News

The Next Chapter In The Halo Saga Begins Right Here

The road to 343 Industries’ Halo 4 begins today with the release of Halo: Glasslands, the beginning of a new series from Star Wars and Gears of War scribe Karen Traviss that bridges the gap between the third and fourth games. Want to read a huge chunk of it? You’ve come to the right place.


October 25, 2011
Xbox

The Opening Cinematic For Halo: CE Anniversary Makes Me Feel All Funny Inside

Kotaku AU

The original Halo was a big deal for me, and I’ve probably seen this opening cinematic around 20 times, so this updated HD version with polished up visuals, makes me feel all funny inside. For the right reasons.


September 17, 2011
Xbox

Halo: Anniversary’s Kinect Support Involves Voice-Switching The Graphics

When word spread recently that Halo: Anniversary would include Kinect support, gamers fidgeted nervously, wondering just what the hell 343 Industries had in mind for the franchise. Calm down, they’re not introducing motion control to the HD remake. They’re letting you switch between the game’s high-definition and standard-definition graphics using your voice.


September 15, 2011
News

Halo 2′s ‘Headlong’ Gets Stunning Anniversary Makeover

With excellent sniping spots and what amounts to a vehicular combat arena at the bottom, Halo 2‘s “Headlong” multiplayer map is reborn as “Breakneck” in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Bask in the glorious gameplay footage and screens, plus get a peek at the very first Halo campaign level in all its remastered glory.


August 29, 2011
In Real Life

How Halo Action Figures Are Made

It’s 2011. You’ve seen how movies are made. You’ve seen how video games are made. But have you seen how video game toys are made?


August 27, 2011
News

There Are Halo 4 Teases On This Wall

There is so much Halo stuff at the big Halofest event this weekend at the Penny Arcade Expo that it would be easy to miss the final massive panel on the rear of a wall that commemorates the release and achievements of each Halo game.


June 16, 2011
Xbox

Original Xbox Controller Coming Back In Extremely Limited Way, Only For ‘Halo Fest’

Halo studio 343 Industries is offering only the most authentic of Halo: Combat Evolved experiences at this year’s Halo Fest, letting players go hands on with the Anniversary remake of the Xbox original with its original controller, the beastly gamepad nicknamed the “Duke”.


April 14, 2011
Xbox

Halo Hype Train Brings Mona Lisa, Flood Pet, Something In August

Lest you forget that Halo is a big deal – and that the series turns 10 this year – Microsoft is ready to remind you. A raft of Halo news hit this morning, including a promise of a Friday upgrade to the Xbox 360′s Halo Waypoint and a tease of some big things in August. Plus… a cute ‘lil Flood pet!


March 23, 2011
In Real Life

Halo: Dawn Is The Fan Fiction That Didn’t Result In A Job

A few months back, Kotaku reader Jon applied for a job at Microsoft’s Halo arm, 343 Industries, for a cinematics editing gig. In an attempt to stand out from the other applicants, he created a Halo-based machinima. This is it.


March 6, 2011
Xbox

Halo Wars Still A Worthy Franchise, Says New Halo Studio

Halo Wars survived Microsoft’s assault to take down its leaderboards late last year, showing that the game still has some fight in it. 343 Industries, Microsoft’s new internal studio handling the Halo franchise, tipped its cap to the console RTS, calling it sequel- and even Kinect-worthy.