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Microsoft icon Master Chief is back in action in the first full-bodied Halo game on Xbox One. MCV checks in with the Chief’s best merchandise How do you follow one of the biggest games of all time? That’s the question that Halo 5: Guardians aims to answer. The first full …
Read More »Microsoft vows that Halo 5 multiplayer will be ‘rock solid’
Halo 5: Guardians won’t suffer the same troubled launch as its predecessor, Halo: The Master Chief Collection. That’s the pledge from Kevin Franklin, design director for the game at 343 Industries, who told MCV the studio had learnt from its mistakes releasing the Halo compilation. The Master Chief Collection was …
Read More »Halo 5: Guardians slated for October release
Halo 5: Guardians will be hitting Xbox One this October. The latest entry in Microsoft’s blockbuster sci-fi series will be launching worldwide on October 27th. This was revealed in two trailers released by Microsoft. One depicts series hero Master Chief standing above an injured Locke – Halo Nightfall’s main character …
Read More »MCV’s 12 Games of Christmas: Halo: The Master Chief Collection
For the Halo fanatics out there, the next 12 months promises to be one of – if not the – most exciting years in the franchise’s history. There’s a TV series backed by Steven Spielberg, an entirely separate online live-action series called Halo: Nightfall produced by Ridley Scott, the highly …
Read More »Master Chief statue included in £170 Halo Collection Mjolnir Edition
Microsoft is including a 12-inch Master Chief statue in its 169.99 Halo Collection special edition. The Artfx model sees the Chief posing with a Battle Rifle and comes with two sets of interchangeable arms so he can be displayed in different poses. The Halo: The Master Chief Collection Mjolnir Edition, …
Read More »Halo 5 could miss 2014 release says Master Chief voice actor
Master Chief might not be gracing Xbox One this year after all. Speaking with Gamezone, Steve Downes, voice actor for the fabled Spartan commented that a Halo 5 launch in 2014 is unlikely. Instead, Downes says consumers can look forward to Halo 2 Anniversary edition. "I think you may be …
Read More »IN PICTURES: Halo 4 launch
Master Chief returned to London last night for the launch of the hotly anticipated Halo 4. Microsoft splashed its biggest outdoor budget ever on the marketing campaign, as well as a huge stunt and launch party in the heart of London. Celebrity guests such as Jonathan Ross, JLS, Dizzee Rascal …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Halo 4 opens E3 conference
Master Chief has kicked off Microsoft’s E3 press conference in Los Angeles. The platform holder started the show with a live action trailer for the upcoming Halo 4, followed by new gameplay footage from the single-player game. The demo showed the Spartan super soldier fighting new enemies with new weapons …
Read More »"We’ve missed Master Chief"
The return of Master Chief will have Halo competing with the big boys once again, says Microsoft. The iconic hero was last seen in a new game in 2007’s Halo 3. Developer 343 decided from the outset that Halo 4 would mark the character’s come-back, and Microsoft believes his return …
Read More »Halo 4 part of the ‘Reclaimer Trilogy’
The ‘Reclaimer Trilogy’ – that’s the name of the three games that will kick off with the arrival of Halo 4 next year, 343 Industries has told an audience at the Halo Fest event. Eurogamer reports that around 200 developers are currently working on Halo 4 and that work on …
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