Kotaku: Master Chief

Here’s Why Master Chief’s Going to Look Different in Halo 4

Evan Narcisse — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 EST

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343 Industries, you so sneaky. We've already noticed that the Microsoft division tasked with the future of all things Halo debuted the new look of the sci-fi shooter series' hero at Toy Fair 2012. And the Chief's new duds are quite different. Leaner, meaner and perhaps more aerodynamic. More »

Jilted Boyfriend Hocks Engagement Ring for Halo Armor

Owen Good — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:30:00 EST

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When his fiancée suddenly dumped him, Eric Smith of Geekadelphia decided that simply selling off the engagement ring he bought her wasn't good enough. The cash from that transaction also had to be expurgated as well. Thus Smith used it to acquire a suit of badass Spartan MJOLNIR armor to shield his heart from the hurt of the world. More »

Master Chief takes on Voldemort

Sam Winstrom — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:40:00 EDT

Halo's Master Chief jumps into the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Spoiler alert! It's still pretty close to the how the actual movie ends so if you don't want the movie ruined, don't watch. More »

Pre-Order Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary to Make Every Grunt Go Out with a Bang

Sam Winstrom — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:40:00 EDT

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If you're on the fence about picking up Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, these preorder bonuses might seal the deal. More »

Check Out Square Enix's Sleek and Sexy Master Chief Makeover

Mike Fahey — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:40:00 EDT

Square Enix Products has produced some lovely action figures in its Halo: Reach Play Arts Kai series. Now the company commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Halo franchise with a re-envisioned version of Master Chief and a stunning Spartan Mark V. More »

This LEGO Master Chief Is so Big He Has a Human Inside Him

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 09 May 2011 02:30:00 EDT

For the past six months, Ben Caulkins has been building a Master Chief suit. Which, you know, lots of people do. So why's Ben's so special? Because, even though it's full-size and entirely wearable, it's made out of LEGO. More »

Stephen Colbert Joins Noble Team (Well, Not Really)

Owen Good — Sun, 08 May 2011 18:00:00 EDT

After Stephen Colbert joked this week that Master Chief must have been one of the members of SEAL Team Six, which took out Osama bin Laden, Bungie dusted off that image, which it had whipped up a while back in an attempt to get a mention on the show. More »

Cliffy B Implies No Master Chief/Gears Crossover Because Microsoft is 'Kind of Squeamish'

Owen Good — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:30:00 EDT

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Epic Games characters have appeared into other games before - Lost Planet 2, for example. The studio's willing to consider any reasonable tie-in with its own games, too, so you're not the first to wonder how awesome it'd be to have a Master Chief skin in Gears of War. More »

Are These The Top 50 Video Game Characters Of All Time?

Mike Fahey — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:00:00 EST

Guinness asked gamers to vote for the top 50 video game characters of all time, so if your favorite character is not represented in this list you probably should have voted harder. More »

Duke Nukem Isn't A Big Fan of Halo's Spartan Armor

Brian Crecente — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST

Duke Nukem Forever, like the Duke Nukems before it, is a game packed with references. References to movies, references to news and, yes, reference to other video games. More »

Why Halo's Master Chief Is So Damn Empty

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST

Gaming has characters with memorable personalities. But Master Chief, the protagonist of the Halo series, is a total void. And there's a reason for that. More »

Halo, A Backstreet Boy, A Naked Woman, And A Madman

Mike Fahey — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:30:00 EST

Artist Tyler Shields brings together the Backstreet Boys' Aj McLean, Madmen's Michael Gladis, an attractive naked woman, and Halo in a twisted tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and murder. Check out Shield's website for some NSFW stills from the shoot. More »

Master Chief, The Declining Years

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:30:00 EDT

Wondering what happens to Master Chief after the events of Halo 3? He got old. And sick. More »

Master Chief Crosses The Delaware

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:30:00 EDT

This isn't how we remember him finishing the fight, but that's OK. Thanks Ryan & Lindsay! More »

The Master Chief Is in Halo: Reach After All

Brian Crecente — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:00:00 EDT

Color me surprised, especially since I played through the game twice and didn't notice him, but the Master Chief does appear to make a quick cameo in the end of Halo: Reach. More »

Halo Kitty

Brian Crecente — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:20:00 EDT

Designer Joseph Senior blends Hello Kitty with a slew of pop culture icons, among them Halo's Master Chief. More »

Marvel To Tackle The Fall Of Halo's Reach, Rise Of Master Chief

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:00:00 EDT

The story behind Halo's most famous Spartan, Master Chief, is ready to be (re)told in comic book form this September. Marvel Comics will adapt Eric Nylund's bestselling novel prequel to Halo: Reach as part of a "graphic fiction event." More »

When Halo Meets Gundam: The Master Chief Zaku

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:00:00 EDT

Model hobbyist and Gundam fan Angelo Guibone's custom Master Chief Zaku crossover not only appeals to two camps, its will probably appear in a proposal for Microsoft Tecmo Koei's Halo: Dynasty Warriors: Gundam: Combat Evolved at some point. More »

There Were Video Game Bobbleheads In Here Somewhere

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:40:58 EST

Somewhere in the crowd of Funko's Wacky Wobbler bobbleheads (and lamps) at Toy Fair 2010 were familiar gaming faces. Sonic is a prototype. Also new for 2010 are the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars ones. No shaking, please. More »

Master Mario Mashup

Owen Good — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:30:00 EST

Mario/Master Chief tattoo, now on an unknown fan for life. As seen at Hawty McBloggy. More »

Today's Pumpkin Post Brought To You By Cuteness

AJ Glasser — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:40:00 EDT

A lot of cute pumpkins to post today. First up is the Ice Climbers, followed by Master Chief in green pumpkin form, Kingdom Hearts, Akuma, the Spy and a mystery game. More »

Big Daddy Needs a Big Pumpkin

AJ Glasser — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:30:00 EDT

A couple more jack-o-lanterns for the weekend then we're in the home stretch. Big Daddy comes from Kotaku user Crabcraft and Master Chief is Josh Ray's masterpiece from last year. More »

Jimbo Jones As Master Chief

AJ Glasser — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:30:00 EDT

Here's what you missed if you didn't catch The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror XX special: Dolph as Venom, Kearney as Heath Ledger's Joker and Jimbo in the guise of Master Chief. With sneakers. More »

Big Halo 3 ODST Sales And The Return Of Master Chief

Mike Fahey — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:20:00 EDT

With Halo 3: ODST selling 2.5 million copies within two weeks of release, Microsoft talks to USA Today about the future of the franchise, merchandising, and the possibly return of Master Chief. More »

Guess Who Loves The New Orleans Saints?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EDT

Spotted this past Sunday at the Jets vs. Saints game. Thanks PShip! More »

Halo Hoodie Practically Begs to be Teabagged

Owen Good — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:00:00 EDT

Without getting close enough to see the UNSC sleeve patch (or the obnoxious "NOOBS GET PWN3D" crest) , I'm not sure this $88 Marc Ecko-designed Halo-themed hoodie really says "Master Chief" to me. More »

Even Master Chief Mows The Yard

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:00:00 EDT

As Seen on WinterWolfStudios via 4chan via That Girl's Site. More »

The Great Chain Interview, Part 4: Xbox Guy To Ex-Xbox Guy To That Guy’s Boss

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:00:23 EDT

In yesterday's Chain Interview installment, Sony's Scott Rohde wanted Microsoft's Shane Kim to say if Microsoft would get back into making sports games. Kim answered. Then things got...interesting. More »

Army Envisions Future with Master Chief-ified Soldiers

Owen Good — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Or, maybe they're Mass Effect-ified. But the U.S. Army's concept for a soldier in the year 2030 definitely looks video game-ified - especially with its strength-enhancing exoskeleton and ... combat drugs? Maybe it's Helghast-ified? More »

Halo Kitty Action Figure Can Be Yours for $50

Owen Good — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Hey, you got your Hello Kitty in my Master Chief! You got your Master Chief in my Hello Kitty! Two great tastes that ... eh ... perhaps not. More »

Msoft: I Doubt We've Seen the Last of Master Chief

Brian Crecente — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:40:00 EST

Speaking to USA Today, Halo franchise development director Frank O'Connor hints that we may have more Master Chief in store for us in the future. More »

This One-Year Child Is Game Character Genius (Watch!)

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:00:00 EST

Here baby Melodie shows off her very extensive knowledge of game characters. So amazing. So cute. More »

Requiem for a Console

Owen Good — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST

A gamer's fourth Xbox 360 red-ringed, and a veritable who's-who of consoles turned out to pay their respects and show their anguish that so many are dying so young, and so senselessly. More »

You Got Your Master Chief In My Spore!

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:40:29 EST

It may not be as mindblowingly impressive as the amazing StarCraft recreation done in Spore, and the shine of Spore creature creations may have started to dull to the more jaded of us, but this collection of Halo universe heroes, beasts and vehicles, built in Maxis' sim-everything game is still pretty darn neat. More »

Your Master Chief Costume Is Here, $629.99 And It's Yours

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:40:06 EDT

If you're ready to phone in this year's Halloween costume, Costumes Inc. and Rubie's Costume Company got your back. This Master Chief "Collector's Costume" will be the talk of whatever shindig you find yourself at over the next week. "You paid how much for this thing?" they'll ask. "It was marked down from $850!" you'll proudly announce, all the while sweating profusely, your speech muffled to near indecipherable levels. More »

Check Out master Chief's Wang - Shouldn't...

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:45:00 EDT

Check Out master Chief's Wang - Shouldn't laugh, but really, there's a poignancy to it. It's an old store display from a record store near my house. Done by a local artist who, it turns out, is quite handy with a brush. Sadly, his website doesn't feature the aforementioned wang. It does have another very nice digital painting of the chief, however. More »

Yup, You Just Got Master Chief In My Fable II

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:40:00 EDT

Click to viewPut down your pixel-hunting devices, Photoshop sceptics. Master Chief will indeed be appearing in Fable II. Or at least, his armour will be, as part of the included goodies bundled with the collector's edition. There have been a few changes made since we first saw him – namely around the face – all of them for the better, making this conspicuous marketing tie-in a little less conspicuous than it could have been. Embiggened version after the jump. More »

Did You Just Get Master Chief In My Fable II?

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:40:42 EDT

Lionhead fan site Loinhead has posted a rather suspicious and alleged Fable II screen shot today, one that it claims originates from an anonymous source. The site cryptically writes "we seem to have found an image in the style of Fable 2 very shortly after the Collector's Edition was announced." Hoax? Semi-clever marketing? Merely intense character customization? More »

Marketing Halo 3 - Finding Master Chief's Humanity

Mike Fahey — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:20:00 EDT

At the MI6 marketing conference earlier this week, various Microsoft staffers presented a talk outlining how they successfully marketed Halo 3 to the masses. They explained how their main goal in expanding the audience for the third installment of Bungie's saga was to put a more human face on Master Chief.

"The marketing statement was really based around Master Chief. We did some research, and found out that people thought of Master Chief the same way they think of Robocop and the Terminator, a killing machine... we had to humanize him to reach a broader audience."

To this end they created the 'A Starry Night' advertisement, which gave us a rather heart-wrenching look at MC as a child, as well as the famous diorama commercials, which showcased his heroism. They talk also covered the Crackdown beta, which invested players in the game. Hit up Gamasutra for a full writeup of the talk. You'd have thought all the marketing strategy they needed was calling the game Halo 3. More »

Microsoft Fine WIth User-Generated Master Chief on PS3

Mark Wilson — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:20:00 EDT

When fans built a Master Chief model for Unreal Tournament 3 (playable on the PlayStation 3), some of us giggled. Others of us, including Business Week, didn't think that Microsoft would be too happy. Now Microsoft attorney Don McGowan is speaking up on his blog to address the situation. More »