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The Action Figures Of Halo: Reach
New Halo game? That can mean only one thing. New Halo action figures. These guys are the first line of McFarlane’s Halo: Reach action figure series, and feature some of the Spartans making up the main cast of the game (except the lady one with the tiny arm). They’re the same size as the company’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 8, 2010 -
Shooting (Among the) Stars in Halo: Reach
Teased in Microsoft’s E3 keynote, seen by yours truly and played by Totilo, here’s a solid minute of gameplay in Halo: Reach‘s space combat sequence that GameTrailers just threw up on its site. Wait, that didn’t come out right. Eh, what I meant to say is, GT, got its hands on something you’ll probably want…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2010 -
Microsoft Is Hiring For The Next Halo Game
While Halo: Reach is Bungie’s last hurrah in the Halo universe, Microsoft’s 343 Industries is keeping the dream alive, with fifteen new positions opening today for qualified individuals seeking to “be part of the awesome.” The 343 Industries jobs page at Microsoft updated today with fifteen new positions on top of the nine that were…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2010 -
The Best Fan-made Halo Elite Costume You’ll Ever See
Standing at least seven feet tall and full of fancy animatronics, it’s fairly safe to say this lifelike Elite costume, more detailed than any Halo cosplay we’ve ever seen, is elite level cosplay. It was designed by self-taught make up and effects artist Pete Mander, who has created a Halo costume to outdo all others.…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2010 -
Bungie Briefly Considered a Halo 4 with Master Chief
Bungie’s writers considered extending the saga of Master Chief beyond Halo 3 – whose ending certainly left an opening for it – before settling on the prequel story of the Fall of Reach, the studio’s community manager said. It’s hardly a shock; when last seen, Master Chief was entering cryonic sleep on a ship adrift…
By Owen Good Published June 26, 2010 -
Marvel To Tackle The Fall Of Halo’s Reach, Rise Of Master Chief
The story behind Halo’s most famous Spartan, Master Chief, is ready to be (re)told in comic book form this September. Marvel Comics will adapt Eric Nylund’s bestselling novel prequel to Halo: Reach as part of a “graphic fiction event.” Halo: Fall of Reach “Boot Camp #1” is no mere comic book. It’s graphic fiction and…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 22, 2010 -
Steampunk Halo
Master Chief…all Victorian like. Over the course of two months, artist Christophe worked on this steampunk version of the helmet worn by the Halo Spartan. After a series of misses, Christophe was able to use four layers of acrylic paint and PCV pipe to create the effect. Oh, forgot one last material used — the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010 -
Halo: Reach Campaign Eyes-On: Skyrockets in Flight
One of the more intriguing reveals of Microsoft’s E3 press conference was a brief glimpse of a spacefighter combat level in the upcoming Halo: Reach. The Bungie team gave a longer look at it during a closed-doors demonstration later. There will be only one spaceflight mission in the game, said Bungie’s Eric Osborne. What we…
By Owen Good Published June 19, 2010 -
If Halo: Reach Was 3D, It Would Look, Well, Like This
Killzone 3 is in 3D. Xbox counterpart Halo: Reach is not. But if it was? It’d look a little something like this. This clip is a fan-made job, taking some of Reach’s 3D screenshots (like, the rotating 3D kind) and making them..the other 3D. Like, the “has depth in front of your face” kind. God,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2010 -
Guess Who Hated “Combat Evolved”?
The title of the original Halo game is “Halo: Combat Evolved”. That’s not the title that the game’s developer wanted. Bungie wanted the game to be simply called “Halo”. Microsoft, who published the game, pushed the “Combat Evolved” subtitle onto the game. “Oh, man… the subtitle,” Halo designer Jaime Griesemer told Edge Magazine. “At the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2010 -
Master Chief Is Real, Takes Nice Pictures
Cosplay nut Gixxer85, from Malaysia, doesn’t just like dressing up as Master Chief, he likes having people – professional people – take his photo while doing so. Taking to an abandoned office building with his custom-built Spartan suit and custom-built weapons, Gixxer85 certainly looks the part. Without seeing him run around sticking grenades on things…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2010 -
The Real Halo Rifle That Shoots Nerf Darts
This guy has built himself a replica Halo Assault Rifle that not only looks good as a replica Halo Assault Rifle, it’s also a fully-functioning Nerf gun Moz, from Halo cosplay community the 405th, took a cheap “dollar store” plastic weapon, a Nerf gun and tore both apart. After a paint job, mechanical tinkering and…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010 -
Halo Reach Dropping In September
September 14 is Halo Reach launch day worldwide (except in Japan), according to an Associated Press report. Reach just enjoyed a popular and now-completed multiplayer beta. The game is Halo creator Bungie Studios’ last Halo project and likely one of the biggest Xbox 360 games of the fall. Future Halo projects are being developed under…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 24, 2010 -
Halo: Eurotrash
The fight is finished. Humanity is saved, the Covenant dispatched to the far reaches of the universe. What’s left for Master Chief, now he’s hurtling alone through space? Why, pop music, of course. German pop music. Look, Germany, as a nation, you build a lot of great stuff! Cars, trains, weapons, watches, video games, elevators,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010 -
You Just Got An Extra Day To Play Halo: Reach
While originally scheduled to end tomorrow – May 19 – Bungie has decided to keep the Halo: Reach beta open a little longer. “Our official plans as of now are to turn off the Reach beta on Thursday, 5/20 at 10AM PDT”, Bungie’s Brian Jarrard told Joystiq. Since an exact time for the beta’s shutdown…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010 -
This Spartan’s Greatest Challenge
As seen by reader Chris. Thanks!
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 18, 2010 -
EA Also Hopeful Of A Deal With Halo Creators
Halo creators Bungie may have signed a publishing deal with Activision, but let’s not forget, there’s always the possibility they can sign with rivals Electronic Arts as well. Remember: Bungie’s deal with Activision is for a single piece of intellectual property. With Bungie being a massive studio, however, there remains the distinct possibility it could…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2010