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  Halo (video game series) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Further expanding the Halo universe are several novels, which provide insight into the background story, a movie currently in pre-production, and two upcoming Xbox 360 projects: a Halo RTS named Halo Wars and an as-yet untitled Halo project to be made in partnership with Peter Jackson.
Halo 3 is the third and final installment in the Halo series, announced at Microsoft's E3 2006 Press Conference via trailer.
Halo: Spartan was a supposedly cancelled Gizmondo game that was in pre-production, but was only so to generate stock numbers.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Halo_(video_game_series)   (2250 words)

  
 Clickable Culture - Halo 2 (Xbox)
Halo 2 is finally here — hyped so masterfully that 2.4 million fans blew their cash wads on the November 9 release date, adding up to a record-breaking $125-million in retail sales.
Halo 2, like its forbearer, is a "first-person shooter" game, putting the player into the shoes of the two main characters most of the time.
Halo (and now Halo 2) shows how a first-person shooter game on a console should be designed, due to a sensible button-layout and small flairs such as subtle (but not obtrusive) aim-assistance.
www.secretlair.com /index.php?/clickableculture/entry/halo_2_xbox   (1684 words)

  
 Parasound HALO System A 23 Amplifier, P 3 Preamplifier and T 3 Tuner reviewed on AudioRevolution.com
The HALO series represents a departure from Parasound’s traditional fl box styling and is clad in a silver brushed metal finish.
Each of the units in the HALO series can be rack mounted using a bracket that is screwed to the chassis behind the endcaps using existing chassis screws.
The HALO system is limited to two-channel reproduction, so those who are interested in using their playback system for theater or surround music in the future may be better off waiting for the introduction of the HALO surround processor.
www.avrev.com /equip/halo/index.html   (2704 words)

  
 the Junkyard: About Halo 2
Halo 2, the sequel to the extremely popular game Halo: Combat Evolved, was one of the most anticipated announced games for the Xbox console.
Unlike Halo: CE, if you kill one enemy, say with the sniper rifle, others will notice (in other words, the sniping spree you go on in the Halo: CE level Truth and Reconciliation is not exactly possible.) Enemies are able to move to other areas to better thwart your attempts to kill them.
Halo 2 is a worthy sequel to the award-winning Halo: CE, and has gained much of the respect that Halo: CE also commands.
the-junkyard.net /halo2.php   (980 words)

  
 Halo 2 - Halopedia
Halo 2 players with Microsoft Passport accounts can log on to bungie.net and obtain extremely detailed statistics on their performance, including level maps for several hundred of the player's most recent games that indicate graphically where and when the player scored a kill or was killed him- or herself.
The Halo 2 Skulls are a set of item that are hidden in the campaign mostly under the "legendary" setting, but some skulls can be found even on the "easy" setting.
The Halos, we learn from 343 Guilty Spark, were built to prevent the Flood from spreading throughout the Galaxy, and that the Forerunners who built it were wiped out when they fired it as a "weapon of last resort" at some point in the remote past.
halo.wikia.com /wiki/Halo_2   (2669 words)

  
 Halo
Halo was the most popular application for the Xbox console up until the release of its more ambitious sequel, Halo 2.
Halo 2 was released exclusively for the Xbox on November 9, 2004, generating a $125 million dollar entertainment record on its premiere day.
Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft, was quoted as saying that Halo 3 was in development alongside Halo 2; however, this quote was recognized as a slip of the tongue and debunked before the release of Halo 2.
www.gametoplay.freegames.eu.com /games/Halo.html   (3448 words)

  
 Halo: Combat Evolved - Encyclopedia Gamia
Halo is a First-person shooter created by Bungie that premiered as a launch title for the Xbox in 2001.
Red vs Blue, a machinima film series, was created with the Halo game by former writers of Drunkgaming.com, and has garnered much acclaim for its witty dialogue and snappy editing.
The series has inspired many other game players to make their own films with a variety of titles.
egamia.com /wiki/Halo:_Combat_Evolved   (268 words)

  
  : New Halo Title Announcement Expected Soon : Igniq
Halo fans dying to hear more about the next title in the series may not have to wait too much longer.
The Halo series is one of those that gamers either love or they don’t.
According to the latest issue of Game Informer, Bungie's next project is called Forerunner and although the game belongs to the Halo series, it might actually be a prequel with a storyline set in the Halo universe, but focused on the origins of the Forerunners, their connection to humanity, and the Covenants.
www.igniq.com /2006/03/new-halo-title-announcement-expected.html   (360 words)

  
 Digg - Halo 3 Last in Series - MS confirms Bungie on new Project
Halo 3 is the last of the series, but it doesn't mean that it will be the last one that takes place within the Halo universe.
The Halo universe is HUGE (the books, graphic novels, and forthcoming movie are proof) and remember, Bungie tacitly denied their next game was Halo 3 for quite some time before announcing it.
Halo 3 will be the last of the series, but Bungie's next game won't just be a prequel or a different type of game in the same universe.
digg.com /gaming_news/Halo_3_Last_in_Series_MS_confirms_Bungie_on_new_Project   (2624 words)

  
 Latino Review
Halo will be the mother of all video game movies and a kick ass science fiction picture to boost.
The people behind Halo who live this game and breathe it were in the development process all the way and were calling the shots like the way it should be.
Absolutely and the Halo script will change here and there but we at Latinoreview believe that the story we presented in the draft dated February 6th, 2005, 128 pages, written by Alex Garland, will be the bulk of what the story is about.
latinoreview.com /scriptreviews/halo/review.html   (4240 words)

  
 Tags - Halo - Instablogs Community
Halo 2 is the long awaited sequel to the highly acclaimed first-person shooter ever created.
Halo 2 preorders in the weeks leading up to the game's release, which demonstrates just how confident Halo's fans are in the sequel's quality.
Halo one of the more popular sci-fi shooter packed with Alien combat is all set to go wireless.
www.instablogs.com /tags/halo   (465 words)

  
 Halo - The Movie - Directed by Neill Blomkamp, produced by Peter Jackson
Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that Fox and Universal are fighting over the $12m Halo movie pre-production costs, the slew of the problems come as Fox refuse to pay for the split costs 50-50, claiming that Universal studios should have asked permission to split these costs beforehand.
Since the announcement that this Halo adaptation was going on hold we have heard nigh pip nor squeak, except maybe a solitary article entitled "The 5 things you didn't know about the Halo movie" which covers everything we already know and nothing more.
But the Halo franchise is hugely popular and our goal remains the same - to find a partner that shares our passion and will creatively collaborate with us to best represent the story and spirit of the Halo franchise.
halomovie.trivialbeing.net   (1566 words)

  
 Halo series ending prediction! - Edgeworks Entertainment
As you may know, the Chief is aboard the forerunner ship, along with the Prophet and several phantoms full of Covenant loyalists (the name I have temporarily given to the group lead by brutes).
At the Ark, the Halos can all be activated at once, as a last resort to full flood invasion, and acording to 2401 Penitent Tangent, it already has been activated before.
The waves from halo are reconfigured to spread out the vaccine and save us from a horibble dispair...
www.thecodexseries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=330   (1623 words)

  
 Halo (video game series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halo was later published on the PC and finally released for the Mac (for which it was originally developed prior to Microsoft's acquisition of developer Bungie).
Halo Wars is a real time strategy game exclusively for the Xbox 360 which looks like takes place in the time before Halo: Combat Evolved, thus not part of the Halo Trilogy.
Its developer, Ensemble Studios, stated in the FAQ that Halo Wars is "created for the Xbox 360 from the ground up", which means they "didn't have to make compromises or shoe-horn in artifacts from a Windows PC game".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Halo_(video_game_series)   (1860 words)

  
 Halo
The Xbox version of Halo sold over 3 million units and is one of the most critically acclaimed games ever created.
Bungie, Halo and the Microsoft Game Studios Logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries and are used under license from owner.
Halo for Macintosh is published by Destineer, Inc. under license from Microsoft Corporation.
www.macsoftgames.com /products/halo/MacSoft-Halo.html   (596 words)

  
 Halo Multiplayer Lead Forms New Studio - Kotaku
Former Halo 2 ad 3 multiplayer lead Max Hoberman has formed a new Austin, TX development studio named Certain Affinity, who have today announced a partnership with (surprise!) Microsoft Game Studios to develop content for Halo, including the Xbox 360 exclusive map pack coming out this spring.
We used to play Halo and get drunk and have a hellova fun time at it, because we played so often we could predict the other players moves, who would then always change tactics and do completely apeshit insane things to throw us off, as we would also do.
Halo 2 became more about flash, style and ease of use than it did of substance, and as such ain't as much of a hoot.
www.kotaku.com /gaming/halo/halo-multiplayer-lead-forms-new-studio-221763.php   (1562 words)

  
 IGN: Comic-Con 2006: Halo Ongoing Series in 2007
Launching in summer 2007, almost nothing is known about the content, direction or even stars of the series.
Though Bungie has not confirmed a release date for the final game in the trilogy, it would seem that an ongoing monthly would be the perfect way to continue the franchise going forward.
Quesada said that Marvel was pleased with the partnership.
comics.ign.com /articles/720/720412p1.html   (389 words)

  
 Ghosts of Onyx and Halo series speculation
In both the Halo games and Ghosts of Onyx, Sentinals are used to either destroy the Flood (containment) or keep the Onyx Sphere safe.
The point of the Halo Installations is a sort of failsafe; if the shield didn't work as planned, the sword is there to back it up.
The point of the Halo Installations is a sort of failsafe; if the : shield didn't work as planned, the sword is there to back it up.
carnage.bungie.org /haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=757860   (509 words)

  
 New wave of Halo toys on the horizon - PC News at GameSpot
The new toy Halo series will include both a multiplayer-red and standard-green Master Chief, with assault rifle, rocket launcher, and tactical shotgun.
The development team behind the Age of Empires series brings Halo to the RTS genre with Halo Wars.
Set before the events of Halo 1, the game lets you lead human armies in their first battles against the Covenant.
www.gamespot.com /pc/action/halo/news_6077024.html   (471 words)

  
 Halo Series
Halo has a ton of sweet toys, ranging from man-made weapons like the Battle Rifle to insance alien-technology weapons like the Needler.
Halo is the crown game of XBOX Live and everybody is vying for the top positions in the massive global arena.
But I know Halo is going down without a fight and I hope this pushes that top brains at Microsoft to whip out something even better.
www.trap17.com /forums/halo-series-t43242.html   (741 words)

  
 Re: Ghosts of Onyx and Halo series speculation
In Response To: Re: Ghosts of Onyx and Halo series speculation (Dundradal)
If I could have one question about Halo answered it would be "Was 2401 somehow under the influence of the Gravemind?" A simple yes would allow us to focus speculation and theories about all sorts of things...
Re: Ghosts of Onyx and Halo series speculation
forums.bungie.org /halo/archive26.pl?read=757953   (194 words)

  
 Xbox Circle - Halo Toys Series 8 Released   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The newest addition to the Halo toys have been released and with 3 more in the series.
Spartan 117, the Master Chief, first encountered the alien parasite known as the “Flood” on the Halo ring.
The Monitor “edified” him about the true nature of Halo, the fate of the Forerunners and the origins of the Flood.
www.xboxcircle.com /news/halo_toys_series_8_released.html   (425 words)

  
 Halo Video Game - Guides, Screenshots, Walkthroughs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Halo allows users to pick a character and go through various levels, shooting enemies.
There are thousands of gamers, mostly teenage boys and young men, who spend hours on end battling their friends in one of the levels where the first to kill their opponent a certain number of times is declared the winner.
There are few games that have had the amount of success that the Halo series has.
www.abouthalo.info   (209 words)

  
 www.halomovies.org - Machinima and Movies made from Halo Games and the Brothers In Arms game
Written and directed by Alexander Winn, the story is a prequel to their popular Codex series detailing how the Codex was discovered and how the various characters came to be involved in the story.
Machinima.com in association with the soon to be released movie Smokin' Aces is sponsoring a machinima contest where they are asking the gaming community to submit videos of their best kills, frags, hits, montages, raids, etc. from your favorite games.
The Halo CE Chronicles has released a Christmas story set in the Halo universe titled "The Gift".
www.halomovies.org   (1588 words)

  
 List of Halo series characters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At the beginning of Halo 2, Keyes was present at an awards ceremony onboard the Cairo defense platform above Earth to accept a medal posthumously for her father, who had been consumed by the Flood during the events of Halo.
Jenkins is also mentioned in Halo: The Fall of Reach as one of the marines that the Master Chief and Linda rescue in their successful attempt to destroy a nav-database which was not purged of data.
In both the preview and Halo 2, Sergeant Banks is in command of "A" Company after their original commander (an unnamed Lieutenant) was killed when they dropped in (in the E3 preview, his unit is identified as "the 405th out of Diego Garcia").
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Halo_series_characters   (6034 words)

  
 Halo Book Series
Halo: The Fall of Reach takes place in Master Chief's, or John's, past.
Halo: The Flood takes place exactly where the The Fall of Reach ends, or, where the game begins.
Halo: First Strike is the latest addition to the Halo book series.
cloakboy0.tripod.com /halo_book_series.htm   (234 words)

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