E3 - Halo 4

Here are two new Halo 4 Trailers from E3.

Halo 4 Limited Edition announced

Yes, you read that right. This morning, in The Halo Bulletin 5.16.12, 343 announced the Halo 4 Limited Edition.  There will be no Legendary Edition. Which is fine by me, since I would only be forced by my unholy lust into shelling out another $50 that I don't have. The Limited Edition will be sold for a cool $99. (Details below)


• War Games Map Pack AccessThe competitive multiplayer modes of Halo 4 are known as War Games. The Limited Edition includes access to nine maps - three future competitive multiplayer map packs, each including three locations, available for download post-launch on Xbox LIVE. Yes, you read that correctly; you get nine maps in the form of future DLC with the purchase of the Halo 4 Limited Edition. Score!


• Specializations

Everyone will have access to select Specializations, but those that purchase the Halo 4 Limited Edition will receive the ability to unlock six Specializations early, available at launch on Xbox LIVE. You can use them, one at a time, to achieve higher ranks in your Spartan career. In addition to gaining access to new ranks, Specializations unlock new customization options. We’ll be releasing more information about Specializations at E3, so expect additional details about this particular feature then.


• UNSC Infinity Briefing Packet

The UNSC Infinity Briefing Packet includes a Spartan armor customization schematic, information about UNSC weapons, an introduction to the massive ship UNSC Infinity, and insight into what it means to be one of humanity’s finest warriors: The Spartan-IVs. Story lovers will especially enjoy this in-fiction offering that provides a glimpse into the indoctrination of Spartans aboard the Infinity.


• Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Special Edition

The Special Edition of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is a 90-minute extended version of the live-action digital series which will take fans back to the terrifying beginning of the Human/Covenant war, when the Master Chief inspired a young cadet who would eventually become a leader aboard the UNSC’s greatest vessel ever: the UNSC Infinity.

Digital content also includes in-fiction bonus content that expands the characters and stories of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, special featurette Bringing Gaming into Reality, and a behind the scenes look at the making of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.


• Bonus digital content through Xbox LIVE

The Limited Edition includes the following bonus digital content through Xbox LIVE: unique in-game Spartan-IV armor skin, unique in-game weapon skin for the Assault Rifle, an exclusive in-game emblem, Xbox LIVE Avatar prop, and Xbox LIVE Avatar Spartan IV armor set.

"Your Peice of the Halo 4 Puzzle" solved, Halo 4 Official Box-Art

This morning, thousands of Halo fans recieved an email from Microsoft with a sliver of an image. Recipients quickly realized that they needed to put the images together. Well, the puzzle is solved.

Obviously, this is the Offical Box Art for Halo 4.

Sources: http://halo.xbox.com/Forums/yaf_postst83152_OFFICIAL-HALO-4-BOXART--ASSEMBLED.aspx http://halo.xbox.com/Forums/yaf_postst83147_Pieces-of-Halo-4---Xbox-email.aspx

Titan Books to make "Awakening: The Art of Halo 4"

Titan Books has signed on to make an art book for Halo 4 with never before seen concept art, as well as the usual weapons, vehicles, characters, species and vast environments.

There is no release date yet, but it will sell for $30 (hardback), and is 192 pages long.

Cover art for Halo: The Thursday War released!

This morning, 343i/Tor Books released the cover art for the latest book in the Kilo-Five Trilogy, The Thursday War.

http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/05/04/Tor-Books-Announces-the-Second-Halo-Novel-in-the-“Kilo-Five-Trilogy”-by-Karen-Traviss.aspx

Gameinformer Article reveals weapons from Halo 4

In a recent GameInformer article, they revealed details on 5 weapons from Halo 4, including a very interesting inclusion to the Halo Arsenal.

Link to Article

Live-action web series, "Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn" to be launched this fall

Beginning this fall, 343 will be releasing 5 15-minute live-action shorts about Master Chief and his early days in the UNSC. The shorts will appear on Halo Waypoint and Machinima.

We Won't Fight The Flood In Halo 4

In a recent post on the Halo Waypoint Forums, Frank O'Connor confirmed that we will not be fighting the Flood in Halo 4. But this doesn't exactly mean there won't be Flood in Halo 4. He could just be trying to throw us off.

(click to enlarge)

Source: http://halo.xbox.com/Forums/yaf_postsm814552_The-Flood-s-return.aspx#post814552

Halo 4 Release Date Revealed!

Its official! In a recent article by 343 Industries (The Halo Bulletin 4.17.12), they announced the release of Halo 4 to be November 6th, 2012.

New Halo 4 Concept Art Released By GameInformer Magazine

The following images are new Concept Art for Halo 4 released by GameInformer. (Remember: You can always enlarge the images simply by clicking on them.)

And this image was released by Josh Holmes via Twitter.

Sequel to Halo: Glasslands announced!

Halo: Thursday War is to be released October 2nd, 2012.

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/03/tor-books-announces-next-book-in-halo-series

Sequel to Halo: Glasslands to be released before Halo 4!

Frank O'Connor said in The Halo Bulletin 3/7/12 that the 2nd book in the post-war series will be released before Halo 4 is released. But we will have to wait until after Halo 4 for the final book in the Forerunner Saga.

The first REAL information on Halo 4!

       I turned on my computer as usual today, wondering how many of you would be disappointed by the lack of expected Halo 4 info. But instead, I got a pleasant suprise. I see "Rebuilding Master Chief in Halo 4 - IGN" on the front page of Halo Waypoint. So I thought, "oh that's nice." I expected some little BTS of the design of MC. Instead, what I saw blew me away. Full-on gameplay!

       The video shows the HUD, scoring, multiplayer maps, and a couple tiny clips of campaign. It also confirms the return of the Battle Rifle, as well as the usage of Spartan-IVs in Multiplayer. Instead of playing as Master Chief, you will play as a Spartan-IV. Frank O'Connor also said that they have an in-canon reason of why the Blue and Red Spartans are fighting. (Insurrection...?).

        But that's not the only info we've been given today. Halo 4's embargo was lifted today, so it seems 343i has opened the floodgates. A video was released on OXM's website with an interview with Frankie at Microsoft Spring Showcase. He discussed the multiplayer maps a bit more, giving us a look at two of them. One, Wraparound, is a Forerunner solar facility that creates sunlight for a Shield World. The other, Warhouse, is a UNSC ship in orbit of a gas giant. He also went on to say that their main focus is polishing and shipping the game, not releasing a multiplayer beta. He said a beta would just be a major interuption, so don't count on one being released.

Video here: http://www.oxmonline.com/showcase-halo-4-interview-343-industries-frank-oconnor

       X-Play also interviewed Frankie and Kiki Wolfkill. It was said that Halo 4 will have CoD-esque unlockables and custom-loadouts. Not much else was said in the video. Link: http://www.g4tv.com/videos/57595/halo-4-gameplay-preview/