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Halo 4 preorders score customizable skins
Microsoft to offer color customizable weapon and armor skins across several retailers for those who reserve a copy of 343 Industries' new sci-fi shooter.
News - Posted May 31, 2012 4:46 pm GMT
GameStop holding public Expo in August
Retailer's inaugural gamer convention hitting San Antonio August 29 with unreleased titles from Microsoft, Sony, Activision; tickets start at $35.
News - Posted May 23, 2012 8:20 pm GMT
Halo 4 Limited Edition bundles nine maps
$100 premium edition of upcoming sci-fi shooter to include nine maps, early access to six specializations, live-action film; Spartan Ops mode detailed.
News - Posted May 16, 2012 5:17 pm GMT
Halo 4 live-action Web series due this fall
Microsoft's biggest live-action investment Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn to debut on Machinima and Halo Waypoint ahead of new game on Nov. 6.
News - Posted Apr 30, 2012 3:00 pm GMT
Halo 4 dropping November 6
Next chapter in Master Chief's story set to hit stores across the world on November 6.
News - Posted Apr 17, 2012 4:40 pm GMT
Sony, Microsoft E3 press conference times announced
Both console makers have locked in dates and times for their annual Electronic Entertainment Expo press conferences.
News - Posted Apr 17, 2012 4:20 am GMT
Halo 4, ACIII top 2012 Nielsen anticipation list
Firm finds 343's new shooter and Ubisoft's stealth action game top preferences for Xbox 360 and PS3 users; Wii players eager for Madden NFL 13, Epic Mickey 2.
News - Posted Apr 10, 2012 5:32 pm GMT
Halo Infinity domain names registered
Web listings tied to Microsoft point to Halo factory building something new in first-person shooter franchise.
News - Posted Apr 4, 2012 2:35 pm GMT
Halo hits 20 billion games
Bungie reveals players spent 235,182 years playing Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo: Reach since 2004; series now entirely in hands of Microsoft.
News - Posted Apr 2, 2012 2:57 pm GMT
Former Sony executive joining Microsoft - Report
[UPDATE] Microsoft confirms that Phil Harrison has been named head of Microsoft Studios Europe in a move "completely unrelated to [Peter Molyneux's] departure."
News - Posted Mar 13, 2012 3:39 pm GMT
Halo 4 bypassing beta test
343 Industries says a prerelease trial for upcoming shooter is not in the works, instead focusing on polishing and shipping Master Chief's return.
News - Posted Mar 8, 2012 6:34 pm GMT
Microsoft going after another Halo 4 beta site
Company's legal team taking action against Halo4beta.biz with National Arbitration Forum.
News - Posted Mar 6, 2012 12:21 am GMT
Microsoft suggests no beta for Halo 4
Franchise director Frank O'Connor says beta would be "huge interruption," 343 Industries instead focusing efforts on polishing and shipping new sci-fi shooter.
News - Posted Mar 5, 2012 3:28 pm GMT
Bungie completes Halo handover to 343 on March 31
Longtime Halo studio finishes transition next month by handing over "all live Halo data" to Microsoft's 343 Industries.
News - Posted Feb 1, 2012 4:00 pm GMT
Microsoft files complaint over Halo 4 beta site
Company's legal squad taking action against Halo4beta.net with National Arbitration Forum.
News - Posted Jan 30, 2012 3:29 pm GMT
Halo 4 narrative designer jumps ship
[UPDATE]: Ryan Payton leaves 343 Industries to start new studio, says he was no longer "creatively excited" about upcoming first-person shooter; Microsoft downplays impact of departure.
News - Posted Sep 6, 2011 6:45 pm GMT
343 Industries opens up on Halo 4, The Reclaimer Trilogy
PAX Prime 2011: Microsoft Studios label discusses Master Chief's role in the next sci-fi shooter trilogy and how the franchise is evolving.
News - Posted Aug 28, 2011 7:26 pm GMT
Halo 4 Warthog making cameo in Forza 4
Turn 10 confirms sci-fi shooter's iconic all-terrain vehicle will appear in Kinect-enabled Autovista mode.
News - Posted Aug 26, 2011 4:57 pm GMT
Halo 4 has been in development for 'a couple of years'
Comic-Con 2011: 343 Industries' Frank O'Connor, Kevin Grace, Dan Ayouh joined by writers Karen Traviss, Greg Bear to discuss sci-fi shooter franchise.
News - Posted Jul 22, 2011 10:52 pm GMT
Bungie handing Halo to Microsoft August 2
Former Master Chief studio officially leaving sci-fi shooter series in publisher's hands early next month; "O Brave New Worlds" video documentary arriving on that day.
News - Posted Jul 12, 2011 12:26 am GMT