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It’s Master Chief vs Samus In A 16-Bit Battle To The Death
The long-in-development Card Sagas Wars, a super-deformed fighting game based on the MUGEN engine, is a place where fighting game dreams come true. In this case, for those who have dreamed of seeing Master Chief take on Samus, Raving Rabbids and…Tingle? MUGEN is a free 2D fighting game engine (and originally a customisable 2D fighting…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2011 -
The Biggest Fan Movie Build Up Ever
As early as 2008, there were rumblings of an ambitious UK-based Halo fan film. The following year, the film’s director, Pete Cooper, revealed he planned to raise £30,000 (US$48,000) for the picture, dubbed Halo: Operation Chastity. That’s low budget, but still five times what Robert Rodriguez needed to make El Mariachi It’s 2011, and there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2011 -
Halo: Dawn Is The Fan Fiction That Didn’t Result In A Job
A few months back, Kotaku reader Jon applied for a job at Microsoft’s Halo arm, 343 Industries, for a cinematics editing gig. In an attempt to stand out from the other applicants, he created a Halo-based machinima. This is it. “The story tells of the war between the UNSC and the Insurrection, and the genesis…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2011 -
I’ve Had It Up To Here With Map Packs!
I have a dream. That when a big shooter is released, at least some of its downloadable content caters to the crowd that prefers to game alone. Think about it. Despite being games that are defined in many ways by their singleplayer campaigns and heroes (Master Chief! Captain Price!), series like Halo and Call of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011 -
This Halo Toy Is Bringing Back The Graphics Of 2001
Toy company McFarlane will in September be releasing a figure commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Halo series. And if you think a lot has changed in those ten years, you are right Rather than take the design of Master Chief from Combat Evolved’s promotional or concept art, somebody made the brilliant decision to base…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2011 -
Ex-Halo Guys Show Off New, 2D Shooter
What happens when four guys instrumental in the development of the Halo series leave Bungie and start up their own studio? They make a stylish 2D shooter/platformer. Fallen Frontier is the debut game from new indie studio Moonshot Games, which is comprised of four developers, three of whom served as producers, designers and programmers on…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2011 -
Halo Wars Still a Worthy Franchise, Says New Halo Studio
Halo Wars survived Microsoft’s assault to take down its leaderboards late last year, showing that the game still has some fight in it. 343 Industries, Microsoft’s new internal studio handling the Halo franchise, tipped its cap to the console RTS, calling it sequel- and even Kinect-worthy. That said, there are no plans to take this…
By Owen Good Published March 5, 2011 -
Halo: Reach Players Get Defiant On March 15
Microsoft has nailed down a March 15 release date for the Halo: Reach Defiant Map pack, punctuating the announcement with a set of fresh screens showing off the three maps you’ll be paying $10 for. Let’s take a visual tour of Condemned, Highlands and Unearthed, the three new maps that make up the Defiant Map…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 -
‘Destiny’ The Next Game From Halo Creators, Says Source
Bungie’s follow-up to the Halo series is a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter, according to a source claiming to have knowledge of the game’s development. That sci-fi shooter is currently named Destiny, he says, Bungie’s original post-Halo franchise. That source also claims to be a recently terminated contractor, part of a group of an estimated…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 17, 2011 -
The Halo Mega Bloks Are More Impressive This Year
Last year, I went to Toy Fair and saw some Halo Mega Bloks. They were pretty cool. This year’s are better. This line, which I shot at Toy Fair 2011, is slated for release throughout the year. (In case you weren’t familiar with the brand, Mega Bloks are like Legos. I’m sure they get that…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2011 -
The Coolest Halo Toys Are Prototypes
This is a Banshee prototype, one of a couple of impressive Halo prototype toys shown at Toy Fair 2011. Most of what was in the Halo section of the McFarlane toy company’s booth has a release date, but the best stuff, like this Covenant vehicle, isn’t quite ready for production. Another amazing prototype Halo toy.…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2011 -
Duke Nukem Isn’t A Big Fan of Halo’s Spartan Armor
Duke Nukem Forever, like the Duke Nukems before it, is a game packed with references. References to movies, references to news and, yes, reference to other video games. In this scene, which I snapped while playing through the opening of the game earlier this week, Duke calls out anyone who wears “green armor”, saying such…
By Brian Crecente Published February 12, 2011 -
HD Halo Remake Coming In November?
The rumored HD Xbox 360 remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved will be released on November 15, 10 years after the Xbox classic debuted, Joystiq reports. Series creator Bungie wouldn’t be involved. Microsoft hasn’t confirmed, though we’ve asked.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 4, 2011 -
Why Halo’s Master Chief Is So Damn Empty
Gaming has characters with memorable personalities. But Master Chief, the protagonist of the Halo series, is a total void. And there’s a reason for that. According to the studio’s lead writer Joseph Staten, “We left-out details to increase immersion; the less players knew about the Chief, we believed, the more they would feel like the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2011 -
HaloCraft II Mixes Zerg With Master Chief
HaloCraft II: Arrays of Liberty is not a real video game. But the fantasy mash-up of Halo and StarCraft II does have a trailer. Odds of this occurring in real life are low, but, hey, at least the people who invented Halo are now a little more closely affiliated with the people who make StarCraft…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 31, 2011 -
Is Minecraft’s Halo Homage A Remake Or A De-Make?
Super Mario Bros.? Check. Portal? Check. What’s next for Minecraft? Halo, inevitably. Here’s “Halocraft,” a PvP arena homage to Halo 2’s Lockout map. Modified textures and sounds, if not the graphics, complete the look and feel of the original. The World Of Halo And Minecraft Collide For Some PVP Action [Hot Blooded Gaming]
By Owen Good Published January 27, 2011 -
Halo’s Effect On The Human Heart
The ups and downs of Halo: Reach multiplayer… how do they affect the human heart? One player decided to monitor his heartbeat during a six minute game session to track the effects of Xbox Live on the old ticker. Reddit user gortag—who says he’s studying for his PhD, even if this project appears to be…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 25, 2011 -
The Art Of Halo Is Like A Postcard From The End Of The Universe
Isaac Hannaford is a concept artist at former Halo developers (and series creators) Bungie, who recently got the all-clear to post a ton of his work on his personal site. Good news for us! While there are character pieces and works of promotional art, the most numerous (and our favourite) are the environmental and action…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2011
