Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios have announced two new ways for gamers to receive an invitation to participate in the Halo 3 multiplayer beta program coming through Xbox Live Marketplace. You can qualify over Xbox Live and be one of the first 13,333 Halo 2 gamers to register for the “Rule of Three” program in early February, or you can purchase the upcoming game Crackdown which will hit store shelves in the US on February 20. The Halo 3 multiplayer beta is scheduled for availability in spring 2007 exclusively on Xbox 360. Press 'read more' for details.