After a few months worth of waiting, the first public test for Halo: Reach on PC arrived over the weekend. Unfortunately, the first ‘flight’ was kept fairly low key, with fewer than 1000 Halo Insider members getting the invite. However, there is a full gameplay video floating around so we …
Read More »Halo MCC should get its first public test on PC next week
If you were fortunate enough to attend E3 last week, then you will have already had the chance to try out Halo Reach running on PC. For the rest of us, we are still waiting on the first Halo Insider tests to go live, which should finally happen next week …
Read More »Halo: Master Chief Collection PC beta tests unlikely to begin before E3
Back in March following the announcement of Halo: The Master Chief Collection for PC, there was a lot of optimism surrounding a swift release. Halo Reach, the first game in the collection to land on PC, was due to have its first public testing in April, but development roadblocks got …
Read More »Halo: MCC will have cross-progression on PC and Xbox but cross-play not planned yet
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming to PC this year, starting off with Halo Reach. We are still waiting for the first public beta tests to go live but in the meantime, 343 Industries has spoken a bit more on what features we can expect, including cross-platform capabilities between …
Read More »Halo MCC: PC beta tests pushed back a bit
Back when the Halo: Master Chief Collection was first announced for PC, we heard that the first public tests wouldn't be too far off. At the time, the developers were targeting April and while at one point 343 Industries was confident that they would hit that goal, things didn't go …
Read More »Developers still optimistic that first Halo Reach PC public test will arrive this month
It has been one month since Microsoft officially announced that the Halo Master Chief Collection would be coming to PC. We don't have any specific release dates yet but we do know that Halo Reach will come first and public testing is scheduled to take place ‘very soon'. The first …
Read More »Halo TV series has found its Master Chief
Almost a year ago, we learned that the long awaited Halo TV series would finally be getting under way. Showtime has signed on and ordered a 10 episode run for the first season. Now, casting announcements are finally being made, with Pablo Schreiber set to portray Master Chief. The Halo …
Read More »Halo: The Master Chief Collection to get its first PC beta test this month
Lately, there has been a lot of talk surrounding Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming to PC and while we don't have any firm release dates yet, we do know that beta tests are planned. Last month, we were told that the first test would happen ‘sooner than we expect' …
Read More »Halo Master Chief Collection could be complete for PC this year
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming to PC this year and while we have a rough idea of Microsoft's rollout plan, specific release dates are currently non-existent. That may have changed this week though, as according to one of the assisting studios involved, the goal is to get all …
Read More »Halo Master Chief Collection PC details revealed in AMA
While we already knew that Halo Infinite would be launching on Xbox One and PC, there were still questions lingering over past games in the series- that is, until one week ago, when 343 Industries officially announced The Master Chief Collection for Windows 10 and Steam. Now, some of the …
Read More »Halo Master Chief Collection PC beta sign-ups now open
Last week, Microsoft announced that the Master Chief Collection would finally be coming to PC and more importantly, 343 Industries wants to make sure it gets the PC version right. With that in mind, the team has opened up sign-ups for Halo Insider, giving PC players a chance to sign up for beta access.
Read More »343 Industries has two additional studios helping on MCC for PC
Halo is set to make a grand return to PC this year, with The Master Chief Collection launching on both Steam and Windows 10. Given Halo's deep roots in consoles, fixing everything up for a proper PC experience takes quite a bit of work, so 343 Industries has some extra …
Read More »Its official, the Halo Master Chief Collection is coming to Steam
After more than a decade, the mainline Halo games are returning to PC. Today, during the latest episode of Inside Xbox, 343 Industries announced that the Master Chief Collection will be coming to PC and beyond that, it will be available on Steam.
Read More »343 Industries begins teasing Halo PC announcement
Last week, a rumour began going around claiming that the Halo Master Chief Collection is finally coming to PC and that the game is almost ready for release. There have been less reputable ‘leaks' going around since then but it does look like an announcement is coming our way, as …
Read More »Today’s Master Chief Collection PC ‘leaks’ aren’t real
Last week, fresh reports surfaced, claiming that Halo: Master Chief Collection would finally be launching on PC soon. It is easy to get swept up in the excitement but some of the evidence currently floating around isn't as compelling as it first appears. Fresh stories doing the rounds today are …
Read More »The Halo Master Chief Collection is apparently getting close to a PC release
Over the last few years, Microsoft has been making more of an effort on the PC side. Big franchises like Forza and Gears of War have been coming to PC, alongside smaller exclusives from this console generation. However, there is still a key piece missing- Halo. Fortunately, according sources this …
Read More »Halo TV series loses director following schedule changes
Back when the Xbox One was first introduced in 2013, Microsoft was very focused on expanding further into the entertainment industry. One of the big announcements was a Halo TV series produced by Steven Spielberg. Things were silent for years but the project finally began making progress again earlier this …
Read More »Showtime’s Halo TV series will have an original story and star Master Chief
Back when the Xbox One was first introduced in 2013, Microsoft was very focused on expanding further into the entertainment industry. One of the big announcements was a Halo TV series produced by Steven Spielberg. Things were silent for years but the project is finally making progress. We now know …
Read More »Spielberg’s Halo TV series is finally happening, first season will be 10 episodes
During the initial unveiling of the Xbox One, Microsoft shifted much of its focus on to TV, with one of the big announcements being a new Halo TV series produced by Steven Spielberg himself. Over the years, Microsoft's TV ambitions have died down, but the company has always maintained that …
Read More »There is a new Halo game coming out this year- but it’s only for arcades
Fans of Microsoft’s Halo series have been waiting for news of a sequel since the release of 343 Industries’ Halo 5 in 2015. While it’s not quite the iteration many had hoped for, Microsoft has revealed a new game in the series titled Halo: Fireteam Raven, built for arcades. 343 …
Read More »Halo Online’s ElDewrito mod is getting a big update this week
Back in 2015, Microsoft thought that it would be a brilliant idea to bring Halo to PC for the first time over a decade in the form of ‘Halo Online'. The game was essentially Halo 3's multiplayer brought to PC for the first time, but there was one big problem- …
Read More »Apparently Spielberg’s Halo TV series is still happening
It has been almost five years since Microsoft brought Steven Spielberg on stage to announce a full-fledged Halo TV series. The announcement was a key part of the Xbox One's initial reveal presentation but in the years since, things have been almost silent. For a long time, we assumed that …
Read More »Creative launches OMNI speaker at IFA 2017 – shows HALO
OMNI is a brand new WiFi speaker from Creative, that allows multiple speakers to be controlled in separate rooms using an app that supports Apple's Siri and Google now, via Bluetooth. The units are about 20cm high, will launch into retail channels around October at just over £100 per unit. …
Read More »Microsoft and 343 Industries are working on Halo VR
Last night, Microsoft began discussing some of its future plans for Windows ‘mixed reality’ headsets. Not only will some upcoming headsets be supported by SteamVR but Microsoft is also working on some first-party content to get gamers on board, with the first announcement being ‘Halo VR’. Halo is Microsoft’s biggest …
Read More »Halo 6 will bring back the series’ much loved split-screen mode
Back when 343 Industries was building up to the launch of Halo 5, one of the big negatives against the game was the lack of split screen. Split screen and couch co-op has been a major part of the main Halo games ever since Combat Evolved so quite a few …
Read More »Microsoft once again confirms Halo 5 won’t be coming to PC
Over the last few weeks, there have been plenty of interesting rumours surrounding Microsoft and its future plans for Xbox One and PC. There is talk of all future Xbox exclusives also running on Windows 10 and with the recent reveal of Halo 5: Forge for PC, there has been …
Read More »Astronomers spot potential ‘alien megastructures’ around distant star
The search for alien life around the world has been ongoing for much of the past century, with various individuals and organisations pointing listening devices to the sky in the hopes of hearing a message from another people on another world. We also look for them too, with high powered …
Read More »Halo 6 is already being planned out, along with the next ten years of Halo
Halo 5: Guardians is just on the horizon but Microsoft and 343 Industries are already planning for the future. Not only is Halo 6 already in the planning stages, but so is the next ten years of the franchise. 343 Industries' own Frank O'Connor and Bonnie Ross have discussed the …
Read More »Halo 5: Guardians will use dynamic resolution tech to stay at 60fps
Halo 5: Guardians is on the way next month from 343 Industries. It's set to be Microsoft's biggest exclusive launch of the year however, some compromises have had to be made throughout development. At first, local co-op was cut from the game in order to maintain 60 frames per second …
Read More »Halo and Destiny composer wins lawsuit against Bungie
Last year it was revealed that Marty O'Donnell, the soundtrack composer for the Halo series and later on, Destiny at Bungie, had filed a lawsuit against the studio. Now, after some time going through the legal process, Marty has won his case, receiving a fairly substantial payout. In addition to …
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