Latest Halo 3 ODST News

Bungie Bids Farewell to ‘Halo’

Bungie’s transition of the ‘Halo’ franchise to Microsoft and 343 Industries, as previously promised, has been officially completed.

by Zak Islam | Apr 1, 20127 Comments
Win ‘Halo: The Art of Building Worlds’ [Holiday Contest]

Looking for gift ideas for that special gamer in your life? Enter this Game Rant contest for a chance to win a copy of ‘Halo: The Art of Building Worlds’!

by Rob Keyes | Dec 5, 201143 Comments
GR Pick: Life-Size ‘Halo’ Sniper Rifle Built With LEGO

Custom-LEGO builder Nick Jensen shows off his latest creation for Halo weaponry: the Halo: Reach SRS99 Anti-Material Sniper Rifle – constructed entirely from LEGOs.

by Matt Rowland | Oct 31, 20114 Comments
343 Industries Development Director Reflects on a Decade of Halo

An interview with 343 Industries’ Frank O’Connor on ‘Halo’ across all media provides insights into this storied franchise’s past and future. We dig into it here.

by Isaac Calon | May 5, 20117 Comments
‘Halo’ After ‘Reach’: What’s in Store For ‘Halo 4?’

With Bungie now gone, fans everywhere are all asking the same question: what can we expect from ‘Halo 4?’ We’ve got a few ideas, in case Microsoft is interested.

by Andrew Dyce | Nov 15, 201068 Comments
Halo: Reach’s Dominant First Week Statistics

‘Halo: Reach’ is kicking all kinds of butt in terms of sales and franchise records, but let’s delve deeper into some more interesting first-week statistics of Bungie’s latest sci-fi shooter.

by Rob Keyes | Sep 23, 20108 Comments
A Look Back At Halo 3: ODST

On the eve of the ‘Halo: Reach’ release, we take a look back at Bungie’s last ‘Halo’ game, ‘Halo 3: ODST’ to discuss the title as it was – and what it could have been.

by Steve Pendlebury | Sep 13, 20107 Comments
343 is Hiring for a New Halo Game

Bungie may be leaving the Halo series behind, but 343 Industries is taking the reins. A large amount of job postings on 343′s website are a good indication that Microsoft wants a new Halo game ASAP.

by Riley Little | Jul 2, 20103 Comments
Bungie Considered Halo 4 Before Halo: Reach

Before Bungie decided to follow the fall of the planet Reach they debated going back and defrosting Master Chief for a Halo 4.

by Riley Little | Jun 27, 20105 Comments
Halo: Reach’s Firefight 2.0 Trailer Kicks Some Serious Ass

Halo: Reach is set to kick some serious ass when it comes out later this year, and the new Firefight trailer seems to back that hypothesis up.

by Riley Little | Jun 23, 20101 Comment
Microsoft: Halo Reach Beta to Spur ODST Sales

Remember Crackdown and the Halo 3 Beta? Now raise your hand if you were influenced even a little in buying the former because of the …

by Will Delaney | Apr 27, 20104 Comments
Halo: Reach Beta Map Screens and Info

The Halo: Reach Beta is just around the corner for all you Halo lovers out there, (who own Halo: ODST) and Bungie has just released …

by Will Delaney | Apr 12, 20103 Comments
Bungie Unveils Player Investment System for Halo: Reach

Halo: Reach will be taking a page out of the Modern Warfare and Rainbow Six playbook and will be enabling players to level-up and purchase …

by Trung Bui | Mar 28, 20102 Comments
Reaching for More Halo from Bungie?

While Halo: Reach is due out in Q4 this year, with the beta kicking off in May, there is still talk of what comes next …

by Jon Lavallee | Feb 26, 20105 Comments
ODST: Bungie Regrets No Matchmaking in Firefight

After what seems like forever after coming out, Bungie finally admits the sting of regret after excluding a matchmaking service for it’s Firefight mode in …

by Trung Bui | Feb 22, 20108 Comments
R.I.P. Xbox Live

It’s finally happening. Microsoft will be shutting down Xbox LIVE for all of their original Xbox titles on April 15th. This announcement comes from Microsoft’s …

by Riley Little | Feb 5, 201015 Comments
Top Xbox Live Games of 2009

Major Nelson reported a few days ago on the top titles of 2009 on Xbox Live. His lists included the most played games of the …

by Rob Keyes | Jan 15, 20102 Comments
Microsoft Hiring For Future Halo Projects

The folks at Brave New Gamer picked up on some interesting information regarding Microsoft and the future of the Halo franchise. 28 new job listings …

by Rob Keyes | Jan 10, 20105 Comments
The 2009 Spike VGA Winners

The 2009 Spike Video Game Awards are over with, and we’ve been covering a lot of announcement and trailer information coming out of the show, …

by Ben Kendrick | Dec 14, 200911 Comments
Halo Reach: “Biggest Game of 2010″?

In an interview with Gamasutra, Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg spoke about Halo Reach and his thoughts on the competition. He opened up by taking a few …

by Zac Landry | Dec 11, 200936 Comments
Game Rant Christmas Pick: Wal-Mart Wii Deal

Given the economy, it’s hard for some gamers to get what they want – and with the prices of most games, who can blame them? …

by John Jacques | Dec 2, 20093 Comments
2009 Inside Gaming Awards Nominees Announced

If you’re a gamer and a follower of industry news, you need to check out the Inside Gaming Awards, a huge new gaming awards show …

by Rob Keyes | Dec 1, 20097 Comments
Halo: Reach Premiering at Spike’s VGAs, Nominees Revealed

Spike announced today on the VGA 2009 website, the nominees for this year’s program. Voting is now open so be sure to stop by and …

by Riley Little | Nov 18, 20098 Comments
Halo: Legends Coming to DVD

Halo has a huge cult following so of course Microsoft is going to market the name as much as possible. And that means a Halo …

by Riley Little | Nov 6, 20094 Comments
Review: Borderlands (One of the Best Games of 2009)

If you already have read my preview coverage of Borderlands, the you know about the basics on controls, leveling and the health system.
Now, after dozens …

by Zac Landry | Oct 27, 200911 Comments
Halo Waypoint Inbound

Halo Waypoint seems to be every Halo fan’s wet dream. It’s the one place on your Xbox 360 that compiles everything ever known about Halo …

by Riley Little | Oct 21, 20093 Comments
Borderlands Preview: 3 Hours In and So Much To Say

Welcome to Part One of Game Rant’s Preview/Review of Borderlands which hits shelves tomorrow. I’ve been playing this a ton recently and here’s my impressions …

by Zac Landry | Oct 19, 20091 Comment
Review: Halo 3: ODST

Halo Recon was announced at TGS in 2008 as a small expansion to the fan-favorite Halo 3. The game was stated to have a new …

by Zac Landry | Oct 6, 20097 Comments
Halo 3: ODST Destroys Killzone 2

Killzone 2, one of few major exclusives that Playstation 3 still holds, as sold 1.9 million copies since its release in February.
Halo 3: ODST, sold …

by Rob Keyes | Sep 27, 20091 Comment