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Halo: Nightfall Film Release Date Announced [Correction]

Five-episode Xbox Live series to merge into feature-length film, coming to DVD, Blu-ray, and video-on-demand.

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Halo: Nightfall, the episodic live-action TV series set between the events of Halo 4 and 5, will be released as a collection across North America and Europe in March.

[Correction: Representatives for the show say that a North America release date has yet to be finalised.]

The five-episode season, produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, originally aired on Xbox 360 and Xbox One between November and December. Now the series will come to DVD and Blu-ray from March 17, with all episodes merged together into a feature-length film.

Microsoft has issued a new trailer ahead of the film's release, adding that Nightfall will also be available on “digital channels," including iTunes.

Halo: Nightfall tells the story of Jameson Locke who, according to the show’s official blurb, is “a legendary manhunter and agent with the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), Earth’s most powerful and secretive military branch.”

Fans who have watched the show already will have witnessed how Locke transitions the narrative between Halo 4 and 5, and how he will play a key role in the next installment.

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I have the Master Chief Collection, and I'm supposed to be able to watch Nightfall on the Halo Channel, but it doesn't work. It asks me to purchase it overtime. I've tried everything to get it to work, but to no avail. Many other people are having the same issue but 343i refuses to acknowledge it, as far as I know.


I know it isn't supposed to be all that good, but I'll always be a big Halo fan and would undoubtedly get some enjoyment from it. It's a shame that I can't watch it even though I should already have it. I refuse to purchase it separately.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Did you redeem the code that came with the game? That's how you get access to Nightfall.

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Forward Unto Dawn was better, but this was worth a watch.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> it ok, it has lot of drama. wish they added more after what happends

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I wish they would just make a film from the very start of the war or a little before, maybe one based around harvest with some of it being about the insurgents. I really would like more content on the fight against insurgents before the Covenant that is outside the books.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> wish they make a game about harvist

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> It would be pretty sweet, I enjoy when you aren't always playing as a Spartan(Like ODST which was fantastic imo). It is more difficult in a way and more fun imo

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<< LINK REMOVED >> But fighting humans are too mainstream.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> But that's what humans do best, plus I really could care less about mainstream or not, if it's cool and has a large impact on the lore, it needs to have more attention within something other than the books.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> It was a joke lel,

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> heh my bad, I took it literally lol

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Games are being announced and shown for other consoles and Microsoft gives Xbots this, hahaha. Without Halo this console wouldn't even sell ;)

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Stupid fanboy. Go off and play The Order. We will see you again in 5 hours when you fully completed it. I'm sure you will try to defend what a masterpiece it is.

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I'd rather play a game this week then have to wait 8 months for Halo 5 to come out :D

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How long did you have to wait for order while we already enjoyed plenty of good games? Have fun playing your 4 AAA exclusives this year while we get 9

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A quick google will show you Sony Exclusives= 45 and X1= 16....

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Bahahaha, 4 from Sony and 9 from Microsoft??? What planet do you live on. Have fun with Halo.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Between the Ultimate Sale that's going on right now and games like Ori and the Blind Forest around the corner, I'd say your attempt to troll just fizzled.

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Just read the books. They are all really damn good

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<< LINK REMOVED >> The books aren't bad, ended up liking the Forerunner saga


Its better than the LEL WE GOTTA RUN FROM DA WORMS BEFORE DA SUN COMES UP plot of Nightfall

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Does MS ever plan to make a Halo show/movie with the characters that have made Halo popular? Are they trying too hard to "expand" the Halo franchise with this trash?


That Forward Unto Dawn movie was just laughably bad, and people are claiming this is worse? I didn't think worse was possible, but I guess I stand corrected.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> the only cool thing about Nightfall was seeing the broken down Halo Ring lol

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I mean play as Master Chief in the games and expand on what's going on while he's adventuring makes sense..

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i was rather disappointed by the series... each film was like 11 minutes long, although it had some great visual effects (the only pro), the story was awful, unrealistic and simply dumb, let alone, you could foretell everything and pretty much all the actors were horrible except some random dude that walked along in the market area without even saying a word.

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Looks like I'll be going the bluray route.

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I love Halo, but Nightfall was awful. Please stop with the live action. The money could be better spent on developing the actual games themselves.

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Was this any good or was it as awful as Forward Unto Dawn?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Watch it, it's great. Forward Unto Dawn is nowhere near as good.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> No. Forward Unto Dawn was actually better than this, so be prepared to watch some crap. Better yet, save your money.

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At least Nightfall is not as bad as Halo Legends.

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