NEWS: World Video Game Hall of Fame Inducts Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved, the video game which kicked off the Halo franchise and helped launch the Xbox, was recently added into the World Video Game Hall of Fame as one of the four inductees for 2017. This is an amazing achievement for the franchise, as only 15 other games have ever had the honour of added to this list since its inception in 2015. Halo: CE now sits in the hall of fame, amongst other gaming icons such as Super Mario Bros, Pac-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tetris, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Doom, Legend of Zelda and Pong.
Games are nominated for places in the World Video Game Hall of Fame based on four criteria:
- Icon status - how recognisble and memorable the game is.
- Longevity - how long the game remained popular.
- Geographical reach - whether the …
NEWS: New Halo Wars 2 DLC Leader "Colony" Now Available
The newest DLC for Halo Wars 2, a leader named Colony, has arrived. Though Colony was expected to release earlier this week on Monday the 24th, the DLC was delayed until today for the purpose of quality assurance.
Colony is the name chosen by a bond brother pair of Mgalekgolo gestalts (or Hunters, for those of you not fluent in Halos lore), and as such, its main focus are units and leader powers based around Lekgolo (the worms that make up Hunters). Hence, Colony brings with it several new additions to the Halo Wars 2 sandbox, such as: Goliaths (Giant Hunters who ditch their assault cannons in favour of a more up-close and personal approach), Skitterers (Small turret-like machines controlled by lekgolo worms, which can attach as bodyguards to …
NEWS: Halo Wars: Definitive Edition Has Released as a Standalone Game
Earlier today, Halo Wars: Definitive Edition released on Xbox One, Windows and Steam as a standalone game available for individual purchase. Previously, the title was only available to those who had bought the Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition bundle on Xbox One or Windows, but it can now be purchased seperately for $19.99 (£15.99), and is also now newly available on Steam.
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced port of 2009's Halo Wars, which features all the DLC from the original game; improved graphics and audio; additional achievements and finally, support for ultra high definition (UHD) resolutions and refresh rates above 30Hz. The port was made by Behaviour Interactive and published by 343 Industries and Microsoft Studios, while the origin…
What are the Guardians?
Heyo! Aya here.
Now, I was thinking about this while reading through my last post to see if I made any mistakes, and I remembered something about Onyx that has always been nibbling at the back of my mind. I know that when you guys read this title, then you're probably going to freak out and say that "We already know what the Guardians are" probably because of stuff you've seen in Halo 5, whether you played it or watched someone else play it, right? hehehehe< WRONG! Actually I wish I could say that and it be true but I can't. I just wanted to say it.
Well, the only reason I'm doing this is because I haven't done that. The only thing I absolutely know for sure about the Guardians is that they were created by the Forerunners, they can take out …
Halo Book 4 Ghosts of Onyx. MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS!!!
Heyo! Aya here.
Before you go any further, I warn you that there may be spoilers for books if you are reading the books, so if you don't want to get spoiled about something, I suggests coming back and reading this later. But please come back read and please come back and comment below, I will always answer back.
Ok, so I've been reading the Halo book series like you guys probably already know, hopefully, right? And you know that in my last Personal thoughts post I made a big deal about something that happened in the book. Like for instance in the last personal thoughts post I went on and on about one of the chapters where Master Chief and a few other Spartans were faced with a situation, that in my opinion, could have opened up to, probably,…
Service History of Commander Oganessian
This service record is recalled by Commander Oganessian
Battle: Battle of Sanghelios
Commanding Officers: Arbiter Thel ‘Vadam, Shipmaster Rtas ‘Vadum, Commander Oganessian.
February 1, 2568
“The landing zone is clear,” comments the voice of an old war hero, Rtas ‘Vadum.
“Good. Be sure to mind your head I’m dropping soon,” I report, “Lieutenant Fathree are you ready?”
“I don’t know I never did like these drop pods.”
“Come on have some fun,” I comment before being interrupted by the familiar acceleration of the drop.
“Ah!” cries Ensign Fathree, “They should at least warn us!”
“They usually do, but it’s more fun to see shinies have fits.”
“I really don’t like you.”
“You know you love me.”
“Do I know I love you? Yes, yes I do.”
“Knew it.”
“Oganessian?” asks…
Downfall of a Wiki?
In an argument not too long ago, I contested that Halo Nation still had greatness in it. I put forth the idea that we still have many visitors to this site seeking knowledge on a great but injured franchise and the deep lore and messages that surround it, the characters that inhabit it and the weapons and ships that usher in the endless war. All of that, I supported. Was I wrong?
Do people read the edits that I make? Are the contributions appreciated, or even noticed? Do people know that wikis like this exist, these compendiums of knowledge created by fans, edited by fans, maintained by fans...sabotaged and attacked and divided by fans?
Do you suppose that the schism divided us too much, by fandom and admin and broad idealism?
Is this somet…
Why I resigned as an administrator
It has been almost 6 years since I first joined Halo Nation, which at the time was struggling greatly from the recent split from Halopedia. Many of the people that moved from what was now called Halo Nation vandalised the site greatly, either removing content or replacing it with vulgar things. At first I was interested in moving to Halopedia, as Halo Nation was nothing at this point. But because of the way I was treated there, I decided to stay on Halo Nation. Right around this time, Ultra Force was in the same situation as me, and we both decided to stay on Halo Nation. Going through the proper channels to rise in the ranks, we both ended up as Administrators in the mid-2011s. We were astounded by this at the time, as the Administrators…
Found new Easter egg (Maybe?)
Soooo I was playing the halo: master chief collection for the first time on Xbox one and I got bored of it so I listen to each theme song for a bit and I went out and tried To log onto The Halo Channel and it went to the yellow startup and then suddenly it showed all blank when guilty spark (Chakas) went into frame talking about how he hijacked not that long ago. He started to think of his past, just after the halo event and showed AND talked about a meeting the lifeworkers about what will happen as of then after the mass extinction. There were all 7 monitors there (recognized 343, 049 and 2401) with four lifeworkers there, didn't tune in voices but his own dialogue and talked about how the 'lifeforms' were going back to their home world a…