News

Ex-Massive Attack Producer And Batman Composer Unite For Halo 4 Soundtrack

A composer behind movies like The Dark Knight and a former member of the triphop band Massive Attack will unite for the Halo 4 soundtrack, according to a report today.


April 11, 2012
Xbox

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.


April 6, 2012
Xbox

Here’s Your First Look At Cortana In Halo 4

Cortana sure looks blue in this brand new Halo 4 art, which will be on this month’s cover of the gaming magazine Game Informer.


March 9, 2012
Xbox

No Beta Planned For Halo 4

Unlike its predecessors, upcoming Xbox 360 shooter Halo 4 will not have a beta, 343 Industries revealed on its blog today. “Splitting resources to manage and build a beta is not on our schedule,” the developer wrote. [The Halo Bulletin]


March 6, 2012
Xbox

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.


February 17, 2012
News

Here’s Why Master Chief’s Going To Look Different In Halo 4

343 Industries, you so sneaky. We’ve already noticed that the Microsoft division tasked with the future of all things Halo debuted the new look of the sci-fi shooter series’ hero at Toy Fair 2012. And the Chief’s new duds are quite different. Leaner, meaner and perhaps more aerodynamic.


February 13, 2012
In Real Life

Master Chief… Remember Master Chief? He’s Back. In Toy Form…

Kotaku AU

What if I told you that your first look at 343 Industries newly redesigned Master Chief for Halo 4 was going to come through a new range of toys? Would you be surprised? Would you say, ‘you’ve been taking too many of those anti-biotic crazy pills man‘. Would you say, ‘meh, it’s Master Chief, how different could he be, I’m off to do something more interesting’?


January 29, 2012
News

Microsoft To Seize Fake Halo 4 Beta Domain

Whether motivated by trolling or delusional wish fulfillment, some guy tossed up a page pretending to be a registration site for a Halo 4 multiplayer beta last week. 343 Industries, the game’s developer, quickly branded that as a fake, and the site was taken offline. That’s not good enough for Microsoft.


January 18, 2012
News

Be Advised, Halo 4 Beta Sign-Ups Are Fake

David Ellis of 343 Industries’ Halo team has tweeted: “If you see a page claiming to allow you to sign up for a Halo 4 beta be advised, IT’S A FAKE.” Hear that? It’s a faaaaake.


October 26, 2011
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.