Albatross Revue | With just a few weeks to go GEEK 2012 have released their calendar of events for the expo featuring retro tournaments with Halo 2 and Street Fighter 2 among others.
Following the tenth anniversary of the Halo franchise and launch of the popular Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary this week, Microsoft Studios has revealed some interesting statistics about the series. Not only that, but also the performance of the Halo videogames and their fans on Xbox LIVE.
To mark the highly anticipated arrival of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary at retailers on 15th November the 10th anniversary of the Xbox brand Microsoft is inviting fans to commemorate the 10th anniversary of a franchise that has defined a decade of Xbox gaming by creating a living monument to the series iconic hero, Master Chief. Contributing to the mosaic is as easy as uploading an image from Facebook or leaving a comment about your favourite Halo memory.
The revised and expanded edition of the official Halo encyclopaedia is available now from retail outlets in the UK, courtesy of publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd. A hardback edition of the original Halo Encyclopedia, this latest release features every character, weapon, vehicle, equipment and location from the Halo videogame releases.
A new addition to the Halo book selection, Halo: The Great Journey The Art of Building Worlds is set to receive official publication in the UK this autumn. Charting the glorious decade that spans Halo: Combat Evolved to Halo: Reach, Halo: The Great Journey The Art of Building Worlds is a lavish and spectacular review of ten years of groundbreaking game art brought together in one place as never before.
If you spent any considerable amount of time with Halo 2, then you've likely stomped around the Headlong map in your billion-dollar boots, helping to fertilize its soil with a few dead bodies. A new and improved version of that large-scale map, dubbed Breakneck, will ship with Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary, 343 Industries announced today.
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<br /> Some graphical tweaks have been made, but you may notice some layout differences as well. That teleporter on the Blue base's balcony has been replaced with a man-cannon and some panels have been added up there for better cover when moving from building to building. Red side's had an extension added to the Engineering Hallway and lost a chunk of the ceiling in the Office.
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<br /> 343 also sent word on the next big title update for Halo: Reach, due on September 21. Initially, the title update won't change anything for you, but come October 4 a special beta playlist will become active with 4-on-4 Objective and Slayer game modes.
Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd. has revealed that the official Halo encyclopaedia will be launching in Europe this autumn, set to be known as the Halo Encyclopedia. Featuring commentary on everything Halo, the Halo Encyclopedia is a newly revised edition of the must-have guide for fans the Halo universe.
OXM UK's Mike, Matt and Ed reflect on their favourite moments from the Halo franchise.
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