Kotaku: Halo Wars

This is the Pretty Facebook Game from People Who Made Age of Empires and Halo Wars

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:00:00 EDT

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Once. Twice. Three times. The folks at Zynga kept telling me the same thing, because they want me to know it. And they want you to know it: More »

The Second Wave of Halo Anniversary Edition Toys Gets Animated

Mike Fahey — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:40:00 EDT

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How many different Master Chief figures can McFarlane Toys make? Oh they're just getting started. The company recently announced series two of the Halo Anniversary Edition figures, featuring the white-striped version of John 117 from the animated Halo Legends short "The Package". More »

Today, Canada Gets the World's Best Xbox 360 Bundle

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:30:00 EDT

Starting today, and for a limited time, an Xbox 360 bundle will go on sale in Canada that is, well, better than any other I've ever seen for the console. More »

Halo Wars Still a Worthy Franchise, Says New Halo Studio

Owen Good — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EST

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Halo Wars survived Microsoft's assault to take down its leaderboards late last year, showing that the game still has some fight in it. 343 Industries, Microsoft's new internal studio handling the Halo franchise, tipped its cap to the console RTS, calling it sequel- and even Kinect-worthy. More »

Halo Wars' Leaderboards Saved

Owen Good — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:30:00 EST

Responding to outcry from the game's close-knit community, Microsoft has about-faced on its decision to end leaderboard and stat-tracking support for Halo Wars on Dec. 15. More »

Halo Wars Goes Dark On Dec. 15

Owen Good — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:00:00 EST

Barely two years after its release, Microsoft is pulling the plug on Halo Wars on Dec. 15, axing leaderboards and stat-tracking as well as the forums. Fans of the real-time strategy game are not pleased. More »

Halo Wars And Dead Rising Are On Demand

Mike Fahey — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:40:00 EST

Something old and something comparably new join the Xbox 360 Games on Demand lineup today, with Dead Rising and Halo Wars now available in convenient downloadable form. More »

Best Video Game Cut Scenes of 2009

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:00:21 EST

We're not just debating the best video game of 2009 this week. We've got other awards to dole out. Today, I declare which '09 game had the best cut scenes and which was the runner-up. More »

Halo Wars...Clay

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:30:00 EST

Microsoft's Halo Wars is popular enough to merit its own line of toys — official toys. It also is popular enough to merit a line of rip off toys that come packed in clay. More »

Two Minutes of Risk: Halo Wars GameBoardplay

Owen Good — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:00:00 EDT

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The Halo franchise's real-time simulator is getting ported into the seminal analog turn-based strategy game RISK, that we knew. This video shows the three factions, three modes of play, and player pieces included in Risk: Halo Wars Collector's Edition. More »

All Halo Wars Leaderboard Data Erased from Xbox Live

Owen Good — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:00:00 EDT

All Halo Wars leaderboard data - and by this, "all" means "everything" - disappeared from Xbox Live today, says Major Nelson, meaning braggin' rights have been reset to launch day status. More »

Fight Historic Battles In The Next Halo Wars DLC

Mike Fahey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:40:00 EDT

Explore the history of the UNSC/Covenant War through bloody battle this month, with four new skirmish maps for Halo Wars in the Historic Battle add-on pack. More »

Halo Wars, 7th Guest Dev Lands Job at Apple

Brian Crecente — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Ensemble Studios' lead designer Graeme Devine has landed a mystery job at Apple's iPhone group, the developer told Kotaku. More »

Explore Strategic Options In Halo Wars Today

Mike Fahey — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Players looking to add a little more meat to their Halo Wars experience need look no further than Xbox Live Marketplace, where the Strategic options downloadable content is now available for purchase. More »

Halo Wars DLC Presents Strategic Options

Mike Fahey — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:30:00 EDT

Three new multiplayer modes are making their way to Halo Wars courtesy of the Strategic Options Game Add-On Pack. More »

Halo Wars Sells A Million

Mike Fahey — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:40:00 EDT

Microsoft's latest foray into the Halo universe has surpassed the million copy sold mark, making Halo Wars the best-selling console real-time strategy game of the current generation. More »

Ensemble Says Goodbye With Halo Wars Concept Art

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EDT

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. More »

Halo Wars Gets Korean TV Show

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:00:00 EST

Korean gamers don't just love playing, but watching others play games, too! Korean network MBC Game has been broadcasting real-time-strategy game StarCraft matches for year. So broadcasting RTS Halo Wars makes sense. More »

The Halo Universe Expanded: Part One

Mike Fahey — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:40:00 EST

In the first of a new series of videos dealing with the expansion of the Halo universe, members of Ensemble, and the gaming press talk Halo history. More »

Gamestop Hopes Halo Wars Is Worth A Midnight Launch

Mike Fahey — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:20:00 EST

It's not very often that a real-time strategy title earns a midnight launch, but toss the word Halo in there and GameStop sits up and listens. More »

Frankenreview: Halo Wars

Mike Fahey — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:20:00 EST

Twenty years before Halo: Combat Evolved the war between humanity and the Covenant was a much more strategic affair, as proven in Ensemble Studios' swan song, Halo Wars. More »

Microsoft Teams With Fashion Label For Designer Halo Wars Gear

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST

You think Halo, you think...well, you don't think designer clothing. But Microsoft Asia do, which explains why we're now looking at a most unexpected (and unexpectedly tasteful) range of Halo Wars gear. More »

Halo Wars Review: A Fistful of Spartans

Brian Crecente — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST

Halo has been safely nesting in the loving hands of Bungie for more than seven years. And it's excelled as a first-person shooter, proving finally that you can make a great shooter on a console. More »

Microsoft Would Like You To Believe This Model Is A Halo Fan

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:00:00 EST

Well done, Microsoft UK. Here we were, thinking that, come 2009, gaming - yes, even 360 gaming - was for everyone, when you go and shove a set of Halo Wars-covered tits in our face. More »

Bonfire Rises From The Ashes Of Ensemble

Mike Fahey — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:30:00 EST

Robot Entertainment isn't the only development house rising from the ruins of Halo Wars developer Ensemble Studios, as 35 ex-Ensemble employees join together as Bonfire Studios, already hard at work on an original title. More »

New Ensemble Studio Working on New Game

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:30:00 EST

When Robot Entertainment said "hello, world" last week, it seemed likely that, being made up of an Ensemble co-founder and a bunch of Ensemble staff, they'd be taking over Ensemble's work. More »

Halo Wars Figures Receive Reinforcements

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:30:00 EST

Kicking the pre-release marketing for Halo Wars into top gear, a second series of Halo Wars action figures have today been announced by McFarlane and Microsoft. More »

Halo Wars: Making Console Real-Time Strategy Work

Mike Fahey — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:20:00 EST

The third in a series of video documentaries covering the upcoming Xbox 360 game Halo Wars features members of the development team explaining how to make a console real-time strategy game that works. More »

Halo MEGA Bloks Have Us Wishing For Halo LEGO Instead

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:30:00 EST

MEGA Bloks are kinda like LEGO in the way a Daewoo is kinda like a Mercedes. Ah well! MEGA Bloks got the license to produce little Halo toys and LEGO did not. More »

Go Get Your Halo Wars Demo

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST

It's a Halo game without Bungie! It's a real-time strategy game on a console! Halo Wars is all kinds of unexpected. So with a demo now out, feel to try before you buy/vomit opinions. More »

Master Chief Is The Batman Of The Future

Mike Fahey — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:20:00 EST

The latest video documentary for the real-time strategy game Halo Wars takes a look at the individual units appearing in the game, from hordes of Spartans to swarms of Locusts. More »

Halo Wars MEGA Bloks Coming

Brian Crecente — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST

Mega Bloks, best known for their over-sized, LEGO-like building toys for ham-fisted infants, is releasing Halo Wars-themed toys this summer. More »

Microsoft Talks Future of Halo Wars And Ensemble Studios

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:00:00 EST

Just because Ensemble Studios is dead that does not mean the studios' Halo Wars are gone. The game will live on! More »

Take A Closer Look At Halo 3's Mythic Map Pack

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:00:00 EST

The official Austrian Xbox blog has posted a few screenshots of Halo 3's Mythic Map Pack, along with - for the first time - some names and descriptions to go along with them. More »

Europe's Getting A "Best of Halo" Xbox 360 Bundle

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:40:58 EST

Halo Wars' attach rate should be comfortably boosted in Europe, thanks to a new bundle that Microsoft looks to be introducing in the continent. Swedish retailers are now listing a "Best of Halo" hardware release. More »

You Can't Hold Australia In Risk: Halo Wars

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:40:14 EST

Add Risk: Halo Wars to the list of Halo titles being released in 2009. The board game follows up the Halo Interactive Strategy Game released last year. Try to contain your nerd-ons, guys. More »

Halo Wars DLC A Definite Possibility

Mike Fahey — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:20:00 EST

At a preview event for UK journalists, the lead producer behind Ensemble Studio's real-time strategy take on the Halo universe suggested that downloadable content for the game could be in the works. More »

Presenting The Lost & Damned "Box Art", Halo Wars Gold Membership Card

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:30:00 EST

Two pieces of Xbox Live-related cardware on show for you today. The first is the redeemable points card you'll receive when you buy Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & the Damned. More »

MLG Giving Out 25 Halo Wars Early Demo Invites

Owen Good — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST

Major League Gaming got 25 invitations from Microsoft that give early access to the Halo Wars demo, and is holding a drawing to see who gets 'em. Winners can play it a week early. More »

Halo Wars The Video Documentary: Part 1

Mike Fahey — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:20:00 EST

For those of you who'd rather not fill your Xbox 360 with a nice-sized chunk of video, here's the first in a series of video documentaries for the real-time strategy game Halo Wars. More »