My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2007

  • “Halo 3” Multiplayer Beta Hits Xbox LIVE Worldwide on May 16!!!!

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    JVB

    Bungie has finally given us some joy. The long awaited Halo 3 beta has been given an official release date. The release is set for May 16, 2007, and will run until June 6th, 2007. Get that old Halo 2 disk out of it’s case, because it’s party time. Here is the full press release:…

  • Multiplayer Madness!

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    We reveal the Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta release date, and let you see MP footage and more in our latest Vidoc.

  • Xbox 360 HD Transfer Kits

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    Oculus

    Gotta love the free market. I was on a quest to find Halo PC tonight. I eventually found it at CompUSA, but I was on the lookout for anything strange that I haven’t seen before. At Circuit City I found some interesting 360 data transfer devices: The price on the first image is probably incorrect,…

  • Long-lost music

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    halo@bungie.org
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    A couple of years ago, we were following a machinima series called ‘Silver Stars/Purple Hearts’ – it was being filmed in the HaloPC engine, and it told the story of a squad of female spartans. Elnea had written some music for it – but the series had died in production before her music saw the…

  • Chris Satchell talks about Halo 3 Beta

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Computer and Video Games sat down with Chris Satchell, head of the Microsoft Development Group, and some of the questions discussed the Halo 3 beta, and the ramifications it might have for future beta tests for other games. Thanks, LordGideon.(Louis Wu 22:32:19 UTC)

  • Gears of War Title Update to Feature New Multiplayer Mode, TONIGHT!!!

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    JVB

    At 4pm Pacific, Gears Of War fans can download a new game type, called Annex. Think of this gametype as a form of Territories, a very popular gametype that is found in Halo 2. PRESS RELEASE: Don’t let the lull in gunfire and grenades fool you. “G…

  • Gears of War Title Update to Feature New Multiplayer Mode, TONIGHT!!!

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    JVB

    At 4pm Pacific, Gears Of War fans can download a new game type, called Annex. Think of this gametype as a form of Territories, a very popular gametype that is found in Halo 2. PRESS RELEASE: Don’t let the lull in gunfire and grenades fool you. “Gears of War ®”, rated M for Mature, is…

  • Your shot at a free Xbox 360 Elite

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    halo@bungie.org
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    GamingBits noticed that TriXie’s blog mentions a ‘Halo 2 challenge’ – you’ve got a chance to win one of 5 Xbox 360 Elites, playing in a Halo 2 tournament. Stay tuned!(Louis Wu 17:24:11 UTC)

  • The Most Dangerous Part Of A Warthog…

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    halo@bungie.org
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    …well, anyone who’s ever played with Stuntmutt knows the punchline to today’s One One Se7en. For the rest of you, go read.(Louis Wu 16:02:15 UTC)

  • Fan-made Covenant Frigate

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Alexei TND modeled a new Covenant Frigate for the heck of it in Cinema 4D – the end result is pretty cool! Take a look.(Louis Wu 15:25:49 UTC)

  • Fan-made Halo Movie Trailer

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Gryponosiris noticed a fan-made trailer for the Halo movie over at GameTrailers.com – it uses only officially released clips from Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo Wars, but it’s pretty nicely done! Very consistent.(Louis Wu 15:20:20 UTC)

  • Slipspace Animation

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    halo@bungie.org
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    jtdoepke created an animation in Lightwave showing off his concept of a UNSC ship entering slipspace. Local versions are about 3 mb each, in QT and WMP9. Nice!(Louis Wu 15:17:54 UTC)

  • Fan Longsword Project Upgraded

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Mid7night went back to his X-Plane Longsword – retextured, now. Check out the pics! If you want to see how it’s changed, here’s the original post.(Louis Wu 13:47:58 UTC)

  • Halo 2 Vista – in Lots of News

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    halo@bungie.org
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    All sorts of Halo 2 Vista info – Achieve360Points added to the achievement info released yesterday with pictures of the achievements (thanks, Mutated Waffle), evidence surfaces of a beta for Halo 2 Vista on Games for Windows – Live, and the system requirements for the game have been posted. (Thanks to rapture, at H2Vista, for…

  • Me And Gamertag Radio Interview Microsoft Studios.

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    JVB

    I had a chance to interview Duane Colbert, from Microsoft Studios. Godfree, from www.gamertagradio.com, was nice enough to invite me, so that I had a chance to get the lowdown on three of their up-coming titles. Subscribe: (Itunes) (RSS) (Odeo) (D…

  • Me And Gamertag Radio Interview Microsoft Studios.

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    JVB

    I had a chance to interview Duane Colbert, from Microsoft Studios. Godfree, from www.gamertagradio.com, was nice enough to invite me, so that I had a chance to get the lowdown on three of their up-coming titles. Subscribe: (Itunes) (RSS) (Odeo) (Digg it!) Audio Download Link: Episode #94 – 3 Games In One Interview! This week…

  • New Details About The Xbox 360 Spring Update.

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    JVB

    For a the last week or so, speculation has been flooding the internet about the new features that would be in the latest Dashboard update, for the Xbox 360 console. The guessing can be put to rest, because it has all been officially confirmed. On May 7…

  • New Details About The Xbox 360 Spring Update.

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    JVB

    For a the last week or so, speculation has been flooding the internet about the new features that would be in the latest Dashboard update, for the Xbox 360 console. The guessing can be put to rest, because it has all been officially confirmed. On May 7th, 2007, 360 owners will get a bunch of…

  • XBOX 360 to get keyboard?

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    rapture

    Earlier today Gamespot ran an article on this new adapter coming to the XBOX 360 controller. Engadget ran with the story. During that time, the Gamespot article has been pulled. The images from the article: Would this thing be useful? Are these pictures real? __________________________ rapzilla blog | Shadowrun | HALO 2 Vista | cooked…

  • The Riot 101

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    halo@bungie.org
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    Sigafoos told us that The Riot 101 is now available – 29 minutes (12 mb) of Halo wackiness. When you can fit Halo and the Princess Bride into the same program, you gotta be doing SOMETHING right. (Louis Wu 19:20:04 UTC)