 3: Rare Sold Out Book

Ever wondered how the ideas for Halo are put into the game? They usually start as drawings.

The Art of Halo 3 is a collection of concept art used for the production of Halo 3. It also includes a collection of commentary by numerous Bungie staff, and is written by Fernando Bueno.

In late 2008 or 2009, The Art of Halo 3 unknowingly went out of print making it an extremely rare collector's item. Online stores have an average low price of just over $200 with prices known to go well over $1000. On Amazon it's nearly 250$!


This is a picture on the early makings of Master Chief in Halo 3.

Question for readers:

Which Spartan do you like better in this picture; choose
1st, 2nd, or 3rd, and why?

Bungie Gave Up on Halo 4

For about a year after Halo 3 people thought there would come a Halo 4.

In fact, Bungie had planned on creating Halo 4 where Master Chief would awake from his cryo-sleep and kill all the aliens you could ever dream of. However Bungie decided that they would keep our beloved Master Chief frozen so they could pursue Halo Reach.

“We don’t want to open up a whole bunch of doors that we’re not going to close. By the end of this, it’s all going to come to a nice, neat finish, and if people want to then go play the Halo trilogy, I think they’ll have a better understanding of what’s going on, but it’s not required at all.”

I think in the end it was a smart move on Bungie’s part to not pursue Halo 4 as we will probably see another developer work on it with the possibility of even more Halo games in the pipeline after the 4th.