Shortly after the unveiling of Halo 4′s cover art, 343 Industries went ahead and detailed what we can expect from the Limited Edition of the game. First off, the design looks great. When it comes to limited editions I’ve always felt that steelbooks are the way to go. The stainless steel-looking design with the UNSC

Yesterday, 343 Industries randomly sent out 32 sections of an image to Halo Waypoint users. When pieced together, the image turned into what has been confirmed as the cover art for Halo 4. The cover art looks awesome. 343 is really taking a new approach to Halo just by the game’s cover alone. It just

Microsoft is set to bring Master Chief to your screen in Halo: Forward Unto Dawn, a live-action web series this fall. The series will consist of five 15-minute episodes that you can catch on Machinima and Halo Waypoint. It will tell the story of a young Master Chief and his rise from a UNSC Cadet to the Spartan

Yesterday, Microsoft and 343 Industries announced that Halo 4 will be launching this coming November 6th. Part of that press release also indicated that Halo 4 would be getting a special segment on Conan last night. Well, that segment happened, and it was posted on Conan O’Brien’s YouTube channel for the world to enjoy. You can find the

That’s right folks, the 4th iteration in the Halo series, Halo 4, has officially been dated for November 6th 2012. This announcement just came from 343 Industries via press release, and it is already all over the gaming blog circuit. “Halo 4” is trending worldwide on Twitter within hours of the official dating. Along with the release date, we have

In what seems to be a shock to a lot of gamers, a study by Nielsen shows that gamers are most excited for titles from familiar franchises. Ranking atop Nielsen’s list are Halo 4 (#1 for the Xbox 360) and Assassin’s Creed III (#1 for PlayStation 3 and #2 for Xbox 360). The study is comprised of “eight key consumer metrics, including Awareness and

I’ll assert, simply, that anyone who has ever spent a significant amount of time with the Halo gaming universe can, at this very moment, recall the cadence of the Battle Rifle. Aside from the pistol in the original Halo: Combat Evolved, it can be argued that the Battle Rifle is the most beloved weapon in this

With 2011 finishing up, we figured it was time to set out the road map for 2012 in gaming. We’re going to run down some of the biggest games worth getting pumped for. Before we hop into the land of getting excited, please understand that by no means is this list meant to be definitive.

Spike just sent out a press blast that fell directly into our inboxes here at TechnoBuffalo. In it was some information regarding both several upcoming games and a few of their awards night’s nominees. The Spike Video Game Awards will air live on December 10th at 8:00pm EST. Part of the show will be the

343 Industries Staffer and Halo 4 Creative Direction Ryan Payton is officially leaving his job, according to Kotaku. Their report indicates that Payton, veteran of Metal Gear Solid 4, is quitting his job on the next entry in the Halo universe out of a lack of excitement in the project. According to Kotaku, Payton doesn’t regret

Speaking with OXM UK, Microsoft Games Studios Corporate Vice President Phil Spencer discussed the nature of Master Chief and his relationship with Halo 4. Put simply, Spencer claims that Microsoft and Bungie took the story in unnecessary direction with Reach and O.D.S.T. by leaving Chief out. That, apparently, is being corrected in the next chapter. “The key question

Microsoft had the first press conference of E3 this morning, and they didn’t hold back on announcing a slew of new games, most of which will have Kinect capabilities, and some new features for the Xbox Live service. Things kicked into high gear with Modern Warfare 3, probably one of the most anticipated games of

After being leaked by Xbox.com earlier today, Halo 4 was officially announced at the end of Microsoft’s press briefing, marking the beginning of a new trilogy. Shown off in a cinematic trailer, the next installment in the critically-acclaimed franchise will once again star Master Chief, with the teaser trailer showing the once-dead hero aboard a ship under

It appears as if Microsoft’s E3 2011 announcements have been revealed prematurely, and the company can only blame itself. Though it was only online for a brief period of time, the Xbox E3 page spilled the beans, revealing that Halo 4, Dance Central 2, Kinect Star Wars, and a reboot of the original Halo are