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These Little Halo Toys Are Disturbingly Desirable

First shown off at this year’s Toy Fair, there’ll soon be a line of action figures based not just on Halo, but on the Halo gear your little Xbox 360 avatars can wear. Which should make these all kinds of awkward, but the end result is surprisingly endearing. The ones that are clearly avatars, I…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 27, 2012

Is This a Leak of Halo 4‘s Multiplayer Beta, a Parody, or Both? [Update]

We’re in the red zone for pre-E3 bullshit. A week before the show is usually when we get a dumptruck full of fakes, bogus retailer listings and LinkedIn resumes confirming everything but the return of the Dreamcast. This, however, is so bizarre I’m compelled to share it. Because someone may be having a little fun…

By Owen Good Published May 27, 2012

Who Knew That a Halo Beatdown Could Be So Danceable?

“Video game remixes” are becoming quite the thing these days—not to be confused with video game soundtrack remixes, video game remixes are when a musician takes the sound effects of a game and combines them into something musical. This Halo one is particularly neat—created by FlashBangMusic, it uses some of the most iconic Halo sound…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 25, 2012

Microsoft Could Totally Pull Off Its Own Super Smash Bros. Clone

With Sony doing it’s own Super Smash Bros. type game with PlayStation All-Stars, Xbox-loving commenter rbranyan3to wonders if it wouldn’t be impossible for Microsoft to do the same. How would it work? Let’s brainstorm in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. I was reading online about the Playstation All-Stars game and in the comments people were…

Speak Up Published May 24, 2012

Culture

Only Art Can Bring Halo, Uncharted & Assassin’s Creed Together

Evan Shipard is an Australian artist who has worked on some big movies and movie franchises, such as Wolverine, Narnia and even House of Flying Daggers He’s also worked on a number of prominent video game commercials, including Halo’s Deliver Hope spot and trailers for Battlefield 3, Uncharted, Assassin’s Creed and God of War Shipard…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 17, 2012

Halo 4 Will Have Weekly Multiplayer Episodes

Upcoming first-person shooter Halo 4 will have a whole bunch of multiplayer options, including a weekly episodic mode called “Spartan Ops,” publisher Microsoft said today. Spartan Ops is a series of episodes that will be released weekly and tell the story of the UNSC Infinity spaceship and its crew, Microsoft says. You’ll get weekly cinematics…

By Jason Schreier Published May 16, 2012

Halo 4 Action Figure Package Reveals New Enemy Types

Now that it’s being made by 343 Industries, we’ve been told to expect a lot of new stuff. And we’ve seen new multiplayer models and new looks for Cortana and Master Chief. So, Halo 4‘s not going to be the same old sci-fi first-person-shooter. Info about the new enemies has been tightly guarded but two…

By Evan Narcisse Published May 15, 2012

Fans Piece Together the Box Art for Halo 4

And here we have what looks like the box art for Halo 4, as assembled by NeoGAFer spawn031. An email from Microsoft went out with fragments of this image, titled “Your piece of the Halo 4 puzzle.” Each email came with a bit of this image, which spawn031 assembled and monsterfracas shared. Hey, now. That…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 14, 2012

See Halo, Mass Effect, Battlefield & Modern Warfare Stab Each Other in the Guts

Some of the biggest shooters in the world (and Mass Effect) go head to head in this clip by Corridor Digital, which compares each series’ “instakill” by having a whole lot of people get stabbed. Of course, there can be only one winner. And it’s none of the games mentioned in that headline… Art of…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012

Video Gaming’s A-Team Brings Samus, Shepard, Master Chief and Jim Raynor Together

Using the magic of Photoshop and the wizardry of Garry’s Mod, Ariel Flores has brought together some of video gaming’s greatest heroes in the one team. Calling it the “Vindication Series”, it’s got action, explosions and…Commander Shepard sticking his tongue down the back of Lightning’s neck. Something I never thought I’d see, and now I’ve…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012

These Amazing Video Game Guns Actually Fire

Brian Johnson makes replica video game weapons. Unlike other ones that just look nice, though, he goes the extra mile and has them functioning as actual NERF guns. We showed you one of these last year, but man, the whole collection is so great I’m showing you a ton of them tonight. Drawing from properties…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012

First Look at the “Set” of the Halo 4 Live Action Series

The Halo 4 live action web series announced earlier this week is already filming, on the campus of Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. Reader xxxblank just so happens to attend Simon Fraser University, and says the film crew has been transforming various parts of the grounds into something a little more futuristic. The university’s…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 2, 2012

Live-Action Halo 4 Web Series Will Bring Master Chief To Real Life This Fall

Microsoft may have derailed the Halo movie, but that won’t stop the publisher from bringing Master Chief to glorious live-action this year. Microsoft will launch a web-series called Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn this fall, Variety reports today The live-action series, composed of five 15-minute installments that will air on the networks Machinima and Halo…

By Jason Schreier Published April 30, 2012

The Most Amazing Portal, Halo & Metal Gear Toys You’ll Ever See

Toy company threeA held a signing and showcase event over the weekend in Hong Kong, and present at the show were our first good looks at the studio’s upcoming Portal and Halo figures. We also get a look at their second Metal Gear effort as well, following on from the enormous Metal Gear Rex Halo…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2012

A Baylor Bear, Fighting as a Spartan

News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • In the picture above, the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III, widely expected to be taken second when the NFL Draft kicks off in 90 minutes, enjoys a game of Halo 4 at a Microsoft-sponsored VIP event in New York yesterday. •…

By Owen Good Published April 26, 2012

Why Should a Video Game Franchise Die Just Because You Don’t Like It?

In today’s morbid edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Paradox Me wonders why people call for the death of popular franchises just because they don’t like them. Good question! What is it about folks that call for the death of franchises they dislike rather than simply ignoring them? GameTrailers did a video of the…

Speak Up Published April 24, 2012

Damn, Halo Action Figures Just Got Classy

A few companies have tried their hands at Halo action figures over the years. McFarlane is one. Square Enix another. Well, you can now add Hong Kong outfit threeA toys – only the best damn toy company on the planet – to the list. threeA has teased an image of a figure based on Carter,…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2012

Leaked Halo 4 Art Reveals New Looks For Enemies and Multiplayer Models

Hot on the heels of Halo 4’s release date announcement, a chunk of art and screens have materialized out of the ether to provide glimpses of the updated Cortana model, re-designed looks for the Red and Blue multiplayer factions and in-game locations. You can take a look at more images from the hotly-anticipated sequel by…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 20, 2012

Meet The Man Who’s Making The Music For Halo 4

It’s no small thing, the Halo music. In fact, it’s kind of a big deal. As I wrote last week, Martin O’Donnell’s music for the first five Halo games evolved to become one of the most iconic soundtracks in modern video games. While many chiptune anthems have been enshrined in gamer consciousness, O’Donnell’s Halo score…

By Kirk Hamilton Published April 19, 2012

The Halo Movie Failed Because Microsoft Didn’t Understand Hollywood

It had a script. It had the backing of two major film studios. It had the support of Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson. Everything seemed like it was clicking into place for the Halo movie before it abruptly collapsed, and you can blame Microsoft for that, according to writer Jamie Russell. Writing in…

By Jason Schreier Published April 19, 2012