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Update : Microsoft has provided additional screenshots for the new Halo, which are included in the media gallery below. Original Story: Microsoft's biggest exclusive property is getting a brand new installment for Xbox One. Master Chief returns for a full first-person shooter experience. Developer... More

The topic of microtransactions is a hot one, and Halo 4 executive producer Dan Ayoub says that his team has had their eye on them. Citing the success of Gears of War's cosmetic skins, Ayoub told Digital Spy that, "Halo certainly has the potential for those kinds of things." Microtransactions... More

The Didact, Master Chief's nemesis in Halo 4, joins McFarlane Toys' long-running line of Halo action figures in September. A code that unlocks exclusive content in Halo 4 is tucked inside of the package. Whether this content is for single or multiplayer remains to be seen. To fit the scale of... More

The third book of Greg Bear’s enigmatic Forerunner Saga is coming soon, and 343 Industries is offering XP to those willing to do some decryption. Greg Bear’s Halo: Cryptum and Halo: Primordium stand apart within the expanded universe of Halo fiction. Unlike most comic books and novels within... More

Many of us have experience that moment when a grenade flies up from an impossible angle and explodes in our face, but watch this crazy Halo video where a grenade virtually stalks its opponent. This is like one of those animal planet videos where the cheetah chases down the gazelle. [Via: Dorkly ] More

With some simple URL manipulation on 343 Industries website, a NeoGAF user was able to uncover four screens from Halo 4's upcoming Majestic Map Pack. You can check out the screens in the gallery below which feature images from the Monolith, Skyline, and Landfall maps. 343 says that we can expect... More

Conan O'Brien's Clueless Gamer series is always good for a laugh, and his experience with Halo 4 is no exception. You can head here (or watch below) to see the latest video where Conan is still struggling with the dual control stick setup, finds himself in the game , and offers some of my favorite... More

Tucked away at the bottom of a recent Halo Waypoint news post is the unfortunate news that Halo 2's PC multiplayer servers are going down in February. The PC version of Halo 2 released back in 2007, three years after the Xbox version of Halo 2. The servers are officially shutting down on February... More

Halo 4 developer 343 Industries has kicked off the new year with some more information about additional content for Halo 4. 343's official Halo Waypoint Halo Bulletin lists the content of the second half of Spartan Ops Season 1 (see below), and it also notes that in late February there will be a... More

The offers available to the pre-purchasers of Halo 4's map pack DLCs were a little complicated, but the confusion has lead to a free map pack, as long as you grab it quickly enough. Shortly before the release of Halo 4, Microsoft and 343 Industries announced a promotion that if you played the game... More

The fifth episode of Halo 4's Spartan Ops, Memento Mori, is out this Monday, December 3. It introduces an all-new CG cinematic and five new gameplay chapters. Synopsis : Secrets are revealed, trusts betrayed, and the Sangheili leader Jul ‘Mdama’s ultimate plan nears success. As Infinity’s... More

Leaked details about Bungie's first post-Halo release have been circulating over the past few days, but the studio has been planting seeds about the game for several years. An eagle-eyed Halo 3: ODST player noticed what looked like a reference to the upcoming game, and it was confirmed by a member... More

The new map pack for Halo 4 is available on December 10 through Xbox Live, Microsoft announced. The pack costs 800 Microsoft points and is the first of three add-ons included in the War Games season pass. The other two release in February and April. Below are the descriptions for each map per Microsoft... More

Microsoft and developer 343 Industries have already outlined Halo 4's map packs, but specific dates for the DLC may have just leaked. A forum user over at The Halo Council has spotted an advertisement on the German Xbox 360 Dashboard that appears to reveal the dates for the game's DLC map packs... More

Through the first five days Microsoft says 1.1 million players have completed Halo 4's campaign. However, only 6 percent of total players completed the campaign on Legendary in the first five days. Additionally, four million people played Halo 4 on Xbox Live. A full breakdown of all the Halo 4 stats... More

Micosoft released a trailer for its third episode of its Spartan Ops mode for Halo 4: Catherine. The episode is available for free via Xbox Live next Monday, November 19 at 3 A.M. PT. As with all Spartan Ops content you get an all-new CG cinematic and five new gameplay chapters. Synopsis : Some call... More

Update : The list notes this ranking was for the week before Halo 4 launched. ---------------------- Surprise, surprise, Microsoft's biggest release last week was the most played game on Xbox Live for the week. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition round out the top 3. Below... More

Microsoft said today in the first 24 hours on sale Halo 4 generated more than $220 million worldwide. The game is on track to reach $300 million in global sales in the first week. The game launched in over 40 countries. Halo 4's launch has pushed the franchise to $3.38 billion in sales total. Microsoft... More

Who said gaming doesn't pay? Xbox Live Rewards members can score Microsoft Points for their time spent playing multiplayer matches. You may not want to quit your day job, however. The program is laid out on Microsoft's Xbox Rewards site. Members earn points by accruing time in Halo 4 multiplayer... More

Halo 4 officially launches today and things haven't been completely smooth. Microsoft says it's currently investigating server issues that have caused problems for some gamers. "As you can imagine, there are a tremendous number of new players connecting to Halo 4 right now," Microsoft... More