The Microsoft Game Studio behind Halo 4's development has released an all-new video documentary with a behind-the-scenes look at the actors bringing the game world's NPCs to life. The over 10 minute clip includes talks from artists, designers, writers and producers on Halo 4. It's the very first adventure for Master Chief outside of original creator Bungie as 343 carry the torch.
Major Nelson has posted a new video unboxing the Halo 4, as well as the upcoming Xbox 360 Essentials Pack.
343 Industries has released a new ViDoc focusing on the Prometheans, the legacy of the Forerunners, who have been a part of every Halo videogame without ever actually appearing - and finally show up in Halo 4.
Web registrations for Halo 7, 8 and 9 have been filed by Microsoft who are certainly pre-empting any domain squatters. Does this reveal another trilogy on the Covenant infested horizon? These registrations include .net and .org. 343 Industries is currently creating a Reclaimer trilogy adventure for the freshly dusted off Master Chief. The .com counterparts are already owned.
Halo 4 is set to take a stab at combining weekly episodic content with playing the game. Frank O'Connor, development director at 343 Industries, explains what fans can expect from Spartan Ops.
In an interview with CVG, Frank O'Connor has stated that the Halo franchise has to continue to innovate, and the most difficult part of it is doing it without having to overhaul the series.
343 Industries has released a new ViDoc showing off just what went into the design of the weapons of the new faction, the Prometheans, in Halo 4.
Back in 2009 Halo Wars released on Xbox 360 which took the first-person shooter series into the real-time strategy arena, and was developed by Age of Empires' Ensemble Studios. This wasn't all that peachy an idea with Halo creator Bungie, recalls former Ensemble dev Tony Goodman. Bungie felt it was 'whoring out' the IP through Ensembles' RTS project.
343 Industries' Frank O'Connor has begun proceedings at this year's Eurogamer Expo by holding an action packed session for November-bound Halo 4, after which he answers questions. We also get a much more robust teaser for the live action 'Forward Unto Dawn' series that ties in to events in Halo 4, which premiers October 5th via Halo Waypoint and other channels.
Halo Waypoint has released a new video showing off the Ragnarok map for Halo 4, which is a remake of the Valhalla map from Halo 3. The video is highlighted by the first mech in the series, the Mantis.
343 Industries has teamed up with Mountain Dew and Doritos to launch double XP for Halo 4.
343 Industries' first live action episode for the Forward Unto Dawn mini-series is now live and available to watch through Halo Waypoint. It provides fans with an adrenalin fuelled lead into Halo 4. It follows very young UNSC recruits training to become elite soldiers for mankind. It takes us back to the beginning of the human and Covenant war. We follow the troubled cadet Thomas Lasky.
Oscar-nominated director David Fincher has produced a Halo 4 trailer, and it will air during Jimmy Kimmel Live on the 18th October at around 12:35AM.
The second part of the special Halo 4: Forward Unto War tale has been released. As Cortana languishes in space as four years tick away, the cadets all engage in a spirited, real-life Capture the Flag competition.
It seems to happen with every Halo release - leaked discs get out in the wild, and then some stores sell the game early. Halo 4 is no different, as a pic of the two discs will posted on NeoGAF.
The NYCC Halo 4 panel, which was by far the most popular one at New York Comic Con 2012, was run yesterday. 343 Industries boss Frank O'Connor was asked about the theft of Halo 4 discs and the leaking of content. According to O'Connor, “There are people putting the whole thing on YouTube."
The corporate giant is on the war path for Halo 4 pirates who've been trying to sneak in under the radar. Microsoft threaten "vigorous action" through account bans and even law enforcement. They're pursuing "account and console bans" for those violating the Xbox Live TOS agreement by playing pirated copies. Frank O'Connor already said he's 'not surprised' by the theft of Halo 4 discs.
Halo 4 may be coming on two discs, but Xbox 360 gamers need not worry about disc-swapping, as it seems the second disc is strictly for installing multiplayer content on the hard drive.
343 Industries has released one of the most stunning Halo trailers in the game's 10-plus year history: Master Chief's past revealed, including his life as a boy - face fully revealed - and his training as the ultimate Spartan. The past seems to be extracted by a Forerunner device.
Major Nelson has announced on his blog that 343 Industries has unveiled the Halo 4 Games Pass, which serves as a Season Pass for the upcoming content which will be revealed in the months following the launch of the highly anticipated shooter.