Master Chief himself has now joined the battle against COVID-19. In a new message on Twitter, Steve Downes, who has been the voice of the iconic Master Chief in every Halo title since Combat Evolved, said that he’ll be raising money throughout the month of April for the charity Project C.U.R.E. Downes utilizes a platform called
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It seems like only a matter of time until upcoming games that are set to release in 2020 start getting pushed back a bit as the coronavirus pandemic around the globe has forced many developers to now work from home. When it comes to the team at Xbox, specifically, it sounds like many of the
After a teaser for the release of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary on PC was let loose by 343 Industries just yesterday, the first game in the series has now officially made its way to the platform as part of The Master Chief Collection. Following the release of Halo: Reach in December 2019, Halo: Combat Evolved has now become the second
343 Industries kickstarted Halo: The Master Chief Collection’s arrival on PC last year when it released Halo: Reach, the first game in the series chronologically. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary was then planned to be the second game in the series that made its way to PC, but news on when the original entry in the series would be arriving hadn’t
If you’re interested in hearing some more sounds from the world of Halo Infinite, then prepare yourself for the punchy bangs of modern weaponry. In a new Instagram video, 343 Industries has revealed some behind the scenes footage of some of the guns being fired right next to a chunky microphone. We’ve previously seen the developer
Even though the forthcoming Xbox Series X platform has already been confirmed to perform at resolutions up to 8K, it doesn’t sound like Xbox head Phil Spencer is all that focused on hitting those benchmarks if it comes at the cost of frame rate. Speaking with Stevivor, Spencer recently made clear that even though the
After kickstarting the arrival of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC last month with the arrival of Halo: Reach, 343 Industries has now given fans more insight into the upcoming rollout of the other installments in the collection. Announced via a new blog post on the Halo Waypoint website, it was revealed that the next game
Marcus Lehto, President and Game Director at V1 Interactive as well as the co-creator of the Halo universe and of Master Chief himself, uncovered an interesting surprise. Apparently Lehto found all the old cinematics for Halo 2 on a random old hard drive he found in his attic, so he decided to share one of
With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s fifth and final Fighter’s Pass DLC character likely to be revealed soon, speculation is running rampant in the community about who could soon be coming to the popular fighting game. Ahead of The Game Awards next week, the location in which many assume this new DLC fighter will be revealed, a
Purely on a whim, I played through every Halo game in the span of a couple weeks simply because I could, and because I never had before. While I owned an original Xbox, I played Star Wars: Republic Commando more than I did a Halo title (thanks ESRB). It wasn’t until The Master Chief Collection,
Much as rumors earlier in the day indicated, Microsoft confirmed today at X019 that Halo Reach is finally joining The Master Chief Collection in just a few short weeks. Halo Reach will be added to The Master Chief Collection on December 3 for Xbox One. In addition, Reach will also begin the launch of MCC on PC, meaning it’ll
While we’ve known about Showtime’s Halo show for over a year, information has been somewhat sparse. Though the adaptation faced some tribulations after losing its Director and Executive Producer, new ones were found and the show has gotten back on track. Today, Showtime confirmed that its Halo show has officially entered production while also revealing
Although we still have a little while to go before we get our hands on 343’s next entry in the Halo universe, Halo Infinite, the developers behind the game wanted to share a very important and special nugget of information with their fans on how they will be implementing all those scary and intimidating alien noises –
Following Halo Infinite’s most recent appearance at E3 2019, the team at 343 Industries took a moment to reiterate all of the information for the game that has been divulged and in the process made clear some additional details of the project. In a new blog post on the Halo Waypoint website, it was stated that
We’ve written these E3 Dreams pieces here for three years now at DualShockers, and I feel like every year I have a very underwhelming dream compared to some others on our staff. Back in 2017, the only thing I wanted to see was some gameplay for Marvel’s Spider-Man. Last year, I was just dreaming that
An attempted Halo movie or television show from Hollywood has proven to be a white whale, but plans from premium cable network Showtime may be turning that pipe dream into a reality. The Hollywood Reporter reported on a key bit of casting, with television actor Pablo Schreiber winning the all-important role of the Master Chief. Co-starring
Last week, Microsoft said that it would have news to share during today’s episode of regarding the future of Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Now, we know what that news is, and it’s probably what you could have guessed. During today’s edition of Inside Xbox, it was confirmed that Halo: The Master Chief Collection will finally be
Microsoft has today announced when the latest episode of Inside Xbox, the company’s monthly live streaming program dedicated to all things Xbox, will be taking place. The March edition of Inside Xbox is set to take place next week on Tuesday, March 12. Per usual, the show will begin at 5:00PM EST for those on
Of all the sparse details we have on Halo Infinite at the moment, likely the biggest piece of new information that we know of is that the game will feature a new engine, known as Slipspace. This was revealed initially in the first trailer for Halo Infinite which debuted last year during Microsoft’s E3 2018 showing. In
After Bungie opted to part ways with Microsoft and the Halo franchise following the release of Reach, there were many questions about the future of the Halo series. While 343 Industries was eventually founded and became the primary new developer for Halo, this move wasn’t always in the cards. In a new conversation between IGN and Bonnie Ross, head
Back in December, it was revealed that Rupert Wyatt, the director and executive producer of the forthcoming Halo TV series on Showtime, had left the project. Luckily, it seems as though the show has now found Wyatt’s replacement. Reported by Deadline, Otto Bathurst will now serve as the new director and executive producer on the
Today during the Inside Xbox livestream Microsoft announced the Halo: Outpost Discovery, a roving Halo-themed experience that combines all the different aspects and appeals of the Halo franchise under one roof. From the games themselves to the cosplay, virtual reality, Mega Bloks, and physical versions of in-game items, all will be viewable and playable at this
There’s still next to nothing that we know about Halo Infinite in terms of specific details. Outside of the game’s reveal trailer from last year at E3 2018, we haven’t seen or heard anything concrete about the project to build anticipation even more. That said, some developers at 343 Industries continue to talk candidly about the
Earlier this year, Showtime had announced that the network would be developing a new TV series based on the acclaimed Halo series, though in one of the latest developments surrounding the series, the TV show’s director and executive producer, Rupert Wyatt, has now left the project. According to Deadline, scheduling changes for the production of the upcoming Halo TV
Microsoft announced just a few short weeks ago that they’d be holding XO18 next month in Mexico City and with it, they’d bring a variety of new announcements and reveals in a special episode of Inside Xbox live from the event. Well, if you were hoping that one of those announcements would be in regards
As we near one of the busiest fall seasons for video games in recent memory, I haven’t been able to stop dwelling on the games that we aren’t going to be playing for a while. Like, a long while. In the fallout of E3 2018, I’m more excited than ever before for the games that
Ever since players first set foot into the role of Master Chief, the Halo series has taken players through a vast intergalactic conflict of mythic proportions, and while the series has been no stranger to experimenting with other media, it appears that Halo is making the jump to the small screen with the debut of a
Master Chief and Blue Team are arguably some of the most badass characters in the realm of science fiction, and thanks to a new three-part mini-series Halo: Collateral Damage, we’re going to get to know even more about their Spartan adventures. The mini-series follows Blue Team on a UNSC deployment to a chaotic colony world
As the finals for the Halo World Championship this year slowly creeps onto our calendars, today, Microsoft has unveiled the location, for which the impending event will be held at. According to the press release, this year the event will be held in Seattle, Washington at CenturyLink Field. The finals are scheduled to begin on Friday,
While the list of Xbox Play Anywhere games continues to grow, there are still games that support and thrive from their independent platform audiences. Now, just like Rocket League, Halo Wars 2 will support Xbox One and PC crossplay. The announcement was made as a part of their November 2 patch notes, which also outline several