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Halo 3: ODST

Master Chief takes a backseat as a new UNSC hero is drafted in for this standalone expansion that explores the fate of Earth before the events of Halo 3. More missions. More multiplayer. And, according to Microsoft, more stealth.

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Halo 3

Original Halo website shutting down in February, so save your stats and files while you can

By Heather Wald published 15 January 21

News Bungie is taking the halo.bungie.net site down for good next month

Cortana from Halo 4

343 Industries is sunsetting Halo Xbox 360 game services next year

By Vikki Blake published 20 December 20

news "Our teams must continually weigh needs against available resources and prioritise on areas that yield the greatest impact"

Halo 3: ODST hits PC with a saxy launch trailer

By Connor Sheridan published 22 September 20

News Get ready to drop

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is finally getting an update to fix its infamous matchmaking woes

By Sam Prell published 21 August 18

Xbox News 343 Industries shows off what the new and improved MCC can do

Halo 3 turns 10 next week - go play it (and ODST, Anniversary, and 4) on Xbox One to celebrate

By Sam Prell published 21 September 17

Xbox News

Covenant at the gates, and not a super soldier in sight – welcome to Halo 3: ODST’s space-age Alamo

By Samuel James Riley published 16 August 17

Opinion

Love it or hate it, gaming wouldn't be the same without Halo

By Ashley Reed, Charlie Barratt published 27 October 15

Feature

All Halo menus, all the time - re-experience the saga's welcoming screens and music

By Sam Prell published 14 August 15

News

The most memorable gaming leaks of all time

By Ashley Reed published 6 November 14

Feature

12 video game characters who cant swim (and why)

By Ken Serra published 22 October 14

Feature

Halo: Nightfall is the origin story of Halo 5s next big Spartan

By Henry Gilbert published 24 July 14

Preview

Halo 4 - 21 must-know facts about the Halo universe

By Hollander Cooper published 2 November 12

Get caught up before jumping into Halo 4

Bungie prepares to hand off final Halo responsibilities to 343 soon

By Tom Goulter published 31 January 12

As Bungie prepares to sign off on the last of its remaining responsibilities to its Halo franchise, an era winds down not with a bang, but with an almost-full progress-bar...

Bungie's emotional farewell to Halo: A dramatic reading

By David Houghton published 11 July 11

Bungie's goodbye to Halo and its fans, given the theatrical treatment it deserves

New Halo: Reach map pack is apparently called "Defiant". Step right up for all the blurry screens

By David Meikleham published 10 February 11

If you want a bunch of tiny, leaked Halo images, you've come to the right place

343 Industries hints at Halo's future, denies plans for spin-offs

By Matt Bradford published 4 February 11

343 Industries is keeping busy, but no new Halo in 2011

The Top 7… games with fantastic flashbacks that give amnesia the middle finger

By David Meikleham published 6 December 10

Remember, remember the 5th of November. Or, in this case, some amazing games

The Top 7... Geek movies that should never become games

By Tom Goulter published 23 November 10

All sound like great ideas – and not a single one should happen

Is Halo: ODST better than Modern Warfare 2?

By GamesRadar_UK published 24 September 10

Who'd get your vote for shooter of the year out of the Drop Shock Troopers and Captain Price?

Game music of the day: Halo 3 ODST

By Brett Elston published 8 July 10

GR's ongoing tribute to the beloved world of videogame music

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