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Culture
This Halo Concept Art is so Old it’s Drawn on Paper
Lovers of Halo (or of art in the most traditional sense) should dig these images from artist Eddie Smith, who over the years has worked on several games in the epic sci-fi saga. The more recent the games are, the more modern the art, but my favourites are Smith’s pieces for the first two Halos,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2012 -
Everything You Wanted (or Needed) to Know About Halo 4’s Guns
The history. The purpose. The sound effects. The enormous write-up over on Halo Waypoint (linked below) has everything a series fan – or firearm fetishist – could ever want with regards to humanity’s weapons of choice. And if you don’t feel like reading? Here’s every UNSC gun in the game, shooting things in the face.…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2012 -
Batman Sucks at Halo, But Excels at Kicking Robin’s Ass
The Dark Knight is not very good at Halo. Bruce Wayne was obviously too busy with all that money and grief as a kid to have learned his way around a control pad. He’s making up for it now, though. The only way he knows how.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 1, 2012 -
Culture
The Art Of Jaime Jones
I’m in love. This is the art of Jaime Jones, an illustrator and concept artist who has worked for clients like Bungie, Blizzard, Wizards of the Coast and Warner Bros. It’s pretty damn special. Lovers of Fine Art may have already caught a glimpse of his work previously, in these Guild Wars 2 clips, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2012 -
Get Your Series Five Halo Minimates Before They Disappear Completely
Dear Diamond Select Toys: stop releasing new Halo Minimates so fast. Feels like series four just came out, I already spent $25 on Thundercats Minimates at Comic-Con, so there’s no way I can justify the newly-released Halo series five, no matter how much cool shit you pack in each box. It’s not just two tiny…
By Mike Fahey Published July 30, 2012 -
OK, That Halo 4 Console Doesn’t Look as Bad as I Thought
Let’s be honest: most people’s reaction to the upcoming Halo 4 Xbox 360 console was probably somewhere between “oh” and “oh God my eyes”. Which may explain why some new pictures of the console have turned up on Halo’s official site looking, well, a lot better. It’s all down to that transparent effect. Not really…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 26, 2012 -
Giant Halo Figures Might be the Best Video Game Toys Ever Made
These enormous, insanely-detailed Halo figures (which we caught a glimpse of a few months ago) from ThreeA don’t have an asking price. They’re like a luxury car, or a designer watch. If you need to ask how much, you probably can’t afford it. If you could, though, boy. If these aren’t the best video game…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2012 -
Here’s How Halo Will Look in Crysis 2. Wait, What?
You might not be sitting around thinking that Crysis 2 needs more Master Chief. Fair enough. But some intrepid modders are using the PC release of Crytek’s alien invasion war game to stage their own version of Spartan-vs-Covenant action. They’re calling it Venerance. Tributary Creations is a loose confederation of developers who are using the…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 24, 2012 -
They Fell In Love Playing Halo 3, And Just Met In Real Life
It’s easy to be cynical about the world of online multi-player gaming. We’ve all had our bad experiences with campers, griefers, and a hundred other kinds of jerk. We know about the foul-mouthed kiddies and the racist, sexist crap spewed by adults old enough to know better. None of the negativity is new. But sometimes……
By Kate Cox Published July 17, 2012 -
I Get the Feeling Halo vs. Predator Isn’t Meant to Determine a Winner
Only forces beyond our mortal comprehension of this universe could bring Master Chief face to face with Predator, to determine who is more powerful, across a rather eclectic series of competitions. Hang in there to see who is really behind this duel of fates, as filmed by Freakin’ Rad. There’s a special guest star at…
By Owen Good Published July 15, 2012 -
“Legendary Edition” Halo 4 Hardware Also Offers Controller Sold Separately
The “Legendary Edition” Halo 4 console bundle, outed on Thursday, was officially revealed yesterday at Comic-Con. What we didn’t know is that it’ll have some Halo 4-themed controllers sold separately. For those who want a piece of Halo themed hardware but can’t take the $400 the full console package costs, a custom gamepad will run…
By Owen Good Published July 15, 2012 -
Watch The New Trailer For The Ass-Kicking Halo 4 Live-Action Series
Here now, the first trailer for Halo 4: Forward Into Dawn, an upcoming, very ambitious live-action series based on the Halo universe. Drama! Romance! Master Chief! Oh, yeah. Maybe a bit cheesy looking, but hey, I’ll watch it.
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 12, 2012 -
Custom Halo 4 Xbox 360 Bundle Leaks Ahead of Microsoft’s Official Announcement
A Microsoft store listing, since removed, said a limited edition Halo 4 console bundle will be released, delivering the game and a specially designed case on a 320 GB Xbox 360 configuration for $400. IGN spotted the listing earlier this evening. The Halo 4 360 will play custom Halo sounds whenever the device’s capacitive eject…
By Owen Good Published July 12, 2012 -
Kotaku EastThe Halo 4 Release Date Is Easier to Remember in Japanese
Ha, this is pretty funny—if you understand Japanese and even if you do not. Released earlier this spring, this is the Japanese language version of the “Red vs. Blue: Remember to Not Forget” clip that was supposed help you to remember to…not forget Halo 4‘s release date. Rooster Teeth started their popular Halo-based machinima comedy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2012 -
Microsoft Has Spent Millions Bringing Halo 4 To Real Life
The upcoming Halo 4 live-action series will cost between $5-10 million to produce, reports the Los Angeles Times today in an excellent new feature about Microsoft’s ambitious new project. Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, which will preview this Thursday at Comic Con and launch October 5, is a prequel that re-creates the first invasion of…
By Jason Schreier Published July 11, 2012 -
This Giant Hunk is Playing Master Chief in the Halo Series
This is Daniel Cudmore. He’s a Canadian actor who you’ll probably recognise most easily as Colossus from the X-Men movies. You’ll also soon be seeing him play the role of Halo’s Master Chief. Well, sort of. With the sci-fi series’ big-screen adaptation dead in the water, Cudmore will be the first man to play the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2012 -
Halo 4 Will Work, Somehow, With Microsoft’s Fancy New Tablet
Microsoft’s Don Mattrick has quietly announced today that Halo 4 will, in some way, work with the company’s upcoming Surface tablets How, exactly? No idea, he wouldn’t elaborate. But it’s the first time Microsoft has really bothered to talk games in any way when it comes to Surface, so at least that’s interesting. In the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
Halo 2 High-Definition Remake Said to be In Development
The latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine UK says that 343 Industries, maker of last year’s Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (and, of course, this year’s all-new Halo 4), has similar plans for Halo 2 “Following the success of remake Halo Anniversary, 343 Industries has now started development of Halo 2 Anniversary,” the magazine says in…
By Owen Good Published July 8, 2012 -
Halo 4 Forges Ahead With New Mapmaking Capabilities [UPDATED with Video]
Halo 4 will get mapmaking support under the Forge toolkit that has long followed the series. A panel today at Rooster Teeth’s RTX event in Austin, Texas revealed the new Forge’s feature set. [Update] That video above shows the toolkit in action. It’s footage from the RTX panel discussion on Saturday. A “ton of new…
By Owen Good Published July 7, 2012