The Voice Commands of Halo: Anniversary Fail at the Wrong Times
"I'm sorry Chris, I'm afraid I can't let you do that"
Throw Grenades by Voice with Halo: Anniversary's Kinect Functionality
You can shout "grenade!" and see Master Chief sling one with the Kinect functionality 343 Industries has added to Halo: Anniversary, the high-definition remake coming Nov. 15. Other voice commands include "reload!" the studio revealed yesterday at Comic-Con.
Halo: Anniversary's Kinect Support Involves Voice-Switching the Graphics
When word spread this summer that Halo: Anniversary would include Kinect support, gamers fidgeted nervously, wondering just what the hell 343 Industries had in mind for the franchise. Calm down, they're not introducing motion control to the HD remake. They're letting you switch between the game's high-definition and…
The Sights and Highlights of Halo Fest: Halo 4, Halo: Anniversary, The…
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Sure, PAX 2011 is taking place in Seattle right now, but let's not forget that right across the street is Halo Fest. This expo celebrates the game's 10th anniversary with a look to the future (Halo 4) a nod to the past (Halo: Anniversary), and all sorts of stuff in between. And The Duke. Who could forget The Duke? It…
Halo: Anniversary Deftly Repaints Gaming History
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Confession: I wasn't all that excited about the E3 announcement of Halo: Anniversary. I think it was some combination of remake-fatigue, the fact that Tomb Raider had already snagged the Anniversary title for their remake… all that top of the fact that the grand Halo Reach went so far beyond the original that an…
Halo: Anniversary Promises a New Perspective on Old Memories
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Here is exactly what was shown of Halo: Anniversary's singleplayer campaign, today at Comic-Con 2011. The demonstration was also given to press at E3 back in June; this is its first public display. It covers the classic level "Silent Cartographer," and showcases the ability to switch between updated high-definition…
Halo: Anniversary will Include New Content, Old Visuals and Updated…
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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the high-definition remake of the landmark Halo: Combat Evolved, will feature new narrative content and on-the-fly switching between its new presentation and the graphic mode of the original.
Halo's Remake Has Kinect Support
Microsoft Game Studios VP Phil Spencer has told GameSpot "We believe that Kinect will be important to all genres of games. Be it racing games with Forza, combat games like Ryse...even games like Halo Anniversary have Kinect integration." Here's hoping it's just to browse the menus. [GameSpot, via Edge]
A Look Inside The Art of Building The Halo Universe
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With the ten year anniversary of the release of the original Xbox shooter Halo looming, Titan Books is preparing to publish a collection of art from the series.