Halo has been a huge boon to Microsoft’s Xbox franchise over the years. Can it help bring new fans to Windows, too? Microsoft is bringing Halo to Windows 8 and… Read More
The Seattle region may be known for operating systems, airplanes and coffee, but video games play a huge role in the technology scene, and today we’re pleased to present a… Read More
If you’ve wanted to experience the benefits of Xbox Live’s Gold service but didn’t want to dent your wallet, Microsoft is providing a nice little treat this weekend. Starting this… Read More
Welcome to the home of Master Chief. Across the 520 bridge in Kirkland is 343 Industries, the Microsoft-owned company now responsible for the Halo franchise after Bungie became private in… Read More
It’s Friday afternoon and sometimes there’s nothing better to do than ending your week with some Halo. Unfortunately for gamers everywhere, that’s not possible right now. The Xbox Live servers… Read More
It would be hard for Bungie to top the success that Halo brought to the Bellevue-based video game company, but a new first-person shooter could have the ingredients to do just that.… Read More
Game developers, take notice. Right now might be a perfect time to unveil that new game you’ve been working on for the past few years. According to NPD Video Games… Read More
Microsoft is officially opening a new game studio in Canada and expectations are off the charts. Located in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Black Tusk Studios has some serious goals to meet in the coming years. Studio manager… Read More
It was a record-setting launch day for Microsoft, as the company announced today that Halo 4 brought in $220 million last Tuesday alone. It’s the biggest launch, money-wise, in the… Read More
Signing autographs in one corner of a bustling University Village Microsoft Store was Steve Downes, the all-too-familar voice of Master Chief. Past him down the left side was Seattle Seahawks… Read More
Dear bosses of employees who love Halo: Tomorrow might not be the most productive day of the year. Halo 4 is finally here. More than 10,000 retail locations around the… Read More
You already knew that Halo was a popular series and here are the numbers to prove it. Just days before Halo 4 debuts next Tuesday (also Election Day), Microsoft announced… Read More
Gearing up for the release of Halo 4 this fall, Microsoft has released the official trailer for “Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn,” the live-action online series that will tell the… Read More
Microsoft’s Xbox team is busy gearing up for the big E3 video game convention next week, but they must have stopped to chuckle over this inadvertent product placement. A BBC television report… Read More
It’s not a movie, yet, but Microsoft is planning to launch a new web series based on its blockbuster Halo video-game series, with real people playing the characters. A company… Read More
Microsoft announced plans this week to launch Halo 4 on Nov. 6, kicking off a new era for the blockbuster Xbox 360 franchise. If the date sounds familiar, it’s because… Read More
Microsoft yesterday announced a Nov. 6 release date for “Halo 4,” the next installment in the blockbuster video-game series for Xbox 360, which is being developed for the first time… Read More
Just how big are the Halo video games? Well, we’ve spent a combined 235,182 years playing them online — enough time to travel across the Milky Way, and back, at the… Read More
Sorry, but this was too strange to ignore: Domain name watchdog Fusible.com reports that Microsoft has obtained the sites “clicktohump.com” and “clicktohump.org” as part of an acquisition spree possibly related to… Read More
For your Friday afternoon entertainment, here’s a fun video that emerged this week featuring Jeremy Clarkson of the popular BBC program Top Gear reviewing the Warthog from Microsoft’s Halo video-game… Read More
Halo fans were lined up around the corner for a panel this morning on Halo 4 at Penny Arcade Expo, filling the Paramount Theater for inside details on the next… Read More
Bungie Aerospace, a new effort by the creators of the blockbuster “Halo” franchise to partner with independent game developers, will preview the first fruits of that initiative at the Penny… Read More
Amazon.com isn’t the only tech giant wooing college students this summer. Microsoft too is offering a special deal, giving away free Xbox 360s to high-school or college students who purchase… Read More
It’s an overcast summer’s evening in Seattle’s University District, and in the warehouse-like space in the back of an arts supply store, game designer Richard Lico is stabbing the air with… Read More
Microsoft this morning confirmed plans to extend the blockbuster Halo franchise for Xbox 360 with a new game, Halo 4, with a teaser video at the end of its media… Read More
Halo 4 is “on the way.” That’s the (inadvertently) official word from Microsoft this morning. The company isn’t taking the stage at the E3 video-game convention for another half-hour, but its… Read More
Microsoft’s Windows team seems to have figured out a thing or two about marketing to college students. Not only is it offering them free Xbox 360s when they buy Windows… Read More
This will either be considered a stroke of marketing genius, or a blight on the educational system as we know it. Starting on May 22, Microsoft plans to give away… Read More
Neil Cameron makes the alphabet awesome yet again. This time it’s Japanese themed and proceeds go to tsunami relief efforts.American Greetings presents digital greeting cards just in time for Mother’s… Read More