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Three Reasons Cortana May Not Be Coming Back
From Gaming Illustrated: “Cortana, faithful AI companion to Spartan 117 A.K.A. Master Chief, has sparked a lively debate amongst Halo fans in the months since Halo 4′s release. Will she be coming back or won’t she? It seems that Cortana, scantily-clad … Continue reading
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Halo: Spartan Assault Will Be Coming To Verizon Customers First
From Verizon Wireless: “Halo fans and new Spartans will soon be able to download “Halo: Spartan Assault” on their Windows Phone 8 smartphone, and Verizon Wireless customers will be the first ones able to do so in the U.S. “Halo: Spartan … Continue reading
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Funko Exclusives for SDCC 2013
Image and story courtesy of Halo Toy News. Read details about the items by clicking HERE to visit the site. Thanks to Uriel Hernandez from the Halo Collector Facebook group for the tip! [NOTE: This article is a piece of recovered archive data from the … Continue reading
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Filtering The Halo Bulletin
Here’s a quick summary of some of the interesting info discussed in this week’s Halo Bulletin: – The Halo 4 Global Championships kicked off at RTX in Austin, TX, and the scoring and rules are detailed… – The Champions Bundle contains … Continue reading
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New Halo Mega Bloks Sets Hitting Retail
Found at Target in Texas… [NOTE: This article is a piece of recovered archive data from the old HaloCollectors.com website. Some links, images, or videos may no longer be available.]
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Halo 4 Champions DLC Bundle Coming 8/20, Includes Map Remake of The Pit
From VG247: “At the Rooster Teeth Expo in Texas this weekend 343 announced new downloadable content for Halo 4, which consists of a few different items that you can buy individually or in what is called the Champions Bundle. This content … Continue reading
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Halo Visuals in the XBox 360 Generation
From Kotaku: “We’re nearing the end of this console generation—which makes it easy to reminisce about where this generation has taken us. In the graphical department, it’s hard to deny how far we’ve come. Look no further than the Halo franchise, … Continue reading
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Halo 4 is Microsoft Studios’ Best Seller Ever
From Joystiq: “Halo 4 is the “best-selling Microsoft Studios title ever in the U.S. market,*” performing better than Halo 3 did during its fiscal launch year, according to ol’ Microsoft. That all-important asterisk denotes that claim as being “according to Microsoft … Continue reading
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Global Halo 4 Tournament Coming, Features $500,000 in Prizes
From Major Nelson: “343 Industries, Xbox 360 and Virgin Gaming are teaming up again to launch the “Halo 4” Global Championship, a summer-long tournament that will give gamers around the world a chance to battle* for glory and win $500,000 in … Continue reading
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The New Halo Trilogy is now a “Saga”
From Joystiq: “The Halo series’ current Reclaimer Trilogy is now a “saga,” a Microsoft representative confirmed with GameSpot during E3. “While we originally said trilogy, we’ve actually expanded this to more of a saga, so we don’t want to limit the … Continue reading
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The Best 25 Musical Tracks From The Halo Series
From WhatCulture: “Not only did [the Halo series] provide a provocative, exhilarating campaign, but one of the most memorable video game soundtracks since Perfect Dark or Super Mario Bros. As the series expanded and became a multi-selling, platinum-defining hit, the need … Continue reading
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Sgt. Johnson Didn’t Deserve to Die
Sergeant Johnson came in at #8 on the list of 10 Gaming Characters Who Never Deserved To Die by WhatCulture: “Sergeant Major Johnson is on this list not just because he didn’t deserve to die, but because the method in which … Continue reading
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New Items Added to My Collection
These two items are the most recent additions to my Halo collection. The Halo 2 Edition console was exclusive to Canada. It was graded to be in 85 silver level condition by the Video Grading Authority. The Halo 2 Limited … Continue reading
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New Halo Resin Statue from McFarlane
Todd shared a quick peek of his upcoming Halo statue on FaceBook. It looks like he went with the cover art pose from Halo 4. This one will be coming this fall from McFarlane direct. Thanks to Kevin Hurd for … Continue reading
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Halo Coming to XBox One in 2014
The next game in the Halo series was shown today via a teaser trailer at the Microsoft event at E3. A few quick notes: – The game will have dedicated servers– It will be the first Halo game to run … Continue reading
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Halo/Mario Mash Up Shirt Today Only at ShirtPunch.com
Awesome shirt for sale today only at shirtpunch.com! Thanks to BigMatt for the heads up!
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Halo Spartan Assault Game in the Works?
From The Sixth Axis: “E3 is now only 9 days away and it’s there we should get answers for what exactly the next generation of consoles will have for us. Microsoft will be there in force to show off the Xbox … Continue reading
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Gentle Giant #1/5,000 Master Chief Mini Bust
For a long time I’ve tracked down and collected Gentle Giant items with the serial number 1. Today I received one of my grail items that falls in line with that part of my collection: the #1 Master Chief Halo … Continue reading
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How Peter Jackson’s Long-Awaited ‘Halo’ Movie Morphed Into Steven Spielberg Xbox-Only Series
If you’re a long time reader of Spartan Swag, you remember the numerous articles we’ve posted about the oft-rumored Halo movie over the years since around 2007. It appears that for the time being, the movie has been scrapped in … Continue reading
Halo Music Medley – Live Action
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