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For the upcoming launch of Halo Wars 2, 343 Industries partnered with three artists to create a series of limited edition character posters that are absolutely amazing Halo Wars 2 releases on February 21st for Xbox One and PC, but the posters themselves will be available through the Xbox and Halo Twitter channels over the next few weeks[...]

While it might be an unpopular opinion, I've really, really enjoyed 343 Industries tenure in charge of Halo The series is on a good path, and while it may not be a juggernaut like it once was, I still believe it has a ton of quality to it. The franchise has just lost a key voice[...]

I think the Halo 5: Forge mode coming to PC seems like it is becoming a bigger deal with every passing announcement. The abillity to host Custom Games

Since Halo 2, the franchise has been absent from PC (excluding Halo Online). This isn't do to lack of asking though, as getting Halo back onto the

Microsoft are going all in for their plans with PC Gaming. It seems the company is bringing the Xbox One and PC ever closer with this new move. However,

So, I'm a big Halo guy. I love the gameplay, the story and the lore. That's why I'm always fascinated at little tidbita I can find about the franchise's

Halo 5 is getting a massive update next week titled the Cartographer's Gift. Building the multiplayer experience, this will add a ton of new content to

The HoloLens is still somewhat of an unknown quantity in terms of...well, a great many things. What will the moment to moment of using it be like? How big

I'm going to be going deep into spoilers here, so if you haven't played the game yet and have any intention to, I suggest you turn back. So, I've been

Cortana is a very interesting case study when it comes to character design. Her evolution throughout the series has certainly become more sexualised. If

The music of Halo is some of the best of any game franchise. I'm always interested to take a listen to the OST that accompanies a new release. This time

Halo 5 is just around the corner, and I'm sure there is at least a few of you who are looking to get into it, but you haven't yet played the other games.

Nathan Fillion is going to be returning to the Haloverse very soon, when Halo 5 launches. Reprising his role of Buck, Fillion looks like he is going to

It really isn't long until Halo 5 is with us. That is pretty exciting to think about. In just 15 days, we'll be able to experience the next chapter in the

Console hard drive size has been a real sticking point for early adopters. The size of modern games is massive, and 500GB just isn't enough in a lot of

Warzone is the new multiplayer mode in Halo 5: Guardians that 343 are really trying to push. It's a huge 12 v 12 game mode that has Spartans squaring off

Halo: The Fall of Reach is one of the most praised game novels, if not just in the Halo universe, but ever. It's one of the first things I hear

Halo 5 is just around the corner now. What will likely be the Xbox One's biggest exclusive this year, is just over two weeks away now after taking three

Forge was a huge revelation when it was introduced in Halo 3.  The mode became of favorite of not just level creators, but also those who just wanted to

The Sprint has been a very interesting little series surrounding the creation of Halo 5: Guardians. It actually digs quite candidly into the high pressure

The Covenant mainstay vehicles in Halo have been largely untouched for several games. They get slight tweaks here and there, but a Banshee is a Banshee is

343 seems to know what they want to do with the Halo franchise. I really can’t wait to see what they do with the series going forward too, as it is quite

I genuinely believe that Halo 4 is the best Halo story in the main line games. It personalised Master Chief in a way we hadn't seen before, utilising the

I've been harping on about HUNT the TRUTH for a while now. The audio series, which started earlier this year, is part of the marketing for the upcoming

Vetoing and match voting has been a bit of a staple in the Halo franchise. Giving players the choice of what game and game type they want before starting

I'm excited for Halo 5, more than I think I realized. The franchise remains one of my most beloved, and I can't wait to see what 343 do with the power of

Big Team Battle is one of the most, if not the most popular game modes in Halo Multiplayer. The huge firefights can get pretty crazy, and you are never

There has been a big hubbub recently surrounding the news that Halo 5 wasn't going to feature split-screen multiplayer. The series was built on the back

The music of Halo has always been a huge part of the universe. We all know the iconic sounds of Marty O'Donnel's classic soundtrack, and last time around,

To me, Halo has always felt like a T rated series what with the mild fantasy warfare, but in fact, every title up until this point (besides Halo Wars),