In an interview with Polygon, Microsoft Studios head Phil Spencer was asked if Halo 4 was the most expensive game Microsoft's ever produced, he replied, "Absolutely" and "nothing's even close."
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Microsoft's ambitious live action mini-series Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn reaches its fourth episode as it becomes available to stream live for free. It includes Master Chief fighting alongside UNSC cadets. The series introduces the Covenant forces as the UNSC academy comes under attack. Luckily for those snot-nose kids Master Chief is on site to look badass. It's a perfect tease for Halo 4.
Xbox 360 has achieved a world-first - conquest of the Principality of Liechtenstein - as they work to "create a real-life replica" of Halo's universe ready for Halo 4's global launch. The Halo team has taken over some of the "most iconic landmarks" where they staged a "theatrical experience" for fans and media to witness a "brutal" war zone complete with pyrotechnics.
The final episode of the five part series Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn has been released. The entire series will later be edited into a full movie to be released with the Limited Edition of Halo 4.
One of the more interesting crossover promotions has Microsoft and American Express releasing a new Halo 4 credit card in which gamers in the US and UK can get $25 (or £25 in the UK) credit for finishing Halo 4. The first 25 people in the US and first 5 in the UK who finish the game on Legendary will be entered to win a trip to E3 2013 in June 2013.
Microsoft has unsurprisingly stated that Halo 4 will not be released on PC.
You can earn Microsoft points by purchasing Halo related content and by playing multiplayer if you're signed up to the Xbox Live Rewards program. How does it all work? If you play multiplayer for 35 or more hours you'll get 100 Points, play for 70 or more hours and you get 300 Points, or if you play for 140 or more hours you will get 600 Points.
The bane of secrets has struck again as Superannuation has found a very interesting web cache that holds a few little gems about Bungie's upcoming first-person sci-fi shooter Destiny. Supposedly this 'playtester' works at Demonware, a Vancouver-based company who handles online infrastructure for Activision titles. They say it's "pretty cool" and "quite like Halo".
The second weekly Spartan Ops is up for Halo 4, and 343 Industries has released a new trailer for the episode, called "Artifact".
Halo 4 has debuted at the top of the UK games chart. Master Chief's return seems to have got consumers excited, sending it straight to the summit.
Microsoft has announced that Halo 4, the most expensive game the publisher has ever produced, has earned $220M in its first 24 hours of release, and is expected to earn $300M in its first week of release.
That Halo series is quite popular, eh? 343 Industries has released a bunch of stats to underline how successful their first stab at Microsoft's universe has been.
Treyarch's return with Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has, unsurprisingly, taken the UK chart top spot. That's nudged previous Gold medallist Halo 4 to 2nd place, with FIFA 13 holding 3rd. Black Ops 2 has become 2012's "biggest launch of 2012" in the UK, and also claims the mantle of "4th biggest of all time." Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III was 4th, with Skylanders Giants 5th.
Halo 4 is set to receive three lots of DLC before April 1st 2013, according to details leaked on the German 360 dashboard.
Microsoft has aired the episode 4 trailer for Halo 4: Spartan Ops. This latest addition to the co-op campaign is out today, with this new trailer setting the scene. Spartan Ops missions are free. They're included as part of the standard Halo 4 game. Microsoft release 10-15 minute long Spartan Ops missions, which center on events 6 months after the single player campaign.
Developer Turn 10 has announced that the upcoming December downloadable content for Forza Horizon, the IGN Car Pack, will include a car with an elaborate Halo skin designed by 343 Industries, as well as an 2008 Aston Martin fit for James Bond.
Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is sitting comfortably above Halo 4 on the Xbox Live popularity list. The shooter tops the chart that is rated by the amount of unique users playing the game worldwide.
Some players are struggling to connect to Halo 4's multiplayer servers. The problem began to arise three days ago when the latest Spartan Ops was released.
Developer 343 Industries tease us that "secrets are revealed" and "trusts betrayed" in the new episode for Halo 4's Spartan Ops. The latest free content is now available through Xbox Live. As usual they also launch a trailer to entice you. The rascals. There's a "discovery that changes everything" humans thought they knew of Forerunner Prometheans.
The Achievements for Halo 4's upcoming downloadable content, the Crimson Map Pack, have been revealed. Some of the achievements involve kills while airborne.