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Says it will "hold on to historical Halo data" following March transition to 343 Industries. Bungie has confirmed that it will be relinquishing the last elements of control it holds over the Halo franchise on March 31. Click here to read the full article  

Bungie will complete the handover process for Halo on March 31, passing responsibility for the iconic shooter series to Microsoft's internal studio 343 Industries. "All live Halo data will be managed by 343 Industries, and Bungie will no longer be able to update game stats and player service records, to host new user generated content, or to operate the Bungie Pro service...  

From this date Bungie will no longer be able to update Halo game stats and player service records, to host new user generated content, or to operate the Bungie Pro service. From this date Bungie will no longer be able to update game stats and player service records, to host new user generated content, or to operate the Bungie Pro service. Bungie notes that "all currently supported, Bungie-developed Halo titles will be impacted by this...  

343 Industries will be in total control of the Halo universe from 31st March, franchise creator Bungie has announced. A blog post on Bungie's site today explained that the transition of all Halo data will be complete by that date, and 343 will be the sole custodian. "Bungie will no longer be able to update game stats and player service records, to host new user generated content, or to operate the Bungie Pro service. All currently supported...  

Activision promises a "genre-defining new IP". Former Halo developer Bungie is "making incredible progress" with its new top-secret game for Activision, says the publisher. Click here to read the full article  

More and more developers are expressing their distate for the Stop Online Piracy Act and the corresponding Senate bill, the PROTECT IP Act. Today Halo creators Bungie Software officially announced that they are against the two bills, calling them a "clumsy effort" to combat piracy.  

If you're a big fan of Bungie, you may be aware of Marathon - the FPS series the studio made before Halo. That being the case, you'll be happy to know that the second game in the series is now available for free on iOS. Marathon 2: Durandal offers 28 levels of FPS action, with the player taking the role of an unnamed security officer, guided by a crazy AI in a bid to stop an alien invasion. This new port is absolutely free too, though you...  

Use of Umbra middleware adds weight to rumours that former Halo dev is working on an MMOG. Finnish middleware developer Umbra Software has released Umbra 3.1, the latest version of its rendering optimisation solution. 0 read more  

Classic FPS action up for grabs, and for free. Marathon 2: Durandal offers 28 levels of FPS action, with the player taking the role of an unnamed security officer, guided by a crazy AI in a bid to stop an alien invasion. This new port is absolutely free too, though you'll have to pay if you want upgraded HD textures.While obviously not as well known as Halo, the Marathon series still has a large and nostalgic fanbase. Marathon 2...  

As the Gungnir/Recon/JFO/HAZOP Armor Pack was being procured for the continuance of the Halo U article series, it was noticed that in some San Francisco retailers, the two pack sized boxes of McFarlane's finest had actually been marked up. It turns out ...  

Alex Seropian -- who helped found developer Bungie in the 1990s -- has left Disney Interactive, where he was head of game development. After helping create the Halo franchise at Bungie, Seropian started his own studio, Wideload Games, which was then acquired by Disney when it hired Seropian in 2009 as a creative-development lead.Disney has confirmed Seropian's departure and said he will be replaced by former Blizzard vice president Bill Roper...  

The great original Halo maps for Reach multiplayer. Those of you that bought Halo Anniversary know it comes with Reach's multiplayer and remastered versions of some of the best maps from Halo's history. Click here to read the full article  

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 heart of the matter, starring the very first Spartan a ...  

Both video game developer Bungie and publisher Activision Blizzard have been very tight lipped when it comes to the new project they are collaborating on, but fans of the company behind Halo will be happy to know that progress is being made at an incredible pace.  

Major League Gaming has announced that Halo: Reach will be featured alongside StarCraft 2 at the MLG Winter Championships in Columbus, Ohio from March 23-25. A ...Continue reading Halo: Reach Confirmed For The Major League Gaming Winter Championships  

Microsoft revealed long ago that its internal studio 343 Industries would be taking the reins on the Halo franchise from Bungie Studios now that the franchise ...Continue reading Halo Transfer From Bungie To 343 Industries Ends On March 31  

It's nearly the very end for Bungie's involvement with the Halo franchise. In a post on Bungie.net, the company confirmed yesterday that it would be transitioning all Halo services from their website to 343 Industries by the end of next month. By March 31, Bungie will no longer update stats or service records, host user generated content, or operate Bungie Pro through Bungie.net...  

After one year of leading Disney Interactive's games business, Bungie and Wideload co-founder Alex Seropian has left the company altogether. Disney confirmed Seropian's resignation to Gamasutra, noting that former Blizzard exec Bill Roper is set to take his place. Seropian, who helped co-found Halo studio Bungie in 1991, first joined Disney Interactive in 2009 when the company acquired the Chicago-based Stubbs the Zombie developer Wideload...  

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Halo Helljumper is a short series of films that follows the life of one human ODST from his enlistment in the UNSC before the Human-Covenant War to around the Fall of Reach. Unlike a lot of soldiers, he was lucky enough to survive through 27 years of a losing battle against a hostile alien civilization, known as the Covenant. Through his experiences, we’re going to expose you to an amazing universe full of devastation, grief, affection, and...  

by: John YanNEWS - Bungie got really huge with Halo. It did alright with Marathon, but Halo was the series that turned them into one of the big boys. On March 31, they are going to turn over all their Halo services to 343 Industries, thus cutting the cord on the franchise they started. 343 Industries is working on Halo 4 and they'll be taking over, along with Microsoft, all the services that involve Halo. Now, all the old data will stay on...  

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As of March 31, 2012, Bungie will no longer host any Halo services on Bungie.net. Current Halo data will be transferred to 343 and, at that time, "all live Halo data will be managed by 343 Industries, and Bungie will no longer be able to update game stats and player service records, to host new user generated content, or to operate the Bungie Pro service." Using a peculiar bit of language, Bungie notes that "any replacement functionality...  

Major League Gaming announced earlier this week that Halo: Reach will be one of the titles at the Winter Championships held in Columbus, Ohio from March 23rd - 25th. This is not at all surprising considering that Halo is the longest-running franchise on ...  

I’m a massive Halo fan, and this almost makes me feel a little bit sad. After March 31, Bungie will no longer be looking after your Halo stats, as the transition process from Bungie to 343 Industries will be fully complete. “Last summer, Bungie and 343 Industries began a transition process for Halo data,” reads the update on Bungie’s official webs ...  

The Major League Gaming association has announced that the upcoming Winter Championships event will see Halo: Reach return as a competitive video game franchise, with players able to compete with each other for a prize pool that comes in at 56,000 dollars ...  

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 ...  

Another year, another 12 days of holiday giveaways! Between now and Christmas Day, we're doing the one thing that makes us feel truly alive: giving. Specifically, we're giving you fine folks some of the swag we've managed to collect in our cluttered home offices. And the good will and merriment doesn't stop here! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more chances to win! With just a few days left before Christmas, it's...  

Everyone at Bungie thinks SOPA "sucks," according to a new post on its News board. Bungie, formerly of the Halo franchise, joins a growing list of developers and companies opposing SOPA, and urges its audience to take action against the bill. "Bungie is opposed to any legislation that curtails free speech, stifles innovation, and prevents the open sharing of information on the Internet," Bungie's position reads. "SOPA fits that bill. If it...  

Newsbrief: Halo developer Bungie has revealed that 343 Industries, the team that has taken the reins of the Halo franchise and is behind upcoming Halo 4, will be in control of all live Halo data from March 31. Bungie has been transitioning Halo data, such as game stats and player service records, over to 343 since last summer. The company said that from the end of March, it will no longer be ...  

Next month, McFarlane will release what feels like the 117th series of Halo toys, this time based on the characters and bad guys from Halo: Reach. There are Spartans with multiplayer colour schemes, actual character Spartans from the game with no helmets on, giant aliens, human pilots and, my favourite, a pack containing multiplayer accessories like flags, grenades and skulls. ...  

More and more game developers are voicing their displeasure with the Stop Online Piracy Act better known as SOPA. We’ve already heard from the likes of Epic Games, Riot Games and Red 5 Studios. Well, this week Bungie has come out against SOPA and proclaimed that they, “All agree that SOPA sucks.” Well said gents. They added: Bungie is opposed to any legislation ...  

Gamesutra have a good interview (via: OXM) with Hao Chen, the Senior Graphics Engineer at Bungie, discussing the engine tech they are currently developing for their upcoming game. The studios return to independence after being owned by Microsoft also detached them from the Xbox-exclusive Halo franchise and opened up a new world of multi-platform possibility. OXM -- in their official xboxing ways -- latched onto the comment that the Halo...  

In this feature interview reprinted from the December issue of Game Developer magazine, editor-in-chief Brandon Sheffield speaks to Bungie senior graphics engineer Hao Chen about how Halo creator Bungie plans to solve problems for its new IP and the next generation.  

Hao Chen, Bungie's senior graphics engineer, identifies the big visual problems the Halo creators want to solve in the coming years, in today's Gamasutra feature interview, reprinted from sister publication Game Developer magazine. Asked about the big graphics problems that need to be solved in the coming years, Chen's answer focused on Bungie's own graphics and engine. "Number one is removing digital artifacts... removing all the jaggies...  

X-Play has a fresh round of tips and tricks for Halo: Reach courtesy of "Gaming God" Tsquared. (I assume a lesson in modestly is on its way.) If you're ...Continue reading Halo: Reach Pro Tips With Tsquared -- Battle Canyon 7 Second Cap  

Beginning last summer, Bungie and 343 Industries began transitioning Halo data and services, in preparation for Bungie's departure into an unknown future with Activision.  That transition process is set to be completed this...  

Halo: Reach's "High Noon" map is a remake of the original Halo "Hang 'em High," a map that pro gamer Tsquared has been perfecting for 10 year ...Continue reading Halo: Reach Pro Tips From Tsquared  

Instrumental Halo developer Alex Seropian departs post as core games manager at House of Mouse, Ex-Blizzard VP to fill role; Disney game division revenue down 20 percent. A statement provided to GameSpot from Disney confirms Seropian's departure ...  

Bungie recently announced on their official website that they will no longer have anything to do with player data or statistics for any of the Halo games as of March 31st, 2012. All of that stuff will have been completely transferred over to 343 Industries ...  

... Industries via Halo Waypoint at http://halo.xbox.com. "Bungie will preserve all existing historical Halo data on Bungie.net for as long as the Internet and Bungie's data storage systems remain functional." Halo 4 is scheduled for release this winter.  

Bungie's transition away from Halo began over the summer, when Microsoft's new Halo house 343 Industries started taking increased control of the brand. A new post on Bungie.net reveals that on March 31, Bungie will completely hand over the reins ...  

Gamers centered on Queensland's Gold Coast to show off their skills in Modern Warfare 3, Starcraft 2, Halo: Reach and FIFA 12, with thousands of dollars on offer for the winners. The event was run alongside the Gamer's Life Convention, Bond University's ...  

The process of transitioning Halo data management from Bungie to 343 Industries started last summer, and finally has an end date. Bungie announced today that as of March 31, it will be completely out of the franchise it created that helped put Microsoft's ...  

CEO takes a pay cut Alan Wake's original nightmares set free on PC this month Co-op saved Syndicate from the Online Pass Origin and Star Wars: The Old Republic do well for EA in 2011 343 Industries have already had their first stab at the Halo series with ...  

Major League Gaming (MLG) has just announced that Halo: Reach, the longest-running franchise and historic center of the MLG Pro Circuit, will be featured at the MLG Winter Championships in Columbus, Ohio, from March 23-25.  

It's overdue, but 28000 courtesy of Lazy Raiders. Besides that, of course, I've been playing FFXI, Halo: Reach, and Crackdown 2 recently. Lazy Raiders, I have 50/75 levels completed. Halo: Reach, occasional play and rankups with friends... I also ...  

At the end of March, Bungie will no longer handle player data for Halo games. The studio issued a statement today saying the transition process between it and 343 Industries, Microsoft's new internal Halo studio, will be completed March 31.  

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Not only this but players could very easily access online servers for massive multiplayer ... first person shooter elemenets into one game. After the release of the Xbox 360 came the release of Halo 3, the newest in the series. Halo 3 did the job of ...  

McFarlane Toys' long running Halo action figure series is finally offering the character everyone has been waiting for: the red flag. That's right. If you purchase the Team Objectives set (the first Halo: Reach accessory set), you'll get the red ...  

Halo: Reach - Fails of the Weak Volume 71 (Funny Halo Bloopers and Screw-Ups!) Jack and Geoff bring forth a wonderful bounty of failure in Halo: Reach. Hold hands with them as they giggle their way through this new batch. From: RoosterTeeth Views: 219219 3550 ratings Time: 04:01 More in Shows  

Halo Reach has been around for some time now, but the universe of Halo fans is alive and well. Inside players will learn tips for the game mode SWAT.Contributor: Andrew BerryPublished: Feb 02, 2012  

It can be astonishing to toy collectors who favor other lines, such as those for the Major Comic books, but if collectors are looking for a particular Halo set in San Francisco stores, it generally can be found. This is even the case for sets that have ...  

Another platoon of Halo: Reach action figures from McFarlane Toys is set to be deployed to a toy store near you. Microsoft has revealed the Series 6 figurines, which include new individual Carded Figures and Deluxe Boxed Sets, will be available in February 2012. New individual figures include Noble Team members Kat and Jun, an Elite Zealot, Brute Major and the Team Objectives set seen above. Finally, Kat can live forever in both our hearts...  

Bungie’s not making Halo games anymore. That’s not news. But they’ve still been administering the servers which hold all that precious multiplayer data. Y’know, the place where all your Forge maps and deathmatch stats live. However, the ...  

DESTINED to be one of the biggest games of the year, Bungie’s classic franchise returns, albeit with a brand new developer (it’s 343 Industries), for its eighth outing. Although the details of the plot are being kept under wraps, the game is bound to ...  

Halo: Reach might have faded from the memory of some due to the fact that the game is now almost fourteen months old. Tood Macfarlane hasn't forgotten about Bungie's swansong to the Spartans, with the reveal of the latest toy line based on the long running ...  

Halo: Reach - Achievement HORSE #53 (One Hand Edition!) To celebrate Geoff getting his cast removed, this week's edition of HORSE is a ONE-HAND event! We make everyone play the Halo Fest map from Edo Sens with only one hand! Will anyone actually complete it? Watch and learn! The Halo Fest map is available here: http://tinyurl.com/44l44ug From: RoosterTeeth Views: 72308 3020 ratings Time: 06:09 More in Shows  

The new wave of Halo Reach Multi Pack action figures is scheduled to hit in February, though collectors have already begun searching for them in San Francisco stores due to the irregular restocking schedule from the post-holiday sales. The Invasion 3 pack ...  

Starting with a basic blurb on the series in general: Halo in some ways is going out. Games with better technical specs and more coherent story telling like Modern Warfare now dominate the first person shooter realm. Halo was good for what it ...  

Halo:Legends is a dynamic, innovative animated feature that is comprised of a collection of insightful, creative segments which grants an eye-opening introspection into the universe of one of the most popular video games ever, Halo. The film is highlighted ...  

Humanity takes on the aliens in the Halo: Reach video game and in this fantastic assortment ... The game takes place in the year 2552, where humanity is locked in a war with the alien Covenant. Players control Noble 6, a member of an elite supersoldier ...  

As expected, the Holidays have brought a bounty of the fine Halo Collection which has become available in San Francisco Retailers. As with the Fall 2011 session, we will be using one such set, obtained during Christmas, to examine still more of the Myriad ...  

On April 1st, Bungie will be handing over the responsibility of saving Halo statistical data to 343 Industries and Microsoft. No, this will not be an April Fools joke; more details are after the jump.  

Despite advances in the graphics power of both the PC and home console the developers at Bungie, the people that took advantage of them with the long running Halo series, believe that there are still at least two big issues that need to be solved when it ...  

Halo Reach Base Jumping Three base jumping tricks performed by Stalid Autumn in Halo Reach. Though small, they were a challenge in themselves, try to do them when you have a chance if you can! See you on the Battlefield. From: StalidAutumn Views: 6 1 ratings Time: 01:55 More in Gaming  

It seems March might be a tight time for dedicated collectors, though as mentioned in a previous review, hopefully San Francisco stores will start seeing the real street dates for these sets a mite early. Wave Six of the Reach line seems set to coincide ...  

So it turns out pretty much everyone in gaming hates the SOPA. When it comes to most political issues, the game industry is just as varied in opinions as any other group you'd care to name.  When it...  

Gamebandits (blog)Halo 4: Release To See The Xbox 720Gamebandits (blog)Bungie, for example, has become an independent studio right after Halo 3 was released. Frank O'Connor, Bungie's content manager, was called to oversee the franchise. He will be joining staff members coming from several studios such as Gearbox, ...  

Following the success of Bungie’s pre-Halo shooter Marathon 1 ... Following in its predecessors’ footsteps, Marathon 2: Durandal will also be available for free with optional in-app purchases including high-resolution textures, Master Chief mode ...  

Halo creator says Stop Online Piracy Act could "cripple the ... "Bungie is opposed to any legislation that curtails free speech, stifles innovation, and prevents the open sharing of information on the Internet," the Washington-based studio ...  

Judaism understands love to be covenantal -- the dynamic and persistent integration of the inner emotion/virtues of affection, empathy, desire, yearning and delight with deeds of tzedek (justice), shalom (wholeness/integrity) and berakhah (blessing/wellbeing).  

McFarlane Toys is getting ready to release the sixth series of their Halo: Reach collection, scheduled to arrive on a store shelf near you in February 2012, Series 6 will include Individual Carded Figures and Boxes; details after the jump.  

NeoMatrix, LLC, a breast health solutions company, today announced a new executive management team. CEO and President, France Dixon Helfer states, “I am excited about repositioning and expanding the NeoMatrix HALO technology platform, which plays an important role in screening for early detection of breast cancer.  

Xbox 360, Microsoft, cert: 16, out now A triumphant return, then, for Master Chief, Cortana, Sergeant Major Johnson and innumerable marines destined to be cannon-fodder in this full HD re-run of the game that both launched and became synonymous with the Xbox. Despite a decade passing since its original release and being buried in the Christmas big-game melee, it is as gripping and challenging as ...  

Dust 514's space marines look set to bring a Master Chief vibe to PS3. Halo may not be coming to the PS3 anytime soon, but PlayStation gamers may finally have found a worthy rival if the latest details on CCP's Dust 514 are anything to go by. We already know that the EVE Online console MMO spin-off will feature a host of vehicles in a team-based sci-fi shooter environment, but the new 'Dropsuit ...  

At the moment 343 Industries is working on Halo 4, which is supposed to get a launch exclusively on the Xbox 360 before the end of the year.  

Maybe no more reissues or prequels?  

The original creators of the Halo franchise finally move on, as user data is migrated to Microsoft's 343 industries.  

Major League Gaming has officially added a Halo: Reach tournament to the first event of their 2012 season.  

Gaming in 2012 is going to be a very wild ride, with the introduction of two new consoles, a return to the "Halo" universe and the potential for even more entertainment choices.  

Gaming in 2012 is going to be a very wild ride, with the introduction of two new consoles, a return to the "Halo" universe and the potential for even more entertainment choices.  

Last Halo data getting transferred to 343 in March  

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Last Halo data getting transferred to 343 in March  

All future Halo support will be handled by Microsoft and 343 Industries  

Latest post to a thread "What's wrong with Halo Reach??" has been made by funksoulb at 8 January 2012 11:21  

It's finally here! As a present to all of the HRF members, the well awaited 'HRF Top 10' has been released, the last of 2011.  

Xbox's 12 Days of Deals rolls on. Today is Day 8 and all things Halo: Reach are up for grabs. Read Full Article  

Today you can save 50% on Halo:Reach Map Packs and more. Don’t own Halo:Reach yet? The full version of the [...]  

they have a variety of packs I think that do that. Google search for it :D JadeEyePanda  

Just dropping it here... Good old times D: Merugine  

halo reach maps episode 1 skydiving From: brutaleclipse1 Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 04:59 More in Gaming  

Bring the fight to the furthest corners of Reach.