Bungie enlists an army of beta testers (the US Army, that is)

Bungie gave soldiers in Iraq a chance to play a beta version of Halo 3 this weekend, according to a member of the GameSpot forums. The game was available 24 hours a day for three days. It sounds like a nice surprise for the troops in Iraq during the holidays and a good way for Bungie to get some feedback from a reputable source.

Of course the biggest question was regarding the function of the mysterious X button. Unfortunately, the button was not active in this build and it was described as "classified" on the controller layout. See more pictures after the jump.

[What’s better than getting to play Halo 3? via YouNewb]