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News Original Halo Dev Admits One Level Made The Cut That 'Probably Shouldn't Have'

And did you know the tank was almost axed?

Halo: Combat Evolved played a huge part in the success of the original Xbox and was at the time labelled one of the best games ever made, but its development was a difficult and challenging process, as the original development team reminds us. Speaking to Edge Magazine recently, Bungie co-founder Alex...

• Tue 17th Oct 2023
• Xbox
• Halo
• Bungie

News Xbox Players Pay Their Respects As Halo's Xbox 360 Servers Go Offline

The end of an era

It's been an emotional week for longtime Halo fans - with the online services for all Halo games on the Xbox 360 discontinued. Players banded together right before the servers closed to unlock final achievements and just share memories of their time with the Xbox 360 Halo games over the years. To pay our respects, we've rounded up...

• Fri 14th Jan 2022
• Xbox
• Halo
• Xbox 360

News Halo Dev Reveals The Painstaking Process Of Creating Video Game Screenshots

"All told, it took me a full day to create this one shot"

When we see screenshots of video games, we don't think of the time and effort that went into them all. However, this story about the inception of one Halo: Combat Evolved screenshot puts things into perspective. As shared by Joseph Staten, the head of creative on Halo Infinite and director...

• Tue 9th Nov 2021
• Xbox
• Halo
• Halo Combat Evolved

Pick One Which Of These Is Your Favourite Halo Game?

Roll out, Spartans!

With the Halo Infinite Technical Preview well underway, excitement for the upcoming title is raising exponentially. Fans seem to be loving the game, and are eager to get their hands on the full release. Looking back, there's an entire back catalogue of fantastic Halo games we can play in the meantime, but we can only have one...

• Sat 31st Jul 2021
• Xbox
• Xbox Series X
• Xbox One
• Xbox Series S
• PC

News Halo Co-Creator Shares Footage Of Prototype Build From 2000

Weapons, models and more...

Over the past week, the co-creator of the Halo universe, Marcus Lehto, has dug up some of his "old" Halo 2000 PC footage and shared it on social media. He started off with a look at the Covenant weapon prototypes - one of the highlights is the "microwave gun" - with Marcus himself noting how hilarious it would have been...

• Sun 11th Jul 2021
• Xbox
• Halo
• Original Xbox

Random Halo Infinite’s Artwork Reimagined As Combat Evolved Is Stunning

We want it on our wall!

The Halo community is continuously working on fan projects that look to celebrate the franchise. As a result, the Halo Waypoint team often share a bunch of creations made by its following that show the cultural impact the series has had, and the latest one may just be one of the best yet. Twitter user FletchUH has...

• Fri 5th Mar 2021
• Xbox
• Xbox One
• Xbox Series X
• Xbox Series S
• Halo Infinite

News Halo Creators Wanted Master Chief To Look Like He Could Take Down An Entire Army

"He needed to look like a tank"

Halo's Master Chief is now well and truly established as one of the greatest video game heroes of all time, but how did it all start out for him? In this month's episode of IGN Unfiltered, co-creator Marcus Lehto reveals how Spartan 117 actually began life as a model named Super Soldier. The original character...

• Tue 12th May 2020
• Xbox
• Halo
• Bungie

News Halo: Combat Evolved Came Out 18 Years Ago Today In Europe

We're definitely feeling old now

It's hard to believe it's been nearly two decades since the original release of Halo in Europe. Following its initial release as a North American launch title for the Xbox back in November 2001, Halo: Combat Evolved finally made its way to the UK and Europe on March 14th 2002, as did the console itself. The game...

• Sat 14th Mar 2020
• Xbox
• Halo