Today Microsoft annouced two more ways to join the Halo 3 beta testing. The first way is to buy a specially marked version of Crackdown which comes out February 20, all you have to do is play the game and it unlocks a key on Xbox Live Marketplace for the Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta which will allow it sell a lot more copies than it would have if it released without the Halo 3 multiplayer beta code.

The other way to join the Halo 3 Multiplayer beta is to do the “Rule of Three.” Starting February 1, 2007 at 12:01 P.M. until February 3, 2007 11:59 P.M. you must log in three hours of playing the Halo 2 multiplayer game over Xbox Live and then sign up on www.halo3.com, you must be over the age of 17 and have an Xbox 360 with a HDD and Xbox Live Gold Membership. The first 13,333 to sign up there will earn a spot.

Also, back in December 140,000 gamers signed up for the Halo 3 multiplayer beta, all people who are selected will be contacted this month so you won’t have to worry about the other ways to sign up. Good luck to everyone and hope you get in!

[Via Press Release]

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