Halo Infinite

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Halo Infinite
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Developer(s) 343 Industries [a]
Publisher(s) Xbox Game Studios
Director(s)
Producer(s)
  • Pierre Hintze
  • Greg Stone
  • Damon Conn
Designer(s) Jerry Hook
Programmer(s) David Berger
Artist(s)
  • Nicolas Bouvier
  • Justin Dinges
  • Donnie Taylor
Writer(s)
  • Dan Chosich
  • Paul Crocker
  • Jeff Easterling
  • Aaron Linde
Composer(s)
Series Halo
Platform(s)
ReleaseDecember 8, 2021
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Halo Infinite is a 2021 first-person shooter game developed by 343 Industries and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is the sixth mainline installment in the Halo series, [1] following Halo 5: Guardians (2015). The game's campaign follows the human supersoldier Master Chief and his fight against a mercenary organization, known as the Banished, on the Forerunner ringworld Zeta Halo. Unlike previous mainline entries in the series, the multiplayer portion of the game is free-to-play.

Contents

Infinite was intended to release as a launch title for the Xbox Series X/S, but was delayed in August 2020 after its gameplay reveal in July 2020 drew negative feedback from both critics and Halo fans. [2] [3] Following an open beta release of the multiplayer component on November 15, 2021, coinciding with the franchise's 20th anniversary, the campaign was released on December 8, 2021, for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Halo Infinite received generally favorable reviews from critics, with some deeming the game a return to form for the series. Praise was directed towards its visuals, gameplay, open world design, soundtrack, and story.

Gameplay

Halo Infinite is a first-person shooter. In the game's story mode, players assume the role of player character Master Chief, as he wages a war against the Banished, an alien faction. [4] Players traverse the open world Zeta Halo, fighting the Banished with a mixture of vehicles and weapons. Players also have access to special equipment, such as the Grappleshot, which pulls Chief towards foes, retrieves items, or help to traverse the terrain. [5]

The campaign mode's semi-open world structure allows players to freely explore parts of the ring-world Zeta Halo setting, which are segmented off from each other and initially impassable. Scattered across the environment are Forward Operating Bases (FOBs), which can be captured once cleared of enemies. Captured bases serve as fast-travel points. [5] [6] Other points of interest found across Zeta Halo's surface include "high-value targets" to eliminate, Marine squads to rescue, and Banished propaganda towers to destroy. [7] Completing these side objectives earns the player Valor, which is used to earn weapons and vehicles that players can call in from FOBs. [5] [6] The more linear environments within the ring's surface hew more to traditional Halo mission design. These missions serve to advance the story, and can be replayed once completed via the in-game TACMAP. [8] Collectibles found in the environment, such as audio logs, provide additional story details. [9]

Infinite's multiplayer component features deathmatch, capture the flag, and other modes played in standard 4-versus-4 and Big Team Battle variants; the latter bumps the player count in matches up to 24. [10] Ability pickups allow players to activate special powers a limited number of times. Powers include dashing, active camouflage, and "repulsor" charges that can knock enemies, projectiles, and vehicles back. [11] A training mode allows players to test weapons in weapon drills, or play against computer-controlled bot players in practice matches. [12]

Synopsis

Setting and characters

Halo Infinite is set in the year 2560. During the events of Halo 5: Guardians , the human artificial intelligence Cortana and allied artificial intelligences (AIs) rebel against their creators, the United Nations Space Command (UNSC). Taking control of ancient Forerunner weapons known as Guardians, Cortana subjugates the galaxy. Also fighting against Cortana and the UNSC are the Banished, a mercenary organization composed of aliens and humans led by the Brute Atriox. [13] The game is set on the Forerunner ringworld Installation 07 (Zeta Halo), which has mysteriously suffered damage. The player character, Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 is a UNSC "Spartan" supersoldier on a mission to neutralize Cortana, his former partner. [14]

In addition to the narrative told in the campaign, Halo Infinite's multiplayer component features a seasonal story that centers on Spartan Commander Laurette Agryna's efforts to lead a new generation of Spartan supersoldiers in the aftermath of Cortana's attacks on various UNSC military strongholds. [15]

Plot

Campaign

In December 2559, the UNSC ship Infinity arrives at Halo Installation 07. Upon arrival, the ship is ambushed by several dreadnoughts that are operated by the Banished. While defending the ship's hangar bay from multiple raiding parties, the Master Chief is caught off-guard by Atriox, the leader of the Banished, and is subsequently defeated in a one-on-one duel. Atriox throws the Chief from the edge of the hangar bay, leaving him stranded in space.

Six months later, a UNSC pilot recovers the Chief adrift in space. While the Pilot wants to flee, Master Chief insists on continuing the fight against the Banished. The Chief and Pilot travel to Zeta Halo, which has been severely damaged by an unknown calamity. On the ring, Master Chief locates the Weapon, an AI designed to imitate Cortana in order to capture her for deletion. While the Weapon states that she was successful in her mission, she has failed to self-delete as per her directives. Master Chief retrieves the Weapon, and experiences visions of Cortana's memories and thoughts left as residual data.

Zeta Halo is controlled by the Banished, now led by Atriox's lieutenant Escharum after Atriox's apparent death. The dying Brute is invigorated to have Master Chief as his final opponent. Master Chief, the Weapon, and a reluctant Pilot rally scattered UNSC forces on the ring's surface, while looking for any Spartans that haven't been picked off by The Hand of Atriox, Escharum’s team of Spartan killers. Inside the Forerunner installation known as the Conservatory, Master Chief encounters Despondent Pyre, the AI caretaker of Zeta Halo. Despondent Pyre attempts to warn Master Chief of a threat contained on the installation, but is destroyed by the Harbinger, an alien awoken by the Banished. The Harbinger claims that her people, the Endless, were imprisoned by the Forerunners on Zeta Halo. She has allied herself with the Banished in order to rebuild the Silent Auditorium, a facility that will allow her to free her people. The Banished, in turn, will use the repaired Halo as a weapon against humanity.

Master Chief defends the pilot from a duo of Spartan killers deployed by Escharum. The Pilot reveals that he was a civilian engineer aboard Infinity who stole a Pelican to flee the battle. The Chief comforts him, admitting his own guilt over his failure to save Cortana. Master Chief and the Weapon stop Zeta Halo's repair process by disabling a series of spires on the ring, but are unable to stop a section of the Auditorium from being rebuilt. When the Harbinger attempts to hack the Weapon, the Chief activates a failsafe to delete the AI. The Weapon repels the Harbinger and deactivates the failsafe, angrily asking why Master Chief does not trust her. After seeing a vision in which Cortana uses the Guardians to destroy the Brutes' home planet of Doisac, the Weapon realizes that she is a copy of Cortana, and insists that Master Chief delete her so she does not become like her predecessor; Master Chief refuses, stating that he wants to trust her. The Pilot is captured by Jega 'Rdomnai, an Elite Spartan killer and a close friend of Escharum, as bait for Master Chief. Unwilling to let the Pilot die, Master Chief infiltrates the Banished facility and saves him, defeating Jega 'Rdomnai and Escharum in the process.

Master Chief and the Weapon rush to the Auditorium to stop the Harbinger. The two learn that Cortana was captured by Atriox after the Weapon locked her down; upon realizing that Atriox intended to access the ring's secrets, Cortana destroyed herself, damaged Zeta Halo, and prevented the Weapon from being deleted. In a recorded message, Cortana says goodbye to the Chief and encourages him to work with the Weapon. The Chief defeats the Harbinger, but is unable to stop her from contacting someone regarding the Endless. Afterwards, the Weapon and Chief reunite with the Pilot, who reveals his name is Fernando Esparza. The Weapon decides to choose a name for herself.

In a post-credits scene, the surviving Atriox uses a key to unlock a sealed door, leading to the Endless. If the game is finished on Legendary difficulty, the scene features dialogue between Despondent Pyre and a Forerunner official about the imprisonment of the Endless. When Despondent Pyre states that she cannot oversee the study of the Endless alone, the Forerunner replies that the AI Offensive Bias has been deployed to assist her.

Multiplayer

In late 2552, during the Covenant's assault on Earth, [b] a young woman named Laurette Agryna sneaks around the streets of London, attempting to evade Covenant patrols. She is spotted by a pack of Brutes, but is saved by a group of Spartans. Agryna later joins the UNSC military and eventually goes on to join the Spartan-IV program. Seven years after the fall of the Covenant, [c] in wake of Cortana's attack on Laconia Station and the disappearance of both the Master Chief and the UNSC Infinity, [d] Agryna—now serving as a Spartan Commander—begins training a new generation of Spartans and establishes new training facilities on classified frontier worlds, such as the Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science.

Meanwhile, during a reconnaissance operation to a former UNSC shipyard on the planet Camber, Spartans Sigrid Eklund and Hieu Dinh discover that the Banished have created their own AI construct, named Iratus. The construct detects Eklund and Dinh's presence in the yard and alerts the Banished, forcing the duo to hijack a Banished Phantom in order to escape. Iratus, however, follows them and attempts to lock down the Phantom's flight controls. In order to regain access to the flight controls, Dinh allows Iratus to infect his neural interface, leaving him unconscious. After returning to the Academy, Eklund informs Agryna of their encounter with Iratus. While Agryna devises a plan to pull the AI construct out of Dinh's neural interface, Iratus attempts to break Dinh by forcing him to relive his memories of Operation: Interior Exile—a botched UNSC attempt to secure Forerunner artifacts that resulted in numerous deaths. Agryna's plan eventually succeeds and Iratus, along with a complete archive of the Banished's operations on Camber, is secured, saving Dinh's life in the process.

After the capture of Iratus, Agryna begins to prepare her Spartan recruits for a larger conflict with the Banished. While practicing at the Academy's firing range, Eklund expresses concern over Dinh's state of mind after the incident on Camber, but Dinh assures her that she and Agryna have nothing to worry about. Some time later, Dinh—alongside an unnamed Spartan recruit, [e] discovers an entry point to a secret underground base, built by the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) at the beginning of humanity's war against the Covenant. Dinh reveals to the Spartan recruit that he received his first set of UNSC armor at the base, before realizing that Iratus may have been attempting to learn the location of the ONI base from him. Moments later, Iratus hijacks the base's power systems; he declares that the base's secrets now belong to the Banished and takes control of a set of SPI armor.

Development

Developer 343 Industries produced Halo 4 (2012) and Halo 5: Guardians (2015) as part of the "Reclaimer Saga", a series of games initially planned as a trilogy. [16] [17] [18] Halo Infinite was developed by 343 Industries with assistance from SkyBox Labs, Sperasoft, The Coalition, Certain Affinity and Atomhawk. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

The studio played with the idea of making Halo an open world game, drawing inspiration from other video games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , with the idea of allowing to explore a large open area, with the freedom of completing the game in any order. [24]

While reception to Halo 5 was overall positive, the campaign received criticism for not including enough of Master Chief; 343 Industries promised to refocus on the character going forward. [25] [26]

It utilizes the new Slipspace Engine. [27] [28] [29] The game was written by Paul Crocker, who was also associate creative director of the campaign. [30] [31] Justin Dinges and Nicolas Bouvier were chosen as artists. [30] [32] The multiplayer component of the game was directed by Tom French, Associate Creative Director of multiplayer, and Pierre Hintze, Project Lead and Partner Head of multiplayer. [33] [34] The tools used for the Slipspace Engine used basic development tools called Faber. Some parts of Faber dated back to the early 2000s, having also been used for Bungie's Halo games. As a result, its coding became notoriously difficult to use by 343 Industries, being considered technical debt. 343 Industries had also excessively relied on hiring contract workers to the point of making up half the studio according to estimates. Due to Microsoft's policy that limits contract workers to keep their jobs for up to 18 months, the number of workers at 343 Industries gradually fell. [24]

Halo Infinite was beset by further issues during development. The game suffered from creative instability for some time; the studio was described to be split into "fiefdoms", and that the struggle to complete the game and the conflicting decisions resulted in "four or five games being developed simultaneously." [24] Two-thirds of the planned game was cut by summer 2019, which severely removed some of the initial vision. Despite this, the planned deadline of November 2020 to be a launch game for the Xbox Series X/S was decided to be impossible to meet. [24] Development director Frank O'Connor stated in August 2019 that Halo Infinite was being built "so it plays and looks fantastic" on Xbox One, but would have enhancements when played on Xbox Series X/S. [35]

The gameplay reveal on July 23, 2020, saw criticism from the gaming community for the game's visual quality, which saw further changes to development. [24] On August 27, 2020, 343 Industries announced that Joseph Staten, the former lead writer and cinematic director of the Halo series at Bungie, had joined as Campaign Project Lead for Halo Infinite. [36] 343 Industries later announced that Staten's role had changed to Head of Creative for Halo Infinite. [37] Staten had convinced Microsoft to delay the game to 2021 in order to release a stable launch. He had provided a list of reasons why the game would be better if the deadline was pushed. When the game was delayed, features were added and improved, including the graphics. [38] On October 28, 2020, Bloomberg News reported that (now former) Studio Head Chris Lee had departed the project. [39]

Halo Infinite was intended to have split-screen campaign co-op in response to the backlash of its removal in Halo 5: Guardians, [40] but the feature was delayed several times and was ultimately cancelled by September 2022. [41] The game supports both cross-platform play and cross-platform save progression between Xbox and Windows versions. [42] Campaign network co-op was eventually included as part of the Winter Update in November 2022 along with several other features, including the ability to replay old missions via the in-game TACMAP, which was absent from the game's release. [8] [43]

Music

The music for Halo Infinite is a collaboration between Gareth Coker, [44] Curtis Schweitzer, [45] Joel Corelitz, [46] Alex Bhore, [47] and Eternal Time & Space, overseen by 343 Industries Music Supervisor Joel Yarger. [48] Infinite's soundtrack was released digitally on December 8, 2021, in two albums, one covering the score for the campaign, [49] and another covering the music for the game's multiplayer component. [50] An additional soundtrack album, featuring music written for Infinite's post-launch seasons, was released on February 23, 2024. [51]

Release

Halo Infinite was announced in a trailer at E3 2018 with its release confirmed, at the time, for Xbox One and Windows. [52] [53] [54] [55] The developer said that all of the scenes in the trailer were running in-engine. [56] [57] [58] During E3 2018 it was confirmed that Infinite was planned to have a beta prior to its release, described as an insider flight program. [32]

At E3 2019 the following year, Halo Infinite was confirmed that it would be a launch game for the next-generation Xbox consoles. [59] [60] In January 2020, Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty confirmed that the studio had no immediate plans for Xbox Series X exclusives at launch, preferring to phase out compatibility with older hardware over a longer period, similar to PCs. [61] The COVID-19 pandemic forced developers to remote work. [62] After the Xbox Games Showcase on July 23, 2020, 343 Studio Head Chris Lee stated that a public beta was unlikely due to the impact of the ongoing pandemic, [63] [64] despite Microsoft stating at E3 2018 that there would be a public beta ahead of launch. [65] 343 Industries said that the game would receive a free ray tracing update post-launch. [66] On July 31, 2020, it was announced that the game's multiplayer portion would be released as a free-to-play game. [67]

On August 11, 2020, it was announced that the game had been delayed to an undefined date in 2021, [68] [69] [70] due to a range of factors impacting development, including the COVID-19 pandemic. [71] Microsoft initially planned to split the game into several parts but ultimately decided against it. It was reported that 343 Industries was heavily outsourcing the game to external developers, resulting in development troubles, and was a contributing factor to the delay. [72] Speaking to IGN, a spokesperson for 343 Industries denied that the Halo TV show was having an impact on Halo Infinite's development, but IGN stated that "the spokesperson did not speak to the report's claim that 'a significant portion of the game is being outsourced to third-party contractors.'" [73]

In December 2020, 343 Industries announced Halo Infinite would be released in late 2021, [74] [75] [76] later giving a December 8, 2021, release date. [77]

A technical test for the multiplayer portion of the game ran from July 29 – August 2, 2021, where select members of the Halo Insider Program could compete in teams across three maps against bots in 4v4 Slayer mode. [78] On August 20, 2021, it was announced that the game would be launching without campaign co-op, a longtime feature of the series. It was also announced that Forge, a creative environment where players could design their own maps and gametypes, would not be available at launch. [79] On August 25, 2021, Infinite was announced to be releasing on December 8, 2021. [80] Additional testing "flights" ran September 23–26 and September 30 – October 3, with the first round centered around 4v4 player-versus-player multiplayer, [81] and the second introducing 12v12 Big Team Battle on the larger map Fragmentation. [82] 343 used player feedback during the flights to make changes to the game before release. [83]

On October 25, 2021, 343 Industries published a video depicting the game's campaign mode for the first time since its initial panned debut in July 2020; the footage offers a first look into several previously untold aspects of the mode's gameplay and plot. [5]

On November 15, 2021, an open beta of Halo Infinite's multiplayer aspect was released on Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in celebration of the Xbox and the Halo series' 20th anniversary. [84] The game was released to manufacturing on November 19, 2021. [85] Halo Infinite released on December 8, 2021.

Marketing

As the industry exposition E3 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [86] Microsoft revealed the first gameplay footage of Halo Infinite via livestream. On June 24, 2020, the official Halo YouTube channel premiered a teaser titled "SIGNAL DETECTED. TAG DESIGNATION: FOE", [87] which featured an audio clip of an anonymous character who represents the Banished, a faction introduced in Halo Wars 2 . [88]

Among the merchandising tie-ins for the game was Monster Energy Drink, a "Moa burger"-flavored version of Pringles, and Dr. Squatch "Spartan Soap". Participants can earn a variety of in-game weapon skins, player nameplates and weapon emblems. There are also several augmented reality experiences through Snapchat as part of the promotion. [89] [90] [91]

Coinciding with Infinite's gameplay reveal was a trailer, "Step Inside", produced by 215 McCann, who had previously worked on the "Believe" campaign for Halo 3. The spot, showing Master Chief's armor being made, was the kickoff to a wider campaign, "Become", which focused on how the events of the games are shaped by ordinary people in the Halo universe. [92] [93]

At E3 2021, Microsoft unveiled two new trailers for the game, one showcasing the multiplayer campaign and the other a general story trailer. [94] [95]

On August 25, 2021, a CGI trailer for the first season of Infinite's multiplayer mode was released, focusing on the backstory of the new character Commander Agryna in an occupied London. [15]

Microsoft created an Infinite-themed console and Elite Wireless Controller to tie in with the game's release. Other tie-in hardware included hard drives, keyboards, mice, and a limited number of Halo-themed Radeon RX 6900 graphics processing units. [96] [97]

Reception

Pre-release

A screenshot from the gameplay reveal in July 2020, demonstrating a Brute (nicknamed "Craig") being attacked Craig the Brute.png
A screenshot from the gameplay reveal in July 2020, demonstrating a Brute (nicknamed "Craig") being attacked

Following the campaign gameplay reveal for Halo Infinite on July 23, 2020, publications and audiences expressed disappointment over the graphics and performance. [2] Eurogamer wrote that "Halo Infinite looks like the fake plastic trees version of Halo, like a video game designed with Mega Bloks in mind. It pops in all the wrong places. [...] It doesn't feel grounded. It doesn't feel like it has depth. It feels, well, surface level, smooth and uninteresting." [3] Aaron Greenberg, general manager of Xbox marketing, responded in an interview with Inside Gaming: "Listen, we're in the middle of a global pandemic. It's July, we're far from [launch in] Holiday, you're seeing a work-in-progress game." He said that the final game would be a "visual showcase". [98] [99] Narrative experience director Dan Chosich tweeted: "I want you to know your voice matters + is heard [...] I always want to live up to the legacy that Bungie pioneered. I personally care a lot about honoring that." [100]

A screenshot of the gameplay showing an attacking Brute with a deadpan expression, given the moniker "Craig" by internet commenters, became an internet meme, and was embraced by 343 Industries' community director Brian Jarrard. [101] When 343 Industries released improved gameplay videos closer to Halo Infinite's release, they included shots that purposely showed an improvement in visuals and appearance of "Craig", which character and combat director Steve Dyck and character art lead Bryan Repka considered a "glow-up", and that the community response to "Craig" was "one of the factors in gaining some more time to finish work and get Brutes to a place where the team is happy with them". [102] A reference to "Craig" in the form of an Easter egg was added to Halo Infinite's campaign. [103]

In October 2020, 343 Industries announced changes to the player color system in Infinite, replacing the system of primary and secondary colors in past Halo games with "coatings" based on layers of patterns and markings designed to enable "greater player expression". 343 plans to make coatings available through microtransactions as well as rewards for purchasing tie-in products such as Monster Energy drinks, Mondelez-branded snacks, and other items. [104] The plan was received negatively, with fans and critics expressing concern about the impact of microtransactions. [105] [106] 343 Industries' community manager John Junyszek defended the system, stating that it enabled "greater detail and variation" and that other methods of obtaining coatings would be made available as "special rewards" in addition to paid purchases. [107]

In contrast to the game's initial gameplay reveal, Halo Infinite's multiplayer beta release in August 2021 received praise, particularly for its gameplay improvements. [108] [109] [110] The multiplayer's Battle Pass system, however, received criticism for its slow progression; [111] [112] in response, 343 adjusted the battle pass progression to speed up progress. [113]

Critical reception

Halo Infinite received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. [115] [114] GamesRadar summarized it by saying "Halo as you've never seen it before" [121] and Eurogamer called the release of Halo Infinite in the series "the best it's been in a decade". [127]

TechRadar wrote Halo Infinite was "a triumph", saying "From its captivating story to its liberating gameplay, developer 343 Industries has created a campaign that will resonate with veteran Halo fans and inspire a new generation of players." [128] IGN believed the Halo series to still belong amongst the best shooter games, especially praising Halo Infinite's single-player campaign [129] and multiplayer, though considered the rewards gained in the latter's Battle Pass to be lackluster. [130] The game's use of open world design and greater player freedom in certain areas received particular praise from others. [131] [132] [133] Additionally, GameSpot editor Jordan Ramée praised the game's new grappleshot feature and rewarding single-player progression system. [120]

PCMag complimented the soundtrack for providing "a mix of atmospheric exploration music, thrilling combat tracks, and songs and compositions that exist somewhere in between". [125] PCGamesN praised the feel of each gun and engaging variety of the arsenal, saying "switching to the plasma rifle to knock the shield off a Jackal and then back to the VK78 Commando to get a snappy headshot never gets old". [124] While praising the combat, PC Gamer were mixed on the level design of "lush forests, valleys and marine-rescue setup", finding it strongly evoked the mission Halo from Combat Evolved , but felt inferior to "the timeless design of The Silent Cartographer, or even Halo 3's less-fondly remembered meat labyrinth, Cortana". [123] Rock Paper Shotgun liked the world design, but criticized the plot as being held back by prior entries, "Infinite's story is still ankle-clamped by the overindulgence of its predecessors, even though it does what it can to shrink things down into a tighter, more coherent spacetale". [134]

The game was selected by Game Informer as their Game of the Year. [135]

By January 2022, Halo Infinite had reached 20 million players. [136]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2020 The Game Awards 2020 Most Anticipated GameNominated [137]
2021 Golden Joystick Awards Most Wanted GameNominated [138]
The Game Awards 2021 Player's VoiceWon [139]
2022 Game Developers Choice Awards Best TechnologyNominated [140]
25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Action Game of the Year Won [141]
Online Game of the Year Won
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design Nominated
18th British Academy Games Awards Audio AchievementNominated [142]
Multiplayer GameNominated
MusicNominated
69th Golden Reel Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Game AudioNominated [143]
New York Game Awards 2022 Big Apple Award for Game of the YearNominated [144]
NAVGTR AwardsOutstanding Control Design, 3DNominated [145]
Outstanding Control PrecisionNominated
Outstanding Game, Franchise ActionWon
Outstanding Graphics, TechnicalNominated
Outstanding Original Dramatic Score, FranchiseWon
Outstanding Sound EffectsNominated
SXSW Gaming Awards Excellence in MultiplayerNominated [146]
Steam Awards Better With FriendsNominated [147]
Video Game Accessibility AwardsClear TextWon [148]
Training GroundsWon
Game Audio Network Guild Awards Best Main ThemeNominated [149]
Best Original Soundtrack AlbumNominated
Best Physical Soundtrack ReleaseWon
Creative and Technical Achievement in MusicNominated
Best UI Reward or Objective Sound DesignNominated
Creative and Technical Achievement in Sound DesignNominated
Best Ensemble Cast PerformanceNominated
Best Voice Performance (Darin De Paul as Escharum)Nominated
Best Voice Performance (Jen Taylor as Cortana)Nominated
Best Cinematic & Cutscene AudioNominated
Excellence in Audio AccessibilityWon
Golden Joystick Awards Xbox Game of the YearNominated [150]

Notes

  1. ↑ Additional work by Atomhawk, Certain Affinity, SkyBox Labs, Sperasoft, and The Coalition
  2. ↑ First depicted in Halo 2 (2004)
  3. ↑ As depicted in Halo 3 (2007)
  4. ↑ As depicted in Halo Infinite's campaign
  5. ↑ Portrayed by the player's customized Spartan avatar in Halo Infinite's multiplayer component

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Halo: Reach is a 2010 first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios, originally for the Xbox 360. The sixth installment in the Halo series and a direct prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, Reach was released worldwide in September 2010. The game takes place in the year 2552, where humanity is locked in a war with an alien theocracy known as the Covenant, which seeks to exterminate humanity. Players play as Noble Six, a member of an elite squad of supersoldiers, known as Noble Team, attempting to stage a defense of the human world known as Reach, which falls under Covenant attack.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Halo Studios</span> American video game developer

Halo Studios is an American video game developer located in Redmond, Washington, part of Xbox Game Studios. Headed by Pierre Hintze, the studio is responsible for the Halo series of military science fiction games, originally created and produced by Bungie, and is the developer of the Slipspace Engine. Originally named after the Halo character 343 Guilty Spark, the studio was created by Microsoft Game Studios in 2007 due to the departure of Bungie after the release of Halo 3.

<i>Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary</i> 2011 video game remaster

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is a 2011 first-person shooter video game developed by 343 Industries, Saber Interactive, and Certain Affinity, and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a remaster of Halo: Combat Evolved (2001), originally developed by Bungie. Announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2011, it was released on November 15, 2011, the 10th anniversary of both the original Xbox and the game itself, for the Xbox 360 console. Anniversary was later included alongside its successors as part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection for Xbox One in 2014, and for Windows and Xbox Series X/S in 2020.

<i>Halo 5: Guardians</i> 2015 video game

Halo 5: Guardians is a 2015 first-person shooter video game developed by 343 Industries, published by Microsoft Studios, and released worldwide for the Xbox One game console on October 27, 2015. The plot follows two fireteams of human supersoldiers: Blue Team, led by Master Chief, and Fireteam Osiris, led by Spartan Locke. When Blue Team goes absent without leave to track down the artificial intelligence construct Cortana, Master Chief's loyalty is called into question and Fireteam Osiris is sent to retrieve him.

<i>Halo: The Master Chief Collection</i> Video game compilation

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a compilation of first-person shooter video games co-developed by 343 Industries in partnership with Certain Affinity and Saber Interactive, and published by Xbox Game Studios. The collection includes the first six main installments in the Halo franchise released between 2001 and 2012, originally developed by Bungie and 343 Industries. It originally released for Xbox One on November 11, 2014.

<i>Halo: Spartan Strike</i> 2015 video game

Halo: Spartan Strike is a twin-stick shooter video game set in the military science fiction Halo universe. The successor to Halo: Spartan Assault, the game was developed by 343 Industries and Vanguard Games. It was released for iOS, Windows, and Windows Phone on April 16, 2015. During gameplay, players assume the role of human supersoldiers known as Spartans in a series of war games simulating historical events. Players use new weapons, armor abilities, and vehicles in a campaign mode of 30 missions.

Bonnie Ross is an American video game developer. She served as Corporate Vice President at Xbox Game Studios, and was the head of 343 Industries, the subsidiary studio that manages the Halo video game franchise. Ross studied technical writing and computer science in college, and worked at IBM before getting a job at Microsoft. She worked on a number of PC and Xbox games, becoming a general manager at Xbox Game Studios.

<i>Halo Wars 2</i> 2017 real-time strategy video game

Halo Wars 2 is a real-time strategy video game developed by 343 Industries and Creative Assembly. It was published by Microsoft Studios and released in February 2017 on Windows and Xbox One. The game is set in the science fiction universe of the Halo franchise in 2559. It is a sequel to Halo Wars (2009). The story follows the crew of Spirit of Fire, a United Nations Space Command (UNSC) ship. Spirit of Fire arrives at the Ark, a Forerunner installation responsible for constructing and remotely controlling the titular Halo rings. Conflict breaks out between the UNSC forces and an alien faction known as the Banished over control of the Ark.

Halo is an American military science fiction television series developed by Kyle Killen and Steven Kane for the streaming service Paramount+. Based on the video game franchise created by Bungie and developed by 343 Industries, the series follows a 26th-century war between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant, a theocratic-military alliance of several alien races determined to eradicate humanity. Pablo Schreiber and Jen Taylor star as Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 and Cortana respectively; the latter reprises her voice role from the video game series.

Contact (<i>Halo</i>) 1st episode of the 1st season of Halo

"Contact" is the series premiere of the American military science fiction television series Halo. Written by Kyle Killen and Steven Kane and directed by Otto Bathurst, the episode was released on the streaming service Paramount+ on March 24, 2022. In the episode, a rebellious settlement on the planet of Madrigal, occupied by the United Nations Space Command, is massacred by a group of Covenant, leaving only one survivor. Led by Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, a unit of Spartans deters the attack. Whilst investigating the origins of the invasion, John encounters an artifact that surfaces his suppressed childhood memories.

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