fbpx
Wikipedia

Halo (franchise)

May 11, 2023

Halo is a military science fiction media franchise, originally developed by Bungie and currently managed and developed by 343 Industries, part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. The series launched in 2001 with the first-person shooter video game Halo: Combat Evolved and its tie-in novel, The Fall of Reach. The latest main game, Halo Infinite, was released in 2021.

Halo
Genre(s)
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Xbox Game Studios
Platform(s)
First releaseHalo: Combat Evolved
November 15, 2001
Latest releaseHalo Infinite
December 8, 2021

Combat Evolved started life as a real-time strategy game, then became a third-person shooter, and finally a first-person shooter releasing as an exclusive on Microsoft's new Xbox video game console after Bungie was acquired by the company. Bungie regained its independence in 2007, releasing additional Halo games through 2010. Microsoft established 343 Industries to direct the franchise going forward, and has produced games itself and in partnership with other studios.

Combat Evolved was a critical and commercial success, serving as the Xbox's "killer app" and cementing Microsoft as a major player in the video game console space. Its sequels expanded the franchise's commercial and critical success, and have sold more than 81 million copies worldwide. With more than $6 billion in franchise grosses, Halo is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time, spanning novels, graphic novels, comic books, short films, animated films, feature films, and other licensed products.

Plot

 
A human ship approaches a Halo megastructure under construction. Portions of the Ark are visible at the bottom. From the video game Halo 3, 2007.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the Mantle of Responsibility belonged to the Precursors, who gave all life to the galaxy. However, the Precursors wanted to give such power, instead of to the Forerunners as originally planned, to the human race. In retaliation, the Forerunners drove the Precursors into extinction. Instead of fighting back, the Precursors let themselves die to their creations, turning into a dust to later become themselves once again. It spread like wildfire due to ancient humans rubbing the powders on their pets, believing it helped their pets to live longer. However, instead of helping their pets, it eventually infected and contorted them into a new parasitic species, connected by a hivemind to the minds of the last Precursors: The Flood. The Forerunners sent the humans to Earth, reverting then to a primitive civilisation based in Africa, and fought the Flood, which spread through an infestation of sentient life and had overrun much of the Milky Way Galaxy. Exhausting all other strategies, the Forerunners conceived the Halo Array — ring-shaped megastructures and weapons of last resort that would destroy all sentient life in the galaxy to stop the Flood. A civil war between the Forerunner's dictator known as the Didact, who wanted to assimilate all the humans on Earth into his army as AI's, thus immune to the flood, and his wife the Librarian, who created the Ark, an instrument which allowed for the mass creation of Halo installations which could all be activated simultaneously. The Librarian, along with all the remaining forerunners, trapped her husband inside a Forerunner repository of knowledge known as the Domain, activated the Ark and disappeared. [1]

Nearly a hundred thousand years later in the 26th century, humanity—under the auspices of the United Nations Space Command, or UNSC—colonized many worlds thanks to the development of faster-than-light "slipstream space" (i.e. hyperspace) travel. Tensions between the government and colonies desiring independence sparked violent clashes. The UNSC sponsored the SPARTAN-II Project to create an elite group of enhanced supersoldiers to suppress the rebellions covertly. In the year 2525, human worlds come under attack by a theocratic alliance of alien races known as the Covenant, whose leadership declared humanity heretics and an affront to their gods—the Forerunners. The Covenant began a genocidal holy war. Their superior technology and numbers proved decisive advantages; though effective, the Spartans were too few in number to turn the tide of battle in humanity's favor. After the Covenant invaded Reach, the UNSC's last major stronghold besides Earth, Master Chief John-117 was left as one of the few remaining Spartans.

The rediscovery of the Halo rings set the humans against the Covenant, who believed they were instruments of transcendence, not destruction. Master Chief and his artificial intelligence Cortana were instrumental in the destruction of a Halo ring to stop the Covenant and the threat of the Flood. Master Chief defeats the Prophet of Regret leading to the Prophets of Truth and Mercy denouncing the Sangheili as the most honourable species amongst the Covenant. This begins a civil war within the covenant, with many grappling over the revelation that their religion was false. The disgraced former Covenant Sangheili commander known as the Arbiter, along with the rest of his race, helped the humans destroy the Covenant and stop the Prophet of Truth from activating the Halo Array via the Ark. The Human-Covenant War ended, though new conflicts begin to emerge throughout the universe.

In the post-war era, the UNSC creates a new generation of Spartans, and tensions between the UNSC and colonist rebels resumed. The Master Chief and Cortana accidentally free the Didact and he briefly returns to assert supremacy over humanity, though he is foiled by the pair, resulting in Master Chief initially believing Cortana dead in the attempt. Cortana's survival through the Domain leads her to break with the UNSC and assert a new hegemony over the galaxy, with artificial intelligence (the "Created") in control.[2] After two years of a scattered war between Cortana and the UNSC, Cortana attacks the Banished, a mercenary organization largely led by the Jiralhanae race. The Banished win the resultant conflict, terminating Cortana and battle the UNSC for control of Zeta Halo.[3]

Game series

Further information: List of Halo media
Release timeline
Mainline number entries in bold
2001Halo: Combat Evolved
2002
2003
2004Halo 2
2005
2006
2007Halo 3
2008
2009Halo Wars
Halo 3: ODST
2010Halo: Reach
2011Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
2012Halo 4
2013Halo: Spartan Assault
2014Halo: The Master Chief Collection
2015Halo: Spartan Strike
Halo 5: Guardians
2016
2017Halo Wars 2
Halo Recruit
2018Halo: Fireteam Raven
2019
2020
2021Halo Infinite

Bungie era

Video game developer Bungie was founded in 1991 by Alex Seropian in Chicago, Illinois, who partnered with programmer Jason Jones to market and release Jones' game Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete. Focusing on the Macintosh game market because it was smaller and easier to compete, Bungie became a preeminent game developer on the small Apple Macintosh platform. What became Halo: Combat Evolved started as a real-time strategy game for the Mac, originally code-named Monkey Nuts and Blam!,[4] and took place on a hollowed-out world called Solipsis.[5] The planet eventually became a ringworld called "Halo", which became the game's title.[6]

Halo was announced on July 21, 1999, during the Macworld Conference & Expo.[7] The game morphed from a real-time strategy game into a third-person action game.[8][7][9] On June 19, 2000, Microsoft acquired Bungie and Halo: Combat Evolved became a launch title for the Xbox video game console.[10] The game turned into a first-person shooter, and was modified to work with a controller. Though the first Halo was meant to include an online multiplayer mode, it was excluded because the Xbox Live service was not yet available.[11]

Halo was not intended to be the Xbox's flagship game due to internal concerns and gaming press criticism, but Microsoft VP of game publishing Ed Fries did not act on these concerns. The Xbox's marketing heavily featured Halo, whose green color palette meshed with the console's design scheme.[12] Halo: Combat Evolved introduced many gameplay and plot themes common to the whole trilogy. Players battle various aliens on foot and in vehicles to complete objectives, while attempting to uncover the secrets of the eponymous Halo. Halo limited the number of weapons players could carry to two, forcing them to carefully select their preferred armament.[13] Players fight with ranged and melee attacks, as well as grenades. Bungie referred to the "weapons-grenades-melee" format as the "Golden Triangle of Halo".[14] The player's health is measured in both hit points and a perpetually recharging energy shield.[15] Released for the Xbox in November 2001, Windows and Mac OS X ports were later developed by Gearbox Software, and released in 2003.[16][17] A stand-alone expansion, entitled Halo: Custom Edition, was released as a Windows exclusive, and allowed players to create custom content for the game.

The success of the game led to a sequel, Halo 2, which was announced on August 8, 2002, at Microsoft's X02 press event.[18] It featured improved graphics, new weapons and enemies, and a multiplayer mode on Xbox Live.[19][20] Halo 2 was released on the Xbox on November 9, 2004, and later for Windows Vista on May 17, 2007. The game was released in two different editions: a standard edition with just the game disc and traditional Xbox packaging; and the Collector's Edition with a specially designed aluminum case, along with an additional bonus DVD, extra booklet, and slightly different user manual. Halo 2 introduced new gameplay elements, chief among them the ability to hold and fire two weapons simultaneously, known as "dual-wielding".[21] Unlike its predecessor, Halo 2 fully supported online multiplayer via Xbox LIVE. The game uses "matchmaking" to facilitate joining online matches by grouping players looking for certain types of games.[21] This was a change from the more traditional "server list" approach, which was used to find matches in online games at this time.[22]

Halo 3 was announced at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo.[23] It utilized a proprietary, in-house graphics engine, and employed advanced graphics technologies.[24][25] Halo 3 is the final game in the original Halo trilogy, ending the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved.[26] The game was released on the Xbox 360 on September 25, 2007.[27] It adds to the series vehicles, weapons, and a class of items called equipment.[28] The game also includes a limited map-editing tool, known as the Forge, which allows players to insert game objects, such as weapons and vehicles, into existing multiplayer map geometry.[29] Players can save a recording of their gameplay sessions, and view them as video, from any angle.[30]

Following Halo 3's release, Bungie became an independent company once more. They created two more Halo games as part of their deal with Microsoft: a side story Halo 3: ODST (2009), and a prequel Halo: Reach (2010). Reach was Bungie's final work on a Halo release.

343 Industries era

Main articles: Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians, and Halo Infinite

While Bungie remained involved in the Halo series by developing games such as ODST and Reach, the rights to Halo remained with Microsoft. To oversee everything Halo, Microsoft created an internal division, called 343 Industries, to oversee the franchise.[31][32][33][34]

343 had already co-developed the Halo Legends animated series and had overseen production of Halo: Reach and 2011's Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.[35] The next game in the series, Halo 4, was announced at E3 2011 as the first entry in what would be originally known as the "Reclaimer Trilogy".[36][37] The game included many staples of previous games, such as new or redesigned weapon types,[38] an improved map-editing tool[39] and expanded multiplayer options and maps.[40] Halo 4 was released worldwide on November 6, 2012,[41] achieving record sales for the franchise.[42] In a new addition to the series, a story-driven multiplayer campaign entitled Spartan Ops was released over the weeks following Halo 4's release, telling what happened after the end of the main game.[43] In announcing the formation of 343 Industries, Microsoft also announced that Xbox Live would be home to a central hub for Halo content called Halo Waypoint.[44] Waypoint is accessed from the Xbox 360 Dashboard and offers players access to multimedia content in addition to tracking their Halo game "career". O'Connor described Waypoint as intended to be the prime destination for Halo.[45]

In December 2014, 343 Industries general manager Bonnie Ross expressed Microsoft's aim for the Halo series to last at least 30 more years.[46]

Halo 5: Guardians, was released for the Xbox One on October 27, 2015.[47] The game takes place across many worlds, mainly the Elite homeworld, and revolves around Spartan Locke's hunt for the rogue Master Chief, who is trying to find a still-living Cortana.[48]

The third part of the Reclaimer Saga, Halo Infinite, was announced during E3 2018.[49] It brings the focus back to Master Chief, and Halo's roots by taking place on the new Zeta Halo. The story mainly focuses on exploring the deeper lore of the Halo series, finding what happened to Cortana, and battles with the Banished.[3] It released December 2021.[50]

Spin-offs

Main articles: Halo Wars, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, Halo: Spartan Assault, Halo: Spartan Strike, and Halo Wars 2

The success of the main Halo trilogy spurred the creation of spin-off games. Halo Wars is a real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios for the Xbox 360. Set in the year 2531, the game takes place 21 years prior to the events of Halo: Combat Evolved. Much effort was spent on developing a control scheme that was simple and intuitive, unlike other console strategy games.[51] The game was announced at X06, and released in February and March 2009.

In October 2017, 343 Industries developed and released a virtual reality demo title in partnership with Endeavor One called Halo Recruit.[52]

 
A Fireteam Raven arcade booth in Edinburgh, UK

In 2018, 343 Industries partnered with Raw Thrills and PlayMechanix to develop a coin-operated arcade game called Halo: Fireteam Raven that was released in the later part of 2018, with Round1 USA and Dave & Buster's arcades releasing first.[53][54]

Alternative reality games

Further information: I Love Bees and Marketing of Halo 3

Alternative reality games have been used to promote the release of Halo games, beginning with the Cortana Letters, a series of cryptic email messages, circulated by Bungie prior to Halo: Combat Evolved's release.[5] I Love Bees was used to promote the release of Halo 2. The game revolved around a website created by 42 Entertainment, commissioned by Microsoft and endorsed by Bungie. Over the course of the game, audio clips were released that eventually formed a complete five-hour story set on Earth between Halo and Halo 2.[55][56] Similarly, Iris was used as a viral marketing campaign for the release of Halo 3.[57] It featured five web servers containing various media files related to the Halo universe.

Cancelled projects

Several spin-off titles were planned or rumored for the Game Boy Advance,[58] Gizmondo,[59][60] Ultra-Mobile PC,[61] and Nintendo DS.[62][63][64] Microsoft announced an episodic video game to be developed by film director Peter Jackson's Wingnut Interactive in 2006.[65] The game, Halo: Chronicles,[66] was ultimately cancelled as part of budget cuts tied to job layoffs in January 2009.[67][68][69] Ensemble Studios developed a Halo-themed massively multiplayer online game, often referred to as Titan Project, or just Titan. The project was cancelled internally in 2007–2008, without a formal announcement from Microsoft.[70][71]

343 Industries announced a free-to-play Halo multiplayer game for Windows PC, Halo Online, in 2015. The game launched with a closed beta test limited to Russia that year. The title was developed with Saber Interactive using modified version of the Halo 3 engine, and published by Innova Systems.[72] The project was cancelled in August 2016.[73][74] Players modified the game to circumvent the region limitations and add new content after the project's official cancellation.[75] The "ElDewrito" project saw legal takedowns from Microsoft for violating its game usage rules.[76] Despite this, ElDewrito's playerbase remained active, and the modders claimed its popularity hastened Microsoft's plans to release a Windows version of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.[77][78]

Other appearances

Halo characters have appeared in tie-ins, such as the characters Spartan Nicole-458 and the Arbiter being playable fighters in Dead or Alive 4 and Killer Instinct: Season Three, respectively.[79][80] Master Chief was added as a playable character in Fortnite alongside a stage inspired by a Halo multiplayer map in 2020.[81]

Another game, Halo 2600, has the players control Master Chief and fight through four regions filled with enemies. It was written by Ed Fries, former vice president of game publishing at Microsoft, in 2010 for the Atari 2600.[82]

The Halo theme tune was also available as downloadable content for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.[83] In Forza Horizon 4 one level has the player racing across the map in the Warthog as the Master Chief, with the Halo ring visible in the sky, Cortana on the radio and various Covenant based obstacles to avoid.[84]

Cultural influences and themes

In 2006, in acknowledgment of the "wealth of influences adopted by the Bungie team", a list of Bungie employees' favorite science fiction material was published on the company's website.[85] The developers acknowledged that the Halo series' use of ring-shaped megastructures followed on from concepts featured in Larry Niven's Ringworld and Iain M. Banks' Culture series (of which Consider Phlebas[86] and Excession[85] were said to be particularly influential). In a retrospective article in Edge, Bungie's Jaime Griesemer commented, "The influence of something like Ringworld isn't necessarily in the design – it's in that feeling of being somewhere else. That sense of scale and an epic story going on out there."[86] Griesemer also explained, "One of the main sources of inspiration was Armor [by John Steakley], in which a soldier has to constantly re-live the same war over and over again. That sense of hopelessness, a relentless battle, was influential."[86] The Flood were influenced by the assimilating alien species in Christopher Rowley's The Vang;[86] it has also been speculated that the Master Chief's name "John 117" may have been a reference to a character named Jon 6725416 in Rowley's Starhammer,[87] or to the John Spartan character of Demolition Man.[88] An IGN article exploring the literary influences present in the Halo franchise commented on similarities between Halo and Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game: aspects of the SPARTAN Project and the design of the Covenant Drones are perceived as reminiscent of the super soldier program and Buggers found in the novel.[87] Bungie has also acknowledged James Cameron's film Aliens as a strong cinematic influence.[89]

A report written by Roger Travis and published by The Escapist compares Halo with the Latin epic Aeneid, written by classical Roman poet Virgil. Travis posits similarities between the plots of both works and compares the characters present in them, with the Flood and Covenant taking the role performed by the Carthaginians, and the Master Chief's role in the series to that of Aeneas.[90]

Music

 
Martin O'Donnell, lead composer for the Bungie Halo games
Main articles: Halo Original Soundtrack, Halo 2 Original Soundtrack, Halo 3 Original Soundtrack, and Halo 4 Original Soundtrack

Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori collaborated to produce the soundtracks for Bungie's Halo games. Approached by Bungie to produce something ancient and mysterious for Halo's debut, O'Donnell decided to compose a theme using Gregorian chant, joining in with others to sing the vocal parts.[91] Due to the varying nature of gameplay, the music was designed to use change dynamically based on the gameplay.[92] To afford a more enjoyable listening experience, O'Donnell rearranged portions of the music of Halo into standalone suites, which follow the narrative course of the game, for the soundtrack releases.[93] For Halo 2, the soundtrack included licensed music from Incubus and Breaking Benjamin alongside the orchestral score; rock guitar virtuoso, Steve Vai, performed various solos throughout the score.

The music of Halo helped spur a renewed interest in chant music.[94]

For Halo 2's soundtrack, producer Nile Rodgers and O'Donnell decided to split the music into two separate volumes. The first, Volume One, was released on November 9, 2004, and contained all the themes as well as the "inspired-by" music present in the game (featuring Steve Vai, Incubus, Hoobastank, and Breaking Benjamin). The second release, Volume 2, contained the rest of the music, much of which was incomplete or not included in the first soundtrack, as the first soundtrack was shipped before the game was released.[95] Halo 2, unlike its predecessor, was mixed to take full advantage of Dolby 5.1 Digital Surround Sound.[96] In 2014, the in-game music was rerecorded and remastered for the Halo 2 Anniversary release which was part of the Master Chief Collection which included remastered versions of all Halo games with Master Chief as the protagonist.

The soundtrack for Halo 3 was released on November 20, 2007. O'Donnell noted he wanted to bring back the themes from the original game to help tie together the end of the trilogy.[97] The tracks are presented, similarly to the previous soundtrack for Halo 2,[95] in a suite form. Unlike previous soundtracks, where much of the music had been synthesized on computer, the soundtrack for Halo 3 was recorded using a 60-piece orchestra, along with a 24-voice chorus.[98] The final soundtrack was recorded by the Northwest Sinfonia at Studio X in Seattle, Washington.[99] The soundtracks were bundled and released as a box set in December 2008.[100] A soundtrack for Halo 3: ODST was released alongside the game and included many of the tracks from the game.[101]

For Bungie's last game in the Halo series, Halo: Reach, Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori returned to compose the soundtrack. O'Donnell wrote "somber, more visceral" music to reflect the darker nature of the campaign and style of the game. As Bungie had been making Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach at the same time, Martin O'Donnell had also been composing the soundtracks at the same time, but production for the music of Halo: Reach did not begin until after the release of Halo 3: ODST. The soundtrack was released on iTunes on September 15, 2010, and in a two-disc set on September 28, 2010.

For Halo Wars, the task of creating the game's music fell to Stephen Rippy. Rippy listened to O'Donnell's soundtracks for inspiration and incorporated the Halo theme into parts of his arrangements. In addition to synthesized and orchestral components, the composer focused on the choir and piano as essential elements, feeling these were important in creating the "Halo sound".[102] Rather than use the Northwest Sinfonia, Rippy traveled to Prague and recorded with the FILMharmonic Orchestra before returning to the United States to complete the music. A standalone compact disc and digital download retail version of the soundtrack was announced in January 2009 for release on February 17.[103]

The music of Halo 4 was composed by Neil Davidge and Kazuma Jinnouchi. The Halo 4 Original Soundtrack was released on October 22, 2012, followed by a two-disc Special Edition on November 6. Neil Davidge served as an out-of-house composer for 343 Industries which proved to be very expensive leading Kazuma Jinnouchi to take over the responsibility of music production for Halo 5: Guardians. The music by Neil Davidge and Kazuma Jinnouchi for Halo 4 received mixed reviews, being recognized as creative music but too different from the original Halo formula.

In 2014, Kazuma Jinnouchi confirmed he would be composing the soundtrack for Halo 5: Guardians. On October 30, 2015, Halo 5: Guardians Original Soundtrack was released on CD and Vinyl. The soundtrack used a 30-person choir located in Prague, Czech Republic. The orchestral soundtrack was recorded at the Abbey Road Studio over the duration of 5 separate trips.

In 2017, 343 Industries and Creative Studios released a sequel to Halo Wars titled Halo Wars 2. The soundtrack was composed by Gordy Haab, Brian Lee White and Brian Trifo under the direction of Paul Lipson who had helped in the audio and music of nearly every previous Halo title. The Halo Wars 2 soundtrack featured many melodies from the music that Stephen Rippy had composed for the first Halo Wars but with new arrangements and more melodies to represent the individual characters. The original game soundtrack was released on February 17, 2017, and released digitally on February 21, 2017.

The music for Halo Infinite was a collaboration between Gareth Coker, Curtis Schweitzer, Joel Corelitz, Alex Bhore, and Eternal Time & Space, overseen by 343 Industries Music Supervisor Joel Yarger. Infinite's soundtrack was released digitally on December 8, 2021 in two albums, one covering the score for the campaign, and another covering the music for the game's multiplayer component.

Adaptations

Further information: List of Halo media

The Halo franchise includes various types of merchandise and adaptations outside of the video games. This includes bestselling novels, graphic novels, and other licensed products, from action figures to a packaging tie-in with Mountain Dew. Numerous action figures and vehicles based on Halo have been produced. Joyride Studios created Halo and Halo 2 action figures, while Halo 3 poseable and collectible action figures, aimed at collectors, were produced by McFarlane Toys and became some of the top-selling action figures of 2007 and 2008.[104] MEGA Bloks partnered with Microsoft to produce Halo Wars-themed toys.[105]

Books

 
Halo authors Joseph Staten and Eric Nylund

As part of Microsoft's multimedia efforts, Microsoft Studios decided to create a tie-in novel for Combat Evolved. Eric Nylund wrote Halo: The Fall of Reach in seven weeks, and published in October 2001.[106] The game itself was turned into a novelization by William C. Dietz in 2003, called Halo: The Flood.[107] Nylund would write additional Halo works including the novels First Strike (2003) and Ghosts of Onyx (2006).[108] Other novels have been written by Joseph Staten, Tobias S. Buckell, Karen Traviss,[109] Greg Bear,[110] Matt Forbeck,[111] John Shirley,[112] Troy Denning, Cassandra Rose Clarke, and Kelly Gay.

A collection of Halo short stories, Halo: Evolutions, was simultaneously released in print and audiobook formats in November 2009. Evolutions includes original material by Nylund, Buckell, Karen Traviss and contributions from Bungie.[113] Tor re-released the first three Halo novels with new content and cover art.[114] Another collection, Halo: Fractures, compiled new and previously released short fiction in 2016.[115]

Comics

The Halo universe was first adapted into the graphic novel format in 2006, with the release of The Halo Graphic Novel, a collection of four short stories.[116] It was written and illustrated by graphic novelists Lee Hammock, Jay Faerber, Tsutomu Nihei, Brett Lewis, Simon Bisley, Ed Lee and Jean Giraud. At the 2007 New York Comic Con, Marvel Comics announced they would be working on an ongoing Halo series with Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev. The limited series, titled Halo: Uprising, bridges the gap between the events of Halo 2 and Halo 3;[117] initially planned to conclude shortly before the release of Halo 3, the constant delays led to the final issue being published April 2009.[118]

Marvel announced at the 2009 Comic Con that two new comics, a five-part series written by Peter David and a second series written by Fred Van Lente, would appear the coming summer and winter.[119] David's series, Halo: Helljumper, is set prior to Halo: Combat Evolved and focuses on the elite Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. The five-part series was published between July and November 2009.[120] Lente's series, originally titled Spartan Black, revolves around a black ops team of Spartan supersoldiers assigned to the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence.[121] The rebranded comic, Halo: Blood Line, debuted in December 2009.[122] A comic-retelling of the novel Halo: The Fall of Reach was the most recent comic series entitled: Halo: Fall of Reach. Fall of Reach was split into three mini-stories: Boot Camp, Covenant, and Invasion.[123] Two new series were announced in 2013. A three-part series, Halo: Initiation was released August 2013 with Brian Reed returning as writer.[124] Also announced was Halo: Escalation, an ongoing comic series covering the period directly after Halo 4.[125]

By August 2021, the Halo series consisted of thirteen different graphic novels and comic book series, written by various authors.[126]

Live-action

Unproduced feature

In 2005, Columbia Pictures president Peter Schlessel began working outside the studio system to produce a Halo film adaptation. Alex Garland wrote a script,[127] which was then pitched to studios by couriers dressed as Master Chief. Microsoft's terms required $10 million against 15 percent of gross; most studios passed, citing the lack of risk for Microsoft compared to their large share of potential profits. 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures decided to partner to produce the film, paying Microsoft $5 million to option the film and 10 percent of grosses.[128] Peter Jackson was slated to be the executive producer,[129] with Neill Blomkamp as director. Before Blomkamp signed on, Guillermo del Toro was in negotiations to direct.[130]

D. B. Weiss and Josh Olson rewrote Garland's script during 2006.[131] Pre-production of the film was halted and restarted several times.[132] Later that year, 20th Century Fox threatened to pull out of the project, leading Universal to issue an ultimatum to Jackson and Schlessel: either reduce their large "first-dollar" revenue deals, or the project was ended. Both refused, and the project stalled.[128] Blomkamp declared the project dead in late 2007,[133] though Jackson insisted the film would still be made.[134] Blomkamp and Jackson collaborated on District 9, but the director told /Film that he was no longer considering working on a Halo film if the opportunity arose.[135] The rights for the film have since reverted to Microsoft.[136] Blomkamp would produce a series of live-action shorts as promotion for Halo 3, collectively titled Halo: Landfall.[137]

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

See also: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is a live-action film and miniseries set in the Halo universe. Although shot as a feature-length film, Forward Unto Dawn was originally released as a webseries consisting of five episodes released between October 5, 2012, and November 2, 2012. The series' plot, occurring in the early days of the Human-Covenant War circa 2526, revolves around Thomas Lasky, a young cadet at Corbulo Academy of Military Science, and how John-117 inspired him to eventually become a leader. Lasky is also a prominent character in Halo 4 as a commander on the UNSC Infinity. The name of the series, aside from being a reference to the UNSC frigate Forward Unto Dawn, is given new significance in the series as part a running motif based on a poem. The film cut was released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 4, 2012.

Halo: Nightfall

On April 3, 2014, it was announced that Ridley Scott and his production company, Scott Free Productions, were working on a Halo digital feature alongside 343 Industries and Xbox Entertainment Studios; Scott would be the executive producer, with David W. Zucker and Sergio Mimica-Gezzan as the directors. The feature was expected to follow the same format as Machinima's Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.[138] On June 9, 2014, it was announced at E3 2014 that the feature, titled Halo: Nightfall, would be included with Halo: The Master Chief Collection at its November 2014 launch. The feature introduces a new character to the franchise, Agent Jameson Locke, played by actor Mike Colter; Nightfall is considered to be his origin story.[139] Locke is one of the Spartans portrayed on the cover art and plays a large role in the series.[140] On July 24, 2014, 343 Industries released the first trailer for the feature.[141] Halo: Nightfall is available to watch through Halo Channel, an application for the Xbox One, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone.[142] On March 16, 2015, the series became available to stream, download, and buy on physical disc.[143]

Paramount+ television series

Main article: Halo (TV series)

On May 21, 2013, Xbox Entertainment Studios and 343 announced that a live-action television show of Halo would be produced with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer through what is now Amblin Television. It was originally titled Halo: The Television Series. Neill Blomkamp was rumored to be directing the pilot for the series.[144] Xbox Entertainment Studios shut down in 2014. Later, it was announced the series would premiere on the American premium cable network Showtime.[145] It had been in development hell for many years. On March 1, 2018, it was announced that the series would start filming in late 2018, with speculation of the series airing in mid- to late-2019.[146] On June 28, 2018, Kyle Killen was hired as showrunner and executive producer and Rupert Wyatt as director and executive producer.[147] On December 4, 2018, Wyatt stepped down as director and executive producer from the project due to scheduling conflicts.[148] On February 21, 2019, Otto Bathurst replaced Wyatt as director and executive producer.[149] On April 17, 2019, it was announced that Pablo Schreiber was cast as Master Chief.[150] On August 2, 2019, Deadline reported that Natascha McElhone had been cast in two key roles: Cortana and Dr. Catherine Halsey, Bokeem Woodbine was also cast as Soren-066, along with Shabana Azmi as Admiral Margaret Parangosky, and Yerin Ha as Kwan Ha. It was also announced that the series would be released in early 2021.[151] Filming was incorrectly reported to have officially began in October 2019.[152] In November 2020, Jen Taylor, who voiced Cortana in every major game in the Halo franchise, replaced McElhone in that role.[153] It then was reported that filming began in February 2021 and that ViacomCBS was shifting the show from Showtime to Paramount+[154] with Showtime retaining production credits. The series premiered on March 24, 2022.[155]

Animated series

Main article: Halo Legends

Microsoft announced at Comic-Con 2009 that it was overseeing production of a series of seven short anime films, together called Halo Legends. Financed by 343 Industries, the animation was created by six Japanese production houses: Bee Train Production, Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation. Shinji Aramaki, creator and director of Appleseed and Appleseed Ex Machina, served as the project's creative director. Warner Bros. distributed Legends on DVD and Blu-ray in February 2010.[31][156] Six of the stories are officially part of the Halo canon, with the seventh, made by Toei, intended to be a parody of the universe.[157]

An animated version of The Fall of Reach was included in the Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition and Collector's Edition.[158][159]

Reception and critical response

Cumulative unit sales
Date Total units sold Ref.
August 30, 2007 14.5+ million [160]
January 8, 2009 25+ million [161]
May 24, 2010 34+ million [162]
October 31, 2012 46+ million [163]
October 19, 2014 60+ million [164]
July 13, 2015 65+ million [165]
February 24, 2021 81+ million [166]
Aggregate review scores
As of December 17, 2021.
Game Metacritic
Halo: Combat Evolved Xbox: 97[167]
PC: 83[168]
Halo 2 Xbox: 95[169]
PC: 72[170]
Halo 3 Xbox 360: 94[171]
PC: 88 [172]
Halo Wars Xbox 360: 82[173]
Halo 3: ODST Xbox 360: 83[174]
Halo: Reach Xbox 360: 91[175]
PC: 81[176]
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Xbox 360: 82[177]
PC: 79[178]
Halo 4 Xbox 360: 87[179]
Halo: Spartan Assault PC: 70[180]
Xbox One: 53[181]
Xbox 360: 51[182]
Halo: The Master Chief Collection Xbox One: 85[183]
Halo: Spartan Strike iOS: 86[184]
PC: 66[185]
Halo 5: Guardians Xbox One: 84[186]
Halo Wars 2 Xbox One: 79[187]
PC: 70[188]
Halo Infinite Xbox Series X/S: 87[189]
PC: 81[190]

The Halo franchise has been highly successful commercially and critically. During the two months following Halo: Combat Evolved's release, it sold alongside more than fifty percent of Xbox consoles.[191] Halo 2's sales generated US$125 million on its premiere day, making it the fastest selling United States media product in history up to that time.[192][193] Combined with Halo's sales, the two games sold 14.8 million units before Halo 3's release.[194] At the end of 2007, Halo 2 and Halo: Combat Evolved were the number one and two best-selling Xbox titles, respectively, and Halo 3 was the best-selling Xbox 360 title.[195] The Halo series had sold more than 81 million copies by 2021.[166]

Halo's success led to the term "Halo killer" being used to describe console games that aspire, or are considered, to be better than Halo.[196] It was the Xbox's killer app.[197]

Total franchise sales amounted to more than $6 billion in 2021.[198]

The soundtracks to Halo 2, Halo 3, ODST and Reach all appeared on the Billboard 200 charts for at least one week.[199] By May 2011, total gross of Halo merchandise was $2 billion, with 40 million copies of the games sold.[200] The total amount climbed to $2.3 billion in July 2011,[201] and $2.8 billion in January 2012.[202] Total franchise grosses exceeded $4.6 billion by October 2015, with 25% of the figure from non-game-related merchandise.[203]

The Halo adaptations have been successful as well. Many of the novels have appeared on Publishers Weekly's bestseller charts and the Halo Graphic Novel sold more than 100,000 copies, a "rare hit" for the games-to-comics genre.[204] Ghosts of Onyx, Contact Harvest, The Cole Protocol and the first volume of Cryptum appeared on The New York Times bestseller lists,[107][205][206][207][208][209] and The Cole Protocol also opened 50th overall on USA Today's bestsellers list.[210] Tor's first three novels sold more than one million copies by April 2009.[211]

Overall, the Halo series has been very well received by critics. Halo: Combat Evolved has received numerous Game of the Year awards.[212][213] In March 2007, IGN listed it as the top Xbox game of all time, while readers ranked it the fourteenth best game ever on "IGN Readers' Choice 2006 – The Top 100 Games Ever".[214][215] Conversely, Game Spy ranked Halo: Combat Evolved tenth on its list of "Top 25 Most Overrated Games of All Time", citing repetitive level design and the lack of an online multiplayer mode.[216] Halo 2 also received numerous awards,[217] with IGN listing it as the number two top Xbox game of all time in March 2007.[214] From its initial release on the Xbox in November 2004 until the launch of Gears of War on the Xbox 360 in November 2006 – two years later – Halo 2 was the most popular video game on Xbox Live.[218] Halo 3 was nominated for and won multiple awards; it won Time magazine's "Game of the Year" and IGN chose it as the Best Xbox 360 Online Multiplayer Game and Innovative Design of 2007.[219][220][221] Most publications called the multiplayer aspect one of the best features; IGN said the multiplayer map lineup was the strongest of the series, and GameSpy added that the multiplayer offering will greatly please "Halo veterans".[222][223] Complaints focused on the game's plot. The New York Times said the game had a "throwaway" plot and Total Video Games judged the single-player aspect ultimately disappointing.[224][225] The series' music and audio has received enthusiastic response from game reviewers.[223][226][227]

Cultural impact

The main trilogy, particularly its protagonist, are considered iconic and a symbol of today's video games; a wax replica of Master Chief was made by Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas, where Pete Wentz compared the character to notable characters from previous generations like Spider-Man, Frodo, and Luke Skywalker.[228] GamesTM stated Halo: Combat Evolved "changed video game combat forever", and Halo 2 showcased Xbox Live as a tool for communities.[229] Game Daily noted Halo 2's launch was "easily comparable to the biggest in other sectors of the entertainment industry", marking the first time a video game launch has become a major cultural event in the United States.[230] Halo has been described as a series that "has reinvented a genre that didn't know it needed to be reinvented", with aspects of the main trilogy being duplicated in other first-person shooter games multiple times.[231]

Variety called Halo "the equivalent of Star Wars".[232] The fandom is referred to as the "Halo nation".[233]

Machinima

Main article: Machinima

The Halo franchise spurred an array of productions in an emerging genre of machinima—the use of games for filmmaking.[234] Most productions are set outside Halo canon, while others are based on fan fiction closely relating to the story. Halo 3 includes a saved film function that allows camera angles not possible in previous games, and other features that simplify production. The game has become one of the most popular tools for generating machinima, and Microsoft updated its user license agreement to allow noncommercial distribution of such films.[235]

A notable machinima production is the comedy series Red vs. Blue created by Rooster Teeth Productions. It has achieved an unparalleled level of success in Halo machinima in specific, and machinima in general; it is credited with bringing attention to the genre.[236][237] Red vs. Blue generated annual revenues of US$200,000, and special promotional episodes were commissioned by Bungie.[236] The first series, The Blood Gulch Chronicles, ended on June 28, 2007, after 100 regular episodes and numerous promotional videos.[238] Subsequent series include The Recollection, which contains more dramatic elements than its comedic predecessor,[239] Project Freelancer, The Chorus Trilogy, Anthology, and The Shisno Paradox. Other machinima series include Arby ‘n the Chief, Fire Team Charlie, The Codex, and the in-game interview show This Spartan Life.

Esports

Players began creating impromptu Halo tournaments and local parties after the release of the first game. Bungie looked at the success of these matches as inspiration for crafting the online multiplayer components of Halo 2.[240]

Larger organizations soon began operating Halo competitive games. In August 2002, G4 hosted the Halo National Championship Finals, a FFA [free-for-all] tournament involving sixteen players from across the country (hosted by Wil Wheaton of Star Trek fame.)[241] The Associates of Gaming Professionals (AGP), which focused solely on Halo, held its first event in November 2002.[242] Inspired by friends placing bets on their Halo matches, Mike Sepso and Sundance DiGiovanni formed Major League Gaming the same year.[243]

Microsoft and 343 Industries sponsored their own professional Halo league, called the Halo Championship Series (HCS), in 2014.[244] It was started in partnership with the Electronic Sports League (ESL). Seasons 1 and 2 ran on The Master Chief Collection.[245] In August 2015 Microsoft announced it would be increasing the total prize pool of the HCS to $1 million USD, for the newly announced Halo World Championship, which will be the debut event for Halo 5.[246] This prize pool was later announced to be crowd-funded, which later resulted in Major League Gaming announcing that the prize pool had climbed to $2 million USD. Later that week, 343 announced that the prize pool was locked at $2.5 million USD. This was the largest console esports prize pool ever.[247]

References

  1. ^ . halo.xbox.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  2. ^ Easterling, Jeff; Patenaude, Jeremy; Peters, Kenneth (2016). Fortune, Emil (ed.). Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781681193564.
  3. ^ a b Byford, Sam (December 6, 2021). "Halo Infinite Campaign Review: Playing the Hits". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Trautmann, Eric (2004). The Art of Halo. New York: Del Ray Publishing. p. ix. ISBN 978-0-345-47586-2.
  5. ^ a b McLaughlin, Rus (September 20, 2007). . IGN. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
  6. ^ Toyama, Kevin (May 2001). "Cover Story: Holy Halo". Next Generation Magazine: 61.
  7. ^ a b Lopez, Vincent (July 21, 1999). . IGN. Archived from the original on April 4, 2002. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
  8. ^ . Bungie. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. Retrieved June 19, 2006.
  9. ^ Hiatt, Jesse (November 1999). "Halo The Closest Thing to the Real Thing". Computer Gaming World. pp. 94–96. from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
  10. ^ . Microsoft. June 19, 2000. Archived from the original on May 1, 2006. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
  11. ^ Lopez, Vincent (March 4, 2001). . IGN. Archived from the original on February 23, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
  12. ^ Alexander, Leigh (August 14, 2009). "Interview: Former Microsoft Exec Fries Talks Xbox's Genesis". Gamasutra. from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
  13. ^ Fielder, Joe (November 9, 2001). "Halo: Combat Evolved review at GameSpot". GameSpot. from the original on January 26, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2006.
  14. ^ Bakken, Lars; et al. (2007). Is Quisnam Protero Damno!. Washington: Bungie.
  15. ^ Accardo, Sal (November 15, 2001). . GameSpy. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
  16. ^ "Halo: Combat Evolved PC version on Metacritic". Metacritic. from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2006.
  17. ^ . GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved August 22, 2006.
  18. ^ . IGN. August 8, 2002. Archived from the original on August 13, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  19. ^ Blevins, Tal (August 20, 2004). . IGN. Archived from the original on August 21, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  20. ^ Mirabella, Fran (May 24, 2004). . IGN. Archived from the original on May 29, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  21. ^ a b . UGO Networks. Archived from the original on February 10, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
  22. ^ "Halo 2 tops Live most-played list". Eurogamer. February 21, 2006. from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2006.
  23. ^ Achronos (May 9, 2006). . Bungie. Archived from the original on May 4, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
  24. ^ Sanders, Kathleen (May 9, 2006). "E3 2k6: Halo 3 Trailer Impressions". IGN. from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
  25. ^ Klepek, Patrick (March 19, 2007). "Bungie Says Halo 3 Graphics are coming Together". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  26. ^ Achronos (May 9, 2006). . Inside Bungie. Bungie. Archived from the original on May 4, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
  27. ^ Smith, Luke (May 15, 2007). . Bungie. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2007. On September 25, 2007, players will be able to finish the fight they started in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2. Halo 3 will release in Europe on September 26, 2007
  28. ^ Goldstein, Hilary (August 10, 2007). "Burn, Baby! Burn!". IGN. pp. 1–2. from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2007.
  29. ^ Jarrard, Brian; O'Connor, Frank; Smith, Luke (August 28, 2007). . Bungie. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2007.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ . Edge (UK). No. 179. September 2007. pp. 66–77. ISSN 1350-1593. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
  31. ^ a b Fritz, Ben (July 22, 2009). . Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
  32. ^ Milian, Mark (May 11, 2011). "'Halo' and creators move on after divorce". CNN. from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  33. ^ Orry, James (July 21, 2009). "Is 343 Industries Microsoft's Halo studio?". from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  34. ^ Milian, Mark (May 11, 2011). "Halo' and creators move on after divorce". CNN. from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  35. ^ "Microsoft leaks details about next Halo game". VentureBeat. June 6, 2011. from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  36. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (August 28, 2011). "Halo 4, 5, 6 the "Reclaimer Trilogy"". Eurogamer. from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  37. ^ "343 Industries opens up on Halo 4, The Reclaimer Trilogy". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  38. ^ Rosenberg, Adam (November 7, 2012). . G4. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  39. ^ McElroy, Griffin (July 7, 2012). . Polygon. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  40. ^ Shea, Jessica (October 10, 2012). . HaloWaypoint.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  41. ^ "Halo 4 release date confirmed for November by Microsoft". BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat. BBC. April 18, 2012. from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  42. ^ Molina, Brett (November 12, 2012). . USA Today. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  43. ^ Dyer, Mitch (April 9, 2012). . IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  44. ^ . Xbox.com. July 23, 2009. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  45. ^ McWhertor, Michael (July 25, 2009). "Halo Waypoint Further Detailed By Microsoft". Kotaku. from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  46. ^ Makuch, Eddie (December 15, 2014). "Microsoft Wants Halo to Last Another 30 Years". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  47. ^ "The Halo Journey". Xbox Wire. Microsoft. May 16, 2014. from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  48. ^ Statt, Nick (September 23, 2015). "Halo 5: Guardians' story shows Master Chief at his most vulnerable". The Verge. Vox Media. from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  49. ^ Watts, Steve. "E3 2018: Halo Infinite Revealed As New Halo Xbox One Game". GameSpot. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  50. ^ Warren, Tom (August 25, 2021). "Halo Infinite is launching on December 8th". The Verge. from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  51. ^ Robinson, Andy (June 21, 2007). . Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on August 13, 2007. Retrieved October 4, 2007.
  52. ^ Wolfkill, Kiki (October 17, 2017). "Introducing Halo Recruit". Halo Waypoint. from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  53. ^ Warren, Tom (May 17, 2018). "Microsoft's new Halo arcade game lives inside a giant coin-operated machine". The Verge. from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  54. ^ "Raw Thrills and Microsoft join forces to bring Halo to arcades". Arcade Heroes. May 18, 2018. from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  55. ^ Terdiman, Daniel (October 18, 2004). "I Love Bees Game a Surprise Hit". Wired News. from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  56. ^ Shachman, Noah (November 4, 2004). "Sci-Fi Fans Are Called Into an Alternate Reality". The New York Times. from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  57. ^ Hein, Kenneth (September 10, 2007). . Brandweek. Archived from the original on February 10, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
  58. ^ Thorsen, Tor (June 18, 2004). . GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 19, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  59. ^ Thorsen, Tor (January 7, 2005). . GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  60. ^ Grant, Christopher (May 5, 2006). "Gizmondo Halo "project" used cam-mouselook". Joystiq. from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  61. ^ Thorsen, Tor (March 9, 2006). . GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  62. ^ Casamassina, Matt (January 1, 2007). . IGN. Archived from the original on September 7, 2007. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  63. ^ Casamassina, Matt (October 2, 2007). . IGN. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  64. ^ Crecente, Brian (October 5, 2007). . Kotaku. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2007.
  65. ^ O'Connor, Frank (April 25, 2008). . Bungie. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  66. ^ Robinson, Andy (August 1, 2008). . Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  67. ^ Fritz, Ben (July 27, 2009). . Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  68. ^ Kelly, Kevin (July 24, 2009). "Peter Jackson tells Joystiq about the Halo movie, video game project". Joystiq. from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  69. ^ Nutt, Christian (July 24, 2009). "Reports: Halo: Reach Bungie's Last Halo Game, More". Gamasutra. from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  70. ^ Staff (September 23, 2008). "Exclusive: Ensemble Studios' Canceled Project Was Halo MMO". Gamasutra. from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
  71. ^ . Unseen 64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012.
  72. ^ . Halo Waypoint. Microsoft. March 25, 2015. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  73. ^ Francis, Bryant (August 25, 2016). "Microsoft cancels free-to-play Halo Online". Gamasutra. UBM. from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  74. ^ "Russian free-to-play Halo Online canceled". Polygon. from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  75. ^ "Unofficial Halo Online mod adds six new maps from Halo 3". pcgamer. from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  76. ^ "ElDewrito: Microsoft Freezes Development of Fan-Made 'Halo Online' Mod". Variety. from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  77. ^ Horti, Samuel (March 23, 2019). "Halo ElDewrito modders gave Microsoft 'a kick in the pants' over Master Chief Collection". PC Gamer. from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  78. ^ "Halo ElDewrito modders are the reason MCC is coming to PC "right now"". PCGamesN. from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  79. ^ O'Connor, Frank (December 13, 2005). . Bungie. Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
  80. ^ McWhertor, Michael (February 21, 2016). "Halo's The Arbiter is coming to Killer Instinct Season 3". Polygon. Vox Media. from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  81. ^ "Halo's Master Chief is Coming to Fortnite with Classic Map Blood Gulch". Game Informer. from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  82. ^ Zimmerman, Conrad (August 2, 2010). "Master Chief joins the Atari age in Halo 2600". Destructoid. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  83. ^ Hryb, Larry (November 21, 2007). "Guitar Hero III: Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix (Free)". Major Nelson. from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  84. ^ Birch, Nathan (August 21, 2018). "Forza Horizon 4 Halo-Themed Event Confirmed, Beautiful New 4K Footage Released". Wccftech. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  85. ^ a b O'Connor, Frank (April 12, 2006). . Bungie. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  86. ^ a b c d Anon. (2010). Mott, Tony (ed.). "2001: A Space Odyssey". Edge. No. 215. p. 86. Published online as: . Edge-Online.com. April 29, 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  87. ^ a b Perry, Douglass C. (March 17, 2007). . IGN. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
  88. ^ Stover, Matthew (2006). Yeffeth, Glenn (ed.). Halo Effect. You Are the Master Chief. Dallas, Texas: Benbella Books. ISBN 978-1-933771-11-3.
  89. ^ . Bungie. February 18, 2010. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  90. ^ Travis, Roger (October 10, 2006). . The Escapist. Archived from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
  91. ^ Haske, Steven (May 30, 2017). "The Complete, Untold History of Halo". Vice. from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  92. ^ Marks, Aaron (December 2, 2002). . Music4Games. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2006.
  93. ^ O'Donnell, Martin (2002). "Introduction". Halo: Original Soundtrack (Media notes). Sumthing.
  94. ^ Schweitzer, Vivien (December 26, 2008). "Aliens Are Attacking. Cue the Strings". The New York Times. from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  95. ^ a b O'Donnell, Martin (2006). "Introduction". Halo 2 Original Soundtrack: Volume Two (Media notes). Sumthing.
  96. ^ O'Donnell, Martin (2006). "Introduction". Halo 2 Original Soundtrack: Volume One (Media notes). Sumthing.
  97. ^ O'Connor, Frank; O'Donnell, Martin; Smith, Luke; Jarrard, Brian. . Bungie. Archived from the original on July 13, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
  98. ^ O'Donnell, Martin (2007). "Introduction". Halo 3 Original Soundtrack (Media notes). Sumthing.
  99. ^ Staff (September 20, 2007). . Music4Games. Archived from the original on March 9, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
  100. ^ Traiman, Steve (December 1, 2008). ""Halo Trilogy" soundtrack set previews new game". Reuters. from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
  101. ^ Damigella, Rick (September 19, 2009). . G4tv.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  102. ^ Bedegian, Louis (February 13, 2009). . GameZone. Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
  103. ^ (Press release). Sumthing Else Music Works. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2009 – via Music4Games.
  104. ^ Solomon, Rizal (January 10, 2009). "Saturday Halo onslaught". New Straits Times. p. 4.
  105. ^ Pachner, Joanna (May 29, 2009). "The Empire Strikes Back". The Globe and Mail. p. 52. from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  106. ^ Longdale, Holly. . Xbox.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
  107. ^ a b Klepek, Patrick (May 5, 2003). . Gaming Age. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
  108. ^ . Bungie. August 29, 2006. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
  109. ^ . Halo.Xbox.com. Microsoft. July 20, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  110. ^ Staff (October 8, 2010). . Halo Waypoint. Microsoft. Archived from the original on October 8, 2010.
  111. ^ GrimBrother One (January 22, 2015). "Bam, said the lady". Halo Waypoint. from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  112. ^ Hillier, Brenna (November 4, 2014). "Read a chunk of the new Halo novel". VG 24/7. from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  113. ^ Thorson, Tor (August 12, 2009). "Tor Books forging Halo short-story comp". GameSpot. from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  114. ^ Parker, Laura (May 19, 2010). . GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  115. ^ "The Write Stuff". Halo – Official Site. May 13, 2016. from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  116. ^ Staff. "Halo Graphic Novel at IGN". IGN. from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
  117. ^ George, Richard (May 18, 2007). "IGN Exclusive Interview – Halo: Uprising". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2008.[undue weight? – discuss]
  118. ^ "Halo Uprising #4 Hits Stores Today!". Marvel Comics. April 15, 2009. from the original on April 19, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
  119. ^ Collura, Scott (February 7, 2009). "NYCC 09: Halo Returns to Marvel". IGN. from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
  120. ^ Bailey, Kat (April 22, 2009). "Halo: Helljumpers Coming This July". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
  121. ^ George, Richard (February 8, 2009). "The Halo War Continues at Marvel". IGN. from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  122. ^ George, David (September 22, 2009). "Marvel's December '09 Releases". IGN. from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  123. ^ Schedeen, Jesse; Esposito, Joey (April 28, 2011). "Halo: Orchestrating the Fall of Reach". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  124. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (August 14, 2013). "Halo: Initiation #1 Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  125. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (July 22, 2013). "Comic-Con: Halo Goes Ongoing at Dark Horse". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  126. ^ Cornelis, Lars (August 27, 2021). "Halo Timeline – Everything in Chronological Order". Beyond Video Gaming. from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  127. ^ Linder, Brian (February 3, 2005). "Halo Goes Hollywood". IGN. from the original on December 7, 2006. Retrieved September 9, 2006.
  128. ^ a b Brodesser-Akner, Claude (October 6, 2010). . New York. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  129. ^ Staten, Joseph. . Bungie. Archived from the original on October 25, 2005. Retrieved September 9, 2006.
  130. ^ Hewitt, Chris (February 8, 2008). . Empire. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  131. ^ Fritz, Ben (October 31, 2006). . Variety. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2007.
  132. ^ Thorsen, Tor (October 31, 2006). . GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 27, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2007.
  133. ^ Farrell, Nick (October 9, 2007). . The Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  134. ^ Robinson, Andy (October 29, 2007). . Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
  135. ^ Chen, David (July 24, 2009). "Confirmed: Director Neill Blomkamp Would Probably Not Do a Halo Film, Even If Offered One". /Film. from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  136. ^ Blomkamp, Neill; Jackson, Peter (July 27, 2009). "Halo Movie Interview – SDCC 09: Will Halo Still Happen?". IGN. from the original on August 19, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  137. ^ Stanton, Rich (August 23, 2021). "Neill Blomkamp ripped his ear off in a Warthog while filming Halo". PC Gamer. from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  138. ^ "RIDLEY SCOTT AND MICROSOFT TEAM FOR HALO DIGITAL FEATURE". IGN. from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  139. ^ "News: Halo: Nightfall first look: meet". from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  140. ^ Gilbert, Henry (July 24, 2014). "Halo: Nightfall is the origin story of next big Spartan". from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  141. ^ "Eerste boek Borderlands verschenen". Meer dan Games. July 24, 2014. from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  142. ^ LeBlanc, Brandon (November 11, 2014). "Immerse yourself in the Halo Universe with The Halo Channel". Windows Blog. Microsoft. from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  143. ^ Phillips, Tom (February 24, 2015). "Halo: Nightfall available on demand, DVD next month". Eurogamer. from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  144. ^ El Mayimbe (January 25, 2014). . Latino Review. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014.
  145. ^ Goldman, Eric (August 11, 2015). "Showtime Still Developing Halo TV Series". IGN. from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  146. ^ "Spielberg's Halo TV Series Starts Filming This Fall". Screen Rant. March 1, 2018. from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  147. ^ "Halo TV show finally greenlit by Showtime: 'Our most ambitious series ever". Entertainment Weekly. June 28, 2018. from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  148. ^ "Showtime's Halo TV Show Loses Producer/Director Rupert Wyatt". Screen Rant. December 4, 2018. from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  149. ^ "Showtime's Halo TV Series Hires Robin Hood Director Otto Bathurst". Screen Rant. February 21, 2019. from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  150. ^ "Pablo Schreiber to Play Master Chief in Showtime's 'Halo' Live-Action Series". The Hollywood Reporter. April 17, 2019. from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  151. ^ "'Halo': Natascha McElhone & Bokeem Woodbine Among Six Cast In Showtime Series Based On Xbox Franchise". Deadline. August 2, 2019. from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  152. ^ "Defending Jacob's Pablo Schreiber on Apple TV+ Drama and Halo TV Show". Collider. July 22, 2020. from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  153. ^ Halo TV Series Recasts Cortana With Original Voice Actress – IGN, November 11, 2020, from the original on November 13, 2020, retrieved November 23, 2020
  154. ^ "'Halo': Paramount+ Touts A "New Beginning" in Trailer for Video Game Series Starring Pablo Schreiber". December 10, 2021. from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  155. ^ Bailey, Kat; Bankhurst, Adam (January 30, 2022). "Halo TV Series Release Date and Official Trailer Revealed". IGN. from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  156. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (January 7, 2010). . GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  157. ^ Goldstein, Hilary; Brudvig, Erik (July 23, 2009). "SDCC 09: Halo Panel Live Blog". IGN. from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  158. ^ Futter, Mike (July 10, 2015). "Halo: The Fall Of Reach Animated Series Comes With Halo 5 Collector's Editions". Game Informer. GameStop. from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  159. ^ Mejia, Ozzie (July 10, 2015). "Halo: The Fall of Reach gets first teaser while Halo Channel goes mobile". Shacknews. from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  160. ^ "Prepare for all-out war". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. August 30, 2007. p. 1. from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  161. ^ Martin, Matt (January 8, 2009). "Halo series sells 25m worldwide". GamesIndustry.biz. Gamer Network. from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  162. ^ Osborne, Eric (May 24, 2010). . Bungie. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  163. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (October 31, 2012). "More than 46 million Halo games have been sold worldwide". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  164. ^ "Halo: The Master Chief Collection Now Available for Pre-order and Pre-download". Xbox Wire. Microsoft. October 17, 2014. from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  165. ^ Makuch, Eddie (July 13, 2015). "Halo Series Reaches 65 Million Units Sold". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  166. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (February 24, 2021). "'Halo' TV Series Moves From Showtime To Paramount+". Deadline. from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  167. ^ "Halo: Combat Evolved Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  168. ^ "Halo: Combat Evolved Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  169. ^ "Halo 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  170. ^ "Halo 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  171. ^ "Halo 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  172. ^ "Halo: The Master Chief Collection – Halo 3 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  173. ^ "Halo Wars Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  174. ^ "Halo 3: ODST Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  175. ^ "Halo: Reach Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  176. ^ "Halo: Reach Remastered for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  177. ^ "Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  178. ^ "Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  179. ^ "Halo 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on November 17, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  180. ^ "Halo: Spartan Assault for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  181. ^ "Halo: Spartan Assault for Xbox One Review". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  182. ^ "Halo: Spartan Assault for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  183. ^ "Halo: The Master Chief Collection for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  184. ^ "Halo: Spartan Strike for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  185. ^ "Halo: Spartan Strike for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  186. ^ "Halo 5: Guardians for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  187. ^ "Halo Wars 2 for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. from the original on March 11, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  188. ^ "Halo Wars 2 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  189. ^ "Halo Infinite for Xbox Series X Reviews". Metacritic. from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  190. ^ "Halo Infinite for PC Reviews". Metacritic. from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  191. ^ Patrizio, Andy (January 8, 2002). "Xbox Assault Only Starting". Wired. Condé Nast. from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2006.
  192. ^ Thorsen, Tor (November 10, 2004). "Microsoft raises estimated first-day Halo 2 sales to $124 million-plus". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2006.
  193. ^ "November 9 – By the Numbers". Official Xbox Magazine. No. 40. January 2005. p. 15.
  194. ^ Glenday, Craig, ed. (March 11, 2008). "Review of the Year: 2007 Chart". Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008. Guinness World Records. Guinness. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-904994-21-3.
  195. ^ Glenday, Craig, ed. (March 11, 2008). "Hardware: Best-Sellers by Platform". Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008. Guinness World Records. Guinness. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-904994-21-3.
  196. ^ Islam, Zak (July 11, 2011). "Respawn Entertainment's Next Game Will be Halo Killer". PlayStation LifeStyle. from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  197. ^ Glenday, Craig, ed. (March 11, 2008). "Hardware History II". Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008. Guinness World Records. Guinness. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-904994-21-3.
  198. ^ Makuch, Eddie (November 10, 2021). "Halo Hits 81 Million Copies Sold Ahead Of Halo Infinite's Release". GameSpot. from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  199. ^ Trust, Gary (September 23, 2010). . Billboard. Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  200. ^ . Archived from the original on February 24, 2006.
  201. ^ . Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.
  202. ^ Bs Angel (January 3, 2012). . Halo Waypoint. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.
  203. ^ Brustein, Joshua (October 22, 2015). "Can the Woman Behind Halo 5 Save the Xbox?". Bloomberg Business. from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  204. ^ . San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. December 4, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  205. ^ Greene, Marty. . Xbox.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
  206. ^ Brightman, James (November 19, 2007). . GameDaily.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
  207. ^ Berardini, Cesar (August 5, 2007). . Team Xbox. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
  208. ^ "Best Sellers". The New York Times. January 23, 2011. from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  209. ^ "Best Sellers". The New York Times. January 23, 2011. from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  210. ^ . San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. December 4, 2008. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  211. ^ . Halo.Xbox.com. Microsoft. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  212. ^ . The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. February 28, 2002. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2006.
  213. ^ . Xbox.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2006. Retrieved September 1, 2006.
  214. ^ a b Perry, Douglass C.; Brudvig, Erik; Miller, Jon (March 17, 2007). . IGN. Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
  215. ^ . IGN Readers' Choice 2006 – The Top 100 Games Ever. IGN. 2006. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2008.
  216. ^ . GameSpy. September 15, 2003. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2006.
  217. ^ . Xbox.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
  218. ^ "Halo 2 tops Live most-played list". Eurogamer. February 21, 2006. from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
  219. ^ Grossman, Lev (December 9, 2007). . Time. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
  220. ^ . IGN. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
  221. ^ . IGN. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
  222. ^ Goldstein, Hilary (September 23, 2007). "IGN (USA) Halo 3 Review". IGN. from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2007.
  223. ^ a b Graziani, Gabe (September 23, 2007). "GameSpy Halo 3 Review". GameSpy. from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2007.
  224. ^ Herold, Charles (September 27, 2007). "Halo 3 Mimics Halo 2, With Some Improved Graphic". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  225. ^ Wilcox, Jon (September 27, 2007). . Total Video Games. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  226. ^ Boulding, Aaron (November 9, 2001). . IGN. Archived from the original on April 1, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2006.
  227. ^ McNamara, Andy. . Game Informer. Archived from the original on January 9, 2006. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  228. ^ . Microsoft. September 10, 2007. Archived from the original on September 16, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
  229. ^ "Hail to the Chief". gamesTM (61): 30–41. September 2007.
  230. ^ Brightman, James (November 17, 2004). . GameDaily. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
  231. ^ Beatty, D'Marcus. "Halo Influence on the Gaming Industry". CheatCC.com. from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
  232. ^ Graser, Mark (September 4, 2010). . Variety. Archived from the original on September 12, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  233. ^ Kohnstamm, Thomas. "The 'Halo 5' Effect". Microsoft Story Labs. Microsoft. from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  234. ^ Chong, David (April 15, 2008). . Marketplace. American Public Media. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
  235. ^ Price, Peter (October 16, 2007). "Machinima waits to go mainstream". BBC. from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  236. ^ a b Glenday, Craig, ed. (March 11, 2008). "Record-Breaking Shooting Games: Halo". Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008. Guinness World Records. Guinness. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-904994-21-3.
  237. ^ Thompson, Clive (August 7, 2005). "The Xbox Auteurs". The New York Times. from the original on January 9, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2006.
  238. ^ Kohler, Chris (June 26, 2007). "Machinima Series Red vs. Blue Ends Tour of Duty". Wired. from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  239. ^ Gallaga, Omar (March 27, 2007). "Game Over [Final Edition]". Austin American-Statesman. p. F1.
  240. ^ Agnello, Anthony (November 11, 2019). "When 'Halo 2' Invaded Planet Earth". The Ringer. from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  241. ^ Mnemesis (August 31, 2002). . Bungie.net. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  242. ^ Jarrard, Brian (November 7, 2003). . Bungie.net. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  243. ^ Kix, Paul (2005). "Have Gun Will Travel". In Yeffeth, Glenn (ed.). Halo Effect. BenBella Books.
  244. ^ Gies, Arthur (November 5, 2014). "Halo gets serious about eSports with the Halo Championship Series". Polygon. from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  245. ^ Puga, Lauren (November 4, 2015). "HALO GETS OFFICIAL ESPORTS LEAGUE: HALO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES". IGN. from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  246. ^ Mueller, Saira (August 4, 2015). "Microsoft's 'Halo' eSports Tournament, Halo Championship Series, Offers $1 Million Prize Money". International Business Times. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  247. ^ Stubbsy, Mike (May 14, 2016). "The 10 largest console eSports prize pools ever". Red Bull. from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Halo (series).
 
Wikiquote has quotations related to Halo (franchise).
  • Official website
  • Halo October 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at Bungie
  • Halopedia – an external wiki

May 11, 2023
halo, franchise, halo, military, science, fiction, media, franchise, originally, developed, bungie, currently, managed, developed, industries, part, microsoft, xbox, game, studios, series, launched, 2001, with, first, person, shooter, video, game, halo, combat. Halo is a military science fiction media franchise originally developed by Bungie and currently managed and developed by 343 Industries part of Microsoft s Xbox Game Studios The series launched in 2001 with the first person shooter video game Halo Combat Evolved and its tie in novel The Fall of Reach The latest main game Halo Infinite was released in 2021 HaloGenre s First person shooter primary Real time strategy Twin stick shooter Arcade gameDeveloper s 343 Industries Bungie Creative Assembly Ensemble StudiosPublisher s Xbox Game StudiosPlatform s Xbox Windows macOS Xbox 360 Windows Phone iOS Atari 2600 Xbox One Arcade Xbox Series X SFirst releaseHalo Combat EvolvedNovember 15 2001Latest releaseHalo InfiniteDecember 8 2021Combat Evolved started life as a real time strategy game then became a third person shooter and finally a first person shooter releasing as an exclusive on Microsoft s new Xbox video game console after Bungie was acquired by the company Bungie regained its independence in 2007 releasing additional Halo games through 2010 Microsoft established 343 Industries to direct the franchise going forward and has produced games itself and in partnership with other studios Combat Evolved was a critical and commercial success serving as the Xbox s killer app and cementing Microsoft as a major player in the video game console space Its sequels expanded the franchise s commercial and critical success and have sold more than 81 million copies worldwide With more than 6 billion in franchise grosses Halo is one of the highest grossing media franchises of all time spanning novels graphic novels comic books short films animated films feature films and other licensed products Contents 1 Plot 2 Game series 2 1 Bungie era 2 2 343 Industries era 2 3 Spin offs 2 4 Alternative reality games 2 5 Cancelled projects 2 6 Other appearances 3 Cultural influences and themes 4 Music 5 Adaptations 5 1 Books 5 2 Comics 5 3 Live action 5 3 1 Unproduced feature 5 3 2 Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn 5 3 3 Halo Nightfall 5 3 4 Paramount television series 5 4 Animated series 6 Reception and critical response 7 Cultural impact 7 1 Machinima 7 2 Esports 8 References 9 External linksPlot Edit A human ship approaches a Halo megastructure under construction Portions of the Ark are visible at the bottom From the video game Halo 3 2007 Hundreds of thousands of years ago the Mantle of Responsibility belonged to the Precursors who gave all life to the galaxy However the Precursors wanted to give such power instead of to the Forerunners as originally planned to the human race In retaliation the Forerunners drove the Precursors into extinction Instead of fighting back the Precursors let themselves die to their creations turning into a dust to later become themselves once again It spread like wildfire due to ancient humans rubbing the powders on their pets believing it helped their pets to live longer However instead of helping their pets it eventually infected and contorted them into a new parasitic species connected by a hivemind to the minds of the last Precursors The Flood The Forerunners sent the humans to Earth reverting then to a primitive civilisation based in Africa and fought the Flood which spread through an infestation of sentient life and had overrun much of the Milky Way Galaxy Exhausting all other strategies the Forerunners conceived the Halo Array ring shaped megastructures and weapons of last resort that would destroy all sentient life in the galaxy to stop the Flood A civil war between the Forerunner s dictator known as the Didact who wanted to assimilate all the humans on Earth into his army as AI s thus immune to the flood and his wife the Librarian who created the Ark an instrument which allowed for the mass creation of Halo installations which could all be activated simultaneously The Librarian along with all the remaining forerunners trapped her husband inside a Forerunner repository of knowledge known as the Domain activated the Ark and disappeared 1 Nearly a hundred thousand years later in the 26th century humanity under the auspices of the United Nations Space Command or UNSC colonized many worlds thanks to the development of faster than light slipstream space i e hyperspace travel Tensions between the government and colonies desiring independence sparked violent clashes The UNSC sponsored the SPARTAN II Project to create an elite group of enhanced supersoldiers to suppress the rebellions covertly In the year 2525 human worlds come under attack by a theocratic alliance of alien races known as the Covenant whose leadership declared humanity heretics and an affront to their gods the Forerunners The Covenant began a genocidal holy war Their superior technology and numbers proved decisive advantages though effective the Spartans were too few in number to turn the tide of battle in humanity s favor After the Covenant invaded Reach the UNSC s last major stronghold besides Earth Master Chief John 117 was left as one of the few remaining Spartans The rediscovery of the Halo rings set the humans against the Covenant who believed they were instruments of transcendence not destruction Master Chief and his artificial intelligence Cortana were instrumental in the destruction of a Halo ring to stop the Covenant and the threat of the Flood Master Chief defeats the Prophet of Regret leading to the Prophets of Truth and Mercy denouncing the Sangheili as the most honourable species amongst the Covenant This begins a civil war within the covenant with many grappling over the revelation that their religion was false The disgraced former Covenant Sangheili commander known as the Arbiter along with the rest of his race helped the humans destroy the Covenant and stop the Prophet of Truth from activating the Halo Array via the Ark The Human Covenant War ended though new conflicts begin to emerge throughout the universe In the post war era the UNSC creates a new generation of Spartans and tensions between the UNSC and colonist rebels resumed The Master Chief and Cortana accidentally free the Didact and he briefly returns to assert supremacy over humanity though he is foiled by the pair resulting in Master Chief initially believing Cortana dead in the attempt Cortana s survival through the Domain leads her to break with the UNSC and assert a new hegemony over the galaxy with artificial intelligence the Created in control 2 After two years of a scattered war between Cortana and the UNSC Cortana attacks the Banished a mercenary organization largely led by the Jiralhanae race The Banished win the resultant conflict terminating Cortana and battle the UNSC for control of Zeta Halo 3 Game series EditFurther information List of Halo media Release timelineMainline number entries in bold2001Halo Combat Evolved200220032004Halo 2200520062007Halo 320082009Halo WarsHalo 3 ODST2010Halo Reach2011Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary2012Halo 42013Halo Spartan Assault2014Halo The Master Chief Collection2015Halo Spartan StrikeHalo 5 Guardians20162017Halo Wars 2Halo Recruit2018Halo Fireteam Raven201920202021Halo InfiniteBungie era Edit Video game developer Bungie was founded in 1991 by Alex Seropian in Chicago Illinois who partnered with programmer Jason Jones to market and release Jones game Minotaur The Labyrinths of Crete Focusing on the Macintosh game market because it was smaller and easier to compete Bungie became a preeminent game developer on the small Apple Macintosh platform What became Halo Combat Evolved started as a real time strategy game for the Mac originally code named Monkey Nuts and Blam 4 and took place on a hollowed out world called Solipsis 5 The planet eventually became a ringworld called Halo which became the game s title 6 Halo was announced on July 21 1999 during the Macworld Conference amp Expo 7 The game morphed from a real time strategy game into a third person action game 8 7 9 On June 19 2000 Microsoft acquired Bungie and Halo Combat Evolved became a launch title for the Xbox video game console 10 The game turned into a first person shooter and was modified to work with a controller Though the first Halo was meant to include an online multiplayer mode it was excluded because the Xbox Live service was not yet available 11 Halo was not intended to be the Xbox s flagship game due to internal concerns and gaming press criticism but Microsoft VP of game publishing Ed Fries did not act on these concerns The Xbox s marketing heavily featured Halo whose green color palette meshed with the console s design scheme 12 Halo Combat Evolved introduced many gameplay and plot themes common to the whole trilogy Players battle various aliens on foot and in vehicles to complete objectives while attempting to uncover the secrets of the eponymous Halo Halo limited the number of weapons players could carry to two forcing them to carefully select their preferred armament 13 Players fight with ranged and melee attacks as well as grenades Bungie referred to the weapons grenades melee format as the Golden Triangle of Halo 14 The player s health is measured in both hit points and a perpetually recharging energy shield 15 Released for the Xbox in November 2001 Windows and Mac OS X ports were later developed by Gearbox Software and released in 2003 16 17 A stand alone expansion entitled Halo Custom Edition was released as a Windows exclusive and allowed players to create custom content for the game The success of the game led to a sequel Halo 2 which was announced on August 8 2002 at Microsoft s X02 press event 18 It featured improved graphics new weapons and enemies and a multiplayer mode on Xbox Live 19 20 Halo 2 was released on the Xbox on November 9 2004 and later for Windows Vista on May 17 2007 The game was released in two different editions a standard edition with just the game disc and traditional Xbox packaging and the Collector s Edition with a specially designed aluminum case along with an additional bonus DVD extra booklet and slightly different user manual Halo 2 introduced new gameplay elements chief among them the ability to hold and fire two weapons simultaneously known as dual wielding 21 Unlike its predecessor Halo 2 fully supported online multiplayer via Xbox LIVE The game uses matchmaking to facilitate joining online matches by grouping players looking for certain types of games 21 This was a change from the more traditional server list approach which was used to find matches in online games at this time 22 Halo 3 was announced at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo 23 It utilized a proprietary in house graphics engine and employed advanced graphics technologies 24 25 Halo 3 is the final game in the original Halo trilogy ending the story arc begun in Halo Combat Evolved 26 The game was released on the Xbox 360 on September 25 2007 27 It adds to the series vehicles weapons and a class of items called equipment 28 The game also includes a limited map editing tool known as the Forge which allows players to insert game objects such as weapons and vehicles into existing multiplayer map geometry 29 Players can save a recording of their gameplay sessions and view them as video from any angle 30 Following Halo 3 s release Bungie became an independent company once more They created two more Halo games as part of their deal with Microsoft a side story Halo 3 ODST 2009 and a prequel Halo Reach 2010 Reach was Bungie s final work on a Halo release 343 Industries era Edit Main articles Halo 4 Halo 5 Guardians and Halo Infinite While Bungie remained involved in the Halo series by developing games such as ODST and Reach the rights to Halo remained with Microsoft To oversee everything Halo Microsoft created an internal division called 343 Industries to oversee the franchise 31 32 33 34 343 had already co developed the Halo Legends animated series and had overseen production of Halo Reach and 2011 s Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary 35 The next game in the series Halo 4 was announced at E3 2011 as the first entry in what would be originally known as the Reclaimer Trilogy 36 37 The game included many staples of previous games such as new or redesigned weapon types 38 an improved map editing tool 39 and expanded multiplayer options and maps 40 Halo 4 was released worldwide on November 6 2012 41 achieving record sales for the franchise 42 In a new addition to the series a story driven multiplayer campaign entitled Spartan Ops was released over the weeks following Halo 4 s release telling what happened after the end of the main game 43 In announcing the formation of 343 Industries Microsoft also announced that Xbox Live would be home to a central hub for Halo content called Halo Waypoint 44 Waypoint is accessed from the Xbox 360 Dashboard and offers players access to multimedia content in addition to tracking their Halo game career O Connor described Waypoint as intended to be the prime destination for Halo 45 In December 2014 343 Industries general manager Bonnie Ross expressed Microsoft s aim for the Halo series to last at least 30 more years 46 Halo 5 Guardians was released for the Xbox One on October 27 2015 47 The game takes place across many worlds mainly the Elite homeworld and revolves around Spartan Locke s hunt for the rogue Master Chief who is trying to find a still living Cortana 48 The third part of the Reclaimer Saga Halo Infinite was announced during E3 2018 49 It brings the focus back to Master Chief and Halo s roots by taking place on the new Zeta Halo The story mainly focuses on exploring the deeper lore of the Halo series finding what happened to Cortana and battles with the Banished 3 It released December 2021 50 Spin offs Edit Main articles Halo Wars Halo 3 ODST Halo Reach Halo Spartan Assault Halo Spartan Strike and Halo Wars 2 The success of the main Halo trilogy spurred the creation of spin off games Halo Wars is a real time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios for the Xbox 360 Set in the year 2531 the game takes place 21 years prior to the events of Halo Combat Evolved Much effort was spent on developing a control scheme that was simple and intuitive unlike other console strategy games 51 The game was announced at X06 and released in February and March 2009 In October 2017 343 Industries developed and released a virtual reality demo title in partnership with Endeavor One called Halo Recruit 52 A Fireteam Raven arcade booth in Edinburgh UKIn 2018 343 Industries partnered with Raw Thrills and PlayMechanix to develop a coin operated arcade game called Halo Fireteam Raven that was released in the later part of 2018 with Round1 USA and Dave amp Buster s arcades releasing first 53 54 Alternative reality games Edit Further information I Love Bees and Marketing of Halo 3 Alternative reality games have been used to promote the release of Halo games beginning with the Cortana Letters a series of cryptic email messages circulated by Bungie prior to Halo Combat Evolved s release 5 I Love Bees was used to promote the release of Halo 2 The game revolved around a website created by 42 Entertainment commissioned by Microsoft and endorsed by Bungie Over the course of the game audio clips were released that eventually formed a complete five hour story set on Earth between Halo and Halo 2 55 56 Similarly Iris was used as a viral marketing campaign for the release of Halo 3 57 It featured five web servers containing various media files related to the Halo universe Cancelled projects Edit Several spin off titles were planned or rumored for the Game Boy Advance 58 Gizmondo 59 60 Ultra Mobile PC 61 and Nintendo DS 62 63 64 Microsoft announced an episodic video game to be developed by film director Peter Jackson s Wingnut Interactive in 2006 65 The game Halo Chronicles 66 was ultimately cancelled as part of budget cuts tied to job layoffs in January 2009 67 68 69 Ensemble Studios developed a Halo themed massively multiplayer online game often referred to as Titan Project or just Titan The project was cancelled internally in 2007 2008 without a formal announcement from Microsoft 70 71 343 Industries announced a free to play Halo multiplayer game for Windows PC Halo Online in 2015 The game launched with a closed beta test limited to Russia that year The title was developed with Saber Interactive using modified version of the Halo 3 engine and published by Innova Systems 72 The project was cancelled in August 2016 73 74 Players modified the game to circumvent the region limitations and add new content after the project s official cancellation 75 The ElDewrito project saw legal takedowns from Microsoft for violating its game usage rules 76 Despite this ElDewrito s playerbase remained active and the modders claimed its popularity hastened Microsoft s plans to release a Windows version of Halo The Master Chief Collection 77 78 Other appearances Edit Halo characters have appeared in tie ins such as the characters Spartan Nicole 458 and the Arbiter being playable fighters in Dead or Alive 4 and Killer Instinct Season Three respectively 79 80 Master Chief was added as a playable character in Fortnite alongside a stage inspired by a Halo multiplayer map in 2020 81 Another game Halo 2600 has the players control Master Chief and fight through four regions filled with enemies It was written by Ed Fries former vice president of game publishing at Microsoft in 2010 for the Atari 2600 82 The Halo theme tune was also available as downloadable content for Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock 83 In Forza Horizon 4 one level has the player racing across the map in the Warthog as the Master Chief with the Halo ring visible in the sky Cortana on the radio and various Covenant based obstacles to avoid 84 Cultural influences and themes EditIn 2006 in acknowledgment of the wealth of influences adopted by the Bungie team a list of Bungie employees favorite science fiction material was published on the company s website 85 The developers acknowledged that the Halo series use of ring shaped megastructures followed on from concepts featured in Larry Niven s Ringworld and Iain M Banks Culture series of which Consider Phlebas 86 and Excession 85 were said to be particularly influential In a retrospective article in Edge Bungie s Jaime Griesemer commented The influence of something like Ringworld isn t necessarily in the design it s in that feeling of being somewhere else That sense of scale and an epic story going on out there 86 Griesemer also explained One of the main sources of inspiration was Armor by John Steakley in which a soldier has to constantly re live the same war over and over again That sense of hopelessness a relentless battle was influential 86 The Flood were influenced by the assimilating alien species in Christopher Rowley s The Vang 86 it has also been speculated that the Master Chief s name John 117 may have been a reference to a character named Jon 6725416 in Rowley s Starhammer 87 or to the John Spartan character of Demolition Man 88 An IGN article exploring the literary influences present in the Halo franchise commented on similarities between Halo and Orson Scott Card s Ender s Game aspects of the SPARTAN Project and the design of the Covenant Drones are perceived as reminiscent of the super soldier program and Buggers found in the novel 87 Bungie has also acknowledged James Cameron s film Aliens as a strong cinematic influence 89 A report written by Roger Travis and published by The Escapist compares Halo with the Latin epic Aeneid written by classical Roman poet Virgil Travis posits similarities between the plots of both works and compares the characters present in them with the Flood and Covenant taking the role performed by the Carthaginians and the Master Chief s role in the series to that of Aeneas 90 Music Edit Martin O Donnell lead composer for the Bungie Halo games Main articles Halo Original Soundtrack Halo 2 Original Soundtrack Halo 3 Original Soundtrack and Halo 4 Original Soundtrack Martin O Donnell and Michael Salvatori collaborated to produce the soundtracks for Bungie s Halo games Approached by Bungie to produce something ancient and mysterious for Halo s debut O Donnell decided to compose a theme using Gregorian chant joining in with others to sing the vocal parts 91 Due to the varying nature of gameplay the music was designed to use change dynamically based on the gameplay 92 To afford a more enjoyable listening experience O Donnell rearranged portions of the music of Halo into standalone suites which follow the narrative course of the game for the soundtrack releases 93 For Halo 2 the soundtrack included licensed music from Incubus and Breaking Benjamin alongside the orchestral score rock guitar virtuoso Steve Vai performed various solos throughout the score The music of Halo helped spur a renewed interest in chant music 94 For Halo 2 s soundtrack producer Nile Rodgers and O Donnell decided to split the music into two separate volumes The first Volume One was released on November 9 2004 and contained all the themes as well as the inspired by music present in the game featuring Steve Vai Incubus Hoobastank and Breaking Benjamin The second release Volume 2 contained the rest of the music much of which was incomplete or not included in the first soundtrack as the first soundtrack was shipped before the game was released 95 Halo 2 unlike its predecessor was mixed to take full advantage of Dolby 5 1 Digital Surround Sound 96 In 2014 the in game music was rerecorded and remastered for the Halo 2 Anniversary release which was part of the Master Chief Collection which included remastered versions of all Halo games with Master Chief as the protagonist The soundtrack for Halo 3 was released on November 20 2007 O Donnell noted he wanted to bring back the themes from the original game to help tie together the end of the trilogy 97 The tracks are presented similarly to the previous soundtrack for Halo 2 95 in a suite form Unlike previous soundtracks where much of the music had been synthesized on computer the soundtrack for Halo 3 was recorded using a 60 piece orchestra along with a 24 voice chorus 98 The final soundtrack was recorded by the Northwest Sinfonia at Studio X in Seattle Washington 99 The soundtracks were bundled and released as a box set in December 2008 100 A soundtrack for Halo 3 ODST was released alongside the game and included many of the tracks from the game 101 For Bungie s last game in the Halo series Halo Reach Martin O Donnell and Michael Salvatori returned to compose the soundtrack O Donnell wrote somber more visceral music to reflect the darker nature of the campaign and style of the game As Bungie had been making Halo 3 ODST and Halo Reach at the same time Martin O Donnell had also been composing the soundtracks at the same time but production for the music of Halo Reach did not begin until after the release of Halo 3 ODST The soundtrack was released on iTunes on September 15 2010 and in a two disc set on September 28 2010 For Halo Wars the task of creating the game s music fell to Stephen Rippy Rippy listened to O Donnell s soundtracks for inspiration and incorporated the Halo theme into parts of his arrangements In addition to synthesized and orchestral components the composer focused on the choir and piano as essential elements feeling these were important in creating the Halo sound 102 Rather than use the Northwest Sinfonia Rippy traveled to Prague and recorded with the FILMharmonic Orchestra before returning to the United States to complete the music A standalone compact disc and digital download retail version of the soundtrack was announced in January 2009 for release on February 17 103 The music of Halo 4 was composed by Neil Davidge and Kazuma Jinnouchi The Halo 4 Original Soundtrack was released on October 22 2012 followed by a two disc Special Edition on November 6 Neil Davidge served as an out of house composer for 343 Industries which proved to be very expensive leading Kazuma Jinnouchi to take over the responsibility of music production for Halo 5 Guardians The music by Neil Davidge and Kazuma Jinnouchi for Halo 4 received mixed reviews being recognized as creative music but too different from the original Halo formula In 2014 Kazuma Jinnouchi confirmed he would be composing the soundtrack for Halo 5 Guardians On October 30 2015 Halo 5 Guardians Original Soundtrack was released on CD and Vinyl The soundtrack used a 30 person choir located in Prague Czech Republic The orchestral soundtrack was recorded at the Abbey Road Studio over the duration of 5 separate trips In 2017 343 Industries and Creative Studios released a sequel to Halo Wars titled Halo Wars 2 The soundtrack was composed by Gordy Haab Brian Lee White and Brian Trifo under the direction of Paul Lipson who had helped in the audio and music of nearly every previous Halo title The Halo Wars 2 soundtrack featured many melodies from the music that Stephen Rippy had composed for the first Halo Wars but with new arrangements and more melodies to represent the individual characters The original game soundtrack was released on February 17 2017 and released digitally on February 21 2017 The music for Halo Infinite was a collaboration between Gareth Coker Curtis Schweitzer Joel Corelitz Alex Bhore and Eternal Time amp Space overseen by 343 Industries Music Supervisor Joel Yarger Infinite s soundtrack was released digitally on December 8 2021 in two albums one covering the score for the campaign and another covering the music for the game s multiplayer component Adaptations EditFurther information List of Halo media The Halo franchise includes various types of merchandise and adaptations outside of the video games This includes bestselling novels graphic novels and other licensed products from action figures to a packaging tie in with Mountain Dew Numerous action figures and vehicles based on Halo have been produced Joyride Studios created Halo and Halo 2 action figures while Halo 3 poseable and collectible action figures aimed at collectors were produced by McFarlane Toys and became some of the top selling action figures of 2007 and 2008 104 MEGA Bloks partnered with Microsoft to produce Halo Wars themed toys 105 Books Edit Halo authors Joseph Staten and Eric Nylund As part of Microsoft s multimedia efforts Microsoft Studios decided to create a tie in novel for Combat Evolved Eric Nylund wrote Halo The Fall of Reach in seven weeks and published in October 2001 106 The game itself was turned into a novelization by William C Dietz in 2003 called Halo The Flood 107 Nylund would write additional Halo works including the novels First Strike 2003 and Ghosts of Onyx 2006 108 Other novels have been written by Joseph Staten Tobias S Buckell Karen Traviss 109 Greg Bear 110 Matt Forbeck 111 John Shirley 112 Troy Denning Cassandra Rose Clarke and Kelly Gay A collection of Halo short stories Halo Evolutions was simultaneously released in print and audiobook formats in November 2009 Evolutions includes original material by Nylund Buckell Karen Traviss and contributions from Bungie 113 Tor re released the first three Halo novels with new content and cover art 114 Another collection Halo Fractures compiled new and previously released short fiction in 2016 115 Comics Edit The Halo universe was first adapted into the graphic novel format in 2006 with the release of The Halo Graphic Novel a collection of four short stories 116 It was written and illustrated by graphic novelists Lee Hammock Jay Faerber Tsutomu Nihei Brett Lewis Simon Bisley Ed Lee and Jean Giraud At the 2007 New York Comic Con Marvel Comics announced they would be working on an ongoing Halo series with Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev The limited series titled Halo Uprising bridges the gap between the events of Halo 2 and Halo 3 117 initially planned to conclude shortly before the release of Halo 3 the constant delays led to the final issue being published April 2009 118 Marvel announced at the 2009 Comic Con that two new comics a five part series written by Peter David and a second series written by Fred Van Lente would appear the coming summer and winter 119 David s series Halo Helljumper is set prior to Halo Combat Evolved and focuses on the elite Orbital Drop Shock Troopers The five part series was published between July and November 2009 120 Lente s series originally titled Spartan Black revolves around a black ops team of Spartan supersoldiers assigned to the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence 121 The rebranded comic Halo Blood Line debuted in December 2009 122 A comic retelling of the novel Halo The Fall of Reach was the most recent comic series entitled Halo Fall of Reach Fall of Reach was split into three mini stories Boot Camp Covenant and Invasion 123 Two new series were announced in 2013 A three part series Halo Initiation was released August 2013 with Brian Reed returning as writer 124 Also announced was Halo Escalation an ongoing comic series covering the period directly after Halo 4 125 By August 2021 the Halo series consisted of thirteen different graphic novels and comic book series written by various authors 126 Live action Edit Unproduced feature Edit In 2005 Columbia Pictures president Peter Schlessel began working outside the studio system to produce a Halo film adaptation Alex Garland wrote a script 127 which was then pitched to studios by couriers dressed as Master Chief Microsoft s terms required 10 million against 15 percent of gross most studios passed citing the lack of risk for Microsoft compared to their large share of potential profits 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures decided to partner to produce the film paying Microsoft 5 million to option the film and 10 percent of grosses 128 Peter Jackson was slated to be the executive producer 129 with Neill Blomkamp as director Before Blomkamp signed on Guillermo del Toro was in negotiations to direct 130 D B Weiss and Josh Olson rewrote Garland s script during 2006 131 Pre production of the film was halted and restarted several times 132 Later that year 20th Century Fox threatened to pull out of the project leading Universal to issue an ultimatum to Jackson and Schlessel either reduce their large first dollar revenue deals or the project was ended Both refused and the project stalled 128 Blomkamp declared the project dead in late 2007 133 though Jackson insisted the film would still be made 134 Blomkamp and Jackson collaborated on District 9 but the director told Film that he was no longer considering working on a Halo film if the opportunity arose 135 The rights for the film have since reverted to Microsoft 136 Blomkamp would produce a series of live action shorts as promotion for Halo 3 collectively titled Halo Landfall 137 Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn Edit See also Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn is a live action film and miniseries set in the Halo universe Although shot as a feature length film Forward Unto Dawn was originally released as a webseries consisting of five episodes released between October 5 2012 and November 2 2012 The series plot occurring in the early days of the Human Covenant War circa 2526 revolves around Thomas Lasky a young cadet at Corbulo Academy of Military Science and how John 117 inspired him to eventually become a leader Lasky is also a prominent character in Halo 4 as a commander on the UNSC Infinity The name of the series aside from being a reference to the UNSC frigate Forward Unto Dawn is given new significance in the series as part a running motif based on a poem The film cut was released on Blu ray and DVD on December 4 2012 Halo Nightfall Edit On April 3 2014 it was announced that Ridley Scott and his production company Scott Free Productions were working on a Halo digital feature alongside 343 Industries and Xbox Entertainment Studios Scott would be the executive producer with David W Zucker and Sergio Mimica Gezzan as the directors The feature was expected to follow the same format as Machinima s Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn 138 On June 9 2014 it was announced at E3 2014 that the feature titled Halo Nightfall would be included with Halo The Master Chief Collection at its November 2014 launch The feature introduces a new character to the franchise Agent Jameson Locke played by actor Mike Colter Nightfall is considered to be his origin story 139 Locke is one of the Spartans portrayed on the cover art and plays a large role in the series 140 On July 24 2014 343 Industries released the first trailer for the feature 141 Halo Nightfall is available to watch through Halo Channel an application for the Xbox One Windows 8 1 and Windows Phone 142 On March 16 2015 the series became available to stream download and buy on physical disc 143 Paramount television series Edit Main article Halo TV series On May 21 2013 Xbox Entertainment Studios and 343 announced that a live action television show of Halo would be produced with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer through what is now Amblin Television It was originally titled Halo The Television Series Neill Blomkamp was rumored to be directing the pilot for the series 144 Xbox Entertainment Studios shut down in 2014 Later it was announced the series would premiere on the American premium cable network Showtime 145 It had been in development hell for many years On March 1 2018 it was announced that the series would start filming in late 2018 with speculation of the series airing in mid to late 2019 146 On June 28 2018 Kyle Killen was hired as showrunner and executive producer and Rupert Wyatt as director and executive producer 147 On December 4 2018 Wyatt stepped down as director and executive producer from the project due to scheduling conflicts 148 On February 21 2019 Otto Bathurst replaced Wyatt as director and executive producer 149 On April 17 2019 it was announced that Pablo Schreiber was cast as Master Chief 150 On August 2 2019 Deadline reported that Natascha McElhone had been cast in two key roles Cortana and Dr Catherine Halsey Bokeem Woodbine was also cast as Soren 066 along with Shabana Azmi as Admiral Margaret Parangosky and Yerin Ha as Kwan Ha It was also announced that the series would be released in early 2021 151 Filming was incorrectly reported to have officially began in October 2019 152 In November 2020 Jen Taylor who voiced Cortana in every major game in the Halo franchise replaced McElhone in that role 153 It then was reported that filming began in February 2021 and that ViacomCBS was shifting the show from Showtime to Paramount 154 with Showtime retaining production credits The series premiered on March 24 2022 155 Animated series Edit Main article Halo Legends Microsoft announced at Comic Con 2009 that it was overseeing production of a series of seven short anime films together called Halo Legends Financed by 343 Industries the animation was created by six Japanese production houses Bee Train Production Bones Casio Entertainment Production I G Studio 4 C and Toei Animation Shinji Aramaki creator and director of Appleseed and Appleseed Ex Machina served as the project s creative director Warner Bros distributed Legends on DVD and Blu ray in February 2010 31 156 Six of the stories are officially part of the Halo canon with the seventh made by Toei intended to be a parody of the universe 157 An animated version of The Fall of Reach was included in the Halo 5 Guardians Limited Edition and Collector s Edition 158 159 Reception and critical response EditCumulative unit sales Date Total units sold Ref August 30 2007 14 5 million 160 January 8 2009 25 million 161 May 24 2010 34 million 162 October 31 2012 46 million 163 October 19 2014 60 million 164 July 13 2015 65 million 165 February 24 2021 81 million 166 Aggregate review scoresAs of December 17 2021 Game MetacriticHalo Combat Evolved Xbox 97 167 PC 83 168 Halo 2 Xbox 95 169 PC 72 170 Halo 3 Xbox 360 94 171 PC 88 172 Halo Wars Xbox 360 82 173 Halo 3 ODST Xbox 360 83 174 Halo Reach Xbox 360 91 175 PC 81 176 Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Xbox 360 82 177 PC 79 178 Halo 4 Xbox 360 87 179 Halo Spartan Assault PC 70 180 Xbox One 53 181 Xbox 360 51 182 Halo The Master Chief Collection Xbox One 85 183 Halo Spartan Strike iOS 86 184 PC 66 185 Halo 5 Guardians Xbox One 84 186 Halo Wars 2 Xbox One 79 187 PC 70 188 Halo Infinite Xbox Series X S 87 189 PC 81 190 The Halo franchise has been highly successful commercially and critically During the two months following Halo Combat Evolved s release it sold alongside more than fifty percent of Xbox consoles 191 Halo 2 s sales generated US 125 million on its premiere day making it the fastest selling United States media product in history up to that time 192 193 Combined with Halo s sales the two games sold 14 8 million units before Halo 3 s release 194 At the end of 2007 Halo 2 and Halo Combat Evolved were the number one and two best selling Xbox titles respectively and Halo 3 was the best selling Xbox 360 title 195 The Halo series had sold more than 81 million copies by 2021 166 Halo s success led to the term Halo killer being used to describe console games that aspire or are considered to be better than Halo 196 It was the Xbox s killer app 197 Total franchise sales amounted to more than 6 billion in 2021 198 The soundtracks to Halo 2 Halo 3 ODST and Reach all appeared on the Billboard 200 charts for at least one week 199 By May 2011 total gross of Halo merchandise was 2 billion with 40 million copies of the games sold 200 The total amount climbed to 2 3 billion in July 2011 201 and 2 8 billion in January 2012 202 Total franchise grosses exceeded 4 6 billion by October 2015 with 25 of the figure from non game related merchandise 203 The Halo adaptations have been successful as well Many of the novels have appeared on Publishers Weekly s bestseller charts and the Halo Graphic Novel sold more than 100 000 copies a rare hit for the games to comics genre 204 Ghosts of Onyx Contact Harvest The Cole Protocol and the first volume of Cryptum appeared on The New York Times bestseller lists 107 205 206 207 208 209 and The Cole Protocol also opened 50th overall on USA Today s bestsellers list 210 Tor s first three novels sold more than one million copies by April 2009 211 Overall the Halo series has been very well received by critics Halo Combat Evolved has received numerous Game of the Year awards 212 213 In March 2007 IGN listed it as the top Xbox game of all time while readers ranked it the fourteenth best game ever on IGN Readers Choice 2006 The Top 100 Games Ever 214 215 Conversely Game Spy ranked Halo Combat Evolved tenth on its list of Top 25 Most Overrated Games of All Time citing repetitive level design and the lack of an online multiplayer mode 216 Halo 2 also received numerous awards 217 with IGN listing it as the number two top Xbox game of all time in March 2007 214 From its initial release on the Xbox in November 2004 until the launch of Gears of War on the Xbox 360 in November 2006 two years later Halo 2 was the most popular video game on Xbox Live 218 Halo 3 was nominated for and won multiple awards it won Time magazine s Game of the Year and IGN chose it as the Best Xbox 360 Online Multiplayer Game and Innovative Design of 2007 219 220 221 Most publications called the multiplayer aspect one of the best features IGN said the multiplayer map lineup was the strongest of the series and GameSpy added that the multiplayer offering will greatly please Halo veterans 222 223 Complaints focused on the game s plot The New York Times said the game had a throwaway plot and Total Video Games judged the single player aspect ultimately disappointing 224 225 The series music and audio has received enthusiastic response from game reviewers 223 226 227 Cultural impact EditThe main trilogy particularly its protagonist are considered iconic and a symbol of today s video games a wax replica of Master Chief was made by Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas where Pete Wentz compared the character to notable characters from previous generations like Spider Man Frodo and Luke Skywalker 228 GamesTM stated Halo Combat Evolved changed video game combat forever and Halo 2 showcased Xbox Live as a tool for communities 229 Game Daily noted Halo 2 s launch was easily comparable to the biggest in other sectors of the entertainment industry marking the first time a video game launch has become a major cultural event in the United States 230 Halo has been described as a series that has reinvented a genre that didn t know it needed to be reinvented with aspects of the main trilogy being duplicated in other first person shooter games multiple times 231 Variety called Halo the equivalent of Star Wars 232 The fandom is referred to as the Halo nation 233 Machinima Edit Main article Machinima The Halo franchise spurred an array of productions in an emerging genre of machinima the use of games for filmmaking 234 Most productions are set outside Halo canon while others are based on fan fiction closely relating to the story Halo 3 includes a saved film function that allows camera angles not possible in previous games and other features that simplify production The game has become one of the most popular tools for generating machinima and Microsoft updated its user license agreement to allow noncommercial distribution of such films 235 A notable machinima production is the comedy series Red vs Blue created by Rooster Teeth Productions It has achieved an unparalleled level of success in Halo machinima in specific and machinima in general it is credited with bringing attention to the genre 236 237 Red vs Blue generated annual revenues of US 200 000 and special promotional episodes were commissioned by Bungie 236 The first series The Blood Gulch Chronicles ended on June 28 2007 after 100 regular episodes and numerous promotional videos 238 Subsequent series include The Recollection which contains more dramatic elements than its comedic predecessor 239 Project Freelancer The Chorus Trilogy Anthology and The Shisno Paradox Other machinima series include Arby n the Chief Fire Team Charlie The Codex and the in game interview show This Spartan Life Esports Edit Players began creating impromptu Halo tournaments and local parties after the release of the first game Bungie looked at the success of these matches as inspiration for crafting the online multiplayer components of Halo 2 240 Larger organizations soon began operating Halo competitive games In August 2002 G4 hosted the Halo National Championship Finals a FFA free for all tournament involving sixteen players from across the country hosted by Wil Wheaton of Star Trek fame 241 The Associates of Gaming Professionals AGP which focused solely on Halo held its first event in November 2002 242 Inspired by friends placing bets on their Halo matches Mike Sepso and Sundance DiGiovanni formed Major League Gaming the same year 243 Microsoft and 343 Industries sponsored their own professional Halo league called the Halo Championship Series HCS in 2014 244 It was started in partnership with the Electronic Sports League ESL Seasons 1 and 2 ran on The Master Chief Collection 245 In August 2015 Microsoft announced it would be increasing the total prize pool of the HCS to 1 million USD for the newly announced Halo World Championship which will be the debut event for Halo 5 246 This prize pool was later announced to be crowd funded which later resulted in Major League Gaming announcing that the prize pool had climbed to 2 million USD Later that week 343 announced that the prize pool was locked at 2 5 million USD This was the largest console esports prize pool ever 247 References Edit The Halo Universe 101 halo xbox com Microsoft Archived from the original on April 25 2010 Retrieved November 19 2009 Easterling Jeff Patenaude Jeremy Peters Kenneth 2016 Fortune Emil ed Halo Mythos A Guide to the Story of Halo Bloomsbury ISBN 9781681193564 a b Byford Sam December 6 2021 Halo Infinite Campaign Review Playing the Hits The Verge Vox Media Retrieved February 27 2022 Trautmann Eric 2004 The Art of Halo New York Del Ray Publishing p ix ISBN 978 0 345 47586 2 a b McLaughlin Rus September 20 2007 IGN Presents The History of Halo IGN Archived from the original on May 15 2012 Retrieved March 20 2008 Toyama Kevin May 2001 Cover Story Holy Halo Next Generation Magazine 61 a b Lopez Vincent July 21 1999 Heavenly Halo Announced from Bungie IGN Archived from the original on April 4 2002 Retrieved March 11 2008 Inside Bungie History Bungie Archived from the original on May 2 2006 Retrieved June 19 2006 Hiatt Jesse November 1999 Halo The Closest Thing to the Real Thing Computer Gaming World pp 94 96 Archived from the original on October 21 2011 Retrieved March 11 2008 Microsoft to Acquire Bungie Software Microsoft June 19 2000 Archived from the original on May 1 2006 Retrieved March 11 2008 Lopez Vincent March 4 2001 Playable Halo at GameStock IGN Archived from the original on February 23 2002 Retrieved March 12 2008 Alexander Leigh August 14 2009 Interview Former Microsoft Exec Fries Talks Xbox s Genesis Gamasutra Archived from the original on June 6 2011 Retrieved August 17 2009 Fielder Joe November 9 2001 Halo Combat Evolved review at GameSpot GameSpot Archived from the original on January 26 2014 Retrieved August 2 2006 Bakken Lars et al 2007 Is Quisnam Protero Damno Washington Bungie Accardo Sal November 15 2001 GameSpy s review of Halo Combat Evolved for the Xbox GameSpy Archived from the original on October 19 2006 Retrieved September 2 2006 Halo Combat Evolved PC version on Metacritic Metacritic Archived from the original on January 3 2007 Retrieved August 22 2006 Halo Combat Evolved Mac version at GameSpot GameSpot Archived from the original on October 10 2004 Retrieved August 22 2006 Halo 2 and Project Gotham Racing 2 Announced IGN August 8 2002 Archived from the original on August 13 2002 Retrieved March 19 2008 Blevins Tal August 20 2004 Halo 2 Hands On IGN Archived from the original on August 21 2004 Retrieved March 19 2008 Mirabella Fran May 24 2004 Halo 2 Multiplayer Hands On Vol 4 IGN Archived from the original on May 29 2004 Retrieved March 19 2008 a b Halo Retrospective Halo 2 UGO Networks Archived from the original on February 10 2008 Retrieved February 19 2008 Halo 2 tops Live most played list Eurogamer February 21 2006 Archived from the original on December 16 2008 Retrieved December 10 2006 Achronos May 9 2006 Halo 3 Announced Bungie Archived from the original on May 4 2008 Retrieved August 6 2007 Sanders Kathleen May 9 2006 E3 2k6 Halo 3 Trailer Impressions IGN Archived from the original on February 7 2012 Retrieved June 25 2007 Klepek Patrick March 19 2007 Bungie Says Halo 3 Graphics are coming Together 1UP com Archived from the original on July 18 2012 Retrieved October 2 2007 Achronos May 9 2006 Halo 3 Announced Inside Bungie Bungie Archived from the original on May 4 2008 Retrieved August 6 2007 Smith Luke May 15 2007 Finish the Fight on September 25 2007 Bungie Archived from the original on May 18 2007 Retrieved May 16 2007 On September 25 2007 players will be able to finish the fight they started in Halo Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2 Halo 3 will release in Europe on September 26 2007 Goldstein Hilary August 10 2007 Burn Baby Burn IGN pp 1 2 Archived from the original on July 20 2011 Retrieved August 10 2007 Jarrard Brian O Connor Frank Smith Luke August 28 2007 Official Bungie Podcast 08 28 07 Bungie Archived from the original on February 6 2012 Retrieved September 2 2007 a href Template Cite AV media html title Template Cite AV media cite AV media a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Finish the Fight Edge UK No 179 September 2007 pp 66 77 ISSN 1350 1593 Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Retrieved August 7 2007 a b Fritz Ben July 22 2009 Video game publishers Microsoft Ubisoft invading Hollywood s turf Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on July 24 2009 Retrieved July 22 2009 Milian Mark May 11 2011 Halo and creators move on after divorce CNN Archived from the original on November 9 2012 Retrieved July 10 2014 Orry James July 21 2009 Is 343 Industries Microsoft s Halo studio Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved January 6 2013 Milian Mark May 11 2011 Halo and creators move on after divorce CNN Archived from the original on January 8 2014 Retrieved January 5 2013 Microsoft leaks details about next Halo game VentureBeat June 6 2011 Archived from the original on June 12 2018 Retrieved August 6 2012 Yin Poole Wesley August 28 2011 Halo 4 5 6 the Reclaimer Trilogy Eurogamer Archived from the original on June 29 2013 Retrieved July 1 2013 343 Industries opens up on Halo 4 The Reclaimer Trilogy GameSpot CBS Interactive Inc Archived from the original on October 14 2014 Retrieved November 13 2014 Rosenberg Adam November 7 2012 Halo 4 Promethean Guide Enemies New Weapons And What It Takes To Win G4 Archived from the original on January 14 2013 Retrieved November 11 2012 McElroy Griffin July 7 2012 Halo 4 Forge mode in development at Certain Affinity Polygon Archived from the original on September 21 2013 Retrieved June 6 2013 Shea Jessica October 10 2012 The Halo Bulletin 10 10 12 HaloWaypoint com Archived from the original on June 6 2013 Retrieved October 14 2012 Halo 4 release date confirmed for November by Microsoft BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat BBC April 18 2012 Archived from the original on May 2 2012 Retrieved June 14 2012 Molina Brett November 12 2012 Halo 4 snags 220 million on first day USA Today Archived from the original on December 4 2012 Retrieved November 12 2012 Dyer Mitch April 9 2012 Spartan Ops and Infinity Change Halo 4 Multiplayer IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on October 13 2013 Retrieved July 23 2012 Halo Legends and Halo Waypoint Announced at Comic Con Xbox com July 23 2009 Archived from the original on July 26 2009 Retrieved July 25 2009 McWhertor Michael July 25 2009 Halo Waypoint Further Detailed By Microsoft Kotaku Archived from the original on July 26 2009 Retrieved July 25 2009 Makuch Eddie December 15 2014 Microsoft Wants Halo to Last Another 30 Years GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on December 17 2014 Retrieved December 17 2014 The Halo Journey Xbox Wire Microsoft May 16 2014 Archived from the original on May 16 2014 Retrieved December 15 2014 Statt Nick September 23 2015 Halo 5 Guardians story shows Master Chief at his most vulnerable The Verge Vox Media Archived from the original on November 12 2015 Retrieved November 8 2015 Watts Steve E3 2018 Halo Infinite Revealed As New Halo Xbox One Game GameSpot Retrieved June 10 2018 Warren Tom August 25 2021 Halo Infinite is launching on December 8th The Verge Archived from the original on October 26 2021 Retrieved October 26 2021 Robinson Andy June 21 2007 Interview Ensemble talks up the console RTS Computer and Video Games Archived from the original on August 13 2007 Retrieved October 4 2007 Wolfkill Kiki October 17 2017 Introducing Halo Recruit Halo Waypoint Archived from the original on May 8 2019 Retrieved May 5 2019 Warren Tom May 17 2018 Microsoft s new Halo arcade game lives inside a giant coin operated machine The Verge Archived from the original on May 18 2018 Retrieved May 17 2018 Raw Thrills and Microsoft join forces to bring Halo to arcades Arcade Heroes May 18 2018 Archived from the original on September 27 2018 Retrieved October 11 2018 Terdiman Daniel October 18 2004 I Love Bees Game a Surprise Hit Wired News Archived from the original on October 15 2014 Retrieved March 19 2008 Shachman Noah November 4 2004 Sci Fi Fans Are Called Into an Alternate Reality The New York Times Archived from the original on September 25 2013 Retrieved March 19 2008 Hein Kenneth September 10 2007 Anatomy Of An Onslaught How Halo 3 Attacked Brandweek Archived from the original on February 10 2008 Retrieved March 20 2008 Thorsen Tor June 18 2004 Rumor Control Halo GBA and Dirty Harry The Game GameSpot Archived from the original on February 19 2006 Retrieved June 6 2008 Thorsen Tor January 7 2005 Rumor Control Xbox Next Patents and Gizmondo Halo GameSpot Archived from the original on December 1 2008 Retrieved June 6 2008 Grant Christopher May 5 2006 Gizmondo Halo project used cam mouselook Joystiq Archived from the original on November 7 2011 Retrieved June 6 2008 Thorsen Tor March 9 2006 Origami officially unveiled GameSpot Archived from the original on October 7 2008 Retrieved June 12 2008 Casamassina Matt January 1 2007 Matt Casamassina claims playing Halo DS IGN Archived from the original on September 7 2007 Retrieved October 2 2007 Casamassina Matt October 2 2007 Matt Casamassina demonstrates Halo DS IGN Archived from the original on December 16 2008 Retrieved October 2 2007 Crecente Brian October 5 2007 Bungie Owns Bungie The Q amp A Kotaku Archived from the original on October 11 2007 Retrieved October 5 2007 O Connor Frank April 25 2008 Bungie Weekly Update 04 25 08 Bungie Archived from the original on June 11 2009 Retrieved April 23 2009 Robinson Andy August 1 2008 Microsoft STILL hiring for Halo Chronicles Computer and Video Games Archived from the original on August 22 2008 Retrieved February 9 2009 Fritz Ben July 27 2009 Halo project dead Peter Jackson s working on original video games Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on July 31 2009 Retrieved July 28 2009 Kelly Kevin July 24 2009 Peter Jackson tells Joystiq about the Halo movie video game project Joystiq Archived from the original on November 7 2011 Retrieved July 24 2009 Nutt Christian July 24 2009 Reports Halo Reach Bungie s Last Halo Game More Gamasutra Archived from the original on July 29 2020 Retrieved July 25 2009 Staff September 23 2008 Exclusive Ensemble Studios Canceled Project Was Halo MMO Gamasutra Archived from the original on November 10 2010 Retrieved October 27 2009 HALO MMO Titan X360 PC Cancelled Unseen 64 Unseen 64 Beta Cancelled amp Unseen Videogames Archived from the original on April 23 2012 Halo Online closed beta launching in Russia Halo Waypoint Microsoft March 25 2015 Archived from the original on March 26 2015 Retrieved March 26 2015 Francis Bryant August 25 2016 Microsoft cancels free to play Halo Online Gamasutra UBM Archived from the original on August 25 2016 Retrieved August 25 2016 Russian free to play Halo Online canceled Polygon Archived from the original on February 15 2021 Retrieved April 24 2018 Unofficial Halo Online mod adds six new maps from Halo 3 pcgamer Archived from the original on February 2 2017 Retrieved January 30 2017 ElDewrito Microsoft Freezes Development of Fan Made Halo Online Mod Variety Archived from the original on January 27 2022 Retrieved April 25 2018 Horti Samuel March 23 2019 Halo ElDewrito modders gave Microsoft a kick in the pants over Master Chief Collection PC Gamer Archived from the original on September 29 2020 Retrieved June 21 2019 Halo ElDewrito modders are the reason MCC is coming to PC right now PCGamesN Archived from the original on December 5 2020 Retrieved June 21 2019 O Connor Frank December 13 2005 Go Tell the Spartans The Making of Slugfest Bungie Archived from the original on March 19 2008 Retrieved October 10 2007 McWhertor Michael February 21 2016 Halo s The Arbiter is coming to Killer Instinct Season 3 Polygon Vox Media Archived from the original on February 23 2016 Retrieved February 22 2016 Halo s Master Chief is Coming to Fortnite with Classic Map Blood Gulch Game Informer Archived from the original on May 10 2021 Retrieved May 27 2021 Zimmerman Conrad August 2 2010 Master Chief joins the Atari age in Halo 2600 Destructoid Retrieved March 21 2013 Hryb Larry November 21 2007 Guitar Hero III Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix Free Major Nelson Archived from the original on June 9 2012 Retrieved June 9 2012 Birch Nathan August 21 2018 Forza Horizon 4 Halo Themed Event Confirmed Beautiful New 4K Footage Released Wccftech Retrieved November 17 2022 a b O Connor Frank April 12 2006 The Bungie Guide to Sci Fi Bungie Archived from the original on October 18 2012 Retrieved May 12 2012 a b c d Anon 2010 Mott Tony ed 2001 A Space Odyssey Edge No 215 p 86 Published online as The Best Games Of 2000 To 2009 Halo Combat Evolved Edge Online com April 29 2011 Archived from the original on June 29 2012 Retrieved May 12 2012 a b Perry Douglass C March 17 2007 The Influence of Literature and Myth in Videogames IGN Archived from the original on February 20 2009 Retrieved December 10 2007 Stover Matthew 2006 Yeffeth Glenn ed Halo Effect You Are the Master Chief Dallas Texas Benbella Books ISBN 978 1 933771 11 3 All the Right Moves Bungie February 18 2010 Archived from the original on June 7 2010 Retrieved June 20 2010 Travis Roger October 10 2006 Bungie s Epic Achievement Halo and the Aeneid The Escapist Archived from the original on November 21 2007 Retrieved December 10 2007 Haske Steven May 30 2017 The Complete Untold History of Halo Vice Archived from the original on March 15 2018 Retrieved March 27 2018 Marks Aaron December 2 2002 The Use and Effectiveness of Audio in Halo Game Music Evolved Music4Games Archived from the original on October 11 2007 Retrieved September 6 2006 O Donnell Martin 2002 Introduction Halo Original Soundtrack Media notes Sumthing Schweitzer Vivien December 26 2008 Aliens Are Attacking Cue the Strings The New York Times Archived from the original on September 18 2020 Retrieved February 12 2020 a b O Donnell Martin 2006 Introduction Halo 2 Original Soundtrack Volume Two Media notes Sumthing O Donnell Martin 2006 Introduction Halo 2 Original Soundtrack Volume One Media notes Sumthing O Connor Frank O Donnell Martin Smith Luke Jarrard Brian Bungie Podcast Ep 51 With Martin O Donnell Bungie Archived from the original on July 13 2007 Retrieved December 10 2007 O Donnell Martin 2007 Introduction Halo 3 Original Soundtrack Media notes Sumthing Staff September 20 2007 Interview with Halo 3 Composer Marty O Donnell Music4Games Archived from the original on March 9 2008 Retrieved April 13 2008 Traiman Steve December 1 2008 Halo Trilogy soundtrack set previews new game Reuters Archived from the original on December 16 2008 Retrieved December 3 2008 Damigella Rick September 19 2009 Halo 3 ODST Soundtrack Review Music for Repelling the Covenant G4tv com Archived from the original on September 24 2012 Retrieved May 30 2011 Bedegian Louis February 13 2009 GameZone Chats with Halo Wars Composer Stephen Rippy GameZone Archived from the original on January 23 2010 Retrieved February 17 2009 Sumthing Else Music Works announces release of Halo Wars Original Soundtrack Press release Sumthing Else Music Works January 15 2009 Archived from the original on February 19 2009 Retrieved February 15 2009 via Music4Games Solomon Rizal January 10 2009 Saturday Halo onslaught New Straits Times p 4 Pachner Joanna May 29 2009 The Empire Strikes Back The Globe and Mail p 52 Archived from the original on December 26 2017 Retrieved August 22 2017 Longdale Holly Game Worlds in Written Words Xbox com Archived from the original on February 28 2007 Retrieved September 2 2006 a b Klepek Patrick May 5 2003 Halo novel cracks bestseller Gaming Age Archived from the original on October 11 2007 Retrieved September 2 2006 The Next Halo Novel Ghosts of Onyx Bungie August 29 2006 Archived from the original on October 19 2006 Retrieved September 2 2006 Bestselling Author Karen Traviss Set to Explore the Halo Universe Halo Xbox com Microsoft July 20 2010 Archived from the original on July 23 2010 Retrieved July 20 2010 Staff October 8 2010 Science Fiction Legend Greg Bear Set to Explore the Time of the Forerunners Halo Waypoint Microsoft Archived from the original on October 8 2010 GrimBrother One January 22 2015 Bam said the lady Halo Waypoint Archived from the original on April 13 2016 Retrieved January 20 2018 Hillier Brenna November 4 2014 Read a chunk of the new Halo novel VG 24 7 Archived from the original on November 4 2014 Retrieved November 4 2014 Thorson Tor August 12 2009 Tor Books forging Halo short story comp GameSpot Archived from the original on April 1 2014 Retrieved September 12 2009 Parker Laura May 19 2010 Halo novels get a makeover GameSpot Archived from the original on May 23 2010 Retrieved May 19 2010 The Write Stuff Halo Official Site May 13 2016 Archived from the original on August 7 2019 Retrieved January 20 2018 Staff Halo Graphic Novel at IGN IGN Archived from the original on June 15 2011 Retrieved September 2 2006 George Richard May 18 2007 IGN Exclusive Interview Halo Uprising IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on July 21 2011 Retrieved April 24 2008 undue weight discuss Halo Uprising 4 Hits Stores Today Marvel Comics April 15 2009 Archived from the original on April 19 2009 Retrieved April 17 2009 Collura Scott February 7 2009 NYCC 09 Halo Returns to Marvel IGN Archived from the original on February 10 2009 Retrieved February 8 2009 Bailey Kat April 22 2009 Halo Helljumpers Coming This July 1UP com Archived from the original on July 30 2012 Retrieved April 22 2009 George Richard February 8 2009 The Halo War Continues at Marvel IGN Archived from the original on February 12 2009 Retrieved February 14 2009 George David September 22 2009 Marvel s December 09 Releases IGN Archived from the original on September 26 2009 Retrieved September 23 2009 Schedeen Jesse Esposito Joey April 28 2011 Halo Orchestrating the Fall of Reach IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved September 21 2015 Schedeen Jesse August 14 2013 Halo Initiation 1 Review IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved September 21 2015 Schedeen Jesse July 22 2013 Comic Con Halo Goes Ongoing at Dark Horse IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved September 21 2015 Cornelis Lars August 27 2021 Halo Timeline Everything in Chronological Order Beyond Video Gaming Archived from the original on June 14 2021 Retrieved August 27 2021 Linder Brian February 3 2005 Halo Goes Hollywood IGN Archived from the original on December 7 2006 Retrieved September 9 2006 a b Brodesser Akner Claude October 6 2010 The New Halo Game Is a Hit So What s the Status of the Halo Movie New York Archived from the original on October 9 2010 Retrieved October 8 2010 Staten Joseph The Great Hollywood Journey Part II Bungie Archived from the original on October 25 2005 Retrieved September 9 2006 Hewitt Chris February 8 2008 Guillermo Del Toro Talks The Hobbit Empire Archived from the original on November 7 2011 Retrieved February 8 2008 Fritz Ben October 31 2006 No home for Halo pic Variety Archived from the original on December 12 2007 Retrieved October 20 2007 Thorsen Tor October 31 2006 Halo movie indefinitely postponed GameSpot Archived from the original on February 27 2007 Retrieved March 13 2007 Farrell Nick October 9 2007 Halo movie canned The Inquirer Archived from the original on June 10 2011 Retrieved May 30 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Robinson Andy October 29 2007 Q amp A MS already in talks to continue Halo film Computer and Video Games Archived from the original on October 30 2007 Retrieved October 30 2007 Chen David July 24 2009 Confirmed Director Neill Blomkamp Would Probably Not Do a Halo Film Even If Offered One Film Archived from the original on July 27 2009 Retrieved July 24 2009 Blomkamp Neill Jackson Peter July 27 2009 Halo Movie Interview SDCC 09 Will Halo Still Happen IGN Archived from the original on August 19 2010 Retrieved July 27 2009 Stanton Rich August 23 2021 Neill Blomkamp ripped his ear off in a Warthog while filming Halo PC Gamer Archived from the original on October 26 2021 Retrieved October 26 2021 RIDLEY SCOTT AND MICROSOFT TEAM FOR HALO DIGITAL FEATURE IGN Archived from the original on April 3 2014 Retrieved February 3 2014 News Halo Nightfall first look meet Archived from the original on December 30 2014 Retrieved September 24 2014 Gilbert Henry July 24 2014 Halo Nightfall is the origin story of next big Spartan Archived from the original on August 7 2019 Retrieved February 18 2020 Eerste boek Borderlands verschenen Meer dan Games July 24 2014 Archived from the original on July 28 2014 Retrieved July 25 2014 LeBlanc Brandon November 11 2014 Immerse yourself in the Halo Universe with The Halo Channel Windows Blog Microsoft Archived from the original on February 24 2015 Retrieved February 24 2015 Phillips Tom February 24 2015 Halo Nightfall available on demand DVD next month Eurogamer Archived from the original on February 24 2015 Retrieved February 24 2015 El Mayimbe January 25 2014 EXCLUSIVE Take A Guess Who s Directing Spielberg Produced Halo Pilot Latino Review Archived from the original on January 29 2014 Goldman Eric August 11 2015 Showtime Still Developing Halo TV Series IGN Archived from the original on August 7 2019 Retrieved August 11 2015 Spielberg s Halo TV Series Starts Filming This Fall Screen Rant March 1 2018 Archived from the original on August 7 2019 Retrieved March 1 2018 Halo TV show finally greenlit by Showtime Our most ambitious series ever Entertainment Weekly June 28 2018 Archived from the original on August 7 2019 Retrieved April 13 2019 Showtime s Halo TV Show Loses Producer Director Rupert Wyatt Screen Rant December 4 2018 Archived from the original on August 7 2019 Retrieved April 13 2019 Showtime s Halo TV Series Hires Robin Hood Director Otto Bathurst Screen Rant February 21 2019 Archived from the original on August 7 2019 Retrieved April 13 2019 Pablo Schreiber to Play Master Chief in Showtime s Halo Live Action Series The Hollywood Reporter April 17 2019 Archived from the original on July 2 2020 Retrieved April 17 2019 Halo Natascha McElhone amp Bokeem Woodbine Among Six Cast In Showtime Series Based On Xbox Franchise Deadline August 2 2019 Archived from the original on May 14 2020 Retrieved August 2 2019 Defending Jacob s Pablo Schreiber on Apple TV Drama and Halo TV Show Collider July 22 2020 Archived from the original on November 6 2020 Retrieved November 23 2020 Halo TV Series Recasts Cortana With Original Voice Actress IGN November 11 2020 archived from the original on November 13 2020 retrieved November 23 2020 Halo Paramount Touts A New Beginning in Trailer for Video Game Series Starring Pablo Schreiber December 10 2021 Archived from the original on December 10 2021 Retrieved December 10 2021 Bailey Kat Bankhurst Adam January 30 2022 Halo TV Series Release Date and Official Trailer Revealed IGN Archived from the original on January 31 2022 Retrieved January 31 2022 Sinclair Brendan January 7 2010 Halo Legends slips to Feb 16 GameSpot Archived from the original on February 4 2012 Retrieved January 25 2010 Goldstein Hilary Brudvig Erik July 23 2009 SDCC 09 Halo Panel Live Blog IGN Archived from the original on July 25 2009 Retrieved July 24 2009 Futter Mike July 10 2015 Halo The Fall Of Reach Animated Series Comes With Halo 5 Collector s Editions Game Informer GameStop Archived from the original on October 27 2015 Retrieved September 21 2015 Mejia Ozzie July 10 2015 Halo The Fall of Reach gets first teaser while Halo Channel goes mobile Shacknews Archived from the original on September 25 2015 Retrieved September 21 2015 Prepare for all out war The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media August 30 2007 p 1 Archived from the original on November 6 2012 Retrieved March 3 2015 Martin Matt January 8 2009 Halo series sells 25m worldwide GamesIndustry biz Gamer Network Archived from the original on October 17 2014 Retrieved March 3 2015 Osborne Eric May 24 2010 Halo Reach Launches 09 14 2010 Bungie Archived from the original on October 26 2014 Retrieved March 3 2015 Yin Poole Wesley October 31 2012 More than 46 million Halo games have been sold worldwide Eurogamer Gamer Network Archived from the original on July 17 2015 Retrieved March 3 2015 Halo The Master Chief Collection Now Available for Pre order and Pre download Xbox Wire Microsoft October 17 2014 Archived from the original on February 13 2015 Retrieved March 3 2015 Makuch Eddie July 13 2015 Halo Series Reaches 65 Million Units Sold GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on July 14 2015 Retrieved July 13 2015 a b Andreeva Nellie February 24 2021 Halo TV Series Moves From Showtime To Paramount Deadline Archived from the original on February 25 2021 Retrieved February 26 2021 Halo Combat Evolved Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on January 21 2021 Retrieved November 15 2011 Halo Combat Evolved Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on November 17 2011 Retrieved November 15 2011 Halo 2 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on January 21 2021 Retrieved November 15 2011 Halo 2 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on January 14 2012 Retrieved November 15 2011 Halo 3 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on October 29 2011 Retrieved November 15 2011 Halo The Master Chief Collection Halo 3 for PC Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on November 5 2020 Retrieved April 14 2021 Halo Wars Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on November 5 2012 Retrieved October 20 2012 Halo 3 ODST Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on October 22 2012 Retrieved October 20 2012 Halo Reach Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on October 23 2012 Retrieved October 20 2012 Halo Reach Remastered for PC Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 31 2021 Retrieved April 14 2021 Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on November 13 2011 Retrieved November 15 2011 Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary for PC Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 25 2021 Retrieved April 14 2021 Halo 4 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on November 17 2012 Retrieved November 17 2012 Halo Spartan Assault for PC Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on August 25 2013 Retrieved November 12 2014 Halo Spartan Assault for Xbox One Review Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on December 25 2013 Retrieved November 12 2014 Halo Spartan Assault for Xbox 360 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on December 27 2013 Retrieved November 12 2014 Halo The Master Chief Collection for Xbox One Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on July 6 2020 Retrieved February 13 2015 Halo Spartan Strike for iPhone iPad Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on October 6 2015 Retrieved October 3 2015 Halo Spartan Strike for PC Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on October 25 2015 Retrieved October 3 2015 Halo 5 Guardians for Xbox One Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on October 25 2015 Retrieved October 26 2015 Halo Wars 2 for Xbox One Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on March 11 2019 Retrieved April 16 2020 Halo Wars 2 for PC Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on June 13 2017 Retrieved April 16 2020 Halo Infinite for Xbox Series X Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on December 6 2021 Retrieved December 6 2021 Halo Infinite for PC Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on December 6 2021 Retrieved December 6 2021 Patrizio Andy January 8 2002 Xbox Assault Only Starting Wired Conde Nast Archived from the original on October 16 2014 Retrieved September 27 2006 Thorsen Tor November 10 2004 Microsoft raises estimated first day Halo 2 sales to 124 million plus GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on March 3 2014 Retrieved March 15 2006 November 9 By the Numbers Official Xbox Magazine No 40 January 2005 p 15 Glenday Craig ed March 11 2008 Review of the Year 2007 Chart Guinness World Records Gamer s Edition 2008 Guinness World Records Guinness p 14 ISBN 978 1 904994 21 3 Glenday Craig ed March 11 2008 Hardware Best Sellers by Platform Guinness World Records Gamer s Edition 2008 Guinness World Records Guinness p 51 ISBN 978 1 904994 21 3 Islam Zak July 11 2011 Respawn Entertainment s Next Game Will be Halo Killer PlayStation LifeStyle Archived from the original on June 1 2012 Retrieved July 23 2012 Glenday Craig ed March 11 2008 Hardware History II Guinness World Records Gamer s Edition 2008 Guinness World Records Guinness p 27 ISBN 978 1 904994 21 3 Makuch Eddie November 10 2021 Halo Hits 81 Million Copies Sold Ahead Of Halo Infinite s Release GameSpot Archived from the original on November 10 2021 Retrieved November 11 2021 Trust Gary September 23 2010 Weekly Chart Notes Bruno Mars Rihanna Halo Billboard Archived from the original on September 27 2010 Retrieved September 26 2010 GameSpy com Gaming s Homepage Archived from the original on February 24 2006 Halo News Halo Official Site Tor Books Reveals Title Cover Art And Release Date of Second Halo Novel By Greg Bear Archived from the original on July 22 2011 Bs Angel January 3 2012 Tor Books Announces the On sale Availability of Halo Primordium Halo Waypoint Archived from the original on July 17 2012 Brustein Joshua October 22 2015 Can the Woman Behind Halo 5 Save the Xbox Bloomberg Business Archived from the original on October 23 2015 Retrieved November 11 2015 BC Best sellers Books PW San Francisco Chronicle Associated Press December 4 2008 Archived from the original on February 20 2009 Retrieved December 5 2008 Greene Marty First Strike Author Eric Nylund Q amp A Xbox com Archived from the original on August 21 2006 Retrieved September 2 2006 Brightman James November 19 2007 Halo Contact Harvest Becomes New York Times Bestseller in First Week GameDaily com Archived from the original on February 15 2009 Retrieved January 15 2008 Berardini Cesar August 5 2007 Halo Ghosts of Onyx Enjoys Mass Market Debut Today Team Xbox Archived from the original on March 14 2008 Retrieved April 13 2008 Best Sellers The New York Times January 23 2011 Archived from the original on October 20 2012 Retrieved August 17 2012 Best Sellers The New York Times January 23 2011 Archived from the original on October 4 2012 Retrieved August 17 2012 BC Best sellers Books USAToday San Francisco Chronicle Associated Press December 4 2008 Archived from the original on April 22 2009 Retrieved December 5 2008 New Halo Trilogy from Tor Books Halo Xbox com Microsoft April 6 2009 Archived from the original on May 15 2009 Retrieved July 24 2009 The Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences Awards The Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences February 28 2002 Archived from the original on September 29 2007 Retrieved September 1 2006 Halo Combat Evolved Awards Xbox com Archived from the original on December 10 2006 Retrieved September 1 2006 a b Perry Douglass C Brudvig Erik Miller Jon March 17 2007 The Top 25 Xbox Games of All Time IGN Archived from the original on March 20 2007 Retrieved April 23 2008 Readers Picks Top 100 Games 11 20 IGN Readers Choice 2006 The Top 100 Games Ever IGN 2006 Archived from the original on August 31 2011 Retrieved January 23 2008 Top 25 Most Overrated Games of All Time GameSpy September 15 2003 Archived from the original on May 13 2011 Retrieved June 26 2006 Halo 2 Awards Xbox com Archived from the original on June 26 2007 Retrieved February 12 2007 Halo 2 tops Live most played list Eurogamer February 21 2006 Archived from the original on December 16 2008 Retrieved March 18 2008 Grossman Lev December 9 2007 50 Top 10 Lists of 2007 Top 10 Video Games Time Archived from the original on December 12 2007 Retrieved March 10 2008 Best of 2007 Best Online Multiplayer Game Xbox 360 IGN Archived from the original on January 10 2008 Retrieved January 14 2008 Best of 2007 Most Innovative Design Xbox 360 IGN Archived from the original on January 10 2008 Retrieved January 14 2008 Goldstein Hilary September 23 2007 IGN USA Halo 3 Review IGN Archived from the original on October 11 2007 Retrieved September 23 2007 a b Graziani Gabe September 23 2007 GameSpy Halo 3 Review GameSpy Archived from the original on October 5 2007 Retrieved September 23 2007 Herold Charles September 27 2007 Halo 3 Mimics Halo 2 With Some Improved Graphic The New York Times Retrieved October 3 2007 Wilcox Jon September 27 2007 TVG Review Halo 3 Total Video Games Archived from the original on December 14 2007 Retrieved October 3 2007 Boulding Aaron November 9 2001 Halo Combat Evolved review at IGN IGN Archived from the original on April 1 2002 Retrieved August 31 2006 McNamara Andy Halo 2 review at Game Informer Game Informer Archived from the original on January 9 2006 Retrieved February 9 2007 Master Chief Invades Madame Tussauds Microsoft September 10 2007 Archived from the original on September 16 2007 Retrieved September 21 2007 Hail to the Chief gamesTM 61 30 41 September 2007 Brightman James November 17 2004 Halo 2 s Success A Part of Pop Culture GameDaily Archived from the original on February 20 2009 Retrieved November 13 2007 Beatty D Marcus Halo Influence on the Gaming Industry CheatCC com Archived from the original on November 12 2007 Retrieved November 13 2007 Graser Mark September 4 2010 Halo the care and feeding of a franchise Variety Archived from the original on September 12 2010 Retrieved October 2 2010 Kohnstamm Thomas The Halo 5 Effect Microsoft Story Labs Microsoft Archived from the original on February 19 2020 Retrieved February 19 2020 Chong David April 15 2008 Turning video games into movies Marketplace American Public Media Archived from the original on September 27 2011 Retrieved May 12 2008 Price Peter October 16 2007 Machinima waits to go mainstream BBC Archived from the original on October 18 2007 Retrieved February 11 2009 a b Glenday Craig ed March 11 2008 Record Breaking Shooting Games Halo Guinness World Records Gamer s Edition 2008 Guinness World Records Guinness pp 98 99 ISBN 978 1 904994 21 3 Thompson Clive August 7 2005 The Xbox Auteurs The New York Times Archived from the original on January 9 2006 Retrieved January 8 2006 Kohler Chris June 26 2007 Machinima Series Red vs Blue Ends Tour of Duty Wired Archived from the original on April 2 2015 Retrieved June 13 2011 Gallaga Omar March 27 2007 Game Over Final Edition Austin American Statesman p F1 Agnello Anthony November 11 2019 When Halo 2 Invaded Planet Earth The Ringer Archived from the original on December 18 2019 Retrieved January 24 2020 Mnemesis August 31 2002 Halo National Finals Bungie net Archived from the original on October 13 2014 Retrieved August 17 2020 Jarrard Brian November 7 2003 Interview with the AGP Bungie net Archived from the original on October 13 2014 Retrieved August 17 2020 Kix Paul 2005 Have Gun Will Travel In Yeffeth Glenn ed Halo Effect BenBella Books Gies Arthur November 5 2014 Halo gets serious about eSports with the Halo Championship Series Polygon Archived from the original on December 10 2015 Retrieved December 8 2015 Puga Lauren November 4 2015 HALO GETS OFFICIAL ESPORTS LEAGUE HALO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES IGN Archived from the original on March 25 2020 Retrieved April 16 2020 Mueller Saira August 4 2015 Microsoft s Halo eSports Tournament Halo Championship Series Offers 1 Million Prize Money International Business Times Retrieved December 8 2015 Stubbsy Mike May 14 2016 The 10 largest console eSports prize pools ever Red Bull Archived from the original on February 6 2021 Retrieved August 18 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Halo series Wikiquote has quotations related to Halo franchise Official website Halo Archived October 14 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Bungie Halopedia an external wiki Portals Video games Outer space Science fiction Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Halo franchise amp oldid 1153704229, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.