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Halo 4 Gets Pre-Order Bonus Items

The first pre-order bonuses for Halo 4 have started appearing on retailer websites from all over the world, with many offering exclusive skins for the shooter's multiplayer mode, allowing their customers to stand out in the game’s online matches. Halo 4 is the next installment in Microsoft's hugely s...

28 May 2012
07:24 GMT

Halo 4 Gets New Video Presentation for Its Story and Multiplayer

343 Industries, the developer of the upcoming Halo 4 first person shooter, has released a brand new video about the game in which the creative director, Frank O’Connor, talks about the story and the multiplayer. Halo 4 is out this November and you can bet that millions of Xbox 360 owners are looking forward to...

18 May 2012
12:21 GMT

Halo 4 Limited Edition Announced, Includes Lots of Bonuses

Microsoft has unveiled the Halo 4 Limited Edition, which will be released alongside the standard version of the futuristic shooter on November 6 and will sell for $99.99 (around €78). Halo 4 is set to kick off a new trilogy in the universe originally created by Bungie Studios and, from what we’ve seen up ...

18 May 2012
04:10 GMT

343 Industries Has Ten Year Plan for Halo and Master Chief

The next three Halo video games will be launched under the Reclaimer Trilogy name by developer 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft and the team working on the new universe already has the overall story laid out in broad strokes, covering the next ten-year period. Frank O’Connor, who is the franchise develop...

17 May 2012
18:31 GMT

Halo 4 Gets Infinity Multiplayer Details

Developer 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft have already revealed the November 6 launch date for Halo 4 and this means that the two companies are now delivering more information on the actual game modes for the upcoming shooter.One of the biggest changes is the new Halo Infinity Multiplayer experience that will ...

17 May 2012
08:31 GMT

Halo 4 Gets New Screens, Multiplayer Focused

The development team at 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft have put out a new package of screenshots for the upcoming Halo 4, some of them linked to the multiplayer mode that was also officially revealed today. The images are pretty impressive, showing off both core character Master Chief and Cortana and a numbe...

17 May 2012
07:35 GMT

Halo 4’s Cover Gets Animated Video Treatment

Microsoft unveiled Halo 4’s final cover image earlier this week and the company has now posted a special video that shows off an animated version of the artwork that will decorate the game’s box in November, when it’s going to be released for the Xbox 360. Halo 4 has received quite a lot of details...

17 May 2012
05:24 GMT

Halo 4 Cover Art Now Available

After revealing a variety of details about Halo 4, its upcoming first-person shooter, Microsoft has now presented the game’s very impressive cover. Halo 4 is set to appear right at the beginning of November and, in order to really get the hype going, Microsoft has been unveiling a variety of details about the ...

15 May 2012
07:31 GMT

343 Industries Reveals New Enemies for Halo 4

The development team at 343 Industries has confirmed that two enemies mentioned on the back of Halo action figures will be part of the upcoming Halo 4, although it has not offered any clear information on their origin or on their abilities. The Crawler and the Watcher seem to be part of an entirely new species, whic...

15 May 2012
05:53 GMT

Halo 4 Gets Live Action Web Series Called Forward Unto Dawn Before Release

Microsoft has confirmed that it will release a special live action web series of videos called Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn ahead of the actual game’s launch on November 6. Halo 4 is certainly one of the biggest videogames that will appear at the end of the year and, despite some serious competition, Microsoft is...

1 May 2012
04:38 GMT

Halo 4 Gets New Screenshots and Artwork

A brand-new batch of images depicting gameplay and artwork from the upcoming Halo 4 has appeared on the web, this time showing off Master Chief, as well as all sorts of other things, from environments to enemies and multiplayer Spartans. Microsoft kept Halo 4 under a shroud of secrecy for quite a long time, but in t...

23 April 2012
12:21 GMT

Microsoft Financial Demands Scuttled Halo Movie

The much-talked-about Halo movie project has apparently failed because Microsoft, a company well versed in how the video game industry works, has failed to follow the usual business practice of the movie industry in Hollywood. The book Generation Xbox: How Videogames Invaded Hollywood, from Jamie Russell, says that ...

20 April 2012
10:31 GMT

Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter Will Do Voice Work for Halo 4

Joe Dimiero, who is handling public relations for Microsoft, has confirmed that Conan O’Brien and his sidekick Andy Richter, now appearing on Conan on TBS, will actually lend their voices to the upcoming Halo 4. The pair suggested that they would be featured in the game during their show, just as they showed s...

19 April 2012
07:19 GMT

Microsoft Continues Halo 4 Beta Scam Fight

Video game hardware developer and publisher Microsoft has taken over another site that was used to scam players by offering to sell them Halo 4 beta keys. The Halo4Beta.biz website has been acquired by Microsoft after it had lodged a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum, and the company has posted a message...

19 April 2012
05:20 GMT

Halo 4 Officially Out on November 6

After a pretty major rumor yesterday, Microsoft has officially revealed the launch date for Halo 4, as the next iteration in its sci-fi first-person shooter series will come out on November 6, only for the Xbox 360. Halo 4 has been in development for quite some time, with studio 343 Industries trying hard to honor t...

18 April 2012
06:41 GMT

Halo 4 Out on November 6, According to New Report

Microsoft is set to unveil the launch date for its upcoming Halo 4 shooter later today, as sources are already claiming that the game will be released on November 6. Halo 4 has been awaited for quite some time by lots of fans, but not a lot of details have actually been revealed by its publisher, Microsoft, or its d...

17 April 2012
05:23 GMT

Massive Attack Producer, Massive Halo Fan, Feels Pressure from O’Donnell Work

Halo has always been known for its shooter mechanics, but gamers have also appreciated the atmosphere of the franchise, of which music is a crucial part, so the appointment of a new musical director for the upcoming Halo 4 is big news for the fan base. Speaking to Complex, Neil Davidge, who is best known as part of ...

13 April 2012
10:25 GMT

Former 343 Industries and MGS4 Developer Creates Republique

Ryan Payton is a former developer on the blockbuster Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the most recent full installment in the saga of Solid Snake. He has also been a creative director at 343 Industries, the studio created by Microsoft to handle the future of the Halo franchise. However, the game creator cho...

12 April 2012
10:19 GMT

Neil Davidge of Massive Attack Fame Is Halo 4 Composer

Video game developer 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft have announced that Neil Davidge, known from his work with Massive Attack, will be the composer for the score of the upcoming Halo 4, which will be launched exclusively on the Xbox 360 before the end of the year. Davidge has stated, “As a passionate &...

12 April 2012
07:04 GMT

Halo 4 Gets Huge Batch of Screenshots

A huge batch of screenshots with Halo 4 has just been posted by Game Informer magazine, showing off both the protagonist, Master Chief, his trusty sidekick, Cortana, as well as quite a lot of gameplay from the story and the multiplayer modes. We’ve been hearing quite a lot about Halo 4 in the last few days, as...

12 April 2012
05:51 GMT

New Halo 4 Spartan Ops Missions Will Arrive Each Week, Developer Says

343 Industries, the new studio in charge of Microsoft’s Halo franchise, shared some more details about the special Spartan Ops cooperative mode from Halo 4. According to the developer, new missions will be released after the game's launch, which should keep players interested in the experience. Halo 4 is ...

11 April 2012
15:31 GMT

Most Anticipated Games for 2012 Include Halo 4, Assassin’s Creed III and Madden NFL 13

Nielsen, the well-known market and media research group, has released a report showing that the most anticipated video game releases of the current year include Halo 4, Assassin’s Creed III and Madden NFL 13. The company has surveyed the player community for the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 from ...

11 April 2012
03:58 GMT

First Halo 4 Multiplayer Details Now Available

After checking out the first details about Halo 4’s story mode and its various features, the first pieces of information about the multiplayer have also appeared on the web. Halo 4 is eagerly awaited by millions of Halo fans from all around the world, especially since it kicks off a brand new trilogy for the p...

9 April 2012
15:41 GMT

First Halo 4 Story and Technical Details Now Available

The first actual details about Halo 4 have finally appeared on the web, thanks to readers of Game Informer magazine, who’ve shared all of the information from the latest issue with the millions of eager Halo fans. Halo 4 has been in development for quite a while but 343 Industries, the studio responsible for i...

9 April 2012
02:44 GMT

New Halo 4 Artwork Shows Off Master Chief and Cortana

Halo fans can check out a new piece of artwork from the upcoming Halo 4 title, showing off both the protagonist, Master Chief, and his trusty sidekick, Cortana, who’s sporting a brand new look. Halo 4 is coming later this year but, unfortunately for fans, not a lot of things have been revealed about the g...

6 April 2012
02:35 GMT

343 Industries Reveals Multiplayer Concept Art for Warhorse

The development team at 343 Industries has offered fans of the Halo series a brief look at the concept art that is linked to one of the multiplayer maps that will be involved in the upcoming Halo 4.The images show a facility on a gas mining ship that is only half finished and the concept will allow the development te...

2 April 2012
07:41 GMT

A Gamer’s Week: March 18

The biggest game of this week has undoubtedly been Mass Effect 3, the mix between action and role playing from BioWare and Electronic Arts, and, amid the controversies and discussions about the ending, we managed to deliver a largely spoiler-free full Softpedia review of the game. We also have a Gamer Diary linked t...

18 March 2012
06:11 GMT

The Story Arc for the New Halo Trilogy Already Outlined, Developer Says

343 Industries, the new studio in charge of the Halo franchise, has confirmed that it’s already outlining the story arc for the trilogy that’s being set up by Halo 4 this fall. The Halo series has been around for over 10 years, as the franchise developed by Bungie managed to keep players entertained with...

15 March 2012
18:31 GMT

Halo 4 Needs to Balance Innovation and Classical Elements

Halo was recently described as being one of the biggest franchises in the world of gaming by executives at Microsoft, and the fourth core game in the series will have to walk a fine line between familiar content and new concepts in order to keep gamers interested. CVG asked Josh Holmes, the creative director at 343 ...

14 March 2012
19:41 GMT

Microsoft Says Halo Is as Big as GTA and Call of Duty

The executives at Microsoft working on the Halo franchise have stated that the return of Halo and Master Chief this fall means that the company has the biggest exclusive series in the history of gaming, which compares favorably with Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto, which manage to compete because they are multiplat...

13 March 2012
18:31 GMT

A Gamer’s Week: March 11

This week was the launch period for Mass Effect 3, the big action and role playing hybrid from developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts, and we have a new series of Gamer Diaries, designed to show you how we experience the final installment in the space based Commander Shepard driven trilogy.When it comes to r...

11 March 2012
03:41 GMT

Halo 4 Will Not Have a Beta Stage

The development team currently working on Halo 4 has made it clear that it has no plans of implementing a multiplayer beta stage for the game, mostly because it would divert significant resources from the development of the core game. The developers at 343 Industries stated, “While we are testing Halo 4 code, ...

9 March 2012
10:10 GMT

Halo 4 Gets First Gameplay Video with Developer Commentary

Microsoft and 343 Industries have just revealed the first actual gameplay video for their upcoming Halo 4 first person shooter, complete with commentary from the developers at the studio. Halo 4 has been at the center of quite a few leaks in the last few days, some of them fake, like a teaser trailer with a release ...

6 March 2012
07:41 GMT

Microsoft Promises Another Record Year for the Xbox 360 in 2012

The Xbox 360 home console managed to beat both the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the Nintendo Wii when it comes to overall sales in the United States during 2011, and Microsoft has even bigger plans for its gaming platform for this year. Steve Beinner, the director of marketing for first-party games working at Microso...

5 March 2012
10:33 GMT

First Halo 4 In-Game Screenshots Leaked

Another day, another Halo 4 leak, as this time, after a false teaser trailer, two in-game screenshots from the upcoming title have appeared on the web, supposedly straight from Microsoft’s recent Xbox Spring Showcase event. Halo 4 is set to start a new trilogy for the first person shooter series developed by B...

5 March 2012
07:01 GMT

Halo 4 Will Be Made Great by Microsoft, Says Series Creator

The importance Halo as a franchise holds for Microsoft means that the development team at 343 Industries and the representative of the publisher will put in the effort and the resources in order to make the game experience great. Speaking to Gamespot, Alex Seropian, who is one of the co-founders of Bungie and one of...

29 February 2012
18:31 GMT

Leaked Halo 4 Release Date Is Fake, Microsoft Says

Microsoft has released a statement about yesterday’s leaked video, which showed a release date for the company’s upcoming Halo 4 game, saying that it’s actually fake. Halo 4 is awaited by millions of fans from all over the world, even if neither Microsoft, its publisher, nor 343 Industries, its dev...

29 February 2012
09:21 GMT

Halo 4 Out on November 21, According to Leaked Trailer

It seems that Halo 4 is set to arrive on November 21, this year, at least according to a cinematic effects trailer that was leaked on the web today.Microsoft has hyped up the beginning of a new Halo trilogy with Halo 4, but it hasn’t really revealed any actual details about the upcoming game.Now, ahead of the c...

28 February 2012
09:06 GMT

Halo 4 Developer Explains Master Chief’s New Armor

Halo 4 is set to offer a brand new armor design for its protagonist, Master Chief, so developer 343 Industries has now talked about the reasoning behind these changes and how the Chief will still feel “nimble yet heavy.” Halo 4 is set to appear later this year, with both 343 Industries, its developer, an...

20 February 2012
13:11 GMT

Halo 4 Reveal Set to Happen at the End of the Month, Report Says

Microsoft is set to reveal the first details about its upcoming Halo 4 first person shooter at the end of February, during its Xbox Spring Showcase event, at least according to a report coming from a magazine from Finland. Halo 4 was originally revealed to the world back at E3 2011, when Microsoft deployed a small t...

2 February 2012
07:11 GMT

Microsoft Tries to Take Down Fake Halo 4 Beta Site

Video game hardware maker and publisher Microsoft has initiated the procedure required to take down a website which is using the Halo 4 video game name to attract players. The National Arbitration Forum has received a complaint from Microsoft against Halo4beta.com, which is described as being a fake page, which uses...

30 January 2012
08:31 GMT

Halo 4 Beta Websites Are Fake, Developer Says

343 Industries, the developer of the upcoming Halo 4 shooter, has warned fans of the popular series to avoid any ads or pages that promise them access into the Halo 4 beta stage, as they’re completely fake. The Halo franchise is the most popular series on the Xbox 360, so you can bet that millions of fans are ...

19 January 2012
05:14 GMT

Master Chief and Cortana Will Have New Looks for Halo 4

Both Master Chief and Cortana will have new looks in the upcoming Halo 4, but the developers will make sure that the characters are still recognizable for long time fans of the game universe.Frank O’Connor, who is the leader of development on the Halo franchise at 343 Industries, has told Xbox World that Master...

5 December 2011
18:41 GMT

Halo Series Has a New Approach to Story

Halo is one of the best known franchises in the world of video game and one of the leading developers working on the series says that a new approach has been implemented to make all products linked to it have more significant for future installments.Speaking to Gamasutra as part of a bigger feature interview Frank O&...

16 November 2011
18:01 GMT

Halo 4 Will Not Arrive on Next Gen Consoles

Despite a number of rumors spreading over the Internet it seems that Halo 4 will launch on the Xbox 360 and fans of the series will have to wait for the next installment in the Master Chief powered series in order to see what it can do with a new gaming platform.Writing on popular video game related forum Neogaf Fran...

14 November 2011
11:51 GMT

Halo 4 Will Put 343 Industries Under Player Scrutiny

With Bungie now working with Activision Blizzard on an entire new game universe and Halo 4 slated to be launched by the end of 2012 the main executive at the team working on it has said that he expects to face much more criticism if it fails to create a memorable experience.Speaking to the Official Xbox Magazine as p...

6 October 2011
05:47 GMT

Departure of Halo 4 Developer's Creative Director Hasn't Affected Studio

The departure of Ryan Payton, the creative director of 343 Industries, Microsoft's very own studio dedicated to all things related to the Halo franchise, hasn't affected the work it's been doing on the upcoming Halo 4 title, at least according to franchise development director Frank O'Connor.Halo ...

29 September 2011
04:20 GMT

Halo: Anniversary's Halo 4 Terminals Can Be Accessed Only in Remastered Mode

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary edition will be released in November, but already quite a lot of details about it are being revealed by Microsoft, its publisher, and 343 Industries, one of the developers of the title, including brand new information about the special terminals that will provide a richer backstory to...

20 September 2011
14:21 GMT

Halo 4 Will Explore New Sides of Master Chief's Persona

Halo fans will be able to get a re-imagined version of Combat Evolved this fall but the game they are really waiting for is Halo 4, the first main game in the series that will be launched after original developer Bungie left the series.Frank O'Connor, who is the director working on Halo 4 at developer 343 Indust...

6 September 2011
18:51 GMT

Halo 4 Begins 'Reclaimer Trilogy', Gets New Concept Art Video

Halo 4 has just received a few new details about its story, straight from its developer, 343 Industries, while a new video composed of concept art for the game was released onto the web. Without a doubt, Halo 4 is one of next year's most anticipated games, so Microsoft, its publisher and franchise owner, toge...

29 August 2011
04:40 GMT


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