Neowin News Feed for: 343 industries

343 Industries may expand Halo franchise to new genres

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:26:51 +0000

An executive producer at Microsoft's 343 Industries has revealed the game development studio may eventually take the Halo franchise to new genres and protagonists outside Master Chief. Read more...

Bungie replaces defective Halo 4 copy, which it didn't make, for fan

John Callaham — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:20:00 +0000

Via a funny "community theater" video, Bungie reveals it has sent a replacement copy of Halo 4, which it did not make, to a fan who complained he got a defective copy of the Xbox 360 game. Read more...

Halo series sells 50 million copies for Microsoft

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:07:56 +0000

Microsoft has announced the Halo series has now sold 50 million copies since the sci-fi shooter series started in 2001, which may mean the latest game in the series Halo 4 has sold four million copies Read more...

Microsoft: Halo 4 had $220 million in sales in first 24 hours

John Callaham — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:59:30 +0000

Microsoft has announced that its Xbox 360 sci-fi shooter Halo 4 generated $220 million in worldwide sales in just its first 24 hours and is "on track" to reach the $300 million mark in its first week. Read more...

Microsoft: No Halo 4 for the PC

John Callaham — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:50:30 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that it has no plans to release a port of its Xbox 360 shooter Halo 4 for the PC, but hinted that it is "exploring" the idea of bringing the Halo franchise to other platforms. Read more...

Halo franchise sells 46 million games for Microsoft

John Callaham — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:30:59 +0000

Microsoft has announced that since it started in 2001, the games in its Halo franchise have sold a total of 46 million copies, just before the release of Halo 4 for the Xbox 360. Read more...

Halo 4 leaked to the internet

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:25:59 +0100

A copy of Microsoft Game Studios' upcoming game Halo 4 has leaked to the internet in its entirety, along with images showing retail discs in the hands of people earlier than the November 6 launch Read more...

Halo 4 achievements list revealed in full

Andy Weir — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:38:15 +0100

With just over two months to go before we can finally get our grubby paws on Halo 4, 343 Industries has published a complete list of the in-game achievements that players will be striving to complete. Read more...

Halo 4 live action movie budget rumored to be $5-10 million

John Callaham — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:14:36 +0100

Microsoft is reportedly spending between $5 to $10 million to create Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, a live action film that will be released as part of a marketing campaign for the Halo 4 Xbox 360 game. Read more...

Halo 4 Limited Edition announced

John Callaham — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:28:50 +0100

Microsoft has revealed plans to release a Limited Edition of Halo 4, the Xbox 360 exclusive first person shooter, which will have some exclusive content. Pre-orders are now being taken for $99.99. Read more...

Halo live action web series to launch before Halo 4

John Callaham — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:42:24 +0100

Microsoft has announced plans to launch Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, a live action web series based on the Halo franchise that will launch before Halo 4's release on November 6th. Read more...

Halo 4 to be released November 6th, 2012

John Callaham — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:00:25 +0100

Microsoft has announced that Halo 4, the next instalment in the epic sci-fi first person shooter series, will be released for the Xbox 360 on November 6, 2012. Read more...

Halo 4 soundtrack composer named

John Callaham — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:32:18 +0100

Microsoft has announced that Neil Davidge, best known as the producer of the UK-based DJ duo Massive Attack, will compose the soundtrack for the Xbox 360 shooter Halo 4. Read more...

Report: Halo 4 ditching Firefight mode for Spartan Ops

John Callaham — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:51:00 +0100

Information about Halo 4 from the new Game Informer print magazine has leaked onto the net, including word that the FPS won't have a Firefight gameplay mode but will add a new Spartan Ops mode. Read more...

Microsoft: No public beta test event for Halo 4

John Callaham — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:43:17 +0000

Microsoft, via their 343 Industries game development studio, has confirmed that the upcoming Xbox 360 first person shooter Halo 4 won't have a public beta before it is released later in 2012. Read more...

Halo 4 gets first gameplay footage in new documentary

John Callaham — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:35:43 +0000

Microsoft has released the first gameplay footage of Halo 4 in a new video that gives more information about the next game in the best selling Xbox 360 sci-fi shooter series. Read more...

First Halo 4 screenshots leak, ahead of Microsoft reveal

Andy Weir — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:10:15 +0000

Two in-game screenshots from Halo 4 - the first in a new trilogy in the franchise - have leaked, showing the game's star, Master Chief, in his gaming environment for the first time. Read more...

Microsoft takes over Halo online service March 31

John Callaham — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:28:37 +0000

Former Halo game developer Bungie has announced that it will transfer all online data for its Halo games over to Microsoft and its 343 Industries division on March 31. Read more...

Microsoft says Halo 4 beta invites are fakes

John Callaham — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:08:06 +0000

A member of Microsoft's 343 Industries game development team has announced that recent invites for a beta test of the upcoming Xbox 360 first person shooter Halo 4 are fakes. Read more...

Halo CE Anniversary review: a great classic, rejuvinated

Byron Hinson — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0000

343 Industries have taken on the tough task of fiddling with a fan favourite in Halo: Combat Evolved. This anniversary edition comes with improved graphics, sound and a number of Kinect features. Read more...