halo Archives

Yesterday, I reported that Halo 3: ODST might be getting added to the Master Chief Collection tomorrow as per a listing that turned up on Microsoft's website I did mention that it could have been an admin error at the time, but that I ultimatly believed it. Seems I should have stuck to the first statement[...]

We learnt late last year that Halo 3: ODST would be coming to the Master Chief Collection This is in part due to the game's notorious connection issues, as the Halo 3 spin-off will be free to people who played the game before December 18th as that is when issues were at their worst. Well 343[...]

The game has mostly stabilized now, but that shadow still follows the game. It even casts itself over the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians, which now needs a very stable launch to put worrying fans at ease That will be the case says Franchise Development Director Frank O'Connor In an interview with Xbox Achievements, O' Connor talked[...]

Halo 5's launch is going to be very interesting The game's online needs to be immaculate after the bungles of The Master Chief Collection Also, despite it being my favourite, some people were a little down on Halo 4 There is a lot riding on Microsoft's crown jewel. Well, we at least know what the game[...]

The latest Hunt the Truth podcast has hit, continuing to build the Halo universe In case you haven't been following, this is a fictional podcast following war journalist Ben Giraud writing a story about the Master Chief's past. Also, if you haven't been following, I'm in love with this It's is one of the coolest bits[...]

I'm in love with this Halo marketing campaign, which has a new 15 minute episode landing each week about a fictional war journalist digging into Master Chief's past. This week the screws really begin to tighten as it's less about jovial interviews and more about the consequences of Ben's digging into the inconsistencies in Chief's past. There[...]

The current rumor is that Agent Locke will be playable in the upcoming Halo 5 campaign We don't know for how long or in what capacity, but from what we can discern from the title's marketing, he will feature prominently. If you love his look and were hoping to use it in mutliplayer, make sure you[...]

The fictional podcast about a war journalist digging into the past of Master Chief really has some great story beats that's building a surprising narrative in the Halo Universe. In this latest episode, Benjamin Giraud's story begins to fall apart as he realises that some of the people he has been interviewing have lied to varying[...]

Halo Online has a lot of people in the franchise community frothing at the mouth The Russia only game is the first time game in the series playable on a PC since the original Halo: Combat Evolved The fact that it is free to play has a lot of people excited too. We've caught glimpses of[...]

Halo Online was announced a few weeks ago, leaving a lot of people excited about the prospect of Halo on a PC again At least they were until they read that the game would only be available in Russia. That hasn't stopped a group of modders called El Dorito from trying to bring the game to[...]

Diving into the lore of Halo and specifically, the character of Master Chief has me hooked. Another week brings another podcast, and this time we dig even deeper into John 117 There's a lot to cover, and honestly, this is the closest we've probably ever come to really beginning to understand who Master Chief is (Spoiler!)[...]

We brought Halo 4 and Mass Effect 4 lead writer, Chris Schlerf out of the Bioware offices to talk about video games Oh, and lots of chicken salad sandwiches You'll understand that once you get listening. Interestingly, we got Chris on in a week where a lot of Halo news broke, what with the Halo 5[...]

Hey, remember that Halo 5 podcast that was announced last week? Well, it's time to dive in The fictional story following war journalist Benjamin Giraud digging into the Master Chief's past has now really kicked off. The first real episode of the podcast has now launched and I have to say, I'm really digging this[...]

Halo 5 is going to be one of the biggest releases of the year I for one am frothing at the mouth to see what 343's followup to the excellent Halo 4 brings With a new focus on personal storytelling, I'm very excited to see what the creative team does. The date has now been set and[...]

The more I see of Halo: Online, the more I'm sold on it Which is a shame, because as of now, the free-to-play game will only be available in Russia It could come to the West in the future, but my guess is that that's unlikely for a while. If you want to feel like a[...]

News of Halo: Online hit yesterday to a lot of confused commotion A PC, Free-to-play, Russia only Halo game? It's certainly an interesting premise. Well, we can now at least get a pretty decent idea of what it looks like in motion thanks to this trailer Honestly, I think this looks pretty rad I usually get[...]

All of this is pretty odd, so we are going to work through this together. Microsoft today announced that a Free-to-Play PC only Halo game was coming to Russia It's called Halo Online and is set to come out this Spring Kanobu.ru (via Gematsu) claim the game will run on a modified version of the Halo[...]

So, even though I'm very into the HUNTtheTRUTH audio documentary that was revealed this weekend, it rubbed quite a few in the Halo community the wrong way A countdown to a fictional podcast was not what they had hoped for. They'd hoped for a story trailer for Halo 5: Guardians. They can all relax a little now[...]

The other day, I talked about 343 tweeting out a countdown for something Halo 5 related I speculated at the time that this could be a story trailer or a release date for the game. Turns out it is neither of those, but something I think is way more interesting. The hashtag #huntthetruth is linked to a weekly[...]

There isn't a ton to report on here yet, but come this weekend, I'm sure something big will release regarding Halo 5. 343 Boss Frank O'Connor tweeted this link out on Twitter last night. The countdown is on http://t.co/mnEg1I3ooM #Halo5 #HUNTtheTRUTH — Frank O'Connor (@franklez) March 20, 2015 The link takes you to site with a countdown that is[...]

After rummaging around on the Halo 3 disc, the YouTuber found several unused cutscenes There is nothing super important here, just a couple of innocuous  exchanges between characters Oh, and a strange Johnson tutorial video where he yells at you for not knowing what an aspect ratio is. Still, I think it is pretty interesting. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QwqgYRMz_8[/youtube] Thanks to[...]

Written by Duffy Boudreau, with art by Douglas Franchin and Rob Lean, and cover art by Jean-Sebastien Rossbach, Halo: Escalation is reaching its 16th issue on March 25th, and true to the arc's title, things are getting pretty explosive. I have to say, that cover art is just stunning, and an example of why the Halo[...]

This is something I can't really believe wasn't a 'thing' before. Xbox Wire today announced that a Halo: The Master Chief Collection bundle is coming this month The bundle will come with a standard Xbox One console, a controller and a digital code for the Master Chief Collection The bundle will go for $349.99 in the US. …And[...]

Also, it could contain spoilers for Halo 5: Guardians so I'll throw a spoiler warning up too while I'm at it Granted, if this is true, it is going to be prominent in the game's marketing so it might be hard to avoid come Christmas. This image was posted on Reddit and allegedly comes from a shoot[...]

NECA are putting together this Halo themed motorcycle helmet which is now set to come out in July It's street legal and has a ton of feature like enough space for glasses I'm in then! There is no word on price yet, but my guess is that this won't be cheap This would be a nice[...]

While it was fine, I was never that excited about the live action Halo web series Forward Unto Dawn I thought it was an incredibly interesting idea, but I don't think the series/movie really added too much to the expanded lore. Well, Halo: Nightfall, the series executively produced by Ridley Scott, is coming to homes and streaming[...]

If you cant get over four kills in one streak, that is a pretty serious feat in Halo I think I may have once got five in a row, but I couldn't even tell you how I did it Luck mostly. If you don't know, to rack up kill-streaks in the series you must keep killing players[...]

I've actually not been able to look into the response to the Halo 5: Guardians beta It just hasn't come across my field of view on the internet since it started last week The gameplay did add new mechanics though, so I wouldn't be surprised if parts of the hardcore community are complaining about those[...]

Now that both Xbox Live and The Master Chief Collection have worked through their respective issues, I am sure there have been a ton of people who just got their Xbox Ones out enjoying the Halo bundle with friends and families Being able to play every main story campaign and every multiplayer map in one[...]

A ton have been plagued with technical and online issues, turning some of the most anticipated releases of the year into huge disappointments. One of the games affected was Halo: The Master Chief Collection The game was supposedly plagued with a lot of matchmaking problems making the online component, the reason a large portion of the[...]