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In its first day of sales, Halo 4 amassed $220 million worldwide . But in the past 6 months most of the original players have jumped ship, leaving Halo 4 with fewer players now than Halo Reach had half a year into its own lifecycle according to a recent case study by Raptr . In an effort to boost the... 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

Microsoft released new downloadable content for two of its most popular franchises today, and it costs gamers the nice price of nada. Halo 4’s “Forge Island" map was set to release on April 11 but went through certification early. The map is for use in the Forge Mode, a mode that allows... More

This week during a PAX East panel, 343 Industries announced a free new Forge map for Halo 4 that will give players plenty of open space to build on. Forge maps allow players to craft their own levels by using a variety of prefabricated structures as building blocks. The new map includes three giant,... More

In a blog post, official Xbox spokesman Major Nelson announced that a new map pack for Halo 4 will be released on April 8, and revealed a new trailer. According to Nelson, the Castle Map pack focuses on team objective and vehicular combat, and will introduce three new maps and a six-on-six playlist.... 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

Former Chicago Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer has one goal: bridge the gap between gamer and professional athlete. To accomplish his goal he co-founded OverDog. The company's iPhone app allows athletes to challenge their fans in different games on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Eventually the app... More

Unofficial gameplay footage from Epic Games and People Can Fly’s upcoming Gears of War: Judgment title has been spotted online after the leaked game appeared on online torrent sites, and Microsoft is none too happy. According to Eurogamer , the company will take “vigorous action” against... 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

Bungie didn't make Halo 4, but it doesn't mind fielding the customer service questions that have resulted from people running into problems with the game. The video below showcases act one from Bungie's Community Theater, where they read a letter from Timothy, who is disappointed that his... More

We have three copies of the live-action Halo series, and we're going to hand them out for free. The best part? You don't need to do anything hard to win. To be eligible, all you need to do is post in the comments below and explain who your favorite character is in the entirety of Halo fiction... More

The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominees for its annual awards for video games. As usual, the nominees are an eclectic mix of obvious picks and head-scratching surprises. To be considered for the award, games must have been released between December 1, 2011, and November 30, 2012, and... More

Do you think it's easy to come up with puns about killing people? Watch what happens when one extremely good Halo player pushes Halo's announcer too far. TheWarpZone imagines what the life of the Halo announcer must be like. [Source: Dorkly ] 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

No matter how much you practice it seems like there is always someone better than you online. Do you know all of the ins and outs of Halo 4's multiplayer? Up you Halo 4 game with these neat tricks from Defendthehouse . [Source: Kotaku ] 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

Since the introduction of the original Xbox, Halo has been the franchise that helped put Microsoft on the map in the console game market. Today, the company announced that the series has racked up 50 million unit sales to date. The strong sales of Halo 4, which now stand at over 4 million units sold... More

U.S. retail tracking firm NPD released its sales results for November 2012. Total video game sales at retail fell 11 percent compared to last year at the same time. For the month, Microsoft sold 1.26 million Xbox 360 consoles, which is down from the 1.7 million it sold last year during the same time... More