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Halo 4 Players Are Getting (Sort Of) Banned For Downloading A Halo 4 Map Pack

The farce surrounding the release of Halo 4′s Crimson Map Pack has got a whole lot more farcical, with some users complaining that those who downloaded and began playing the pack for free – like Microsoft told them to – are being banned from certain portions of the game.


There’s Five Spots We Get THIS Close To Seeing Master Chief’s Face In The New Halo 4 Trailer

The Halo 4 launch trailer was predictably big budget, but what I found most interesting was how human they made Master Chief look. We usually just see him as a giant hulking killing machine, all armour and visor, but Tim Miller and David Fincher’s clip literally takes the mask off the hero.


A Bunch Of Halo 4 Campaign Screens To Start Your Weekend

We’ll have more on Halo 4‘s campaign mode later in the day, but for now, here’s a collection of screenshots from the game, some in first-person, others not, all of them looking very purple.


There’s A New Halo 4 Trailer Today, Too

For those who like their gaming media and news a little less Japanese in origins today, here. A new trailer for Halo 4, showing off all the guns and weaponry that the Covenant – who you’re still fighting, in some small way – are packing in the game.


Halo 4′s Ten-Minute “Documentary” Is Also One Giant Game Trailer

Well, here’s a pleasant surprise. This is a “documentary” on the making of Halo 4 that runs for over 10 minutes. You’d think such a clip would be full of agonising monologues by developers, and it is, but instead of just focusing on talking heads you’re also seeing a ton of of in-game and cinematic footage.


Everything You Wanted (or Needed) To Know About Halo 4′s Guns

The history. The purpose. The sound effects. The enormous write-up over on Halo Waypoint (linked below) has everything a series fan – or firearm fetishist – could ever want with regards to humanity’s weapons of choice.


New Halo 4 Footage Features Disintegration Rays And Cortana Going A Bit Crazy

The new footage from Halo 4 shows us both the sweeping theatrical introduction as well as the first-person gameplay action.


Cortana Is Dying, Multiplayer Sounds Very Interesting, And Other Pieces Of Halo 4 News

Game Informer’s Halo 4 issue is now out, and inside are details not just on the game’s singleplayer campaign, but what new developers 343 studios are doing with the series’ multiplayer as well.


Your First Look At Halo 4

Last week at Microsoft’s Spring Showcase, I and a whole bunch of other reporters got our first look at this fall’s Halo 4. The fourth proper entry in the franchise (not counting ODST and Reach) will be released this fall, and will feature longtime series star Master Chief in an all-new adventure.


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