Now that Halo Wars is out the door and Ensemble Studios has gone the way of the dinosaur, former employees of the developer have seen fit to release some of the game's lovely concept art.

There's some spectacular stuff here, worthy of desktop wallpapering, visual inspiration for many of the game's gorgeous cut scenes. Perhaps it's time for a point and click Halo Adventures to really breathe some exploitation into the series. What's that you say? "Jesus Christ, no"?

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