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A new Halo:Reach trailer was released a few days ago. Bungie have also made their teaser site go live. It is a teaser trailer so there is no gameplay or action although the ending is great. (comment on this article…)  

Bungie casts away doubts that the lush trailer isn't in-engine footage. The footage in the Halo Reach trailer (below) released earlier this week looks so much better than previous Halo games that some don't believe it represents actual in-game visuals. It does though. Bungie says so.Click here to read the full article  

Halo really isn't the same without Spartans.  So after playing through ODST as every man's man, fans are finally getting more overpowered soldiers in Halo: Reach. This weekend, the world premiere tr...  

The next Halo game was officially kicked off Saturday night during Spike TV’s VGA show. You can now watch the trailer For Halo Reach on XBL the trailer gives a few clues for gamers and talk about the new game offering a six-play Co-Op mode seems to be true although not officially announced.  

Video Games RepublicBungie Had No Control Over Halo 3 PriceSoftpediaAnd before it, Halo 3: ODST, which was initially described as a simple expansion pack, ultimately came out with the price tag usually reserved for a full ...Halo: Reach In-game Preview VideoI4UHalo: Reach Multiplayer Beta Coming Early Next YearIGNHalo Reach Beta: Spring 2010SpongGameSpot -VentureBeat -Everything PRall 43 news articles »  

Bungie showed the first in-game footage of Halo Reach at the Spike TV VGAs 2009. Halo Reach is set for a fall 2010 release and is the prequel to the Halo trilogy. You can watch the Halo Reach footage below or visit the Halo Reach page on the Bungie s...  

Microsoft Games and Bungie have at long-last released the debut trailer for Halo Reach, the first media for the game since the very teasing E3 teaser trailer back in June. While details on the game are still very light-on, this new trailer does indeed feature in-engine footage and if you were putt-off by the lack of SPARTAN soldiers in Halo 3: ODST, this is probably going to make you pretty happy. Watch the Halo Reach trailer right here on...  

Microsoft and Bungie unveil the first real look into the world of Halo: Reach with their latest trailer. Check it out below and fire away your thoughts in the comments section on the 2010 Halo prequel.    Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version   For more intel, be sure to check out Bungie's official site.  

World premiere video of Halo: Reach, an all new prequel to the Halo trilogy created by acclaimed videogame developer Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Halo: Reach launches in fall 2010, exclusively on the Xbox 360. Invitation to the Xbox LIVE Multiplayer beta coming in 2010 included with Halo 3: ODST.  

A look at how the bestselling Xbox game and killer app, Halo: Combat Evolved, almost didn't get made; and how the game changed shooter video games forever.Contributor: David FuchsPublished: Dec 15, 2009  

New trailer for eagerly anticipated sci-fi shooter reveals group of Master Chief-like super soldiers; source describes "bleak and violent" game as "Gears of War with Spartans."  

"Halo 3: ODST" managed to become a fairly successful extension of "Halo 3," despite not starring Master Chief. In addition to the game's disc read error complaints  

Digital Foundry: Happy new MJOLNIR. Aside from some blurry pre-alpha screenshots and unconfirmed game details, next to nothing has been revealed about Bungie's 2010 epic - Halo: Reach. Until now. Over the weekend, a new video was released, showcasing a massive technological leap over the previous Halo engine. So, just how...  

The Halo: Reach trailer debuted at the Spike Video Game Awards Friday night. This prequel in the wildly popular Halo series is scheduled to release in the fall of 2010. See the entire story about Halo Game, here.  

These two minutes come from the opening cinematic of Halo: Reach, establishing the story of Noble Team, assigned to defend the planet. An accompanying press release announced the multiplayer beta - invitations included in Halo 3:ODST - begins Spring 2010.  

Halo fans start prepping for a lot of teaser material over the coming months for Halo: Reach. The first of these teasers was released over the weekend when Bungie uploaded the Halo: Reach World Premiere HD video on YouTube. There’s no gameplay footage, this is purely a scene setter for the title. Reach isn’t expected until [...]  

These two minutes come from the opening cinematic of Halo: Reach, establishing the story of Noble Team, assigned to defend the planet. The video announces that the multiplayer beta - invitations included in Halo 3: ODST - begins Spring 2010.  

These two minutes come from the opening cinematic of Halo: Reach, establishing the story of Noble Team, assigned to defend the planet. The video announces that the multiplayer beta – invitations included in Halo 3: ODST – begins Spring 2010. (more…)  

Finally we get our first look at in-game footage from "Halo: Reach," featuring an introduction to all of the friendly, neighborhood Spartans. Too bad it's not actual gameplay. I guess that'll have to wait until the multiplayer beta.  

It must have been like Christmas coming early for Halo fans as the debut trailer for Halo: Reach was released worldwide. Be amazed by the first in-game footage of the new Halo game below: Contributor: Lisa  

Earlier today, a news release accompanying the Halo: Reach opening cinematic said the multiplayer beta would begin this coming spring. Now, of all things, the description of a charity auction lot pegs the date no earlier than April 28. (more…)  

The first footage of Halo: Reach premiered during the Spike Video Game Awards this evening, providing an in-game look at Bungie's next Xbox 360 exclusive. Little is known of the 2010-due game, which serves as a prequel detailing the fall of titular planet Reach, with a multiplayer beta coming to Halo 3: ODST owners. [video]16033[/video]  

Earlier today, a news release accompanying the Halo: Reach opening cinematic said the multiplayer beta would begin this coming spring. Now, of all things, the description of a charity auction lot pegs the date no earlier than April 28. The listing (above) comes from Thursday's Child's Play Charity Auction Dinner in Seattle. Bungie donated not only a crate full of games and studio swag, but also a visit to the studio's "top secret lair" and...  

Microsoft releases first image - but it's just a trailer snapshot. Microsoft's released its first official Halo Reach screenshot. Don't get too excited though; it's just a snapshot from the just-released trailer. Click here to read the full article  

Halo Reach Teaser Trailer http://www.filefront.com/15132661/Halo-Reach-Teaser-Trailer/ This is the teaser trailer for the upcoming Halo prequel slated for a fall 2010 release on the XBox 360. Batman Arkham Asylum 2 Announcement Trailer http://www.filefront.com/15132647/Batman-Arkham-Asylum-2-Announcement-Trailer/ This trailer, first shown at the Spike Video Game Awards, reveals the sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum, and features a peek at the...  

In my home life, I enjoy nothing more than curling up with some silvered and dusty tome, absorbing the wisdom of the ages: Locke, Russell, Kant. I read these, of course, in a silk dressing coat and a fez, with a meerschaum firmly clenched between my teeth. I am, in all things, something of a [...]  

CrunchGear (blog)Bungie Admits to Stumbles with Halo 3: ODSTExaminer.comReleased this past September, Halo 3: ODST took a gamble by having gamers play as merely above average human beings fighting for their own survival while ...Bungie On 'Halo 3: ODST' MisstepsMTV.com (blog)Halo 3 Top 10 Kills of the WeekIGNFirefight the Highlight in the Halo 3: ODST Post MortemCo-Optimus.comSoftpedia -Crispy Gamer -Game Rant (blog)all 27 news articles »  

Over two minutes of footage from the VGAs. Bungie has come good on its promise of releasing some quality Halo Reach footage at the Video Game Awards 2009. No real gameplay to oggle, but it's better than that first teaser trailer. Take a bloody good look below.Click here to read the full article  

What's on the Halo 3: ODST disc is all Bungie Studios has planned for the game. In a post-release interview with the team, Bungie confirmed there are no plans to release any downloadable content for Halo 3: ODST. The developer's focus has moved onto Halo: Reach, a much more ambitious project. "There are no current plans for any ODST DLC [downloadable content]," said design lead Lars Bakken. "The Bungie team is full steam ahead on Reach with a...  

It took a while, but the official press release for Microsoft's much-anticipated Halo: Reach has finally been sent out. The press wire delves into Reach's World Premiere, which debuted at the VGA 09 yesterday, as well as  

Part of Halo: Reach's opening cinematic premiered at the Spike Video Game Awards last night. On the heels of the premiere, Microsoft sent out a press release that confirms a few details about the game.  

Adweek today announced what they believe, as advertising experts, to be the best commercials of the past decade. And amongst the finalists were two video game spots. Those ads - which made the final cut of 27 finalists - were "Mountain", for the PS2 (by TBWA in London), and "Diorama", for Halo 3 (by T.A.G. in the United States). Neither were able to win, however, that honour going to a Honda commercial featuring cartoon bunnies and flying...  

Some of the trailers at the Spike VGAs tonight were mere teasers. Not so with Halo: Reach. Bungie unleashed a two-and-a-half minute trailer with real-time footage.  

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And the wait is finally over! The highly-anticipated world premiere for Bungie's "last" Halo title, Halo: Reach, has finally been unveiled, as promised, at the VGA 2009. Does it live up to the hype? Why don't you  

In Halo 3, the main objective is to kill without being killed. It's a very simple concept but in practice it can be a real challenge. Following are 5 tips to help you die less and live longer in Halo 3 multiplayer.Contributor: Millionaire HoyPublished: Dec 14, 2009  

I'm a big fan of Halo franchise every since i played the first one when the original xbox first came out and I read the first 3 books, the storyline behind it is Amazing!! but if this just happen to be another lame one like ODST, i will be Very VERY disappointed..and to microsoft..don't make a statement that might backfire on u...overhyping = disappointment in the end(learn that from Haze) Rasengan07  

First non-teaser trailer of Bungie's eagerly anticipated sci-fi shooter shows an entire squad of Spartan soldiers on the besieged titular fortress planet.  

Halo 3: ODST may have been mostly a success for Bungie, but there haven't been many indications the developer is interested in making the adventures of the ODST a regular occurrence. It was a spin-off, a one-time thing. But that doesn't mean we've seen the last of the cast of characters Bungie introduced in Halo 3: ODST. At the end of our post-release interview with Bungie, writer and creative director Joseph Statten dropped a hint about Buck...  

by: John YanNEWS - I can't say I'm looking forward to Halo: Reach so I wasn't jazzed seeing this as most people would. The Spike VGAs ended with the first look at Halo: Reach and as mentioned earlier, all this footage is done with the game engine instead of being pre-rendered. What do you guys think?  

Among the other trailers shown off tonight at the Spike Video Game Awards, we got a cinematic look at Halo Reach. Though it didn't show gameplay, it did confirm some suspicions about the plot direction for the upcoming title. We saw several new Spartan characters, briefly discussing a lost comrade. Notably, one was female (as hinted on the latest Major Nelson podcast...  

By Ranjan Bhaduri Dec.13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The main attractions of the Spike Video Game Awards that took place yesterday were the updates on upcoming and much anticipated games like Arkham Asylum 2 and the trailer of Halo Reach. The first preview of the game in the form of the trailer did not cover game play. However, [...]  

John Lewis is currently selling a range of vintage-style storage trunks including this Union Jack Halo Trunk. The trunks have been made using traditional techniques that match their old-fashioned appearance, taking on average 72 hours to make. The trunks are...  

With an oddly postponed E3 reveal, a post-reveal name-change, and some confusion following Bungie initially classifying the game as an "expansion pack," it's clear Halo 3: ODST didn't have the kind of clockwork-smooth PR out of the gate that you'd expect for an entry in Microsoft's most important franchise. In fact, if Bungie had it to do over again, they would. "I'm no PR...  

Bungie opens the doors on the next Halo. With the world premier of the first, proper Halo Reach movie happening this week, Bungie has flicked the switch on its official site for all things reach.Click here to read the full article  

It can be said McFarlane make too many Halo figures. A Spartan with a blue helmet, a Spartan with a blue helmet and a slightly different gun...it's a nickel and dime show. If only you could just buy one figure, and customise it yourself...oh, like you can with this new "Halo Rogue Deluxe Armour Pack", the toy manufacturer obviously having been informed by Pantone that there aren't any more colours left to paint the same Spartan with. It's a...  

The Spike Video Game Awards for 2009 came and went over the weekend, and the show brought with it a number of reveals and surprises for gamers looking to argue about the awards, marvel at the celebrities, and above all, Do the Dew. If you're not in the mood to watch the entire show, here's a rundown of what you missed, what was shown, and our quick thoughts on the biggest reveals. Expected sequels are—excuse the cat-based...  

"Would be a shame" if not in some form. Bungie is still keeping quiet about plans for Halo: Reach, but has hinted that Halo 3: ODST's Orbital Drop Shock Troopers may return. "It would be a shame if we made a game about the planet Reach - a place where Buck, the ODST's squad leader, was known to be - and not have him appear...  

As promised, Spike's 2009 Video Game Awards delivered the first footage (in-game, 'natch) of Halo Reach to the masses. More Spartans? Check! Female Spartans? Check check! A skullfaced Spartan? Wait ... what?! Since the show just aired, we've got a low-res version of the trailer for you after the break and will have a prettied up version as soon as it's available.Continue reading Halo Reach gameplay premieres with multiple Spartans (and some...  

Via TSN - Hideki Matsui is reportedly close to with Los Angeles to become the Angels’ next designated hitter. ESPN.com is reporting that Matsui is on the verge of sigining a one-year, $6.5 million contract. Matsui capper a 28-homer season with with the Yankees by winning the World Series MVP and hoped to return to New York, [...]  

The weekend is almost here, but before you hit the local waterhole for a long liquid lunch, be sure to stock up on all the latest tech happenings with our round up right here. Read on for the lunchtime lowdown! Nokia’s been making waves this morning. First up it promised a new look Ovi Store for Related posts:Halo: Reach teaser site goes liveHalo: Reach next game in hugely popular Halo Xbox 360/PC series?Halo Reach announced at E3Lunchtime...  

De Halo franchise heeft nu al aardig wat titels, zoals Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3 en Halo 3 ODST. Major Nelson had in zijn laatste podcast gesproken met Geoff Keighley over Halo: Reach. In deze podcast kwam duidelijk naar voren dat Keighley Halo: Reach één van de grootste titels van 2010 vindt. Tijdens de aankomende Video Game Awards zal Halo: Reach enige aandacht krijgen, zo zal de g....  

Halo 3: ODST is the newest game in the popular Halo series. Exclusively for the Xbox 360, it was released in September 2009, approximately 2 years after the release of Halo 3.Contributor: robertoms2003Published: Dec 09, 2009  

Bungie drops hints reappearance of squad leader Buck in next Halo. While Halo Reach remains shrouded in mystery, Bungie's Joseph Staten, Halo writer & creative director, has dropped hints to the re-appearance of ODSTs.Click here to read the full article  

Dan Cameron Just played Halo 3: ODST - http://live.xbox.com/en-US... 1 hour ago from XBOX 360 GamerTag to RSS - Comment - Like  

Retailer discounts Live with Halo 3: ODST Xbox 360Punch JumpRetailer Amazon.com this week began offering a discount on the Xbox Live 12-Month Gold Card with the purchase of Halo 3: ODST for Microsoft ...  

It's difficult to manage expectations, especially in this age of downloadable content, expanded universes, and cost-conscious (and tempermental) audiences who love you one minute and write snarky things about you on the Internet the next. Few development studios know this like Bungie, who when developing Halo 3: ODST made the bold decision to bench their All-Star character and start a team of rookies. But did that really hurt them in the long...  

SCRAWL (blog)Microsoft's Greenberg Claims “Halo: Reach will be the biggest game of 2010″Terminal GamerHalo 3 held the record for the biggest opening day in gaming history until the release of Grand Theft Auto 4, an impressive feat considering Halo 3 was a ...Halo Reach: “Biggest Game of 2010″?Game Rant (blog)Microsoft: Halo Reach "biggest game of 2010"NeowinMicrosoft's Greenberg Promises 'Halo: Reach Will Be The Biggest Game Of 2010...  

A constant source of criticism for Halo 3: ODST has been the lack of matchmaking for the popular Firefight mode. You can't jump into a random Firefight game; matches must be coordinated with friends. Since it's a cooperative-dependent mode, most people would want to partner up with friends anyway, but the lack of a randomized option was clearly a sore spot that's haunted the game. As it turns out, Bungie wanted matchmaking in Firefight, too...  

With 2009 nearly finished and a huge year for gaming on the horizon, it should perhaps come as no surprise that Microsoft product management director Aaron Greenberg is staking his claim early. Speaking with Gamasutra, he said Halo Reach will be "the biggest game of 2010." Greenberg began by wondering aloud whether Gran Turismo 5 has a chance of launching in 2010, "Is it...  

The most anticipated video game of the year is not available for Christmas, but it may be well worth waiting a day or two on. Halo: Reach , Bungie’s latest version of on of the most fascinating games ever, Halo, has just unveiled the teaser video ...  

Stuff.co.nz (blog)Microsoft's most recognisable & Forza 3, ODST prizesStuff.co.nz (blog)Today, we've got two copies of Forza Motorsports 3 and two copies of Halo 3: ODST to give away, so I thought I'd get your thoughts on what are probably ...  

With less than 24 hours to go before the world premiere of Halo Reach, Aaron Greenberg has gone on the record declaring already that Halo Reach "will be the biggest game of 2010". Considering the anticipation for some of next year's upcoming titles, with games like Final Fantasy XIII and Gran Turismo 5 finally making their debut, the statement's not one to be taken lightly. Despite the fierce competition though, Greenberg remains confident...  

The official website for Halo: Reach has now gone live, thanks to Bungie. And just in time, cos the first official movie is also set to come out this week.          

Aaron Greenberg is Microsoft’s product management director and fanboy number one. Want proof of that job title? Then read on. Halo is a huge franchise, and one that quite literally took the Xbox brand from an also-ran to a world beater. Any Halo game is guaranteed to sell, and Halo: Reach is no exception. The new [...] Related posts:Aaron Greenberg does it again: Xbox 360 to outsell PS3 for “this entire generation”Microsoft: Xbox 360 had...  

Only Spartans have the answer. Microsoft and Bungie have confirmed that Halo: Reach will see multiple Spartans defending the planet Reach against Covenant invasion. As illustrated by a sexy new trailer, Reach introduces you to the six-strong Noble Squad, who plan to get all "winter contingency" on the naughty invaders...  

Or how the greatest PS3 game to date fails to get the credit it deservesWhile Keith is slaving away counting your votes for our top 50 games of the noughties article - posts will be coming up next week - there have been plenty of game of the year lists to keep everyone interested. The latest is the Top 10 games of the year from Time magazine. Unsurprisingly given the incessant hype Modern Warfare 2 is at number 1. Batman: Arkham Asylum gets a...  

Xenon.7 (DeToX) released (http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=698213=0 ) tools to remove security checks from your Halo 3 & Halo 3 ODST executables, so u can modify maps and make your own. Of course don't use this on LIVE, MS can and will detect it ... anyway, you shouldn't go on LIVE with a homebrew360 (freeBOOT/XBReboot) at all as MS can easily detect that too: [QUOTE] This bundle of hacked halo 3 executables will allow you to...  

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net wrap up some loose ends from Halo 3 and look forward to Halo 3: ODST. Also in this episode: special guests, Bungie's official #1 fan, Miguel "Freewill" Chavez of Bungie fansite Bungie Sightings and Cody Miller of High Speed Halo. Show highlights: Is Halo Too Easy? Why ODST is Better than Halo 3 VISR, VISR Burning Bright Campaign Forge Best Confrontation It's Not...  

MS mouthpiece mocks GT boys, talks up Halo Reach. Microsoft's product management director, Aaron Greenberg, reckons Halo Reach will own 2010, laughing off the challenge from PS3 exclusives. Gran Turismo 5, for example.Click here to read the full article  

Los Angeles TimesModern Warfare 2 has obliterated Halo 3's sales recordThe Tech HeraldSmashing the previous opening-month sales record of 3.3 million units (held since 2007 by Bungie's Halo 3), Modern Warfare 2 sold some 4.2 million copies on ...Game sales jump, "Modern Warfare 2" bumps "Halo 3" recordSeattle Times (blog)Modern Warfare 2 shatters US sales recordsCVG OnlineTop 10 best-selling videogames in the USA for...  

ISBN13: 9780785128380 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionThis story starts at the conclusion of the blockbuster video game, Halo 2. This must-read novel reveals how the Master Chief, while onboard a hostile ship headed towards Earth, battles against Covenant forces! Interwined with Master Chief’s interstellar one man war is the saga [...]  

Beyoncé's not the only one seeing halos lately. Created and hosted by TeenNick chairman Nick Cannon, the first-ever TeenNick Halo Awards celebrates and recognizes four teenagers who are making a difference and have truly changed their communities. HALO, which stands for "helping and leading others," will feature the stories of four ordinary teenagers doing extraordinary things -- Leah Stoltz, Darrius Snow, Megan Kilroy and Brryan Jackson...  

Graphics: 8.5 Sound : 8.0 Gameplay : 6.5 Multiplayer : 8.0 Overall : 7.0 While it's hard to fault a smaller development team with a shorter production cycle for trying a new approach to a franchise with a committed fan base, playing out a game ...  

ZergwatchHalo 3: ODST drops out of Xbox 360 Live top 10Punch Jumps Halo 3: ODST dropped out of the top ten Xbox Livetitles for the Xbox 360 due to a decline in user activity. For the week ending Nov. 23, Halo 3: ODST, ...Canadians get Halo Elite bundleFudzillaCanada's Bungie-Scented Xbox 360 BundleKotaku.com (blog)O Canada: Bungie-centric Xbox 360 Bundle Heads Up NorthGizmodo.comall 16 news articles »  

Bungie Studios takes the Halo franchise in a different direction, focusing on a cadre of "Helljumpers" and their story during the New Mombassa invasion.Contributor: David LipscombPublished: Dec 03, 2009  

Doesn't sound like just another teaser either... Spike's Geoff Keighley has told to expect a world premier of Halo Reach at the upcoming Video Game Awards that are due to take place on December 12.Click here to read the full article  

Today McFarlane Toys announced that a seventh batch of Halo action figures will be released in January 2010. They also provided details and photos of each item in this latest assortment, which features characters from Halo 2, Halo Wars, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo 3.  

Plus: Third Legends anime on Saturday. Halo Waypoint developer 343 Industries has hired audio director Sotaro Tojima from Kojima Productions. His appointment to the internal Microsoft studio was revealed on 343's Twitter. Tojima composed for Kojima Productions' biggest titles...  

This year, 2009, isn’t yet over, but Microsoft is already talking about next year – namely the biggest game of next year. That game, says Microsoft, will be Halo: Reach. (more…)  

The TeenNick HALO Awards had celebrities honoring teens with charities. Hosted by Nick Cannon. Celebrity appearances include Justin Timberlake, LeBron James,Hayden Paniettiere and more.Contributor: Tamara McRillPublished: Dec 12, 2009  

it might be by sales because that depends on who markets their games the most and halo games are probably 1st or 2nd on the list (with GTA) quality wise it will just be another average shooter from bungie. the only guaranteed AAA titles are god of war...  

Still hitting some potholes on your long and winding 'Road to Recon'? We stuffed a trio of Bungie’s designers (and Urk) into a tiny little room and forced them to give us explicit directions. And if you’ve already earned your Recon, no worries - you can still tune in for the crummy jokes!  

Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft's product management director, is practically ebullient regarding the company's performance in his interview with Gamasutra immediately following November 2009's NPD U.S. retail sales results. In those results, the Xbox 360 lead the PS3 in hardware sales, though Microsoft's console did drop slightly year on year. Of course, the month's big story was the huge debut of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which boasted the...  

Microsoft has a new Bungie-focused Xbox 360 bundle, but it's only coming to Canadians. Finally, something to be proud of, Canadians! Joining the ranks of SCTV, Vancouver's lax pot laws and universal health care in the short list of things Canucks can brag about, this new bundle comes with a 360 Elite, two controllers, Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. This will set you back CAD$400, or $380 in USA dollars. It's for sale now, but much like the...  

Halo 3 ODST Xbox 360 Review Bungie Microsoft Game Studios Released: November 2009 Halo 3 ODST is not so much a follow up to Halo 3 as much as it is a side-story to the biggest release in Xbox 360 history. Halo 3 ODST brings us back into the Halo universe as it acts as basically a side-story to the hit [...]  

Starting today, Xbox 360 owners will be able to visit Halo Waypoint, a new destination on Xbox LIVE, and the “virtual home for all things Halo.” Not only will Halo Waypoint act as a ‘career’ tracking system, recording players’ achievements across Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST and Halo Wars, you’ll also be rewarded for accomplishing certain feats in the games with extra Xbox LIVE Avatar content, such as virtual shirts and ODST armour. Contributor...  

Overtakes Halo 3 in monthly sales. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sold over six million copies in the US during November, breaking Halo 3's record of some 3.3 million units which was the original record set in September 2007.Click here to read the full article  

Fiction The Disciple by Stephen Coonts Halo: Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe by Tobias S. Buckell, B.K. Evenson, Jonathan Goff, and Kevin Grace I Never Fancied Him Anyway by Claudia Carroll La’s Orchestra Saves the World: A Novel by Alexander McCall Smith Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder Nonfiction Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How [...]  

Daily MailNick Cannon's HALO Shines BrightHuffington Post (blog)This was my first question to Nick Cannon as he warmly greeted me and my partner for an interview leading up to the screening of the Teen Nick HALO Awards ...Nick Cannon presents the HALO AwardsS2Smagazine.comall 121 news articles »  

A quick message to everyone who uses Haloscan comments (which would be me, and a lot of your blogs, and everybody who comments here). You may not have noticed, but all Haloscan comments are about to change, or completely disappear, within the next few weeks. Steel yourself.Haloscan is an old-school commenting system from the days when blogs didn't tend to have inbuilt commenting functionality. A few years ago it was quietly mothballed by its...  

I've been dealing with racism and discrimination since the dawn of Xbox Live. With Halo being on its 5th installment; it's surprising that racism is still as prevalent in Halo 3 as it is.Contributor: Millionaire HoyPublished: Dec 11, 2009  

Master Chief anime sneak peeks coming soon. Microsoft has released a schedule of sorts that'll give you plenty of chances to check out the first two parts of the 343 Industries' produced series on Xbox Live.Click here to read the full article  

Halo house looking for writer to 'define next game universe'. Halo developer, Bungie's made no secret that it'd like to work on something not staring the Master Chief (or his mates) in the future. By the looks of a wave of new job listings on its website however, that non-Halo Bungie game could be closer than we thought.Click here to read the full article  

Say what you will about the space opera-esque story of the Halo series, but Bungie has consistently delivered the most solid, well designed console first-person shooter experience since the original Halo on the original Xbox, only recently matched by offerings such as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and, to a lesser extent, Killzone 2, but there’s something inexplicably delicious about the combination of gunplay, level design and freestyle...  

Master Chief can now wield two weapons at once, board Covenant vehicles and steal Covenant weapons like the incredible double energy sword Lead an all-new unit of super-soldiers, the ODST — tougher, badder and deadlier versions of your old comrades New enemies, allies and surprises around every corner – intense combat action with enhanced AI and real-time [...]  

Spike revealed their list of nominees for the 2009 Video Game Awards today, and voting is now open on the official VGA website. More importantly, however, they also announced the first of several exclusive premieres planned for next month's broadcast: Unless you work at Bungie (or happen to be named Tom Morello), the 2009 VGAs will be your first chance to see Halo: Reach...  

Microsoft announced this week that, for a limited time, Canadian gamers will be able to grab a special bundle that includes a console and both of Bungie's Halo games for the 360. In all, you get a 360 Elite, two controllers and copies of both Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST, all for CAD$400 (USD$380). It should be on sale right now, so if you're interested in the 360 and somehow missed Halo, why not. At the very least, you'll be supporting the idea of...  

How much would you pay for flaming armor? The crazy part is that Bungie has already set up its fan base in a way that it would absolutely devour such content. How much would you pay for flaming recon armor? If everyone could buy it maybe it would ...  

When I heard a new Halo was coming out in 2009 I thought it was a lie, or wishful thinking. When I heard that Master Chief wouldn't be in it, I knew it had to be a lie. The Halo series is a monster franchise, but compared to a certain plumber, Master Chief is still a pimply faced tweener. It wouldn't make any sense to take the marquee character out of a game, based in a universe that depends on him saving it. This lone Spartan, through grit...  

Battle Rifle, Needler sighted, among others. A man on the internet has secured what look very much like blurry digital camera shots of Halo: Reach in action. The pictures, which you can witness immortalised on NeoGAF, include a convincing-looking title screen and lobby, and shots of various locations...  

Bungie keeping a tight lid on Halo Reach : No leakyGamekicker.comBut the Friday evening update knowing that Halo fans are clamoring for just a little bit more of a taste before the unveiling at the Spike VGA awards is a ...Bungie Weekly Update: 12/04/09Gamekicker.comall 2 news articles »  

The above shot was taken by a user in the Major League Gaming forums nicknamed, predictably, Tom Morello. I'm hoping that that's not his real name, as the NDA he most likely signed would prohibit the screen capture of gameplay from what appears to be "Halo: Reach," but his risk is our gain, as he [...]  

Bungie's latest deconstructed, and what it means for Halo: Reach. The recent arrival of Halo 3: ODST brought Microsoft's tentpole franchise back to the forefront, and collected another impressive 8/10 from Eurogamer, despite the fact the game was sculpted from scratch in just 14 months by a Bungie team left project-less after the much-vaunted Peter Jackson collaboration...  

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robert Jeffery, 55, a former master chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, was sentenced today to four years in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride.  

Spike TV’s Video Game Awards isn’t simply an evening to recognise amazing accomplishments within the realms of videogames and game development, it’s also the opportunity to catch glimpses of new footage from upcoming games, and to view premieres of never-before-seen games in action. At this year’s VGAs, you’ll be able to watch the world exclusive first look at Bungie’s Fall 2010 game, Halo: Reach. Will we get to see some footage, or simply...  

New weapons, features shown in supposed leaked shots. Just when we thought the world of gaming couldn't get any busier, someone's seemingly gone and leaked screenshots and details for Bungie's Halo Reach. Click here to read the full article  

By Joe Wilcox, Betanews For years, analysts have opined about the iPod "halo effect" on Mac sales -- the idea being that people buying iPods who enjoy the experience and exposure to the Apple brand will be more likely to buy Macs. Mobile platform analytics firm Flurry, which data I am using for the first time, claims there is a second halo effect -- iPod touch to iPhone. Flurry puts some hard, and quite believable, data behind this assertion...  

UPDATE: This Tom Morello fellow apparently took someone else's pics and passed them off as his own. Versions without his name plastered all over them are now in this story. (Thanks Zeouterlimits). ORIGINAL STORY: Thanks to a MLG forums poster who apparently really wants you to know his name, first images of Halo Reach have apparently hit the web. Tom Morello didn't give any...  

Microsoft and Bungie's Halo 3: ODST has sold approximately 2.5 million units in the two weeks since release. That's according to a report by USA Today, which notes that the game has generated USD 125 million in sales for the 27 million unit-selling franchise. The report also points out that Microsoft's 343 Industries division, which...  

From the initial talk of a lower price to a renaming, Bungie's ever-changing plans for Halo 3: ODST left a lot of people confused as to what the final product would be. "I'm no PR expert, but it's pretty obvious the game had a series of stumbles; from the naming, to the initial E3 2008 countdown reveal failure, and finally pricing ... it would definitely be nice to have a do-over for the game introduction," senior designer Lars Bakken told...  

Microsoft just pulled back the curtain on a brand-new bundle exclusively for our brothers and sisters to the north. Aside from a 250GB Xbox 360 Elite console, the bundle also includes a double dose of Bungie goodness: Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. Starting today, you can get your maple syrup-soaked hands on this for a suggested retail price of $399.99 CAD. If you're a US gamer wondering why we didn't get this piece of gear down here, relax...  

To clear up any misconceptions with "the kids on Twitter," Spike Video Game Awards host Geoff Keighley took to Major Nelson's podcast this weekend and explained that the Halo: Reach trailer on next week's show will be "actual gameplay." That's right, folks: none of that live-action or CG mumbo jumbo. "You'll get a first glimpse at the world of Reach," Keighley told the Major during this week's show. "I think it's going to be the biggest game...  

Gears is broken online. Halo isn't. Halo is still extremely popular, and always will be. Buy Halo ODST, it has all the Halo 3 multiplayer maps in it and a new campaign.  

KSDK -- A St. Charles County teen who lives with AIDS will be among four people honored Friday night on national television. Eighteen-year-old Brryan Jackson is receiving a 'Halo Award,' presented by TeenNick, for service to his community. Jackson ...  

Plus: Master Chief set to return. Around 2.5 million people have snapped up Halo 3: ODST in the two weeks since it was released. That's according to USA Today, which also reports the expansion pack has generated over $125 million in sales and brought the total number of Halo games sold to 27 million...  

CBS is about to learn that what Oprah giveth, Oprah taketh away. For years CBS, which owns the syndication rights to her show, has been able to count on the queen of daytime television to fill more than just her afternoon slot. In addition to b...  

With Halo 3: ODST selling 2.5 million copies within two weeks of release, Bungie talks to USA Today about the future of the franchise, merchandising, and the possibly return of Master Chief. The Halo franchise has sold more than 25 million copies combined so far, with Halo 3: ODST, the recently released standalone game, making up a good 10% of that in just 2 weeks on store shelves. Along with next year's prequel Halo: Reach, Bungie and...  

Jobs board hints at lots of exciting developments at Microsoft Game Studios. A flood of new job adverts on Develop has revealed that Microsoft Game Studios is looking for new talent to "help breathe a fresh vision into a new Halo experience" and "to drive the success of Gears Of War and Shadow Complex".Click here to read the full article  

Microsoft's Halo 3: ODST has attracted over 5 million unique players since launch, racking up over 116 million hours of gameplay on Xbox Live, according to the company. The stats were released as NPD data showed that Halo 3: ODST sold over 1.52 million units during September, making it the best-selling game for the month. The company...  

by SARAH NELSON, Contributing Writer TeenNick has launched its first ever HALO Awards as an effort to honor the "teen stars" of charity work. Big names like Justin Timberlake, Hayden Panettiere, Alicia Keys and LeBron James aren't receiving the awards - they are giving them. TeenNick held an extensive nationwide search for ordinary teens making a huge impact by dedicating their lives to a cause. They've selected four award recipients, who...  

Frank O'Connor, the franchise development director for "Halo" at Microsoft Game Studios, is charged with shepherding the franchise into the future, making sure that Master Chief doesn't find himself on the back of diaper boxes and starring in life insurance commercials. "Halo: Legends" is his main focus right now. Created in the style of "The [...]  

Warner Home Video has announced that "Halo Legends" will be released in the form of seven animated short films on February 9 on Blu-ray and DVD: Go deeper into the Halo universe than ever before with Halo Legends, an all-new, CG and traditional anime PG-13 experience that presents enthralling new stories from one of the world’s most popular video game franchises. Produced by 343 Industries, a part of Microsoft Game Studios, the exciting...  

Live 'destination' launches tomorrow. Halo Waypoint arrives on Xbox Live tomorrow, and the first pieces of content have been revealed. From launch you will be able to watch a Spotlight on Louis Wu, Halo in Five Minutes and a Welcome to Waypoint introduction. Louis Wu is the main protagonist in the Ringworld series of books...  

Patch 1.09 * Prevents buffer overrun errors and client loop exploit. Patch 1.08 * Prevents buffer overrun errors and also removes the requirement for a CD rom at startup. * Fixes for server-crashing security bugs. * Several external programs may not work, resulting to game-crashing.  

Patch 1.09 * Prevents buffer overrun errors and client loop exploit. Patch 1.08 * Prevents buffer overrun errors and also removes the requirement for a CD rom at startup. * Fixes for server-crashing security bugs. * Several external programs may not work, resulting to game-crashing.  

The hubbub surrounding neo-soul stalwart Meshell Ndegeocello began to dissipate around the time she dropped all the weird apostrophes and accent marks from her name, but she’s stayed plenty busy over the past decade, guesting on other artists’ records and embarking on her own offbeat sonic adventures. Ndegeocello’s eighth LP, Devil’s Halo, is something of a change of pace, in that it’s not an experiment in free jazz, hip-hop, spiritual verse...  

Halo Waypoint will offer a diverse selection of unique and immersive content and bring together all the goodness of the rich Halo universe in one place. It will inform fans of the latest Halo news and activities, and grant access to content ranging from interviews, trailers and screenshots, to exclusive video footage and community content that you won’t find anywhere else.  

There's something to look forward to at the upcoming Video Game Awards, and it comes in the form of something very Reachable, if you get my drift. Yep, that's right. The first in-game footage of Bungie's highly  

On the new special "A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa" (NBC, 8 p.m.), the gang of Kermit, Piggy and the rest travel to the North Pole to deliver three letters that missed the mailbox. Guest stars include Uma Thurman, Jane Krakowski, Nathan Lane, Jesse L. Martin, Petra Memcova, Paul Williams Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Griffiths, Tony Sirico, Steve Schirripa and Madison Pettis. It plays opposite another new animated...  

Enjoy it while it lasts, Halo 3, because while you may be at the top of the Xbox LIVE Activity Chart this week… and maybe next week and possibly the week after, it can’t possibly last after the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 over the week of November 17th. Soak it up. In fact, the assault on Halo 3’s dominance may start a little early, after Xbox LIVE’s Deal of the Week this week reduced the price of Call of Duty 4’s Variety Map...  

Halo 3 once again sits atop the Xbox LIVE Activity Chart for who-knows-how-many time in a row (a lot!), but it had better be savouring every last second it remains at No. 1, because that big ‘ole gorilla, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, is releasing inside of two weeks from now, and if history has any say, it’s going to wipe Halo 3 away and claim No. 1 for itself. That’s not to say Halo 3 won’t put up any kind of fight – with the release of...  

A debut trailer for Xbox LIVE’s new Halo Waypoint has been released, but what exactly is Halo Waypoint? Well, in short, it’s a new destination on Xbox LIVE specifically for Halo fans, featuring what seems like an enormous amount of information on everything to do with the universe, including developer created and community submitted content, with additions to the service hitting everyday.Contributor: Oliver  

What happens when you combine a Toyota pickup with four XBOX systems, a Warthog from Halo and a Monster energy drink dispenser? You get Toyota's Tacoma All-Terrain Gamer (ATG) concept, the SEMA award-winner for greatest number of marketing gimmicks. The concept's a joint venture between Toyota and Microsoft Xbox. "We've taken the idea of what would it be like to take an off-road vehicle and still be able to play your favorite video games in...  

Microsoft details Xbox Live destination. Upcoming Xbox Live destination Halo Waypoint will be broken in two sections, one focusing on Intel and the other on Career. Intel is the central point for all Halo content, according to Jason Pace, creative director. Here be videos, articles, fiction, screenshots, tips/tricks and more...  

While the Spike Video Game Awards themselves are of questionable importance, there's usually some good trailers to watch during the ceremony. Today Spike revealed that the first footage for Halo: Reach will premiere at the 2009 ceremony.  

Los Angeles TimesGame sales jump, "Modern Warfare 2" bumps "Halo 3" recordSeattle Times (blog)On the software front, NPD said "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" sold 6 million copies in the 19 days it was available last month, beating the "Halo 3" ...Modern Warfare 2 has obliterated Halo 3's sales recordThe Tech HeraldModern Warfare 2 shatters US sales recordsCVG OnlineVideo game sales put up good fight in November, still down for yearSan...  

The seventh series of McFarlane's Halo figures draws from four of the franchise's games, three of its species, numerous gaudy colours and even a little Ninja Gaiden. Due for release in early 2010, there'll also be a weapons pack, should your diorama be lacking in duel-wielding or grenades. You'll be able to get them anywhere you can already get the previous 1,345 figures in the range.  

Microsoft's internal Halo team, 343 Industries, has a new member. Sotaro Tojima, formerly of Kojima Productions and credited with Metal Gear Solid 4's sound direction, has joined the Halo publisher. The official Halo Waypoint Twitter account brings word of Tojima's hire, the second—that we know of—former Kojiima Productions staffer to join Microsoft in its Halo-expanding endeavors. Ryan Payton, assistant producer on Metal Gear Solid 4, joined...  

"Next generation Xbox platform" mentioned in job ad. Microsoft's new Halo studio, 343 Industries is looking for an experienced level designer to work on a new Halo game for a "next generation Xbox platform".Click here to read the full article  

This time the stars aren't getting the awards, they're giving them. TeenNick, Nickelodeon's 24-hour TV network exclusively for and about teens, unveils the first-ever TeenNick HALO Awards-a new concept in awards shows featuring four mega-celebrities...  

NEW YORK — At 29, Nick Cannon has been a standup comedian, movie star, TV show host, comedy show star, producer and rapper — he may have Diddy beat for the title of mogul with the most hats. Cannon has been working hard at his latest job,...  

by: John YanNEWS - Many games have been using the game engine to run their cinematics and cut scenes so this isn't anything really earth shattering. But, Bungie has tweeted that the upcoming cinematic that you'll see on the Spike VGA awards for Halo: Reach and I'm assuming the rest of the final game, will be run through the game's engine rather than being pre-rendered. I know a lot of people are anxious to see what's next in store for the Halo...  

Here is a transcription of Orbital Drop Shock Trooper from Halo 3: ODST. Credits to Benjamin Bergem aka. The Halo-Dragon for his transcription of this song (http://rampancy.net/blog/HaloDragon/28/11/2009/Orbital_Drop_Shock_Troopers), as I relied rather heavily on his version for the middle section (specifically, bars 69-111, which is almost identical to his version). This version attempts to incorporate more of the orchestral parts. The midi...  

Instead of yet another awards show featuing celebrities, TeenNick Chairman Nick Cannon is hosting the Halo Awards, where stars like Justin Timberlake, LeBron James, and Alicia Keys pay tribute to amazing teens doing amazing things. Watch as teen award winners are surprised by famous stars who honor them for their service. Watch the video below, or at ClipSyndicate... ...  

Lime Wire (blog)Slayer Will Rain Blood on You in 'Halo 3′Lime Wire (blog)One of the most hardcore video games, Halo 3, collides with one of metal's heaviest, Slayer, next week when Kerry King and Dave Lombardo take on all comers ...  

  In this special 343rd episode, posted on the 343rd day of the year, I interview some of the team members at 343 Industries who are responsible for all things Halo at Microsoft Game Studios.   Host: Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)   Bonnie Ross – General Manager, 343 Industries Justin Korthof – Community Manager, 343 Industries Jon Goff – Community Manager, 343 Industries Kevin Grace...  

Halo: ODST, another great Halo game by Bungie, wastes no time in literally dropping you straight into combat, with six hours of comical and hard-hitting game play. Unlike the previous Halo games, you are no longer playing as the legendary Master Chief. Instead, you are a rookie Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, or ODST.  

Halo 3 Multiplayer is mostly a team based game. You're sure to have lots of fun with your friends but there are some players that will grow to loath. Below are the 10 Halo players that will always drive you mad.Contributor: Millionaire HoyPublished: Dec 07, 2009  

Slayer will be playing Halo 3 in Slayer Mode with fans via Xbox Live on December 16th, 2009 starting at 7:00PM ET. An Xbox Live Gold membership is required to play. Send a friend request to the following Gamertags and be online half an hour before (6:30 P.M. ET) the Game with Fame session starts: SlayerKerry GwF, SlayerDave GwF. More information on... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com  

Not many people have earned all the achievements possible from Halo 3, Halo Wars and Halo 3: ODST, as evidenced by the statistics Microsoft dug up while developing Halo Waypoint. "Significantly less" than 1% of players have unlocked all the achievements. Based on readers comments and e-mails I received, the biggest stumbling block for Halo fans is a top-tier achievement tucked away in Halo Wars, the non-Bungie developed real-time-strategy...  

Microsoft's internal Halo game development team 343 Industries has hired Sotaro Tojima, a longtime Konami employee who most recently served as sound director on Kojima Productions' Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Tojima will take the similarly-named role of audio director at 343 Industries, according to a short post made to the studio's official Twitter account. "We're excited to announce our newest member of the 343 family, Audio...  

First week Halo Waypoint schedule released. The first week schedule for Xbox Live Halo hub, Halo Waypoint has been released, revealing that the first Legends anime short will be out this Saturday.Click here to read the full article  

With Flex SDK SVN trunk revision 12635 the Flex 4 SDK no longer supports the "library://ns.adobe.com/flex/halo" component namespace. MX components should be referenced using the "library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" namespace. For example: For more information see http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-24568 and http://forums.adobe.com/message/2445911..  

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Do you live and breathe everything Master Chief? Maybe you were simply late to the party and wonder what happened before ‘Halo 3’? Either way, the ‘Halo Encyclopedia’, out on 2 November, is just what you’ve been waiting for. Related StoriesGames review: EyePetGames review: Brütal LegendWatch the box on the Xbox 360  

Perhaps feeling a little aggrieved at the way Modern Warfare 2 blew right on by Halo 3's sales numbers earlier in the week, Microsoft have tried to salvage a little pride by releasing some Halo 3: ODST numbers. And, all things considered, they're not bad. Since launching on September 22, ODST has sold just over three million units, having sold 1.5 of those in its first month on sale. Sure, that's nowhere near Halo 3 levels, but then, ODST had...  

The premier destination for all things Halo, Halo Waypoint, is now available through Xbox LIVE. Halo Waypoint is a unique way to connect your accomplishments across multiple Halo games. The new tracking system in Halo Waypoint. At launch, it will track your career across Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo Wars, along with all the relevant game add-ons. But it’s more than just that. You also get special Avatar Awardables for accomplishing...  

HALO Encyclopaedia is a must-have guide to the Halo universe. Humanity teeters on the brink of extinction, as hostile forces and ancient mysteries threaten to snuff out our first fiery foray into the universe. Take a trip into the world of Halo and discover everything you ever wanted to know about the characters, weapons, vehicles, equipment and locations from Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo WARS and Halo 3 ODST. From the Colonial...  

There haven't been a ton of exclusives for the Xbox 360 this year, but even though they are few in number, they are mighty. It's hard to choose the most outstanding, but Adam Sessler lets you know which titles to pick up this holiday season including Forza Motorsport 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo Wars, Ninja Blade and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Watch Larger Version of this Video  

Dennis Durkin van Microsoft heeft op de BMO Capital Markets-conferentie in New York de laatste cijfers van Halo 3: ODST bekend gemaakt. De game, die exclusief is uitgekomen voor de Xbox 360, is inmiddels al 3 miljoen keer verkocht sinds de release op 22 september. Het is niet bekend of Durkin het met die aantallen heeft over de wereldwijde verkopen, of alleen de verkoop in de Noord-Amerika, maa....  

Random Video of the Day: Team Fortress 2 Meets Halo 3Kombo.comThe SPARTAN project was formed in order to create an elite corp of supersoldiers, capable of stemming rebellions within the UNSC. Though they are considered ...  

Get the inside perspective from the storytellers at Bungie and step into the boots of the new cast of characters fighting for survival inside New Mombasa. From the battle-tested team of ODSTs to the civilians' desperate plight, the team at Bungie knew the stakes were high. See how they layered an ensemble cast into a combat-effective story, and then brought performance and sound together to cast light and life into the darkened city of New...  

The NPD Group, the top game-industry research firm, has released its list of the top selling video game titles for the month of September. The month's most popular title was Halo: ODST selling over 1.5 million units and overtaking both Wii Sports Resort and Madden NFL 10. Halo 3: ODST is a first-person shooter developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft. Players assume the roles of elite human United Nations Space Command soldiers known as...  

Just because Halo: The Movie is reportedly on hold doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the franchise beyond your videogame console. On February 9th, 2010, Warner Home Video will finish the fight with Halo Legends on DVD and Blu-ray  

While our cats have been enjoying the comfort of Halo helmets for years now, the human market is sadly underserved. At least one human will be well protected, thanks to this Halo 3 ODST motorcycle helmet. MotorcyleNews.com has concept shots of the X-Lite X-802 helmet fashioned in the Halo 3 ODST style, set to be worn in real life by rider Jorge Lorenzo this weekend. No word on whether X-Lite will release something like for the motorcycle...  

It's been one hell of a year for Ryan Tedder. In addition to his band OneRepublic releasing sophomore album Waking Up last month, the singer-songwriter is also reveling in the fact that "Halo," which he co-wrote with Beyonce (as well as co-produced), has been nominated for a Record Of The Year Grammy. Additionally, Beyonce's full LP containing "Halo," I Am... Sasha Fierce, is also up for Album Of The Year. But with "Halo" came controversy...  

Five armies, three factions. Who will conquer Arcadia?The fate of Arcadia is in your hands. Will you conquer the world for the humans, the Covenant, or the evil parasitic Flood? Way cooler than classic Risk, because let's face it, everything is cooler when Halo is involved. $39.99  

LeBron James helped TeenNick recognize the efforts of an Atlanta teen to help youngsters in a crime-infested neighborhood. Filmed this summer, scenes with LeBron are featured in the "TeenNick Halo Awards" airing Friday night.  

Halo fans are notoriously hardcore, but even in the Halo community, there are only a hardened few who are willing to  attempt the seemingly impossible: unlocking every achievement in each Halo game (that has achievements and includes map packs) so far. That includes Halo 3, Halo Wars and the recently released Halo 3: ODST. According to Halo Waypoint creative director Jason Pace, the number of people who've achieved that feat is less than 1...  

Perhaps in an effort to appeal to a more up-market clientèle than Halo merchandise currently allows, Microsoft have commissioned a series of framed prints depicting art from Halo 3: ODST. These aren't the kind of things you'd get as a pre-order gift thrown in a cheap plastic frame. No, these are the kind of things that are limited to 100 of each, and will cost you $175. There are three different prints, and each measures 13x19 inches.  

While Bungie has remained mum on Halo Reach, it seems that someone out there in cyberland has spilled the beans, as images and details have cropped up. It all started when MLG Forums poster ToM MoReLLo claimed to have played Halo Reach at Microsoft and offered blurry pictures and gameplay details as proof--a feat quickly noticed and made popular by NeoGAF posters Dani and Tashi0106. It appears that Reach will feature squad-based c...  

Another Saturday has arrived, and with it another free episode of Halo Legends on the Xbox Live Marketplace. For 24 hours only (of course it won't be on the internet afterward!), you can catch an anime'd up Master Chief delivering "The Package" with four "specially selected Spartans." Today's episode is the first half of a two-parter (concluding ... (Read on Source)  

Halo 3 ODST has eventually come out and has captured everybody`s attention. However, an avid gamer certainly cannot spend continuously for all the top games. He has to know where and when the best deals are.Contributor: robertoms2003Published: Nov 04, 2009  

Halo 3 is the biggest title to hit the Xbox 360. The game is [...] Related posts:September NPD Sales – PS3 beats all except DS, Halo 3: ODST is a triumphReview: Halo 3: ODST worth the $60 for an expansion?Is the Xbox 360 relying too heavily on Halo games?  

The Halo universe expands into anime this spring via Halo Legends, a DVD anthology of episodic films based within the popular game’s mythology produced by 343 Industries, a unit within Microsoft Game Studios. One of the key orchestrators of Halo&rsquo..;.  

Microsoft and Tor Books have issued a friendly reminder that the Halo: Evolutions story collection has officially hit the shelves. The collection includes tales from the Halo universe penned by series authors Eric Nylund and Thomas Buckell, as well as others by 343 Industries' Frank O'Connor, Bungie's Robt McLees, sci-fi author Karen Traviss and others. The book retails for $14.99, but it can be had for much less if you know where to look...  

Research firm NPD said video game sales emerged from their rut last month, posting a 1 percent gain, pulled up by the "Halo" franchise, Xbox platform and hardware price cuts. With 1.52 million copies sold after its Sept. 22 launch, Bungie's "Halo 3: ODST" helped make last month the second best-selling game month since "Halo 3" sold 3 million copies in September 2007. Sony's PlayStation 3 sales more than doubled sales over the previous year and...  

Written by Ashley Parker Normally, celebrities are the ones receiving awards. That’s not how it works with TeenNick’s HALO Awards. The stars are giving them, not receiving. In the first ever TeenNick HALO Awards, Justin Timberlake, Hayden Panettiere, Alicia Keys and LeBron James are giving four teens “the surprise of their lives,” according to host and chairman of TeenNick, Nick Cannon. TeenNick combed the country looking for inspiring teens...  

Microsoft and Bungie Studios didn't give the release of Halo 3: ODST the game blockbuster treatment as Halo 3, but that didn't stop the Halo faithful from coming out in big numbers for the latest fight against the Covenant. September 2009 sales numbers from the NPD Group report Halo 3: ODST sold 1.52 million copies, with its closest competitor, Wii Sports Resort, more than a million behind. The complete list: 360 Halo 3: ODST, Microsoft...  

Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake and Hayden Panettiere will pay tribute to philanthropic teens in a new awards ceremony honouring youth charity work. The stars, along with basketball ace LeBron James, will each give praise to a big-hearted teenager who has made a difference in their communities at the inaugural TeenNick Halo Awards.  

X-Play's Mr Sark has a history of dropping some amazing Halo 3 prizes on the winner of the Sarkathlon, a contest storied in legend and history, appearing only a few times to the chosen few... or whenever new Halo 3 multiplayer maps are available. Previously, Mr Sark has bestowed the coveted Recon armor on winners, but with the release of Halo 3: ODST, that isn't so special anymore, right? You're absolutely correct. That's why Mr Sark and...  

Darrius Snow, a 19-year-old freshman at Voorhees College, will accept a $20,000 national award tonight for his work mentoring and tutoring young people.Snow will receive the TeenNick HALO Award during a national broadcast at 8 p.m. on Nickelodeon's 24-hour TV network. It will be broadcast again on Nick at Nite at 9 p.m.The HALO Award - which stands for Helping And Leading Others - recognizes Snow's work in the tough Atlanta neighborhood where...  

The Halo franchise is going the Animatrix route by releasing a series of anime short films in a collected anthology entitled Halo Legends. The collection will feature seven stories told across eight episodes, all serving to expand the mythology of the Halo universe, much in the same way that the recently-released Halo 3: ODST sought [...]  

While Lev is out on vacation this week, I'll be taking over the Halo mantle. Here we have a ridiculously awesome stop-motion trailer for a Halo inspired LEGO movie that's slated to come out next year. I honestly don't see the obsession with this franchise. But such devotion needs to be applauded. Kooberz Studios via Giz [...]  

Halo 3 ODST is a shooter video game where the players ignite in the roles of soldiers of UN space command. The dynamics, basic game play and graphics are of fine quality and should provide good entertainment for most game players.Contributor: robertoms2003Published: Oct 26, 2009  

GameTrailers TV host and extreme Twitter enthusiast Geoff Keighley has announced that the world premier for Halo: Reach will be aired during the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards. Voting is now open for Spike's 2009 VGAs, with 28 categories awaiting your input to help determine this year's winners, though according to a Keighley tweet, Halo fans are already winners. The latest installment in the Halo saga, Halo: Reach, will be premiering during...  

Halo: Reach is Bungie’s last hurrah within the Halo universe before Microsoft take [...] Related posts:Halo 3 leaked online for modded Xbox 360The future of Halo is uncertain – a silver lining in the sky?Gears of War 2:Street date broken or did pirates get a hold of a leaked build?  

Shrapnel is like a mash-up of some of my favorite things: take Gattaca, throw in two parts Halo and a little bit of Greek mythology and Joan of Arc, and you’re getting close. And paired with Bagus Hutomo’s eye-popping paint-like illustrations, and you’ve got a recipe for a compelling graphic novel. Thanks to Radical Publishing, I [...]  

By OhSnapKid CL threw the Very Sexy Pre-Holiday Party at Halo on Nov. 20, treating guests to a night out with the Sexorcist and several Cheetah Girls. Partiers showed off their sexiest poses in the OhSnapKid's photo booth, getting in the holiday spirit. (Photos by OhSnapKid and Ray Douglas) ...  

The iPhone has joined the iPod in their ‘halo effect’ promoting Apple’s Mac. Mac global sales in September rose 16.4 percent, far ahead of a 2.3 percent year-over-year sales increase for PCs, one analyst told investors Tuesday. “We believe that the halo effect emanating from the iPhone should be even stronger than that surrounding the [...]  

That looks great. Much better than what I had imagined. However, I'm looking forward to Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines much more. As much as Halo: Reach. Unless Halo: Reach turns out to be the true predecessor of Halo 1, than it beats EVERYTHING. Slinkytech  

By Meena Kar Savannah, Dec. 02, (THAINDIAN NEWS) For the past few weeks, the night sky has posed ample attractions for stargazers. After the meteor showers of November, Sunday night stargazers in some places of the United States experienced a spectacular view of the lunar halo. It has been reported that people in Savannah saw the [...]  

The PlayStation 3 may have killed it in the hardware contest last month, but Xbox 360 software reigned supreme this September, thanks to Bungie's Halo 3: ODST. The game dropped more than 1.5 million copies in its debut month. That makes Halo 3: ODST the bestselling game in the United States by a wide margin, outselling its nearest competitor, Wii Sports Resort, by more than a million copies. It's not quite as impressive as the launch of Halo 3...  

Halo Legends, Microsoft's collaboration with some of the biggest productions house of the anime industry, has a Japanese release date. The film will be released February 16, 2010 on DVD, Blu-ray and digital platforms. The ¥5,980 Blu-ray version is a two-disc set, while the ¥4,980 DVD version comes on three discs. Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio4 C, and Toei Animation are each creating shorts for Halo Legends. Production I.G...  

Times LIVE'Halo 3: ODST' sells 3 millionDigital SpyMicrosoft has confirmed that Halo 3: ODST has sold three million copies since it debuted in September. ...Games: 'Halo 3: ODST'In Utah This WeekReview: Halo 3:ODSTGame Hub (blog)Halo 3: ODST Drops Three Million CopiesKotaku AustraliaTimes LIVE -beefjack.com -God is a Geek (blog)all 12 news articles »  

PC World - In the "I'll do anything for attention" category this morning, Spike TV Video Game Awards host Geoff Keighley can reportedly be heard pimping for Microsoft's upcoming Halo:  

Play Halo 3: ODST with Chester BenningtonGameZone... Linkin Park, and the founder of new band Dead by Sunrise, Chester Bennington, will play Halo 3: ODST with Xbox LIVE Gold Members in our Game With Fame. ...and more »  

Somewhere, somehow, someone managed to get blurry digital camera shots of what appears to be Halo: Reach, Bungie's next Xbox 360 game then post 'em all of the internet. Those shots appear to have originated from Bungie's own forums, reposted at Bungie.org and finally at NeoGAF, offering a look at what may be Reach's arsenal, locations and maybe even a few unannounced features. It's unclear whether these shots are from the multiplayer beta...  

  Developer/Publisher: BungiePlatform: XBOX 360   Players: 1 - 16 (Online)Release Date: 9/22/09   Rating: B   It seems any form of enjoyment can run its course and face the dreaded fact of overexposure. Social networking is out of control, music isn’t what is used to be, and the list goes on and on. With respects to popular gaming titles, many in the gaming community have griped that the HALO series has already seen its best years.   While...  

As ever, Microsoft has released a response to the NPD sales results -- revealing some interesting statistics about Halo 3 gameplay and boasting of third-party Xbox 360 sales of $154 million for the month of September. Selling 1.5 million copies, Halo 3: ODST was the best-selling game of the overall NPD for September 2009; Xbox 360 claimed five of the top 10 titles. According to Microsoft, since ODST's release, over five million unique players...