Sumthing Else Music Works presents Halo Trilogy: The Complete Original Soundtracks featuring original music scores by Bungie Audio Director Martin O’Donnell and Co-Composer Michael Salvatori plus four preview tracks from the forthcoming RTS Halo Wars, composed by Ensemble Studios Audio Director Stephen Rippy.

Halo 3: Recon is a new chapter in the Halo saga that lets gamers experience events leading up to the story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of a new hero in the Halo universe.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

Halo 3: Recon is a new chapter in the Halo saga that lets gamers experience events leading up to the story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of a new hero in the Halo universe. According to the latest GameInformer, the stand-alone expansion extends the Halo 3 experience with 3-5 hours of new campaign excursions, and is not considered "a $60 title." Unlocking the Vidmaster Challenge achievement will earn players the Recon Armor, currently exclusive to only a few members of the Halo 3 community.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind. Halo Wars is scheduled to launch worldwide Feb. 2009. The Limited Collector's Edition will include the game, Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack, Halo Wars: Genesis graphic novel, a patch, unique in-game vehicle, and six Leader cards. Pre-order and download a special in-game Warthog vehicle.

Halo 3: Recon is a new chapter in the Halo saga that lets gamers experience events leading up to the epic story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of a new hero in the Halo universe. The stand-alone expansion extends the Halo 3 experience with hours of new campaign excursions and multiplayer gameplay.

Bungie has finally revealed the first, scant, details about their next project. While mostly a teaser, the trailer shows Orbital Shock Drop Troopers, aka helljumpers, raining down on Lumumba. While the trailer only sports a Halo 3 logo, the Xbox Live Marketplace tags it as "High action and deep mystery await players in this new Halo 3 campaign experience." with a hidden Jan. 6, 2009 date. If this is the same project as the pulled E3 presentation, this could be the first signs of the rumored Halo Recon game. Said to be a mix between Gears of War and Ghost Recon, it follows the bloody, violent, and grim exploits of a squad of colonial marines vs. the Covenant.

Issuing an early goodbye, Ensemble Studios Bruce Shelley reveals that the Microsoft owned studio was as surprised as the rest of the industry when confirmation came that the Age of Empires powerhouse was getting shut down. Once its current Halo Wars project wraps up later this year, doors will be closed, and while several key figures will move forward with another studio, Shelley will most likely not be part of it. In a related story, it was uncovered that at some point Ensemble was working on a Halo MMO, which eventually got canceled before ever officially being announced.

The saga continues as Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax. As promised, the Halo 3 update #2 is being rolled out, adding new campaign/multiplayer achievements, and also fixing various issues, add a new multiplayer ban method, and a per-playlist ranking of player skill. Celebrating Halo 3's one year anniversary, more content is expected later this week (possible the Mythic map pack).

The epic saga continues with Halo 3 as Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax. Bungie confirms title update #2 will be available Sept. 23, adding new campaign/multiplayer achievements, and also fixing various issues, add a new multiplayer ban method, and a per-playlist ranking of player skill.

In the last few weeks Microsoft has been ramping up its internal development teams, even though it will be closing Ensemble Studio soon, as not only did it recently recruit Bungie's Frank O'Connor, and Gearbox's tech programmer Corrinne Yu, but also former MGS 4 producer Ryan Payton. In a recent interview MGS head Phil Spencer revealed that all this is not just for one particular title or other, but that MGS has "more than two or three teams building Halo things right now."

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind. Ensemble Studios, founded in 1995 and best known for the Age of Empires series, has laid off non-essential employees and plans on shutting down after completion of Halo Wars according to online reports. We contacted Microsoft and Ensemble but so far have yet to receive a reply.

McFarlane Toys along with Microsoft Game Studios announced the availability of action figures for Halo Wars, a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

When Microsoft mysteriously pulled Bungie's Halo announcement from E3, the now indie studio confirmed that it was working on new Halo 3 multiplayer content, and confirmed new Halo 3 content would be shown at PAX. While there was no official announcement, a Halo 3 Mythic screens was spotted on some units on the exhibit floor, and a sneaky gamer who took a peek at the dashboard noticed 79 achievements, 30 more than the original.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

Windows Vista gamers will be able to experience the epic story of "Halo 2" as Master Chief delves further into the mystery of the Covenant in the aftermath of Halo's destruction. This updated patch includes the previous fixes (removes obscure content which includes partial nudity) and now also addresses a few packaging issues that affected international players.

After a lengthy beta period, Bungie has finally released the official v1.08 patch for Gearbox's Halo PC port bringing your retail game to v1.08. This upgrade contains several fixes for server-crashing security bugs, and removes the cd check (but still requires a cd key for online play).

The Halo movie roller coaster is picking up speed again, as Stuart Beattie, known for writing the Spy Hunter and Gears of War movies, has written a script based on Eric Nylund first Halo book, The Fall of Reach, which chronicles Master Chief's emergence from the other Spartans which eventually led to the discovery of Halo. Conceptual artist Kasra Farahani (known for Hancock, Spider-Man 3) has been given the green light to put together scenes as part of an eventual presentation to Microsoft.

After Microsoft decided to mysteriously pull Bungie's Halo announcement from E3, the now indie studio has confirmed it's working on new Halo 3 multiplayer content, as well as "three distinct projects, some familiar, some not." Fans hoping for a big announcement at PAX can relax; Bungie said only the Halo 3 content will be shown, since the other titles are too still far off.

A tomorrow's briefing, Microsoft is expected to reveal the next title in the Halo franchise, rumored to not feature Master Chief but instead focus on the UNSC marines vs. the religious Covenant. According to Gamespot the game will be a mix between Ghost Recon and Gears of War, be more bloody, violent, and less cartoony with the atmosphere similar to African filmmaker Neil Blomkamp's shot movies that were releases last year.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

Microsoft announced the winner of its Halo: RECUT competition, which saw budding film directors from across Europe create works inspired by the unseen adventures of Master Chief, the hero of the Halo franchise. The prize? A once-in-a-lifetime all expenses paid trip to Los Angeles to study at the prestigious New York Film Academy.

Microsoft has released a new patch for Gearbox/Bungie's first person shooter Halo: Combat Evolved. This upgrade brings your Halo retail to 1.0.7.0615 and addresses the exploit currently being abused to make Halo servers unresponsive.