Halo Wars News
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Halo Adds New Waypoint Features, Motion Comic, Avatar Items
As if to remind you that Halo is still awesome, a slew of new Halo content is coming your way, via the Halo Waypoint. Waypoint, described as "your source for Halo news, community content and insight into the Halo universe," is adding some new features, including making your Halo: Reach service record accessible from Waypoint, as well...
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Halo Wars Patch Glitch: Fix Is Here
Halo Wars players get a lot of grief. A few weeks ago, it looked like Microsoft was set to turn off the game's leaderboards and stat-tracking, and last week, a patch was released that seems to be hanging up games and ruining people's fun. The patch was designed to fix some problems with the game's cut-scenes, which it did, but with unintended...
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More Frequent Halo Releases Planned
Halo: Reach came out a year after Halo 3: ODST, and there was even less of a gap between Halo: Wars and ODST. Look for this trend to continue. According to Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Game Studios Phil Spencer, "There's no explicit strategy that says we're to ship a Halo game every year. I will say I think one Halo game every...
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Halo: Reach Forge Mode and Multiplayer Previews
It's raining Halo, more specifically Halo: Reach, as we get closer and closer to launch day. The latest videos from the front are this pair of videos from X-Play, showcasing the revamped Forge mode and the Multiplayer game inside Halo: Reach. Bungie's creative director, Marcus Lehto, gives us a full tour of what to expect. Amazing how far this...
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Halo: Reach Release Date: September 14
Halo: Reach has a release date. The game will be out worldwide on September 14. “Halo: Reach is the culmination of a decade of Halo, a franchise that has become a global entertainment and pop-culture touchstone,” said Phil Spencer, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios at Microsoft Corp. in a statement “Just as...
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Bungie's Next GameTo Have Action-RPG Elements?
Bungie might not be willing to share any substantial details on their next, Activision-published project, but that doesn’t mean the gaming world will refrain from speculating about what the developer’s next massive game/franchise will end up being (My money is still on a total overhaul of Bungie’s first shooter series,...
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X-Play Comedy Presents Master Chief Theater -- Hamlet
In honor of yesterday’s Bungie/Activision partnership announcement, X-Play presents the newest installment in their Master Chief Theater. In this episode, the case of Halo reenact William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy Hamlet. Enjoy. Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version
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Why Bungie's Deal With Activision Lasts 10 Years: They Have A Plan
It's one thing to sign a publishing agreement for a new game, it's quite another to propose one that lasts an entire decade. Yet, Bungie and Activision announced a 10-year partnership yesterday morning. It didn't take long for people to start wondering about the 10-year marker. In an interview conducted just hours after the news began making...
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Activision Comments On Bungie Partnership, Analyst Predicts Subscription Service
On the same day that Activision and Bungie announced their 10-year, industry rattling partnership, Activision Blizzard senior vice president of worldwide studios Brian Ward made an appearance at today’s LA Games Conference in Los Angeles. During a panel discussion in which Ward participated, one of the main topics was subscription-based...
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The Future Of Bungie -- Halo Creator Talks New Games And Signing With Activision
Activision and Bungie dropped a bombshell surprise on the video game industry early this morning when the two announced a 10-year partnership for a brand-new intellectual property (Bungie, Microsoft and Sony have all since issued statements). In this case, however, Bungie will own their next project, while Activision's signed up to...
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Sony Calls Bungie Deal And Multi-Platform Plans "Great For All Gamers"
If you haven't heard, Activision and Bungie are working together. As part of the new deal, Bungie said it's expanding into mulit-platform development. So far, the studio hasn't named which platforms it's looking at, but given the company's tech-happy games, PlayStation 3 seems very likely. Obviously, this news makes Sony very happy. The company...
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Microsoft Reacts To Activision, Bungie Deal
Bungie is still working with their former owners, Microsoft, on Bungie's potentially last Halo game, Halo: Reach. Activision and Bungie's decade-long publishing partnership for an upcoming intellectual property comes as Halo: Reach is about to enter beta for a select number of users. What does Microsoft think about the deal? The company has...
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Bungle Releases First Statement On 10-Year Partnership With Activision
Microsoft isn't going to publish Bungie's next intellectual property, Activision is. Your mind might have melted a bit, but don't worry, the rest of the industry is still reeling from it, too. What's behind Bungie's decision? The studio should be making the rounds with the press this morning to explain themselves, but Bungie released a brief...
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Industry Shocker: Halo Developer Bungie Studios Signs Deal With Activision
[UPDATE: For more on this story, check out our Bungie interview, and comments from Microsoft, Sony and Bungie.] As the drama surrounding Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward continues to unfold, Activision has dropped a new bombshell: the company has signed a 10-year publishing agreement with Bungie to bring its "next big action game...
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Bungie Won't Rule Out More Halo Games, But They're A Long Ways Off
It would be insane for Bungie Studios to categorically rule out working on another Halo game after Halo: Reach is released later this year on Xbox 360. Even though internal Microsoft developer 343 Industries is not-so-secretly working on whatever's coming after Halo: Reach, it's always possible Bungie could come back to Halo. The studio is...
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The Future of Halo with Frank O'Connor
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On Location with Halo Fest PAX Prime 2011
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Bungie 20th Anniversary: Multiplayer Legacy
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Bungie 20th Anniversary: Bungie Day
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Bungie 20th Anniversary: The Music of Marty O'Donnell
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