My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2010

  • AH: Jonathan Blow's new game announced

    Jonathan Blow, the creator of the highly successful Braid, has announced his next title “The Witness” to be released late 2011. A small team are currently working on the game which will be released on multiple platforms, which ever ones make sense at the time. Concept art released yesterday proves that The Witness will be…

  • Jaw-dropping goodness

    karebearstare set word of an article at GamingBolt – 20 Games That Will Make Your Jaws Drop At E3. The number one title? We’ll let you guess.(Louis Wu 14:58:57 UTC)

  • CVG Reach Preview

    ElzarTheBam stopped in with word of a Reach preview at Computer and Video Games. Not a huge amount of new info (on first glance, none, in fact), but a nice summary of what we know so far.(Louis Wu 13:05:07 UTC)

  • Reach concept art surfaces

    serpx pointed out some concept art by Gary Huang, showing off an in-game model for a human soldier. Awesome work! (Apparently, these came to light yesterday, when Split-Screen used them as evidence that Reach can’t even match Killzone 1’s head poly count, much less Killzone 2’s… there are a lot of reasons why that argument…

  • Halo 3 Trophy Update

    Cody Brigan is back with more progress shots of the cool trophies he’s creating for a Halo 3 tourney in April. (If you missed the first batch, check this post from last Thursday.) These are shaping up to be pretty awesome prizes – I hope the participants appreciate the work!(Louis Wu 13:03:27 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Trophy Update

    Cody Brigan is back with more progress shots of the cool trophies he’s creating for a Halo 3 tourney in April. (If you missed the first batch, check this post from last Thursday.) These are shaping up to be pretty awesome prizes – I hope the participants appreciate the work! Update: Cody posted another large…

  • ~B.B.

    FyreWulff created a tribute vid to BerserkerBarage – clips all come from ActionSack, and the love shines through. Go watch.(Louis Wu 13:02:30 UTC)

  • ~B.B.

    FyreWulff created a tribute vid to BerserkerBarage – clips all come from ActionSack, and the love shines through. Go watch.(Louis Wu 13:02:30 UTC)

  • Some mods are FUN.

    Hawty McBloggy ran across a video showing off a Halo 3 mod that would be a BLAST to play with; a couple of guys created a functional 1950’s style UFO, and removed the killzone between the Sandbox Sky Bubble and the main level. Check it out!(Louis Wu 13:02:02 UTC)

  • Some mods are FUN.

    Hawty McBloggy ran across a video showing off a Halo 3 mod that would be a BLAST to play with; a couple of guys created a functional 1950’s style UFO, and removed the killzone between the Sandbox Sky Bubble and the main level. Check it out!(Louis Wu 13:02:02 UTC)

  • Podtacular 217: Halo vs Call of Duty Roundtable

    Download It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these so called roundtables, so we thought we would pit the two top shooters in the ongoing Halo vs Call of Duty debate. Both have their highs and lows, but with the constant development of these two series, it is good to re-evaluate the situation.…

  • Robot Voices and Silly AI

    Bungie’s Dev Blog has been updated with a short summary of the beginning of the ‘first full campaign mission play-test’ – Marcus looks at what’s still missing, and how things have changed over the years. Go give it a read!(Louis Wu 18:59:29 UTC)

  • More Machinima, in a nice format

    James Potts let us know about VirtualFlicks, a new machinima site – swing by to see some exclusive machinima. Swing by and try it out – see what they’re offering, and how you can contribute!(Louis Wu 18:59:12 UTC)

  • Grin + Bear It – I am.

    Today’s Grin + Bear It, at HMB, moves away from tasteless jokes and into the realm of tasteless disability jokes. At least it’s consistent…(Louis Wu 18:58:53 UTC)

  • Wait, wait… killikatari?

    Morpheus put together a quiz that asks you about the names of Halo series medals. How good is your multiplayer memory?(Louis Wu 18:56:59 UTC)

  • RT: Fusion

    This is why I don’t try new things. You could end up divorced.

  • AH: Aliens and Predators and Marines (Oh my!)

    Just a reminder that the AvP Community Playdate will be kicking off in a few hours (9PM GMT, 10PM CET, 4PM EST, 3PM CST, 1PM EST). If you’ve already signed up in the group you’ll be getting a message from me, if you haven’t and still want to join in, just send me an XBL…

  • AH: Weekly Recap – February 27th

    Community -Aliens vs. Predator Community Playdate TODAY -New Mass Effect 2 DLC announced -Top 5 useless items Videos -Night Terrors video guide in Resident Evil 5 -Bonfire of the Vanities DLC walkthrough in Assassin’s Creed II -Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of the Harsh Language achievement video guides in Aliens vs. Predator -Happy…

  • Brokeback Time

    Yesterday’s Top Ten Halo 3 Screenshots collection is called ‘Brokeback Time’, and there are some AMAZING screenshots in there. I think ‘Fractured’ and ‘Demoralized’ are my two favorites – but there’s really not a bad shot in the group. Go look.(Louis Wu 21:48:16 UTC)

  • Update on BerserkerBarage

    AngelicLionheart heard from Logan’s brother Tyler – info is here. If you want to help out the family, or you’re interested in attending the funeral, stop in.(Louis Wu 21:38:48 UTC)