Bungie and Microsoft have announced and detailed quite a bit about the upcoming Halo 3 multiplayer DLC; dubbed the Legendary Map Pack.

The Legendary Map Pack is a follow up to the Heroic Map Pack, released early December. It includes 3 new maps, the first of which is named Ghost Town; a “battle-scarred maze of narrow passages and dangerous ruins outside the once-prosperous city of Voi,” created for the intention of Team Slayer and objective-chasing based modes.

According to Gamasutra, the map will include “collapsed ceilings, shell-battered buildings with catwalks and stairways allowing ‘dizzying rooftop battles.’”

The second map is called Avalanche, and for those of you that may not know it’s a tribute to the much-loved Sidewinder multiplayer map from the original Halo. This map was designed with large vehicle-oriented objective map.

This map is not a remake, it’s purely a tribute, so even though you may be blown up by nostalgia-induced day dreams, you will see “new interiors and exteriors and new vehicle variants, including the Hornet.”

The third and final map has yet to be detailed, but Bungie promises it to be “another returning classic.” Anybody have any guesses? Along with the maps, Bungie promises to include “new ways to create and share their custom Halo 3 content.”

The pack will be available for download at the Xbox Live Marketplace on April 20th.

Source: Gamasutra

Tags: Bungie, DLC, Halo-3

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