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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

Watch Lovely New Footage of Halo 4, All 9 Seconds Of It

We won’t make you watch all nine minutes of today’s not-that-funny Conan O’Brien skit about Halo 4. We’re cutting to the chase. Specifically: a little bit of multiplayer with much better lighting than we’ve usually seen in the Halo games. In the sketch, Conan and sidekick Andy Richter goof around in a voice booth, recording…

By Stephen Totilo Published April 17, 2012

Halo 4 Will Be Out On Election Day

Halo 4 will be out on November 6, 2012, publisher Microsoft said today. That’s also the day Americans will vote for the next President. My money’s on Cortana. The upcoming Xbox 360-exclusive first-person shooter will mark “the first chapter of a brand new Halo saga,” the company said. This will be the first entry in…

By Jason Schreier Published April 17, 2012

Keeping an Open Mind About the Halo 4 Soundtrack

Yesterday, we finally found out the identity of Halo‘s new composer—Neil Davidge, best known for his work with Massive Attack, will be filling original Halo composer Martin O’Donnell’s shoes for the upcoming game. They’re big shoes to fill. If you had told me back when I played the first Halo that the soundtrack for that…

By Kirk Hamilton Published April 12, 2012

Two Video Games. Two Age Ratings. What’s the Bloody Difference?

Batman: Arkham City is a wonderful and violent video game. It’s rated T by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, the group that applies ratings to all major games released in the United States. T games are for gamers who are 13 or older. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is a remake of a beloved sci-fi first-person…

By Stephen Totilo Published April 12, 2012

Ex-Massive Attack Producer And Batman Composer Unite for Halo 4 Soundtrack

A composer behind movies like The Dark Knight and a former member of the triphop band Massive Attack will unite for the Halo 4 soundtrack, according to a report today. Edge reports that Neil Davidge, best known as a former producer of the experimental band Massive Attack, has signed on to compose the soundtrack for…

By Jason Schreier Published April 11, 2012

Cortana is Dying, Multiplayer Sounds Very Interesting, and Other Pieces of Halo 4 News

Game Informer’s Halo 4 issue is now out, and inside are details not just on the game’s singleplayer campaign, but what new developers 343 studios are doing with the series’ multiplayer as well. Which is blah blah bullet points whatever. More interesting, to me at least, is that a big part of the fourth main…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 10, 2012

Some Guy Built a 1:1 Replica Halo Shotgun (Out of LEGO)

Last year, Nick Jensen built a 1:1 Halo sniper rifle out of LEGO that was so incredible the mind still boggles as to how he got the job done. It didn’t just look like the game’s gun, it worked like one too, with bolts, ejecting magazines, the works. Nick is now back with another weapon…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 9, 2012

Master Chief’s Uncomfortable Day on a High Fashion Photo Shoot

The March 2012 issue of Hong Kong’s Baccarat Magazine features a fashion spread by photographer Olaf Mueller that features a pretty young model, a giant inflatable version of the girl robot from Wall-E and Master Chief, star of the Halo series. It is not cosplay, and it is not a joke. It is fashion, people.…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 9, 2012

Here’s Your First Look At Cortana in Halo 4

Cortana sure looks blue in this brand new Halo 4 art, which will be on this month’s cover of the gaming magazine Game Informer The May issue of Game Informer will show off some pretty pictures of the highly-anticipated upcoming shooter, as well as more details about the story and multiplayer mechanics May Cover Revealed:…

By Jason Schreier Published April 5, 2012

Microsoft Registers Several “Halo Infinity” Domains, but haloinfinity.com Remains in the Hands of a Japanese Baldness Clinic

The domain registry watchdog Fusible reports that Microsoft’s brand protection partner snapped up the full monty of HaloInfinity-dot-whatever domain names—except for a big one—which likely tips off some kind of activity or release involving that title. Joystiq hilariously notes that haloinfinity.com, not among them, is from the looks of it a placeholder site that for…

By Owen Good Published April 4, 2012

Bungie Says Goodbye to Halo With Brain-Exploding Stats Page

As Halo creators Bungie say their last goodbyes to the series they created back in the 1990s, the developer has released a record of some multiplayer statistics gathered over the years. They are mind-blowing. Seriously, even if you hate Halo, it’s still an interesting read seeing the sheer scale of the numbers. While lots of…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2012

With Any Luck, The Terrorists Really Are Using Call of Duty To Train

Semi-reliable British news source The Sun reports that terrorists are using Call of Duty and Halo to keep in touch with each other and train for terrorist attacks. “Kids’ fave keeps their plots secret,” The Sun blares, which may well be possible. Scum terrorists may be using Call of Duty voice chat over Xbox 360…

By Stephen Totilo Published March 20, 2012

Halo Fan Films Never Look This Good

Though the acting can seem a little hammy in this fanmade Halo film, which creator Xerxes Sangco sent us yesterday, the graphical effects are seriously impressive. And the art direction is phenomenal. Even more impressive: the fact that Sangco and crew made this whole thing without spending more than $200. Hope you’re paying attention, Hollywood.…

By Jason Schreier Published March 12, 2012

No Beta Planned for Halo 4

Unlike its predecessors, upcoming Xbox 360 shooter Halo 4 will not have a beta, 343 Industries revealed on its blog today. “Splitting resources to manage and build a beta is not on our schedule,” the developer wrote. [The Halo Bulletin]

By Jason Schreier Published March 8, 2012

Your First Look at Halo 4

Last week at Microsoft’s Spring Showcase, I and a whole bunch of other reporters got our first look at this fall’s Halo 4. The fourth proper entry in the franchise (not counting ODST and Reach) will be released this fall, and will feature longtime series star Master Chief in an all-new adventure. Halo 4 will…

By Kirk Hamilton Published March 5, 2012

Here’s Why Master Chief’s Going to Look Different in Halo 4

343 Industries, you so sneaky. We’ve already noticed that the Microsoft division tasked with the future of all things Halo debuted the new look of the sci-fi shooter series’ hero at Toy Fair 2012. And the Chief’s new duds are quite different. Leaner, meaner and perhaps more aerodynamic. Since we’ve gotten a good look at…

By Evan Narcisse Published February 16, 2012

A Shrunken Cortana and Master Chief Wage War Against Halo’s Bad Guys

The newest Halo Minimates aren’t going to offer up any clues to Halo 4, but they’re still worthy additions to the collections of fans who’ve been following the sci-fi series. First announced last September, the Series 4 set will mark the first time that Cortana’s been a bite-sized plaything. The UNSC vs. Covenant battles will…

By Evan Narcisse Published February 13, 2012

Your First Good Look at Halo 4’s Master Chief Comes From…an Action Figure

Halo 4 will be the first game in the main series to have not been developed by Bungie. If you think that means the new studio at the helm would want to tinker with the design of the game’s hero, you are dead right. McFarlane toys have released the first images of their Halo 4…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2012

Watch a Spartan Take Down a Banshee in this Fan-Made Halo Trailer

Take a look at yet another Halo-centric fan film, made in mid-January by a team of three dedicated members on zero budget. Last week saw the release of the first episode of Halo: Helljumper, a series focused on ODST culture, and its first encounter with the hostile Covenant. Here, Halo: Archetype goes straight to the…

By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 8, 2012