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Halo (franchise)

Halo is a military science fiction video game series and media franchise, originally developed by Bungie and currently managed and developed by Halo Studios (previously 343 Industries), part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. The series launched in November 2001 with the first-person shooter video game Halo: Combat Evolved and its tie-in novel, The Fall of Reach. The latest major installment, Halo Infinite, was released in 2021. Spinoffs include real-time strategy and twin-stick shooter games. Bungie began as a developer of computer games for the Macintosh platform, making games including Marathon 2: Durandal (1995). After the company was acquired by Microsoft…

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Key Details

  • Platform Microsoft Windows, macOS, Windows Phone, Xbox Series X and Series S
  • Genre science fiction
  • Release Jun 5 2026
  • Studio Bungie, Ensemble Studios, Creative Assembly, Gearbox Software, Xbox Game Studios

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Halo

May 27, 2022

Halo EP Kiki Wolfkill Says Master Chief Sex Scene Was “Important” To Series’ Story

Halo EP Kiki Wolfkill has asserted that the widely panned sex scene between Master Chief and Makee was an “important”…
Promotional art for the 'Halo' TV series, Paramount+
May 25, 2022

Halo Season 1 Review – “Travesty” Is An Understatement

Halo is not a good TV show, and it's an even worse adaptation. It flirts with the source material to…
May 25, 2022

Halo Star Pablo Schreiber Defends Series’ Awful Writing: “I Think That Subverting Expectations Is What Makes It Interesting”

Pablo Schreiber has revealed that the Halo TV series approached the military sci-fi franchise with the intent of “subverting expectations”.
May 20, 2022

Halo Co-Creator “Confused By Many Of The Choices” Made In Paramount Plus Live-Action Adaptation: “Not The Halo I Made”

Halo co-creator and Master Chief designer Marcus Lehto has been left “confused by many of the choices” made by the…
The unmasked Master Chief in the 'Halo' TV series (2022) from Paramount+
May 19, 2022

Paramount Massacres Master Chief And Halo, Pulls Bait And Switch Bigger Than Kevin Smith’s He-Man

The first season finale of Paramount Plus' Halo adaptation pulls a bait-and-switch twist typical of generic Hollywood trash.
May 4, 2022

Director Stephen Ford Announces He Will Make “Lore Accurate” Halo Film Following Atrocious Audience Scores For Paramount+’s Live-Action Series

Director Stephen Ford has announced he wants to make a "lore accurate" Halo film titled Helljumpers following the release of…
April 13, 2022

Halo Star Pablo Schreiber Responds To Series Critics: “I Respect Your Opinion And I Love You Too”

Halo star Pablo Schreiber has a message to share with critics and skeptics of Paramount Plus’ live-action adaptation.
March 27, 2022

Halo Star Pablo Schreiber Attempts To Reassure Fans Skeptical Of Paramount Plus Series: “This Is A New Experience In A World That You Love So Much”

Halo star Pablo Schreiber has attempted to reassure fans that “this is a new experience in a world that you…
March 25, 2022

Halo: Another TV Show Ruined By Identity Politics And Bad Writing

Paramount has been championing the wrong causes for too long, most notably with the bastardized fan fiction that is modern…
March 20, 2022

Halo Star Pablo Schreiber Says Showing Master Chief’s Face Was “Always A Necessary Thing To Get The Audience Comfortable With Going On This Journey”

According to Halo star Pablo Schreiber, Master Chief appearing without his helmet was “the only way” viewers can "empathize” with…