In Real Life

How I Found Halo And How Halo Found Me

Kotaku AU

Everytime I take a drink of blackberry cordial, I’m reminded of Halo: CE. And in a lot of ways I’m reminded of what it feels like to lose everything.


July 23, 2011
News

Halo: Anniversary Promises A New Perspective On Old Memories

Here is exactly what was shown of Halo: Anniversary‘s singleplayer campaign, today at Comic-Con 2011. The demonstration was also given to press at E3 back in June; this is its first public display. It covers the classic level “Silent Cartographer,” and showcases the ability to switch between updated high-definition graphics and the low-def visuals of the original Halo: Combat Evolved.


Xbox

Halo: Anniversary Will Include New Content, Old Visuals

Halo: Anniversary, the high-definition remake of the landmark Halo: Combat Evolved, will feature new narrative content and on-the-fly switching between its new presentation and the graphic mode of the original.


June 21, 2011
Xbox

Halo Remake’s Kinect Support Won’t Ruin The Xbox Classic

They won’t tell us whether this spring’s 10-years-later remake, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will use the Kinect for voice control, gesture control or what, but Microsoft did tell us today that the game’s Kinect suport won’t compromise the quality of the original game.


June 18, 2011
PC

Halo’s Towering Feat, Accomplished At Last

Seven years ago, in uncertain times fraught with peril, the president challenged this great nation to, by the end of 2011, rocket-jump and safely land a Spartan from one tower to the second on the Halo: Combat Evolved level “Halo.” The nation’s greatest minds set about to solving and answering this urgent national priority. And, against formidable odds, yet determined to win in the face of repeated failure, they have at last succeeded.


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”.


June 9, 2011
Xbox

The Library Will And Won’t Still Suck In The Halo Remake, Same With The Graphics

The people who are making the 10th-anniversary Halo remake call Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary a “gift to the fans”.


June 4, 2011
News

Check Out Square Enix’s Sleek And Sexy Master Chief Makeover

Square Enix Products has produced some lovely action figures in its Halo: Reach Play Arts Kai series. Now the company commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Halo franchise with a re-envisioned version of Master Chief and a stunning Spartan Mark V.


May 11, 2011
Xbox

A Look Inside The Art Of Building The Halo Universe

With the 10-year anniversary of the release of the original Xbox shooter Halo looming, Titan Books is preparing to publish a collection of art from the series.


February 5, 2011
Xbox

HD Halo Remake Coming In November?

The rumoured HD Xbox 360 remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved will be released on November 15, 10 years after the Xbox classic debuted, Joystiq reports. Series creator Bungie wouldn’t be involved. Microsoft hasn’t confirmed, though we’ve asked.