Halo

A Halo Movie Is Getting Made (Sort Of)

Microsoft just announced a Halo “digital feature project”. Ridley Scott and David Zucker (Naked Gun, Scary Movie) are involved as executive producers, while Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (who has directed some episodes of Heroes and Battlestar) will direct. This isn’t a BIG movie, in the sense that this won’t go to theatres in the summer and cost…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2014

Lego Warthog

Lego Warthog by Legohaulic. Below, a few more of his recent creations, including Blade Runner’s Chinatown: He has many more on display at Flickr, and accepts commissions.

By John Struan Published March 31, 2014

The Assassin’s Creed character design even works well in the world of Halo

Assassin’s Creed + Halo

By John Struan Published March 31, 2014

Thirteen Years Of Halo Nostalgia In Six Perfect Posters

Deviant Artist and Halo fan Scourge07 combined his penchant for art with his passion for Bungie shooters to create a series of wonderful minimalist posters, one for each game in the series. Well, each core game at least. I do not see a Halo Wars entry, nor do I see one for Spartan Assault, the…

By Mike Fahey Published March 22, 2014

Wacky Titanfall News Report Has Halo, Call of Duty Shooting Each Other

Look, we can’t say that Next Media Animation’s segment on today’s hot release actually, y’know, makes sense, as far what the moving images signify. But it’s fun to watch. And, hey, it’s Francis! Think he knows he’s in this? The best part of NMA’s take on Titanfall has to be its terrible approximation of the…

By Evan Narcisse Published March 11, 2014

Cortana has a Different Look on the Windows Phone

Cortana, the digital consigliere coming to Windows Phone 8.1, won’t be represented by the light blue apparition of a woman. Cortana will, appropriately enough, be a halo. It, uh, she? will be represented by a blue ring that animates whenever she’s speaking or thinking, says The Verge, citing sources inside Microsoft and providing some screenshots…

By Owen Good Published March 3, 2014

Culture

Halo, Destiny Artist Sure Knows How To Draw Cool Stuff

So, Isaac Hannaford is an artist who was featuredhere before this concept art feature even had a name. So we’re about overdue for a second, proper look at his work. As Lead Concept Artist at Destiny and former Halo developers Bungie, Hanneford is the man in charge of shaping the studio’s output. Which is one…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2014

He Made Halo‘s Energy Sword, and It Looks Really Awkward to Use

Master Chief makes it look easy, doesn’t he? But, it turns out that wielding the famous bladed Covenant weapon from the Xbox sci-fi FPS isn’t all that graceful. Watch yourself, dude. You ain’t no Spartan! In the latest segment of the Man At Arms webseries, Tony Swatton and crew craft one of a video game…

By Evan Narcisse Published February 10, 2014

LEGO Spaceship Is Seven Feet Long, Took Four Years To Build

The UNSC Spirit Of Fire, a ship from the Halo series, would be 2.5km long if it were a real thing. But it’s not. So all we’ve got instead is this “tiny” model. Mark Kelso spent four years building this monstrosity, which is based off 3D models and had the insane goal of not just…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2014

Huge Image Gives a Little Peek Into the Next Halo

All-new console. All-new Halo. And, according to this 343 Industries update, this is a look at an all-new slice of the Halo-verse. Loads of detail in there, eh?

By Evan Narcisse Published January 10, 2014

Culture

The Man Who Helped Change The Look Of Halo

It’s not often that video game artists make the headlines, but Kenneth Scott made a few this week when he left his post as art director at 343 studios. That’s kind of a big deal for fans because he was in charge of shaping the series’ visual identity. It’s far from terrible news – his…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2014

The “Next Halo Journey” Begins This Year, Says Microsoft

Folks got concerned when the word “Halo” wasn’t on a list of upcoming games in an official Microsoft Xbox One update. Fret not, Master Chief lovers, you’ll get your Spartan on this year, according to an Microsoft representative. In a post that stated the Redmond-based tech giant sold more than three million Xbox Ones last…

By Evan Narcisse Published January 6, 2014

The First Halo Game On Xbox One Looks A Little Different

Halo: Spartan Assault was originally banishedto Windows 8 devices, but now that there’s a shiny new Xbox on the market, it’s available on Xbox One. So just in time for Christmas, I bring you a look at how the game plays on Xbox One. We liked the original game, and the new version of Spartan…

By Steve Marinconz Published December 23, 2013

The Halo-on-Atari-2600 Game is Going Into the Smithsonian

The Smithsonian American Art Museum yesterday acquired two games for its permanent collection. One of them seems right at home—Flower, the independent title almost universally praised by critics for its artistic flourishes. The other is, basically, Halo if it was made for the Atari 2600. Halo 2600 by Ed Fries (a former Microsoft games publishing…

By Owen Good Published December 18, 2013

We’ll Be Playing Halo On Xbox One Come December 24, Sort Of

So it’s not what immediately comes to mind when you think of the Halo franchise. Spartan Assault is stillas close as you can get to playing Halowithout a first person view, and it’s the first Halo coming to the Xbox One. just in time for Christmas. Featuring more than 30 missions that bridge the gap…

By Mike Fahey Published December 9, 2013

Halo 4 Blooper Reel Is Worth Watching Just For Creepy Cortana

The people behind Halo 4 just released this blooper reel. It’s creepy, kinda funny, and worth watching just for Creepy Cortana, which is apparently based off a 343 designer’s face Watch right here:

By Jason Schreier Published November 7, 2013

Kotaku East

No, China, Master Chief’s Battle Suit Is Not Real

The U.S. military is working on new “smart armour.” And state-controlled China Central Television recently covered the gear by passing off fan-made Halo battlewear as U.S. military concepts. This is not a joke. The program was New Defence Observations, a military show (read: propaganda), on Channel 7. On the October 19 episode, which is recently…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2013

Halo: Spartan Assault is Coming to Xbox 360 and Xbox One

Halo: Spartan Assault—the top-down, twin-stick shooter released over the summer for Windows 8 PCs and mobile devices—is coming to the Xbox 360 and Xbox One by the holidays, Microsoft said this morning. The game on consoles will feature a new online co-op mode, and new missions showcasing the mode. The Flood will also be an…

By Owen Good Published October 29, 2013

New High-Tech US Army Helmet Takes A Cue From Video Games

I know it’s probably overkill, but I have been looking for some quality paintball masks…

By Tina Amini Published October 24, 2013

Halo‘s Half-Assed ‘Mister Chief’ Immortalized as an Xbox Live Avatar

Mister Chief came to us nearly 10 years ago, filling in for a Halo 2 promotional poster on the good ol’ Bungie Weekly Update. “A terrible idea that snowballed out of control,” says his creator. Now Mister Chief’s perpetually constipated, teeth-gritting expression finds its way to an Xbox Live avatar costume. Mister C. is the…

By Owen Good Published October 21, 2013