You gotta love that moment when you kill off the enemy in the most gratuitous, unrealistic and perfectly awesome way possible in your favorite video game. This video imagines that moment, to infinity, by pitting the heroes of games like Mass Effect, Halo and Battlefield against each other in the real world. They even tweak the music to each franchise. Can you name all the games referenced?
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Microsoft has teamed up with Machinima to produce a live-action Halo web series entitled Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn that will launch on Machinima and Halo Waypoint in the weeks leading up to Halo 4‘s release on Nov. 6. The series will consist of five weekly, 15-minute episodes that will focus on Master Chief serving as a source of inspiration for a young cadet.
“[We want] to make Halo accessible for people who haven’t played the games,” 343 Industries, the game’s new development company, rep Matt McCloskey said. “We wanted to do something unique from a narrative standpoint that’s big in scale.”
McCloskey also reports that if the shorts are well received, it could open the door for more live action development. Whether this culminates in the long awaited Halo movie remains to be seen.
The newest addition to Nick Jensen’s collection of brick-built Halo weapons is this life-sized reproduction of the Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel (aka Halo sniper rifle) made almost entirely from LEGO. The project took four months to complete, weighs 10.5 lbs, measures 63″ in length and features a removable magazine, sliding bolt and moving safety.
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Halo: Combat Evolved, the first Halo game, was released in November 2001. That means the 10th anniversary of Halo is approaching! Diamond Select Toys is releasing a commemorative set of Halo minimates to mark the occasion. The box set includes Cortana, Master Chief (with a tiny Cortana) Jacob Keys, and the Prophet of Truth. They’ll be available this winter at comic shops and online retailers.
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Not everyone was satisfied with the ending of Harry Potter. This may not be the ending you pictured, but it definitely adds a little something. Especially if you like Halo.
See the alternate ending in the video after the jump (spoilers).
It took six months of work, but Ben Caulkins managed to create wearable Master Chief armor out of Lego.
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From Fashionably Geek: If it took three years for these guys to create authentic Halo costumes from scratch, I wonder how long it would take to make a wearable suit out of Lego? Actually, that might be a little too difficult to suit up in—but at least we know that it is possible to make a wearable helmet thanks to Ben Calukins.
The second Halo Minimates boxed set includes a teal color Mark 6 Spartan, The Jackal major, Rogue Green and an exclusive Brute Chieftain. Want it time for the holidays? Denied! It’s available for pre-order now but it won’t arrive until February. Valentine’s Day maybe? Nothing says “I love you” like a box of tiny Halo figures.
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Some dude got dressed up as Master Chief to promote the release of Halo:Reach in London. That’s nothing new, but this particular Halo cosplayer had something most fans don’t—a jetpack.
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