Daily Archives: 06/20/2015

Steven Spielberg’s Halo TV Show is STILL Happening!

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This is a reblog from gamespot.com:

by Eddie Makuch

We haven’t heard much about Steven Spielberg’s Halo digital TV show in a long time, and it was nowhere to be seen during Microsoft’s E3 2015 briefing this week. But that doesn’t mean the project is canceled.

“We still are working on it,” [Bonnie] Ross told GameSpot this afternoon. “But nothing to announce at this point.”

Though Ross didn’t go into specifics about when we may finally learn more, she did provide a general overview for how Microsoft approaches transmedia projects. Continue reading →

The Sprint Season 2: Episodes 1-4 Videos

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The following is a reblog from Halo Waypoint:

Episode 1: All In
The Sprint gives fans an exclusive peek behind the curtain at what it takes to prepare for one of the biggest stages in the gaming industry. Meet the designers and developers behind Halo 5: Guardians as 343 Industries prepares to showcase the next Halo title to the world at E3 2015. As decisions are made on what is going to be shown at the show, hard calls must be made on what’s ready to step into the limelight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ufrb5oCaFA

Episode 2: Osiris
With the Halo 5: Guardians campaign slated to be the centerpiece of 343 Industries’ E3 keynote presentation, people like Creative Director Tim Longo have to make sure that a myriad of moving parts are ready to be showcased to the world for the first time. Amidst the excitement of finally getting to let the public experience the details of the next Halo story comes the pressure of making sure that every possible detail is accounted for and ready to go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0JQGG1ClWE

Episode 3: Warzone Wednesday
One of 343 Industries’ biggest pieces of their E3 2015 reveal for Halo 5: Guardians is the all-new multiplayer mode, Warzone. Weighing in as the largest Halo multiplayer experience in the franchise’s history, the multiplayer designers and developers are chomping at the bit to finally show off their hard work to the fans. But with increased size and complexity comes new challenges to meet and struggles to overcome. Will it all be ready in time to make one of gaming’s biggest stages?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcQu9FImlBg

Episode 4: Showtime
The sand in the hourglass is running low, and E3 is on the 343 Industries’ doorstep. Join us on The Sprint for the final epic push to reveal to the world the heart and soul of Halo 5: Guardians. Stand alongside the 343 Industries staff as they fight to squash every bug and polish every corner of the game they’ve poured so much into. The time is up. The lights are bright. Now, it’s showtime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Zl_5JRmHY

Canon Fodder: Under Locke & Keynote

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By GrimBrother One – ISSUE 29

I remember sitting in the audience at the Xbox Keynote presentation at E3 2013 watching the wind passing over the dunes of an alien world, kicking up sand and stone in its wake. I remember a hulking hooded figure lumbering heavily – yet almost effortlessly – across the landscape. I remember something stirring in me, crying out that this wasn’t just another game trailer. I remember seeing an all-too-familiar Mjolnir gauntlet emerge out from the folds of a tattered cloak, and watching a lifeless AI storage chip tumble from a hero’s hands. I remember a monstrous and ancient construct razing the surrounding rock when it rose from beneath the ground, representing a mystery that felt might take an eternity to solve. I remember losing my mind. Continue reading →