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Claim Your Rightful Place on the Halo Living Monument
Master Chief would be nothing without the millions of players that have taken control of him over the past decade. Microsoft and 343 Industries recognize your heroic sacrifices with the Halo Living Monument, an interactive memorial that will honor you as long as it makes financial sense to keep the website running. With Halo: Combat…
By Mike Fahey Published November 14, 2011 -
Halo Jumps into Hell in This Web Series
Halo: Helljumper is one of many Halo fan films, but it doesn’t look like any old Halo fan project. It looks fantastic The Halo: Helljumper web series kicks off next January. More info at Helljumper‘s Facebook page Halo: Helljumper Official Trailer [YouTube] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011 -
Finally, The Glorious 27-Minute Stop-Motion LEGO Halo Film You’ve Been Waiting For
We’ve been eagerly anticipating this unofficial mash-up of LEGO and Halo for more than two years Initially promised for an early 2010, the Battle of the Brick, a 27-minute LEGO Halo movie, finally premiered today on Gametrailers We’ve been following Alex Kobbs, and his impressive LEGO Halo works, for nearly half a decade. So grab…
By Brian Crecente Published November 11, 2011 -
For $850, You Can Make Halo Movies Like This
There are tons of Halo fan films. Tons. Here’s another, but what sets it apart is how the filmmakers were able to squeeze blood from stones. Shot for only US$850, Halo: Faith is a short film that was born out of an “simple conversation” between filmmakers back in Oct. 2010. The effects aren’t as good…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 11, 2011 -
Halo: Reach Picks Up Anniversary‘s Maps Next Week
If you have last year’s Halo: Reach and aren’t interested in the Halo: Anniversary high-definition remastering of the original game, you still can get up the four classic multiplayer maps shipping with it. The “Anniversary Map Pack” will include six multiplayer stages—Battle Canyon, Breakneck, High Noon, Penance, Ridgeline and Solitary—plus Installation 04, as a Firefight…
By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011 -
The Halo Remake’s Kinect Features Aren’t On the Disc, For Quality Reasons
There is no mention of Kinect support on the box of next week’s HD 10th-anniversary remake of Halo: Combat Evolved. That doesn’t mean the features were cut. They weren’t. They’re mentioned in the manual, which states that the game’s optional Kinect support isn’t on the disc. It will be added, on November 15, the day…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2011 -
Microsoft Stores Becoming Competitive Multiplayer Hubs for Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Launch
If you’re like me, you’ve yet to step into one of Microsoft’s fine, fine retail emporiums. Nothing against ‘em, it’s just that you can get everything online nowadays. Pizza. Liquid refreshment. That goes from online competition, too, but, Microsoft’s going to be stocking its stores full of all three to commemorate the impending release of…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 9, 2011 -
CultureHalo Anniversary Edition Pizza Unboxed, Eaten, and Unappreciated
Why thank you, internet, for bridging the gap between two countries and giving those of us confined to the states a delicious look at the UK-exclusive Halo Anniversary Edition pizza from Pizza Hut. YouTube user Shadders1 spices up this pepperoni chicken monstrosity of a pizza with some appropriate music to create an unboxing far more…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2011 -
Halo Pizza is Here, Fortunately Restricted to the U.K.
Never renowned for fine cuisine, the U.K. is probably the perfect market in which to launch an official Halo pizza from Pizza Hut. Details are scarce but GamePro reports the Halo: Anniversary pizza will be available from next Monday through Dec. 19. Get one, get a promo code for two free days of Xbox Live…
By Owen Good Published November 2, 2011 -
There Might Not be a LEGO Halo Game, But There Is a Movie
Back in 2009, LEGO builder Alex Kobbs released a teaser for a movie he was making. About Halo. Using LEGO. Well, after two years of nothing, he’s back with another trailer, and a promise it’ll actually be out. And soon! The full movie will run for 27 minutes, and Kobbs says it’ll be out on…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2011 -
Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Launch Trailer Shows Off Updated Graphics for Master Chief’s Birthday Party
This new clip for the 10 anniversary re-mastering of the first Halo game takes a narrative approach to the lore of the sci-fi shooter series. The decades-long war with the alien Covenant collective has humanity pushed to the brink of total defeat and you—yes, you, the guy controlling the last of the Spartans—are the only…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011 -
Some Guy Built a 1:1 Replica Halo Sniper Rifle (Out of LEGO)
LEGO builder Nick Jensen, who already has an impressive arsenal of replica Halo weapons to his name, has outdone himself with this 1:1 model of the series’ trademark sniper rifle. Based on the Halo: Reach incarnation of the weapon, it’s 63 inches long, weighs over ten pounds and features a removable magazine, moving safety and…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 31, 2011 -
How Great Halo Cosplay is Made
Costume builder Shawn Thorsson, whose work we’ve featured previously on Kotaku, has been filmed by Maker Faire TV in an episode devoted to explaining how some impressive tools and a lot of elbow grease can bring video game characters to life. Specialising in Halo gear, Thorsson’s advice is of more help to anyone wondering how…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 31, 2011 -
The Second Wave of Halo Anniversary Edition Toys Gets Animated
How many different Master Chief figures can McFarlane Toys make? Oh they’re just getting started. The company recently announced series two of the Halo Anniversary Edition figures, featuring the white-striped version of John 117 from the animated Halo Legends short “The Package”. And what a package series two will be. We’ve got “The Package” version…
By Mike Fahey Published October 25, 2011 -
The Next Chapter in the Halo Saga Begins Right Here
The road to 343 Industries’ Halo 4 begins today with the release of Halo: Glasslands, the beginning of a new series from Star Wars and Gears of War scribe Karen Traviss that bridges the gap between the third and fourth games. Want to read a huge chunk of it? You’ve come to the right place.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 25, 2011 -
Why Do Computers Always Have a Lady’s Voice?
Some of gaming’s most cunning foes have been computers. Think GlaDOS from Portal, or Shodan from System Shock 2. At least part of what makes them so memorable is that their artificial intelligence is brought to life by a cold, calculating, female voice. Friendly artificial intelligence usually skews female as well. Anyone who’s played Deus…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2011 -
Lets Watch Classic Halo Map Hang ‘Em High in Action Using Halo Reach Graphics and Gameplay
The classic Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer map Hang Em’ High is getting a stunning remake when it returns to players in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Renamed High Noon, this map and five other remakes will all also be available for Halo Reach players as a download pack, Microsoft told me over the weekend. In this…
By Brian Crecente Published October 17, 2011 -
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. Kinect will also support the spoken command “analyze,” which allows players to capture specific items from the…
By Owen Good Published October 16, 2011 -
A Sexy Silver Spartan Will be At the New York Comic Con
Square Enix’s classy Play Arts line of action figures will get a little longer at the New York Comic Con later this week with the release of a new piece (and re-release of two old favourites). The new figure is a very shiny, very silver Spartan Mk. V who comes packing a sniper rifle. There…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2011 -
Neal Stephenson Plays Halo 3 on Legendary to Avoid Getting Fat
Science fiction author Neal Stephenson plays Halo on its hardest difficulty setting, Legendary, while using an elliptical exercise machine, the writer of Snow Crash told an audience in Austin today. He tried the same thing with Rockstar’s Western Red Dead Redemption, but it hasn’t worked. Why would a man exercise like this? “My relationship to…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 11, 2011